CRICKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1411, 19 November 1886, Page 3

CRICKET

The cricket matrh between the Ashburton Borough 0.0. and Ashburton Junk r 0.0. was played on the fotmer’a ■round yesterday, snd res Itcd In on asy win for the Ashburton Borough Club The following are the scores : Ashburton JuNroß.-*-lst innings. Murdoch 12 bB. Davis ... ... 3 J, A CayglU 11121 o&b G, /Andrews 6 O. Chapman 321212211 tun out ... U HI Buchanan 2111131211 bB. Davis 14 . Buchanan 2221 2211 b Q. Andrews 14 T. Blackburn I c Amos 1 J Blackburn o Amos 0 P. Todd 12 b G. Andrews 3 a. Carson c L. F. Andrews 0 B. Whittle 1 run out ... ... ... 1 A. MoLtnnon 2 not out 2 Byes 12 Total 70 - SHBUI.ton B eoßGhOlob — (at inning ■ Crawsbaw 312 b Oaygill ••• 0 G. Andrews <4lll b Todd c Chapman 8 W A'lams 4 b Todd 4 Webb 21 b Oaygill * w. C. u»viß 11123 run out 8 L P. An Tews ill 11 il o Todd b Caygill 7 vV. Davis 11131* b Oavvill U Slower 1323113 bE. Buchanan ... 14 K. Davis 2321121 c Todu b E. Buchanan ... 12 Amos 311131321122 o Chapman b Todd 21 Peate 411213131 not cut 17 Byes ••• Total ... ... —. 130 Ashburton Junior. —-2nd innings. Murdock 111 bW. Davis ... ... 8 Chapman 12111221 not ont ... ... 11 Oaygill 133121 not out H Wide 1 Total ... 36 STRAWBERRY cULIUKE. The following novel system of strawberry culture is much, in vogue among the careful cultivators in the neighborhood of Michigan, United States, by which the fruit is produced at a profit when sold even for 2d (four cents) a quart: “ The plants are grown in hills about 3 r t apart each way. Late in the autumn the ground is thoroughly mulched with straw or some similar materia*, and, until tho fruit is harvested during the Jane and July following, no further care is bestowed upon the plants. But soon after the picking season is ended, when the old mulch is in a proper condition as to dryness and inflammability, the mulch is fired, and the whole “ patch ” burned over; the operation of burning being assisted by men with forks who it.r the old mnlch until all is consumed. This burning accomplishes a double purpose ! it destroys the annual growth of runners and all weeds and feeble plants ; and it burns off the entire leafy growth of the plants, leaving, however, the “ crown ” or body of the plant which lema’ns in a dormant or resting condition for some weeks and until stimulated by the late summer rains. All insist upon the need of this rest, the Sabbath of the strawberry ; and where the plants have not been mulched the scythe is used to remove the foliage, so that the dormant period may be insured to the plants. When the summer rains have set iu the strrwberry makes an astonishing growth, which is a ded by the thorough use of cultivator and hoe uni.il the time for mulching has arrived. By this means the ordinary vicissitudes of the season are measurably overcame, so that failures are nearly or quite unknown.”