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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4763, 2 October 1893, Page 1

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» OPENING OF THE SEASON. Lancaster Park Club. This Club's game was the first eleven against the' rest of the Club, the latter batting first. Twenty-five wickets fell for 94 runs, of which Eonalds with a hard hit 15, E. Waller with 11 and H. Msrshftll and W. D. Meares wi.h 10 each were the only double-figure scorers. The eleven * scored 73 for the loss of four wickets, Wallie not out 30, De Maus not out 12 and Cant 12 being the chief scorers. Waeehotjsemkn's Club. . . The Mercantile first eleven also sent it_ Club to the wicket 3, and eighteen men '' batted for a total of 72. Lafferfcy 28 and Eobinson 11 were the only doubles. The ; eleven totalled 125 with only three men . actually ont, altbough three others re.ired, ' \MidiiAnd Club. _■• The Midiandera played the Eleven against the Club, and although only nine of the eleven put in an appearance, good bowling by Eobertson and Barry, and i fine innings by Lawrence, enabled them to beat twenty-four of the Club. Scores: — ; THE CLUB. ' First Innings. Barge, b Barry „ 8 • Macfarlane, b Barry 0 Boss, b Barry ...' 1 . "Woodward, b Eobertson ... -o '. Miller, c Reese b Bobertson 0. Forsyth, b Bobertson 1 __brga>n, b Bobertson 0 ! Smith, bßarry... ~ ".„' " 0' D. Bobertson, run owt ... 0 , Soper, b Barry. „ 2 Fraser, st Yonng b Bobertson ... ' ... ■ 0 W. Garrard, b ßarry 0.. J. Young, b Barry ... 2 ! Bumpas, b Bobertson ... 0 F. Eobertson, b Eobertson... 0 Lavery, st Young b Eobertson P -, Bead, b Eobertson ;. ... ■ 1 i Cook, b Bobertson 0 ' Savage, run out ... 2 / Spencer, b Garrard .; 7 D. Eeese.^not out 5 ■_; Munford, st Young b Garrard 11 -! 8.- Barry, b Garrard ... ... 0 Schneider, c and b Garrard 2 ;• Extras ... »... 7 , Total . ... 49 , THE ELEVEN. First Innings. C. "W. Garrard, b Macfarlane ■ 0 ', ' T. W. Eeese, c Boss b Macfarlane ... 1 J. D. Lawrence, b Spencer 41 ; B.Barry, lbw b ßarge ... ... ... 7 J. Wheatley, c Spencer b Woodward ... 1 W. Eichards, b Woodward 0 A. E. Young, b Savage 0 E. P. Barnes, b Smith 14 W. Eobertson, not out 7 Extras , 2 Total- 73 United Club. The United men contsnted themselves with practising at the wickets, each man taking- ten minutes batting with the balance in the field. . Addington. Club. The Addington Club opened with a scratch match, Bides of nine men each being chosen by Messrs Hadfield and . : O. Caygill, tho former's winning by 10 runs ' on the first innings. A second innings l was commenced, but time prevented it being completed. The following are the scores .—-Hadfield's team 62 (J. A. Caygill, 25,, retired, Hadfield 14 and Treloar 13); Caygill's team 52 (0. Caygill 22 and Malone 12). Wright and J. A. Caygill ' bowled well for the winners,, and. Gates ■ and. Malone divided the wickets for the ] losers. "j The Hagley Park Cricket Club opened the season on Saturday. Sides were chosen ( by the Captain and Vice-Captain, and the \ former's side won by 22 runs. The pri_w cipal scorers were : — P. Jack 28, Ogier 20, \ Craddock 15, "Perkins 14 and Freeborn, : Jone3 and T. Jack 12 each. The firstnamed three and E. Matson were the fore- ' most in the bowling. The Ashley County Club opened its : season at Eangiora on Saturday. Thanks to the attention of the Ground Committee \ and the caretaker, the pitch was in capital order. Twenty- seven players put in an appearance,' and a match was arranged — \ a picked eleven v. sixteen. The latter went to the wickets first and made 61, Fendall 18, Gower 10, J. Anderson (not out) 7 and J. Mullins 6 being the highest scorers. The eleven put together 83, of which Sale' scored 30, Gulliver 20, and Chapman 12, each being not out, the two '< former declaring their innings closed. For tho eleven Garty and Biunden did the greater part of the bowling, each taking five wickets; and for the B.xteen Eenyon and Eee3 did moat execution. Afternoon tea provided by Mrs Helmore was dispensed by several ladies. ■ i