Cricket.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1156, 25 April 1884, Page 3

Cricket.

, BLACKS V. CLYDE. The rttnra match 1 etwean the abo' Clubs was played on the Clyde ground c Saturday last, and again resulted in a vi tory for Blocks on the first innings by 4 runs. The pitch was very good, an played very true, no trouble having,bee spared by the C.O.C. to have the ground i as good a condition as the B.C.C. groom and their efforts were • » success. Th visitors arrived shortly before 9 o’c'oot and after partaking of a hearty breakfru the game was started shortly after 1( The Clyde skipper having won the tosi decided on sending the visitors in to bal on account of the absence of Moorheaf Blacks kindly supplying the local teal with a field. Barren and Pitches were th first to appear at the wickets to the howlin of Thomson and Hogan. The first over c Thomson’s was a maiden, but in his secon be succeeded in dislodging the timbers < Barren and Ferguson. The first stand wa made by Williams and Pitches, the forme playing in his usual dashing style, whil tlm latter played that stonewalling fo which he is so well known. Dr Hyde an Jones also made a good stand. Both playe good cricket—perhaps the best of th innings. The doctor has improved greari in his batting during the last two seasons while Jones has lost none of the cricket e his younger days, but appears to be gettin better as he advances in years. Th bowling and fielding of the Clyde team wa very good, and showed that they evident); had laid themselves out for a win, but luc’ was against them, and they had to face th large total of 109 runs The local teat commenced their first innings at 1.30, b; sending in M'Connochie and Willcox, bn Mac snon had to give way for Morrison who witn Willcox made a good stand the former especially playing a free an dashing game, showing that he is withou doubt the best all-ronnd man in the tw teams. He plays a hard and free innings never loosing the opportunity of punishinj loose bowling, anil meeting everything will the full face of the bat, adding to it tha wrist play which is seldom wi' nessed in ai up-country team. Thomson was the onb other batsman in the team that secure' double figures, and the innings closed for 6 runs, or 48 behind their opponents. Ni time was lost in resuming the game. Burrei and Bell being the only batsmen that madi anything of a show, the former’s inning being marked by one or two chances; whil Bdl played a good serviceable innings o: 12, the innings closing for 97. The mns noteworthy feature of this innings was ihi splendid fielding of Morrison, he being fre quently applauded for his pick-up ant return, and it would be wel' for playen generally to follow the example he has set Thomson and Morrison appeared at the wickets at 5 p.m. to start the secont innings of Clyde, and after making IS Thomson ran himself out. l ime was called at 5.30, Clyde having lost three wickets foi 40 runs, Morrison again displaying goot cricket for 21, not out. Mention should la made of the bowling of Thomson, Stevens, and Honan (Clyde), and Pitches and Fer Lnison (Blacks), while the longstopping o: Ryan and Willeox deserves notice. At the conclusion of the game cheers wen given for the respective teams, thus finish ing one of the best contested games thal has been played hei e for some years past, the uni ersal opinion being that if time had permitted, the finish would have been very elnse. Tee following are the scores and bowling analysis :

Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis—First Innings. BU. Bus, Mds. Wkts. Wds.

Clyde—First Innings.

Second Innings.

Bowling Analysis—First Innings.

Blacks—First Ixmsos. Pitches, c Evans, bHoyan ... "42 Barren, h Thomson 1 Ferguson, b Thomson 0 Williams, b Stevens ... . 15 Bill, b Willcox ... 5 Hyde, c M Connochie, b Thomson 19 Jones, c Morrison, b Thomson 15 Glas ford, b Morrison 0 Ryan, c Honan, b Willcox .. . 4 Bonbon, b Thomson 0 Jenkins, not out 4 Extras 4 Total ... ... ,, 109

Hyde, o Maogeorge, b S*evens ... 8 .tonkins, c Morrison, b Hyde Pi'ches, Ibw b Stevens .. 3 ... 6 Bnrren, c and b Hogan ... 66 Williams, c Morrison, b Evans ... 0 Bell, Ibw, b Stevens ... 12 Fergus n, Ibw, b Thomson ... ... 2 J .lies, run out ... 0 (Hansford, b Thomson .. 3 Kyan, c M ‘Connochie, b Hogan ... 0 Boulton, not out ... .. « Extras ... 7 Total ... 97

Thomson ... 103 42 2 5 0 Hogan ... 60 26 1 1 0 Stevens ... 18 6 0 1 1 Willeox ... 60 15 1 2 0 Morrison ... 42 10 1 1 0 Moorhead ... 12 7 0 0 1 Second Innings. Thomson . . 66 22 2 2 0 Moorhead ... 30 16 0 0 1 Willeox .. 24 11 0 0 0 Stevens ... 48 22 0 3 1 Evans ... 24 17 0 1 0 Hogan ... 15 2 0 3 1

M'Connochie, b Pitches ... ... 2 Willcox. b Pitches ... ... 10 Morr'son, b Ferguson .. ... 11 Thomson, b Pitches ... 15 Hogan, h Ferguson .. .. 0 Moorhead, c Pitches, b Ferguson ... 6 Evans, b Pitches ... ... 3 Bradshaw, b Bell ... 1 Stevens, stumped Hyde, b Boll . 4 Macgeorge, c and b Pitches .. ... 5 Voak, not out ... I Extras .. 3 Total ... 61

Thomson, run out ... ... 12 Morrison, not out ... ... 21 Moorhead, b Pitches ... 3 Evans, b Pitches ... 0 Stevens, not out ... 0 Extras. , ... 4 Total for 3 wickets... ... 40

B's. Bns. Mris. Wkts. Wda. Pitches .. 78 22 2 5 0 Ferguson ... 36 21 0 3 0 B 11 ... 30 13 0 -2 1 Williams ... 6 2 0 0 - 0 Skcond Innings. Pitches . 30 18 0 2 0 Ferguson ... 30 18 0 0 0