"ON STRIKE" AT CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1912, 21 November 1913, Page 8

"ON STRIKE" AT CRICKET.

LUJ|PEKS ft DEIA^BS. A strike-Hut not an industrial one— was in progress at the Basin Reserve yesterday. When ii crickot team, repr.e' sewthig tlie drivers, ■ ."took strike" to the bowling of the Watersiders.- Two w. three hundred waterside workers and .others basked in the sun on the bank, , and wntel'jed proceedings. As indicated, tho drivers were the'first to eommeneej but they Were mot allowed to remain long, for aftey' a score of-35.a1l told, ■they were 'Vailed out" by the waiter- , aiders. The watersiders were mere successful, and they kept the drivers' "pickets" busy in. Hie field, ■while they stacked together, slung and hoisted, n/ store of 133 funs. There. was >.s'iibrt "stop work" before tli.o drivers again commenced "striking," only to find that the watersiders were still just as deadly with; the ball,'- hue} the score at firo p.m. stood at only 23 for twelve wickets. For the winners, P. Hiekey seemed to justify bis position as "strike" leader by compiling 23. Be was not even "arrested" by the' bowler, being not out'' at tin? ■ finish. Other good "strikers" for the Water- . eiders were: Hamilton (18),TnrnejTifit). Sullivan (10), Thomas (IfcVJ, and Moran (12). Thomas took six wickets for the winners, and Eyan five, both in tho; ■first innings, For the drivers., Victory (16 riot flut) was the best scorer, •whifo Glen, and Matthews each took three wickets for them, aftd Baiii, as wieket- ■ keeper, stumped "three. A tug-of-war between the samo factors vesujtccl in a draw. Both sides ■■ failed to '"remain firm/"'* however,, as they pulled oacli other in tiiri.u Today si football match, at .Puppa, Street, ; will help to pass tho idle hour.