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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 583, 14 February 1882, Page 2

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AKAROA V. LITTLE RIVER

Tbe return match between these clubs was olayed at French Farm on Saturday. The 'morning was beautiful, and the greater part of the Akaroa contingent had a very pleasant passage in tbe steam launch to tbe scene of action. The tents were pitched in a good position for viewing the game, in the paddock kindly lent by Mr T. S. Baker, who bad a good wicket well rolled for the occasion. Tbe Little River team were early in attendance, but it was past eleven before all was ready for a start. The Rev. 11. Stocker and Mr Buchanan were chosen captains of the Akaroa and Little River tenuis respectively, and the toss being won by the former, be decided on putting his men in first, and put in Hussey and Miles to face the bowling of Snow and H. Reynolds. The two first overs were maidens, but in the npxt Hussey was clean bowled by Snow. Baker took bis place, but after receiving a couple of balls, H, Reynolds became trundler. and a real good shooter scattered Miles' stumps, the second wicket falling for no runs, though three byes had been acored. Baker was joined by Robinson, who at once began run-getting. He made some tremendous bits, and in spite of careful fielding the score soon reached 40, when J. Reynolds was put on to bowl, but with no favorable result, for tbe half century soon appeared. At 56 dmart was put on in Reynolds place, and in hia second over be clean bowled Robinson, who played well for his 34, without giving one easy chance. The score was then 60, and Hargreaves joined Baker, and ihe latter who bad then placed 16 to his credit by steady play, commenced hitting out, and with four bits in two overs, placed no less than 16 more runs to bis credit. Hargreaves too eeemed well set and the score reached 84, before a capital ball of J. Reynolds found its way into Hargreaves' wickets, who had only scored 4, but had done a lot of running for Baker. Taylor now joined Baker and this pretty bat kept bis stumps up while Baker added another 10 to the total. He then bad to retire, a spllndid ball from J. Reynolds taking his leg stump. He made 2 and the score therefore stood at 96, and it looked as if a big total would be reached. Anson, however, had hardly joined Baker when the latter was spler.didly caught bySnow behind ihe wickets. Baker'b inniugs was a capital display of free hitting, and whilst be was getting his 44 he only gave one chance and that was by no means an easy one. Anson was joined by Henning, but both wickets fell without any addition to the score but three byes, J. Reynolds' bowling being of a kind not to be denied. Stocker added one to the score, bringing it to 102 and was then caught by Marks off J. Reynolds' bowling. Sandys and Roberts did not add anything to the score before the former was clean bowled by H. Reynolds, the innings thus closing for a total of 102.

I After a hearty luncheon, which was much enjoyed, Akaroa took the field, J. Radford and G. Marks being the first Little River men to handle the willow, to the trundling of Taylor and Robinson. The first over was a maiden, but in the second Radford was well caught by Henning, off Taylor's bowling. Snow then joined Marks, and 27 was reached before the former was bowled by Robinson. He made 6. H. Reynolds now joined Marks, and runs came freely, tbe score reaching 30 before the latter was given out leg before wicket. Marks contributed a wellearned 14 to the score by some good cricket. The weather now became very bad, a heavy drizzle setting in, which made the ball very difficult to handle, and was very dispiriting. Smart joined H. Reynolds, but was bowled by Taylor after making 2, tbe score then standing at 38. H. Reynolds was almost immediately after bowled try Robinson ; his seven were well and carefully put together. J. Reynolds and Buchanan came next, but 38 seemed a fatal number, and the former, and also W. Reynolds and T. Tyson, were all bowled by Taylor without any addition to the total. R. Fergusson then joined Buchanan, and a good stand was made. Directly he was set, Buchanan launched out, and, like Baker, made 16 in four consecutive hits. Fergusson, too, played very steadily, and added 12 (all singles but one) to the score, when he was run out. During this stand the score was raised from 38 to 80. G. Birdling, the last man, now joined %nch an an, but the latter's time had come*, a sllooter from Taylor taking his wickets after he had added 1 ! more to the score, the total being 81. His 28 were well played for, and he was much applauded on leaving the wicket. The weather now grew so trad that it was resolved not to play a second innings, and the Little River team got their horses and rode away home, after hearty cheers bad been interchanged by the teams. The bowling of the two Reynolds and Snow for Little River, aud that of Taylor and Robinson for Akaroa, was very good, and the long-stopping of Buchanan for Little River excellent. A. number of ladies were present at the match, as well as gentlemen visitors, provision having been made for the former's comfort by the gallant bachelors ol Akaroa. The following are the scores :— Akaroa. Hussey, b Snow ... 0 Miles, b H. Reynolds 0 Baker, c Snow b H. Reynolds ... 44 Robinson, b Smart 34 Hargreaves, b J. Reynolds 4 Taylor, b J. Reynolds ... ... 2 Anson, b J. Reynolds 0 Henning, b J. Reynolds 0 Stocker, c Marks b H. Reynolds ... 1 Sandys, not out ... ... ... 0 Roberts... ... ... 0 Extras ... 17 Total 1-^2

Little River. ______ J. Radford, c Henning b Taylor ... 0 G.Marks, lbw, b Robinson.. ... 14 F. P. Snow, b Robinson 0 11. Reynolds, b Robinson 7 W. Smart, b Taylor 2 «tJ. Reynolds, c Baker b Taylor ... 0 H. W. Buchanan, b Taylor 28 W. Reynolds, b Taylor 0 T. Tyson, b Taylor 0 R. Fergusson, run out • 12 G. Birdling, not out ■-• £ Extras __ 12 Total 81