Cricket

Southland Times, Issue 17089, 11 November 1902, Page 2

Cricket

MATAURA v. STAR. Taking advantage of the holiday a team from the town club went out to Mataura yesterday and put in a pleasant day against tho Falls representatives. Anticipating foemen worthy of their steel the eleven chosen to represent Invercargill included several good wielders of the willow and also good trundlers. Mataura had therefore to face a fairly strong combination and with Wilson and Keano for opponents (aided by lesser lights) the home team had something to negotiate. It was not therefore a matter of surprise that the visitors had their less experienced brethren at a disadvantage. On a good matting wicket Mataura’s total amounted' to only 32, and this score was quickly passed by the Invercargill's first three batsmen. The bowling of the country men was quiokly. mastered and of their opponents only two failed to reach double figures. Following were the scores :— MATAURA (list innings.) Carver, cJ. Strang, b Lillicrap ... 4 Pryde, c J. Strang, b Lillicrap ... 1 Gibson, b Lillicrap ... ... ... 2 J. Cameron, b Keane 0 Murdoch, c J. Strang, b Lillicrap ... O Dawson, 1.b.w., b Lillicrap 1 Pullelne, b Lillicrap ... „. 2 McDonald, b Lillicrap 1 Connor, c Wilson, b Keano 0 G. Cameron ,(in) ... „. 13 Smith, b Keano ... ... 4 Extras 4 Total 32

STAR (Ist innings.) Dalrymple, c and b Carver 13 Thomson, c Carver, b Murdoch ... 10 J. Strang, c and b Carver 25 Gibson, b Cameron 10 Koane, c Carver, b Gibson 24 Wilson, c Cameron, b McDonald ... 42 Burke, b Murdoch ■ 19 Lillicrap, c Dawson, b McDonald .., 4 Scandrett, b Gibson 13 A. Strang, b Gibson 3 Aspray (tin) 15 Extras 11 Total 189 MATAURA (2nd innings). Carver, C. Wilson, b Dalrymple ... 12 Pryde, b Dalrymple 28 G. Cameron, c J. Strang, b Dalrymple O Murdoch, st. Keane, b Burke 6 Dawson, c Wilson, b Dalrymple ... 1 McDonald, c Aspray, b Dalrymple 3 Gibson, c Burke, b Dalrymple ... 2 Extras ... 1 Total for 7 wickets ... 53 The Star thus won by 157 runs on tho first innings. For tho winners, Lillicrap took seven wickets ifor 15, Dalrymple 6 for 18 and Keane 2 for 12. For the losers McDonald 2 for 28 was most successful, RIVERTON v. STAR. At Riverton another Star team defeated the Western men by 72 runs. Rain fell at Intervals during the game, necessitating several breaks. The visitors won tho toss and compiled 143, to which tho home team responded with 71. Following are the scores :— STAR. Spiers, b Robertson ... 9 Twemlow, b Robertson 16 Watson, b Mills 1 Purdue, b Clarke 29 Tapley, b Mills 8 Cameron, o Mills, b Robertson ... 1 Gilbertson, run out 3 Andrews, c Robertson, b Scobie ... 42 Brown (in) ... 18 Eggleton, b Scobie 0 Extras .... 16 Total 143 RIVERTON. Willett, b Twemlow — 8 Miller, b Twemlow — 3 Clark, run out 0 Robertson, c and b Purdue ... «- 39 Mills, b Twemlow 1 Nash, st. Tapley, b Twemlow ... 3 Robertson, c and b Purdue 10 Boniface, c and b Twemlow 1 Gordon 2 Scobie, b Purdue - — 0 Johnston, b Twemlow 0 Extras 4 Total 7-1-For the winners Purdue took 3 wickets for 5 runs and Twemlow 6 for 43 ; for the losers Scobie 2 for 9, Robertson 3 for 46 and Mills 2 for 32.