CRICKET MATCH.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 340, 21 October 1879, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

3 Q(^(^3^ECIAL\^BBEBfi)NDKN , ) An interpstingvuaatqh was. played on th£ French Fariii'cri'cM ground on Saturday laßt,.lßth!tnßt<v betweenSn .eleveij of the' French, Farm House .School and an eleveto tne , ' School.' ' The 'French''Farm team was captained-by Master Clark, and] Akaroa by Master'A./EosavHll. j j ') l¥7. fißP°^P en ft team"'met "ttyW* /FpepwilT ' Bsq'e,' Green Point, who kindly placed his boat at their, disposal,?.! A']|»leaßttnt,,isow (therei being little or no wind for sailing) the youthful at the landing place,? and' 'were'lmet by the i French Farm, team., After, r a slight .pra<S7 tfce'<bri"tf splendid pitch>'the match commenced at ;ll;ja.EQwt,ThV captain of the r Akaroa eleven having won the toss, de-' "EflefllM febria:'thsir iro\><sneXtfcf fi>Htbe ! wFck r e{B,4h6 l scdre* lth% Mth: extras. Some "slight" feeling of disappointment afed, deßpohtt«inoy]*as) ah&Wn' fbpthe French Ffinn- pfjthe. score ; with the .exception of plaster'G. Beeves', 1 who'(shewed the 1 'ifcruei' 1 spirit of >a hero. li Nil' Desperanduni:'' t 'Wa»;nis cryy -and the result of the match verified that long and muchneglepted/inotitoi/ ;Lunoh was provided arjd,donp full justice to by all parties.' After wnich (2 p.ra.) French Farm team;took ~ the willD-w," and, made: a splendid innings of sixty-five, which caused ;reversipn,of Jeeling> ? ; T-. S/Uaker and W. .TossiyilJj.EaOjS. umpires. .*■ Considerable'praise is due to the iihe AkaVoa , teaby for , the wsy they played, having only for , a-few days previously (under the - coaching of r the Key sH; Stocker) met together. It.'is'ufcp be.regfetted thatJ&Q Available groqod <?an be fo;apdjnear the/town % $he purpose of practice, .After, the u^uial 'oheering (you .know tow boys v cah sort of thing) from the , i two; many pleasantjokes aiid mutual : good fueling,* the 'return for home was made. After passing a most pleasant day, ended by fine weather, .the jetty was reached and thergood-by said, and I feel convinced that no one of the parti'i would say f Bock,- me j tp, sleep, mother." yejurn r match "takes place, I believe, in « month.'' s ' ! "' ; ,: s -The f^oljpwing/are^fheyscores:— ; i French Fjujbl—lst Innings. M'Donald, c, M'Gregor, bL. Watkins .. 1 Clark, tf'FeritonJb'E.' Watkina./.s ! . r \.l ■ 1 Gk-Beeves, c Shepherd, b G. Watkins '• 0 Montgomery, bL. .Watkina, ... , ; ..< 1 Hamilton, run out • • .; 0 H. Beeves, bL. Watkins ... ', '.» 3 Harper, st.L. Watkins' .- , ... 1 Latter, bE. Watkins ~ 0 Slack, hot out ..» ... J.. " ... 0 Ackland, bL. Watkins > ■ .'.. 0 Byes ... 5 Total .„♦' ... 12 2nd Innings. Slack, c Scott, b L. Watkins 0 M'Dbnald, run out ... 0 Clark, cE. Watkins, bL. Watkins ... 7 G. Beeves, b L. Watkins 15 Montgomery, bL. Watkine ... ... 7 Hamilton, b Scott ... ... ... 0 H. Beeves, not put ... ... ... 11 Harper, b Tosswill 1 Latter, run put..« ... ... ... 3 Williams, cL. Watkins, bG. Watkins 3 Ackland, b. L. Watkine 3 Byes, 10 ; wides, 5 15 Total ;.. w. 65 First innings . ... 12 Grand total , ... 77 'Akaboa. —Ist Innings. . . E. Watkins, b Earper ... 0 M'Gregor, st G. Beeves * ..'. ... 0 Feriton, st G. Beeves ... ". ..'. "... 3 L. Watkins, b Clark ... 6 Tosswill, run out ... .- ... 9 Shepherd, b Harper 0 Scott,etClark ... .... -~... ... 1 G. Watkins, b.Clark ... ... ... 0' Penlingtdn, b Harper ... ... ... '2 Worsley, b Harper • ... ~« • ... 0 Stratton,,not out - ....• r...'- .... 0 Byes, 3; wide, 1 ... * "r.. 4 Total ...- : -..» .... ... 25 2nd Innings. E. Watkinsi b and c Clark ■' ... ... 14 M'Gregor, band c^Beeves .... ... 10 Fenton, b-Gi Beeves. .;- ' <...• ... 0 L. Watkins, b Clark,- , ... .5 Tosswill, b Clark , , ... ....- — 4 Shepherd, o Ackland, b Harper ... 3 Scott, b Harper...'.' ... "." Q G. Watkinsjc. Harper, b Clark ..... 2 Penlingtoii, st Clark '.'..••• ... ■ ; ... 1 Worsley, c Harder,- b Beevea , 0. Stratton, not out '; .... .'-.;.. ... 0 . :■■ Byes, 5; wide?, 4~, *,*, ... 9 ,Total ...' ■'«.■' r »;... .-' 48 First innings ... _ ■ ..*•'• ... 25 Grand total . .'...," \.V. I Sm 73