CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 815, 21 October 1872, Page 3 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

A very pleasant meeting between the Burkes Pass Club, and an eleven under the captaincy of Mr F. "W. Teschemaker, was held at Ashwick Station on the 12th Oct. The day was everything that could be desired, and the ground although not quite a match one, reflected considerable credit on Mr Gray, who had to overcome difficulties which many would have considered insurmountable, m getting a ground m a rough and swampy English grass paddock. To Messrs Kimbell and Gray the success of the meeting is entirely due, and the remembrance of the "down country match" will long be m the recollection of the Mackenzie Country generally. Unfortunately the captain of the " down countries" was disabled by an accident to his leg, and was consequently unable to display his well known cricket capabilities ; but his place as captain of the team was ably filled by Mr Bristol, who not only displayed the best of judgment m placing his field, but showed some scientific play, such as is seldom witnessed m these colonies. The Burkes Pass Club though victorious must not therefore think they are strong enough to play our Timaru team, which has easily defeated them m the last two matches but we believe that a good game might be arranged at the Show time by the Timaru Club allowing one of their country members who also belongs to the Burkes Pass Club to play for the latter. We append the scores, from which it will be seen that the Burkes Pass Club won easily by ten wickets : — DOWN COUNTRY. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. F Shrimpton o Cookb MeFarlane Ob McFarlane . . 1 Q Clarke, run out . . . . 3 Ibw, b SloFarlane . . 1 S A Bristol c Smith b Rutherford 4 c Cooke b Macfarlane . . 12 A TV Wrigbt o Cookc b Rutherford . . . . . . 10 run out . . 0 C Perry o Gray b MeFarlane 7. b Rutherford . . 1 W I Neilson c Cooke b Rutherford 2 c Ensor b McFarlane . . 1 R Fergusson run out . . Ob Rutherford . . 2 LMcPhersonb Rutherford.. 1 b Rutherford .. 2 H Ford c Smith b Rutherford 0 not out . . 1 J C Gribble c Ensor b McFarlane Ob Rutherford „ 0 MMy (.ton, not out .. ..0 b Rutherford 1.. 0 Byes 1 3 Wides ..3 3 31 27 81 Grand total .. 68 Borke's Pass. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings R Rutherford c Perry b Wright 1 not out ..8 Ensor, run out . . . . 2 Flint b Neilson . . . . 5 Newton c Shrimpton b Perry 2 Gray b Neilson . . . . 7 not out . . 8 Cooke b Neilson .. ..2 Jackson c Bristol b Neilson. . 0 F Raine b Neilson .. ..1 W C Smith b Bristol . . 14 McFarlane, run out . . 0 C Raine, run out . . . . 0 Leg byo 0 Byes 3 Widea 11 - 49 11 49 Grand total .. 60