CRICKET.

Clutha Leader, Volume III, Issue 131, 12 January 1877, Page 6

CRIC K ET.

r A cricket match took place .on Tuesday 2nd inst., in Mr R Paterson's paddock, between the Invercargill and 'Baieliitha clubs' 7 The former; had 'played v .dh Dunedin ; on. the previous day, aiid as they travelled , home overland, it had been ; arranged that they 1 should spend.'a "day trying, conclusions with Balclutha.-' The visitors arrived, by the .11 'o'clock -train,; and play was' begun about noon. -During, the Afternoon, the game had to. be stopped, oii account , of *| the rain, but as wilLbe seen, the first, in- j nings was in-. favour : . of . Invercargill, .and there is no reason to suppose the result oi. the, second .would haye _. made .any*, differ- . "enc'e. ( The game calls for no particular '■' comment. - • Buchanan, for, -.lnvercargill,, showed some excellent cricket,'. sis. also did' J ohns ton , for. , Balclutha. ' . Mr ', Hutchins j" of this town, acted umpire for Invercaiv gill,. and Mr, Hogg for Balclutha :— "We append. the. scores,:—,.,' * " ' 7 .. Invercargill— first innings. „ H. Buchanan, lb w, b Ness? " ... ... 23 ' ft:* Boss (Capt ), c Jenkin'soh, b'Nes's- ... 12 '* A. Cross, c and b- Johnston - .:. - * •• •..; 2 J. Wesney, c I>. Henderson, b *N*es9 ... 1 * T. T. Howell, run out , „ , ... ... . 3 " C. Kings well, c. aud b Johnston... ... 1 , A.' Stock, not' out, 'A.. '.'A '.:., '.'.'. ' ... 4 ■W. Kerr, b'Ness • ..." ' ...-' .'.. ..,* 8 •-* R. Qalbraith, b Johnston 'A. 1 C. Howard, run out ,*.,-. ...- ... 2Cr. S' Searle, runrout . ... ... ... o Byes ... ... ... ..' ... 5 - Total.' 7 ... „..', .... 62 \ ' SECOND INNINGS.- : „ A I C. Howard, b "Ness... : , .. , : „,.. .7 ... 11 R. Galbraith, cD. Henderson,. b Ness .... 7 W. Kerr, cJ. Henderson, b Ness. . , ... 0 .T.-T. Howell, not'out ... ..." ... 0 , ....Byes,- 2; wide, 1 . .; ..'..a. A. A ,3 Total , ... 21 , Balclutha. * ' c "Renner (Capt.),. c Howard, b Howell ... 0 .Spence, b Wesney ... ... .... ... 4 Hawson, b : Howell .. ... ... "77 0 Johnston, not out ... ... ... .„ 19 Ness, c Kerr, b Howell ... ... ... 3 »D. Henderson, c Kingswc-11, "b Wesney ... „2 J. Henderson, c Ross, b-Wesney ', ... '3 S.'JenkinsoD, b "Vvesney . ... .... ... 3 Uric, b Wesney .'.',. ... ... ... 0 Mooney, b R033 ... : AA. 1 Keasley, b We&hey „ ... 7 7. 1 Byes, 2 ; leg-byes, 3 } wides,"2 ' AA. 7 Tofcal •» ... ' ... ... 43