Cricket

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 86, 10 January 1893, Page 2

Cricket

MANCHESTER CLUB V. BIRMINGHAM CLUB. i The above match -was played at FoitdI mg on Saturday last, and after an interesting jramo, resulted in a win for the lifuio tomn. by 29 runs on tho first innings. Wdlsinan batted well for the local men, his tuns being obtained with out giving a cbance, Joe Robinson also showed up well, and scored 14 aud 2-1 by sound cricket. Belfit, Bellve, and Panalso sueeeodod in reaching double figures. For the visitors, Munro and Town were the only two who made any stand agaiast the local bowling. Buka and Bickerton wore the most successful bowlers for Birmingham, the former taking 4 wickets for 11 runs, aud tho latter 3 wickets at a cost of only 5 ruus in the first innings of tho Manchester Club. Garratt was in groat form with the ball, and captured 6 wickets at a cost of 16 runs. Subjoined is tho score : — Maxchestkß Club.— lst innings.

Feilding R.M. Court ' MONDAY, 9TH INSTANT. (Beforo Messrs Sherwill, Kirton, and McKay, J.i Vs.) Owen Pleasarus, junr., charged Samuel Knight with assaulting and beating him on the 6th instant at Ooh ton. Mr Sandilands appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Fitzherbert for the defendant. Mr Snndihmds opened the case for the plaintiff, and stated thai; he should call evidence to show that the assault was a most brutal and unprovoked one and he should ask the Bench, under section 181 of the J.P. Act, to inihet the highest penalty possible, and to bind the defendant over to keep the peace. Owen Pleasants, senr., deposed to the state in which his son came home on the night in question ; bis face was tnuch knocked about ; his eyes blacked, and he was greatly bruised;' on seeing Knight the next morning the latter said : " Have von seen your son's face ?" Witness replied : " I'es, Knight." The latter then added when he could get witness by hitnself, he would serve him a similar way. Cross-examined ; Witness had been in the police force, and knew how to use his fists; Witness offered to knock both Knight and Brown out of time single handed; two years ago, witness 1 son called Knight a cur, because Knight took up a block of wood to hit witness with ; Witness did not call Knight a thief, liar, and a vagabond on the 4ih instant. James Thomas Belk deposed, that Knight meant to give complainant a hiding. Cross-examined : Two years ago, • Knight told witness that Pleasants offered to fight Knight, but the latter declined. lvichard Woodley gave evidence which bore out the statements of O. Pleasant's Senr. Plaintiff deposed that on Wednesday last, Knight said he would settle witness the first time he had the chance ; on Thursday evening, Belk warned witness to be on his guard, and on Friday Knight waylaid him in company with Brown, when the former struck witness, got him down, and knocked him about. Cross-examined ; Witness admitted offering to fight Knight two years ago ; It was not, a fair stand up fight between them on Friday, as witness never had a chance to defend himselt. Mrs Pleasants deposod as to her son's condition on his return home on Friday last. Andrew Brown deposed that on the 4th instant, Owen Pleasants, senr., came to Knight's house ; called him bad names and offered to fight him, and at the same time wanted to go tor the witness ; Knight ordered Peasants senr. off the premises, but he declined to go ; on the Friday, Knight asked Pleasants senr. what he said, and Knig'ut offered to fight, and they both had a stand up fight, which lasted three rounds. Samuel Knight, the defendant, deposed to having had a row with Pleasauta senr. about a dog. and the latter came to his home and abused him ; Witness ordered him off the premises, and at length he went away ; on Friday evening when in company with Brown, ibey met young Pleasants and the latter offered to fight him, it was a fair stand up fiyht. Cross-examined : Witness was advised not to fight young Pleaiants. Some time ago, defendant told Belk that he would wait till young Pleasants had grown up a bit and he would then go for him. In giving judgment, the Bench considered the assault proved, and fined the defendant £o with costs of court lbs, counsel's fee 21s, and witnesses expenses '245. Defendant would further be called upon to find two sureties for £'15, and himself in a like sum to keep the peace for twelve mouths. Thomas tShortall and Andrew Brown were accepted as sureties. A further charge of using abscene language preferred against the same defendant was withdrawn. Samuel Knight charged Oweu Pleasants with using provoking and insulting language to him, and with challenging him to tight on the 4th instant, and also with wilfully tcespaasuig on the pJaintifTs proporty, and refusing to leave when requested to do so. After hearing a considerable amount of evidence, the Bench dismissed both these cases. The Court then adjourned.

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Wellsman, b Bickertou . . 36 Heudorson b Muuro . . . . 7 Pan- b Kerr . . • - 1 liellve b Kerr . . • . 0 Bartholomew h and c Birks . . . . o Jack Uobinsou b Birks . . . . 0 Joe Robinson b Birks . . . . 14 Garhck b Birks . . . - 1 Garratt b Bickerton • . . . - 0 Belfi t b Bickorton . . . 6 Valentino not out . . 2 Extra . . ■ • 4 Total .. ..76 2nd lumngs. Valentino l.b.w. b Kerr .. .. 0 Parr b Birks .. .. 11 Henderson b Kerr . . • • 3 Bartholomew b Kerr . . • • 0 Bolfit run out . . . . 10 Bollve not out . . . 10 Joe Rnbinsou run out . . 24 Extras . . . . 7 I Total . . . 65 ; Birmingham Club.— lst Innings. Kerr b J. Robinson .. .. 1 Munro b Garratt . . . . 12 Dick run out • . • • 0 Palmer c Robinsou b. Garratt .. 3 Bickorton b Garratt . . . . 0 Birks b Garratt . . . . 3 Bell c Garratt b Robinson . . . . 0 Town not out . . • • 14 Burno b Garratt .. ... ... 1 London b Garratt ... .. 0 Cm t. i- c garhck b Joe Robinson ... 3 Extra 10 Total ... 47