Cricket News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 114, 12 November 1895, Page 2

Cricket News.

♦ The first local championship matches of the season were played on Saturday last. Birmingham and Carnarvon met at Feilding, and the game resulted in a decisive win for tbe former. Birmingham making 106 in the first, and retired in tbe second innings with five wickets down for 132, while Carnarvon made 47 in their first, and had five wickets down for about 30 in their second innngis when stumps were drawn. Afternoon tea was supplied by Mesdames Lethbridge and Sorley and was much appreciated by the players. Following are the scores: — Birmingham, Ist inniugs —Hedges, b Penny 3 ; Moran, c and b Penny 8 ; London, b Davis 0 ; Vincent, b Davis 33 ; F. Barlow, b Penny 8 ; A. Tompkins, c and b Penny 4 ; W. Barlow, b Bowater 12 ; W. Shannon, not out 7 ; Sancleman, b Bowater 0; Smith, c Linton, b Davis 5 ; Burne, run out 3 ; extras 12. Total, 106. Carnarvon, Ist inniugs —W. Tompkins (substitute), run out 1; G. Harper, run out 0 ; C. Davis, b F. Barlow 3 : D. Opie, b Smith 0; W. C. Bishop, run out 13 ; S. Penny, b F. Barlow 0; C. H. Bowater, b Smith 3; J. Linton, not out 0; J. Purkiss, hit wicket 6; W. Hammond, b Smith 0; J. Robinson, bF. Barlow 17 ; extras 5. Total, 47. Birmingham, 2nd innings—Smith, b Bowater 4 ; Shannon, run out 1; F. Barlow, stp Bishop 4 ; Hedges, b Bowater 0; Vincent, b Bowater 21; A. Tompkins, not out 54 ; W. Barlow, not out 31; extras, 17. Total for 5 wickets, 132. The Pohangina v. Colyton match was played on the latter Club's ground on Saturday last and resulted in a win for the home team by 53 runs. Colyton scored 57 runs in the first innings and 67 in the second, while Pohangina scored 44 and 27 runs in the first and second innings respectively. Mrs Nilson provided the tea; and refreshments in the afternoon, which were much appreciated. Following are the scores :~ Colyton. —lst innings —C. Millen, b S. Roberts, 0; D. Entwisle, b J. Browne, 9; W. Bragg, bS. Roberts, 0; "W. Howie, b S. Roberts, 3 ; A. Wratt, bJ. Browne, 5; J. Mexted, c Wagstaff bJ. Browne, 12; J. Entwisle, b S Roberts, 5; G. Millen, run out 2; G. B. Simpson, b S. Roberts, 8 ; W. Entwisle, not out, 5 ; J. Bramwell, run out, 2; extras, 6 ; total, 57. 2nd innings—C. Millen, cS. Roberts, b Ricomer, 0; D. Entwisle, c Rimmer b S. Roberts, 15; W. Bragg, b S. Roberts, 10; W. Howie, cG. Adsett bJ. Browne, 2; A. Wratt, c and b Rimmer, 0; J. Mexted, cH. Roberts b Rimmer, 1; J. Entwisle, c Rimmer bS. Roberts, 9 ; G. Millen, b S. Roberts, 9 ; G. B. Simpson, c J. Browne b fiitntner, 3 ; W. Entwisle, not out, 8 ; J. Bramwell, cH. Roberts b Rimmer, 1; extras, 9; total, 67. Pohangina.—lst innings—T. Rimmer, bW. Entwisle, 6 ; G. Adsett, b C. Millen, 10 ; A. Wagstaff, bW. Entwisle, 0 ; T. Roberts, b \T. Entwisle, 5 ; S. Roberts, bW. Entwisle, 9 ; J. Browne, cC. Millen bJ. Entwisle, 4; R. Browne, run out, 3 ; H. Roberts, Ibw, 0 ; J. Roberts, bJ. Entwisle, 0 ; J. Stewart, not out, 1; H. Garhck, bW, Entwisle, 1; extras, 5; total, 44. 2nd innings—Rimmer, c G. Mittea b J. Entwisle, 15 ; Adsett, mn out, 1; Wagstaff, bJ. Entwisle, 2; T. Roberts, bJ. Entwisle, 0; S. Roberts, bW. Entwisle, 0; J. Browne, b W. Entwisle, 0; R. Browne, bJ. Entwisle, 2 ; H. Roberts, b J. Entwisle, 0 ; J. Roberts, b J. Entwisle, 0 ; J. Stewart, not out, 1; H. Garlick, c C. Millen, b W. Entwisle, 2 ; extras, 4; total, 27. Bowling. —For Pohangina—S. Roberts took 6 wickets for 39. runs, J. Browne 4 for 42, T. Rimmer 5 for 28. For Colyton —J. Entwisle took 9 wickets for 20 runs, W. Entwisle 8 for 27, C. Millen 1 for 15.

(Per Press Association). Adelaide, Noyr. 11. In the intercolonial match, Victoria v. South Australia, the latter went in first, and made 163—Hill 60, Giffen 86. Barry took 4 wicket 8 for 15 runs, Rocke 4 for 59, and Trott 2 for 45. Victoria only lost one wicket for 210 —Graham, 68 ; Harry, not out, 106 ; Trott, not out, 34. Wellington, Nov. 11. Wellington defeated Canterbury in the cricket match by 6 wickets.