Cricket.
There is every prospect of (he coming season being a lively one on the orieket field. The cricketers in tbe various townships are bestirring themselves, and there will no doubt be some exciting matches. The Matarawa Club will take the field nest Saturday lor (notice. A meeting was held at Fratherston on Fri« dvy night tor the pnipeee of re-organising tbe Featherston Cricket Club. Ur Donald wss voted to tbe ohair and much interest was evinced in the proceedings by those present. The committee was formed as follows; Messrs P Blayden, H Fry, W Donald, Q Donald, W Fry. R Burt, A Donald, D Smith (treasurer), WH. Speakman (secretary). Tbe next com* mittee meeting will be held next Saturday. Messrs Smith, Speakman, and W Fry were appointed a deputation to wait on the Town Board re ground lor practice. The Greytown cricketers will open the season with a match in costume. A strong effort is being made to get up some elaborate dresses in order that tbe turn out shall be creditable. The band ha* been engaged and there will be a procession through tbe mein street. Cricketers from all parts of the Valley are invited to take part in the proceedings. Names and description of character to be sent in to tbe Secretary Mr Varnham, Greytown, by Thnraday evening. The English Eleven propose to pity tbe following matches in Victoria on tbe U.M.O. ground One against a Victorian eleven on November 6, 8, 9, 10, and the second against a combined team of Australians on January 1, 2,3, and 6.
It is said that the Lancaster Park Coma paoy have offered the English Elerdh £3OO net (or a match at Christchurch. This seems a very liberal offer indeed. Cricket has been started in Sydney, play hating commenced for the season by 48 dabs turning oat on September 4. It has been suggested by a correspondent of an Australian paper that the English Eleven should play a match against twenty-two ladies.
W. G. Grace, up to the first week iu July, has scored 826 in 21 innings, with an average of 39 7 per innings.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1892, 4 October 1886, Page 2
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356Cricket. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1892, 4 October 1886, Page 2
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