Cricket.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1810, 22 March 1886, Page 2

Cricket.

SECOND ELEVEN OF GREYTOWN v. LOWER VALLEY. The most sensational cricket match played in the Wairarapa this season, eventuated at Martinborough on Saturday last. The Lower Valley captain (Mr Badland), well knowing tha: under certain circumstances he could put an exceptionally formidable team on the ground, wired to the Secretary of the flreytown Club to send down the first eleven, and the result fully proved that the request was not prompted by any idle vaunt, as most unquestionably the team that represented the Waihenga and Lower Valley districts on this occasion were almost, if not quite equal, after a little combined practice, to join issue with a Wellington representative team. We were given to understand that Uawson and Gore have played as representatives in inter provincial matches, and certainly the form they displayed on Saturday fully warranted such a statement being accepted as correct. The ground, like every other up-country cricket field just now, was of course very hard, and some slight accidents were the result. Mr C. Gidwill was the greatest sufferer thereby, being struck violently in the left eye by a humpy ball, delivered by Mr J. Jackaou. Messrs W. UJy and Stokes also received slight injuries. The Lower Valley men were very happy iu their bowlers. Rawsou and C. Bidwill being dead on the wickets, and Gore, although he did not take a wicket, showed good bowling form. J. Nation with 17, who made a good stand, and F. Cot Ur with 16 (who made some good leg hits), and J. Judd and Day with 9 each, being the only batsmen that coaid at any length resist the bowling. W. Bidwill caught A. Hawke very cleverly, and Pearce paid J. Jackson a similar attention. After Cotter and Day bad beeu batting very steadily. Day was oanght at mid wicket by Rawson, and E. Udy, who came next, lifted one into Rawson’s bauds, after making two singles, and retired. Varn--1 ham the next man, was caught by Gore off the first ball from Rawson. O. Bidwill caught Cotter, and the innings them came to 1 in end. Judd lost some runs by not backing up at the commencement of Greytown’s in ' mngs. The Qrevtown team, although possess--1 ingsome of the prominent members of the club, could only be reckoned as a " scratch" team, several of their number being persons who seldom practise iu the field. Cox certainly must be considered a powerful adjunct to the personnel of the eleven, but it was not ‘‘ his i day out,” and the Qreytown side was sadly , deficient in bowlers. J. Jackson bowled very i fairly, and easily disposed of J. Bidwill and W. Parker. Nation, who went on for s short . time, did his best, and had the satisfaction of i disposing of Gore, who had been hitherto irresistible, tbe batsman assisting by playing the ball on to his wickets. Other bowlers ' lor Greytown tried their luck, but without ’ much avail. Varnbam and J. Judd were very unlucky. Day eventually disposed of Stokes | who bad assisted to give Greytown ooneider--1 able leather hunting. The fielding of Greytown at the start was almost faultless, but ■ owing doubtless to the vexation of being so long travelling after tbe ball, they appeared to get somewhat careless toward the evening. Day, at the early part of the innings, made a • splendid catch of a skier from Rawson, who t was making matters exceedingly merry at the 1 expense of Greytown, Cox disposing of i Pearce (who was playing tbe same little . game) iu a like manner. J. Jackson also took . a good one from the bat of F. Martin. Day 1 longstopped splendidly, and W. Udy, who bowled the last over, which was an extended 1 one of nine balls, produced a maiden, Ollivier having one or two lives daring the process. Several easy catches were mailed by the Grey- , town tail, and many hits to square leg, where I no men were posted by the Greytown captain, rapidly ran up the scores. VV Bidwill mads . one for 6, the only hit he had. Gore's 91 I were put together in fine style, and Olliver and Badland relished the bowling with great zest. C Bidwill, who retired hurt, had no | chance to finish bis innings, but when struck ' with the ball appeared well set and hit out vigorously. Stokes, too, was a remarkably 1 troublesome customer to be bowled. I After the match three cheers were given 1 for each respective team by their opponents, ’ and three cheers for the lady caterers, who I bad so handsomely provided for tbe cricketers 1 on the ground, and it is necessary here to say that a better luncheon and tea conld not • have been provided anywhere than that 1 which was supplied in a commodious tent on I the ground and presided over by Mesdames ' G and 0 Harris and Mrs Badland, who used the most strenuous efforts to make everyone comfortable ; and as to the quality of the provisions, no confectioner or professional . cook could have excelled iu that respect. Cricketers do not always light on such good quarters. Tbe Lower Valley team will play 1 the Greytown first eleven on Saturday week. 1 Following ere the scores, by which it will be seen that the Lower Valley won on first ' innings by 201 runs, with only eight wickets down 1 Qbkttown Second Eleven. ' Cox, b C Bidwill 0 ; J. Nation, b Rawson 17 | J. Judd, l.b.w. bQore 9 1 J. Jackson, 0 Pearce, b Rawson .. 0 ’ A. Hawke, OW. Bidwill, b Rawson .. 0 J. Maguire (captain) b Rawson .. ..5 1 W. Day, 0 and b Rawson 9 P. Cotter, cC. Bidwill, b Rawson, .. 16 E. Udy, 0 and b Rawson, .. .. 2 M. Varnham, c Gore, b Rawson, .. 0 W. Udy. not out, 0 Byes, 7 Total 65 Loweb Valley. Rawson, 0 Day, b Varnham 38 Pearce, 0 Cox, b Varnbam 8 F. Martin, 0 Jackson, bA. Hawke, .. 0 W, Bidwill, b Varnham 6 Gore, bNation, ..91 C. Bidwill, retired hurt 7 J. Bidwill, b J. Jackson 3 Stokes, b VV. Day 22 W. Parker, b J. Jackson, .. ..8 Olliver, not out ..37 Badland, not oat .. 22 Byes 22, Wides 2 21 Total 266