Cricket News.
A senior championship match was played on the local cricket ground on Saturday between the Palmerston N. and Birmingham Cricket Clubs, and resulted in a victory for the former by 44 runs on the first innings. The wicket was in good order, but the long grass in the outfield somewhat impeded the efforts of the players. Mosdames Lethbridge and Sorley with their usual kindne33 provided ofternoon tea. Appended are the scores : — Palmerston N.~ Firßt innings. Barclay, b Peryman 3 Hodder, c Tompkins bF. Barlow ... 2 Goldinham, b Peryraan 11 Crump, b F. Barlow 8 Wither, run out 35 Hewitt, cW. Barlow b Hedges ... 14 Oliver, c and b F. Barlow 0 Still, b Johnson 18 Cooke, b Johnson 8 Andrew, c Tompkins b Johnson ... 8 Eyre, not out 1 Extras 7 Total 110 Birmingham —.First inmngs. Tompkins, c Andrews b Cooke ... 4 Palmer, b Cooke 2 Hedges, run out ... ... ... 0 Johnson, b Oliver IB F. Barlow, stp Eyre b Oliver ... 13 W. Barlow, c Hedges b Cliver ... 2 W, Shannon, b Cooke 1 G. Shannon, sen Eyre b Cooke ... 4 : Peryman, not out ... ... ... 5 Levett, c Andrew b Cooke 8 Hydei c and b Cooke 9 Extras 5 Total •.. ... 66 Palmerston N. — Second innings. Barclay, run out ... ... ... 16 Hodder, not out 21 Wither, b W. Barlow 2 Eyre, cG. Shannon bW. Barlow ... 0 Oliver, not out ... ... ... 7 Extras 4 | Tolal for 4 wickets 50 ' The match between Rongofeea and Feilding, which should have been played on Saturday last, fell through owing to the latter clnb failing to send a team. Only five players, viz., H. C. Stewart, S. Moore, J. Bartholomew, J. O. Hill, and E. Halcombe, put in an appearance at the time appointed to start. (Per Press Association.) Hobart, This Day. Tasmania in the second innings made 211. Burns 22, Savigny and McLeod 26 each. The Australian Elevon made the 54 required for tbe loss of three wickets. Christchurch, Thig Day. The New Zealand v. Queensland match has been finally arranged, and will be played in Wellington on Dec. 26, 28. and 29. The following haye beeu selected to represent New Zealand :— Cuff , Neill, Wright, Auckland ; Lusk, Ha*ke's Bay ; Holdsbip and Upham, Wellington ; De Maus, Penrce, Ridley, Canterbury ; Baker and Fisher, Otago.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 141, 14 December 1896, Page 2
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376Cricket News. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 141, 14 December 1896, Page 2
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