BIRMINGHAM v. COLYTON.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 134, 6 December 1897, Page 2

BIRMINGHAM v. COLYTON.

This match for tbe premiership vns played at Colyton last Saturday and those who anticipated a clo9O finish were not disappointed, for after a clone struggle victory rested with the home team by 11 runs on the first inniugs, though had time permitted the tables might have been turned by a similar amount. Birmingham was not repre sented by its full strength, which might account for their defeat. The pitch played fair but a trifle fiery, owing to the recent spell of dry weather, and consequently bowlers bad it all their own way. For the winners D. Entwißle 17 and G. Millen 12 in the first and /. Entwi?le 18 and C. Millen 11 in tbe second innings, whilst for tbe Users C. Fantborpe 11 and Burne 10 not out, in the first, and Griffen 25 and C. Fanthorpe 27 in the second innings were the principal scorers. The bowling of tbe brothers J. and W. Entwisleand Barlow was very good. Afternoon tea was kindly provided by Mrs Nissen. By Colyton's win the struggle for tbe premiership remains very open, and their meeting with Feilding next Saturday, if the last named are strongly represented, will be productive of another keen struggle. Appended are the fall scores : —

Birmingham — Ist innings. Hedges, c and b J. Entwisle 0 Johnston, c J. Entwisle, b W. Entwisle S C. Fanthorpe, c D. Entwisle, b W. Entwisle H Griffin, b J. Entwisle 0 Tompkins, cC. Millen, bJ. Entwisle 4 Barlow, b J. Entwisle 9 Smith, b W. Entwisle 0 Carter, b J. Entwisle 8 Bradley, c Woodman, b J. Entwisle 0 Burne, run out ... ... ... ... 10 F. Fanthorpe, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 50 2nd innings. Griffin, cC. Millen, bJ. Entwisle ... 25 Tompkins, b W. Entwisle 9 C. Fanthorpe, b J. Entwisle 27 Hedges, b W. Entwisle 1 Barlow, b W*. Entwisle 0 I Johnson, b J. Entwisle 2 Carter, b J. Entwisle 2 Bradley, c Tamblyn, bW. Entwirie... 0 Burne, not out 0 F. Fanthorpe, c Nissen, bJ. Entwisle 0 J. Smith, run out 1 Extras 9\ Total 76 ! Colvton — Ist innings. ' G. Millen, b Barlow 12 J. Entwisle, b Carter 7 Thurston, c Carter, b Smith 5 C. Millen, b Barlow 0 D. Entwisle, c Tompkins, h Barlow ... 17 Simpson, c Fanthorpe, b Barlow ... 4 W. Entwisle, c Griffin, b Johnston ... 1 Woodman, b Barlow 0 Nisaen, c Burne, b Johnson ... ... 0 Power, not out ., 1 Tamblyn, b Hedges 6 Extras ... ... ... ... 8 Total 61 2nd innings. G. MUlen, b Carter 0 J. Entwisle, run out 13 Thurston, b Barlow „ 0 C. Millen, c C. Fanthorpe, b Bwrlow 11 D. Entwisle, b Hedges 7 Simpson, b Barlow 1 Woodman, not out 2 W. Entwi»le, c Barlow, b Hedges ... 4 Tamblyn, b Barlow 1 Nissen, not out 1 Power, to bat Extras 8 Total 49

A cricket match was played at Cheltenham on Saturday last between the Feilding and Kiwftee school boys, aud resulted in a draw, there not being sufficient time to pjay the match out, Following are tbe totals ; — Feilding school 15-88 for S wickets, Kiwitea school 8420. A. Haybittle showed the b«nt form for Feilding, and S. Barrow and T. Taylor for Kiwitea.