THE CRICKET MATCH.

Dunstan Times, Issue 398, 3 December 1869, Page 3

THE CRICKET MATCH.

The township of Cly lo presented quite an animated appearance on Tuesday last, the occasion being the second cricket match between the fithholders and the denizens of Clyde, Cromwell, and Alexandra. Thu former began to muster pretty strung by about 11 o’clock arriving some on horseback, some in buggies, and wo noticed one splendid turn out of “ Four in hand,” and, though the stylo of carriage was different to what we were accvstomcd to ill the vaunted “good old days,” it brought back to our reco lection reminiscences of the days when we wore young an I the gentry drove their teams of hits of blood, before those very important, Useful, and wCalth‘giving arrangements called railways were invented.

Tbs day was beautifully lino and just what would have been selected (were selection possible) for tbe great cricketing event of the season, and A very fair sprinkling of visitors on the ground, though hardly so many as the occasion warranted, though a great charm was added to the scene by the presence of the “rulers of men,” those who stimulate us to exertion, g’ory in our success, and sympathise in our defeat—the' ladies.

The wickets were to have been pitched at ll o’clock, hut it was more than an hour after that time before “play” was called, when the townsmen went to the wickets.

This lease was unfortunately a short one. ami closed with the small score of twentytwo. The innholders commenced their innings by sending De Latour and J. Handyside to the wickets. The latter made a creditable score of twenty, after making which he was well caught out by Milhurn at slip. The innings close I with a total of fifty-six. The townsmen in their second made forty-six, out of which Milhurn, Thomson, and Clark contributed thirty-three by free hitting Their opponents had, therefore, only thirteen runs to get to win. These were obtained before the time appointed for drawing the stumps by nine byes and wides, and only four runs at the cost of five wickets, the large number of the former being, doubtless, in some measure due to the weather having suddenly become cold ami windy. Considering that this was the first game of the season and that the respective elevens seldom, if ever, have played together, every allowance must be made for the few slips made in fielding. On the side of the runholders Gdassford, as wicket keeper, and Boucher as long-stop, fielded well. The fielding of Bate, M‘Xab, and Pickering, on the part of towns, also deserves to be noticed, and testified that with a little practice it would prove beyond the average. C. Turnbull and J. Handyside, for the ruuhol iers, and M‘Nab and Pickering for the towns, 1 owled well. Between the innings the players adjourned to the Bendigo Hotel, where the runholders entertained their opponents to lunch, prepared in Host Ryan’s best stylo. We understah I that it is propose I to play a return match after shearing. In the mean time we trust that practice wi 1 he spiritedly undertaken, fir Tuesday’s play plainly showed that the teams are composed of some first rate cricketers. W T e sab-join the score

Towns, First Innings. Preshaw, run out ... 2 Milburn, b. .T. Hanclysido ... 2 M ‘Nab, c. M‘Namara’ I). C. Turnbull 0 M‘B bn, c. Stronaoh, b. ditto ... 0 Bate, 1.b.w., b. <:itto ... 3 Christophers, run out ... 2 Duncan, c. M‘Namara, b. J. Handyside 0 Pickering, b. J. Handyside .. 0 Clark, run out .. 0 Thomson, b. ditto 2 Phillips, run out ... 1 Byes ... 2 Let; byes ... 1 Hides ... 1 22 Second Innings. Preshaw, K .T. Handyside .. 0 Milburn, ditto 17 M‘Nab, ditto ... 0 M'Bain, ditto ... 1 Bate, o. Stronaoh, ditto ... 0 Christophers, KC. Turnbull ... 0 Duncan, b. 0. Turnbull ... 0 Pickering, b J. Handyside ... 1 Clark, not out ... 6 Thomson, stumned Glassford ... 10 Phillips, c. Do LatoUr, b. J. Handyside 0 Byes ... 6 Be" byes ... 2 WidcS .i. 3 40 22 Grand Total ... 03 Matakanci Cricket Club, First Innings. De Latonr, b. M'N.ab ... 0 Handyside, J., c. Milburn, b. M'Nab 20 M‘Namara, b. M‘Nab .. 0 Glassford, run out .. 0 Turnbull, C., l.b.w, b. hi‘Nab ... 5 Stronach, b. M‘ Nab ... 2 Fraser, T. A., b. ditto ... 5 Turnbull, 11. M , 1.b.w., b. Pickering 2 Boucher, not out ... 5 Fraser, \V., l.b.w. b. Pickering ... 0 Handyside, H., b. ditto ... 0 Byes .. 5 Leg byes ... 5 Wides .. 7 50 Second Innings. De Latonr, c. hi‘Nab, b. Pickering 0 H ndysi'e, J., b. M'Nab ... 1 Glassford, rhn out ... 1 Turnbull, not our. ... 1 Stronach, b. Pickering ... 0 Boucher, run out ... 1 Byes i.. 0 Log byes ... 3 13 56 Grand Total ... 09