CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12636, 24 March 1905, Page 4

CRICKET.

TIMARU B. VERSUS GERALDINE. The above match was played on the Athletic Grounds this' afternoon and 'resulted in an easy win for the Timaru B. by four wickets and 91 runs. Geraldine came in with a very weak team, most of their best players being. Conspicuous by .their absence. T2iey batted firat and <®k- managed to knock up 46, McKay and Jackson being the only men to make any stand,.most- of the others succumbing to the -deadly bowling of N. Brodrick, jvho got the splendid average pf 8 for 13. Timaru B made 137: for _ 6 wickets, Jf. Brodrick (36 not oiitl,~" Montgomery (28), Shrimptoa (21), -and Ziesler (17 not out), *®*P? ns iW& for moet of the runs. The following are. the' scores:— GERALDINE.. Bennett, c Shrimpton; b" Brodrick 6 Brooks, b.Brodnck.. 4 McKay, rim out 15 McLean, If Brodrick ' | 0 Jackson, not out 8 Wood, b Brodrick " 0 Broadhead, b Brodrick 0 Sherratt, b Brodrick ; 0 Rodman, b Shrinfpton 0 Hamilton, b Brodrick . 2' Datfsbn, c-Coi,' b Brodriok !"!!!!!!.!! 3 Extras 8 Total 458 for : 13, Shrimptdn 1 for 25. * - ; " TIMARU 8.. Cox, c McKay, b Bennett 12 Gresson, c McKay, b Bennett 7 Shrnnpton, c Jackson, b McKay 21 Blunden, c Brooks, b McLean 6 Harper, b McXeari ....V.... 0 Montgomery, b Bennett 28 Brodrick, not out : 36 Ziesler, hot out 17 Extras 10 Total for 6 wickets 137 Bowling—Bennett 3 for 47, McKay 1 for 16, McLean 2 for 50, Broadhead 0 for 14. following members of the Timaru Lncket Club are requested to practice at the Civil Service practice pitch at 4.30 each afternoon, for the match with Waimate next Thursdayßlunden, N. BrodCox, Crisp, R. • Dalgleisb, Gibson, Gressou, Harper, Jones, Lynch, Mills (2), >lontgomery, Rattray, Shrimpton, Tapper, and White., . The match. Cust Wanderers v Timaru waar, placed on. the Athletic Grounds on Wednesday, and after a very enjoyable game ended. in favour of the home team by 35 runs. Cust batted first and totalled 117; Feary 53, only ones to reach double figures, and they put on SO runs'/or the seventh wicket. Blunden, who captained the team, played the best cricket for ihis side. Timarxi replied with 152. At one time it looked' a * " it would be a close finish, for at ni the seventh wicket Timaru still wanted three runs. Jackson and Tapper made a good stand for the. first wicket; Jackson made 46 out of the first 55 runs. For the visitors Feary bowled v ery steadily and got 5 wickets for 44 For Timaru Rattray got 5 for 41, Jackson 4 for 33. The fielding of the Cust team was very good, five catches beinp the innings. Miss Gibson wndly provided afternoon tea.