CRICKET AT LITTLE AKALOA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 674, 29 December 1882, Page 2

CRICKET AT LITTLE AKALOA.

(From our Correspondent.)

On Saturday, the 23rd inst, the first of, let us hope, a series of matches was played in Little Akaloa between the cricket club of that place, and the Akaroa CO. The day was gloriously fine, with a nice breeze blowing from the sea. The visitors, most of whom were strangers to Little Akaloa, expressed thoir delight with the scenery through which they had passed, and indeed they might well do so, for in few bays in the Peninsula is the view so varied and beautiful as in this. The country too, is looking its best, and last, but not least, to one who has memories of the old land, the song of black bird, thrush, gold finch, etc., is not a little pleasing. Before going to business, allow your correspondent to express his admiration of the pluck and good spirit which induced the team from Akaroa, to ride a distance to and fro, of more than thirty mi'es, in order to enter into a friendly contest. It speaks well for their love of the noblest game man plays in the open air, while their manly conduct could not but excite the attention of all who had " eyes to see." I may further be allowed to sugg:3t, that chaff, consisting of jeers and gibes, is somewhat out of the place among men. We naturally look for such things when boys play, but in men it would almost appear ab if the players were almost puerile. This is not intended for censure," it is merely a hint, which they who know the justice of it, will do well to take. Among great cricket clubs matches are played in almost silence, why not among little ones? It was to be regretted that the visitors did not muster a full team. As they were two hands short, two local men, A. Sefton, Okain's, and Henry Barnett, Jun., Little Akaloa, took the place of the absentees, and did their duty manfully. Among the players, the batting of H. Mclntosh was deservedly admired, and indeed contributed in no slight degree lo the success of the local team. L. Watkins and E. Judd did some very pretty treindling for the visitors, while Waghorn, Mclntosh, and Barker did good eervice for their own team. The extreme roughness of the ground accounts for the large number of extras. Akaroa went first to the wickets. Appended is the full score :— Akaroa. First Innings. A. Munro, run out 4 W. Parsons, Ibw, b 11. Mclntosk ... 1 W-Watkins, bA. Waghorn ..,,* ... 5 La Coste, cD. Rogers bA. Waghorn.. 0 L. Watkins, b H. Mclntosh 6 W. Hayward, h 11. Mclntosh 9 A. Sefton, b A. Waghorn 0 P. Granger, run out 2 E. Judd, b H. Mclnlosh 0 J. Sunckell, b A. Waghorn 6 H. Bennett, not out ... 1 Extras 11 Total 45 Second Innings. A. Sefton, b A. Waghorn 10 A. Munro, bA. Waghorn ... ... 1 J. Sunckell, bA. Waghorn .. ... 7 W. Watkins, c R. Mclntosh b H. Me Intosh 0 W- Hajward, c J. Barker b A. Wagborn ... * ••• 8 L. Watkins, c W. Ashton b A. Waghorn ... ••• 2 La Coste, b A. Waghorn 0 P. Granger, bA. Waghorn ... ... 0 W. Parsons, c VV. Ashton b J. Barker 1 H. Bennett, not out 1 E. Judd, b A. Waghorn 0 Extras 19 Total 49 Little Akaloa. First Innings. A. Wagho.n, b L, Watkins 0 D. Rogers, b L. Watkins 5 H. Mclntosh, b L. Watkins 5 R. MclntOßh, bE. Judd ... ... 4 A. Mclnlosh, h L. Watkins 10 J. Barker, cW. Hayward bE. Judd ... 1 T. Mclntosh. b E.J add 0 G. Rix, bL. Watkins , ... 2 T. Barker, not out 4 W. Ashton, b L. Watkins 2 G. Bennett, b E. Judd 0 Extras 8 Total 41 Socond Innings. A. Waghorn, cA. Sefton bL. Watkins 0 D. Rogers, gW. Hayward bL. Watkins 4 R. Mclntosh, run out 6 H. Mclntosh, not out 24 A, Mclntosh, not out .- 5 Extras 25 Total for 3 wickets ... 64 Little Akaloa thus scored a win with 8 wickets and 11 runs to spare.