EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1442, 1 May 1905, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS.

.WAffPIRQ BAY.

WAIPIRO ,Y. MATAKAOA.

'From Our Own Oorrespondent.)

An eleven of the Waipiro Cricket Club left on froc'd Friday for Te (Aiaroa to play a return match with the local eleven. On arrival they found an excellent wicket prepared. The match was played on Saturday, [ and was very pleasantly contested, ) the only drawback being a very high and cold wind. The local captain (EL H, Henderson) won the toss and put the visitors in. Thein first innings resulted in a total' of 54 runs, the principal scorers being A. M, Beale 21 and K. S. Williams 12., The bowling kc>n,org were carried oft I by, Grayson. The local team then had a turn and scored 49,- O, McLachlaii 15 and R. Barclay, 11 being the do.uble figure scorers. - Lud-torc-ok and Beale divided: thje howl- I ing., Walpiro in their second innings nut up the fair score of 106, Luefbrook 37. Beale 34 (not out), I and Nurse 10> being the only double I figure scorers.: Grayson again was the most successful bowler. Dn the I local men going In a second time, I with 112 to get to Win,, fared very bao'ly, being all out for 37. Of these Henderson (12) anjd Hamilton (9) scored 21, Liwlbrdok and Beale again divided the howling, Waipiro I won by. 74 runs. The visitors were most hospitably entertained by Mr, Henderson and his team, and were I mado very comfortable by Host I McLachlan, " The visitors returned I on Sunday, after having spent a very, •pleasant time indeed, a .time that one j and all look forward to repeating next year. The folowing are the I scores:— -

IV HANGAR A'. (From Our Own Correspondent.) April 27. The'Easter holidays are again over for another year, and with the exception of a few extra travellers principally on their way to the Toiago bridge opening. We know no difference here. If thoro were any hot-cross buns in the locality thoy Waro not visible to the naked eye. The Hon. Mr Carroll, Native Minister, Mrs Carroll, and Mr Wi Pt.re, M.H.R.,

I passed hero on Sunday, travelling to I Tolago to attend tho oponing of tho.bridgo. I Mrs Carroll and Mr Wi Pore mado a short stay at tho Native sottloment horo on I Tuesday last on their return to town, Mr I Cnrroll roturning by steamor. I We had another sovoro galo from tho | south-west at tho end of last week. Not I much rain fall, however, but enough to I make tho roads sloppy, and In the moro I faulty parts very nasty to plod through. A very hoavy swell was running on tho j ooast for throo days or soj oloaring tho i I rooks at Waihau and leaving thorn bare for a considerable distance, thus making I travelling vory unpleasant and not without I a spico of danger. Tho rivers are safe at I almost any tide. A nice mob of fat sheep, from Messrs I Barker Bros.’s stations, Tauwhareparao j and Rototahi, passed here yeatorday on I their way to towD. I

jV'AIEIRO iVs MATAKAOA. Waipiro.—let Innings. Ludbrook, run out ... 8 Williams, b Grayson ... - ... ... 12 Nurse, e McLaohlan, b Grayson ... 0 Beale, hit wicket,' b Grayson 21 Metcalf, b Grayson ... 0 Williams, o Hamilton, b MoLaehlan... 2 Wieksteed, b Grayson 4 Davis, not out 5 Pitman, b Grayson 0 Tuckwell, b Grayson 0 Extras ... 7 Total ... 54 Bowling analysis.—Grayson 7 wickots for 19; McLaohlan 1 for 28. Matakaoa'. —1st Innings. Grayson, b Ludbrook 2 Eairlie, b Beale ... Bentham, b Ludbrook ... ... 4 0 Henderson, b Ludbrook ... 0 MoLaehlan, b Beale ... 15 Hamilton, b Ludbrook 3 Leddill, b Beale... 4 Barclay, b Beale... ... 11 Robertson, b Ludbrook ... 2 Bailey, b Ludbrook 2 Rowlands, not out 4 Extras 2 Total ... 49 Bowling analysis—Ludbrook 6 Beale 4 for 22. for 25, Waipiro.—2nd Innings. Ludbrook, b Grayson 37 Williams, b MoLaehlan 6 Nurse, b McLaohlan 10 Beale, not out ... 34 Metcalf, b Grayson /.. 0 Williams, b Grayson 3 Wickstead, b Grayson 2 Davis, b GrayBon ' 4 Pitman, b Grayson 0 Tuckwell, b Grayson 1 Extras 9 Total ... 106 Bowling analysis.—Grayson 7 wickets for 49 ; MoLaehlan 2 for 29 ; Bentham 0 for 19. Matakaoa.—2nd Innings Grayson, c Ludbrook, b Beale... . 2 Fairlie, run out 3 Bentham, c Davis, b Beale . 0 Henderson, b Ludbrook . 12 MoLaehlan, b Beals ... . 2 Hamilton, b Ludbrook... ... . 9 Leddill, c Nurse, b Ludbrook... . 2 Barclay, c Beale, b Ludbrook ... .. . 0 Robertson, run out .. . 1 Bailey, not out . 0 Rowlands, b Beale . . 0 Extras . 6 Total .. 37 Bowling analysis.—Ludbrook 4 for 16 ; Beale 4 for 15.