CRICKET.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 126, 26 October 1874, Page 2

CRICKET.

MARRIED V. SINGLE. Punctual to time tlie respective teams were on the ground, with only three exceptions, to the same men that played the previous Saturday, thereby favoring the single men with two good bats and fields. The ground was in much better condition than the previous Saturday, consequently higher scores were made. For the married, E. Fowler played a very pretty innings for 28, being easily let oft when he had scored 9. Alpe played another of his very patient innings for 22, and not being a very fast runner, his fellow-bat knowing this, judged a bye very badly, Alpe, consequently, loosing his wicket. Monck showed very good form, and put his 18 together in very pretty style, his hits being very clean and free to all overpitched balls ; and we have no hesitation in saying, if this gentleman could find a little time to practice, he would, as a bat, become one of Christchurch’s best handlers of the willow. No others reached double figures, the innings closing for 80 runs, leaving the single men 34 to win, which they accomplished for the loss of three wickets. _ It being early in this season, it was determined to play on until 6 p.m., for the benefit of practice. H. W. Moore (who played substitute for Watson), and T. S. Baker (the same for Eyes), were the first to represent the single, and managed to put 22 together, when Baker was cleaned bowled by Chalmers. Beard joining Moore, and this gentleman, gave the married men some rare good leather

hunting, cutting and driving all over the field, Moore was then beautifully caught and bowled by Fowler, after playing a good innings of 16. J. Fowler then joined Beard, he at first only obtaining singles, but getting sight of the ball began to open his shoulders, and put together a very good innings of 25. Sweet had a short stay, Turner sending his wickets all adrift at the third ball. Beard was shortly after bowled by Dickenson, having played a good free hitting innings of 30, and been at the wickets three-quarters of an hour. Fuller and Souter were not out for 0 and 2 respectively when time was called, the Single thus winning by 60 runs and five wickets to go down. The following is the score :

MARRIED. First Innings. Second Innings. 0 J. Wood, b Fuller ... 21 b Souter G. M ‘Intyre, cD’Emden, b Fuller 0 run out 0 F. J. Reeder, b Fuller 0 b Fuller 0 E, C. J. Stevens, b Souter 2 b Sweet 2 E. Fowler, c D’Emden, b Fuller 0 b Sweet 28 J. S. Monck, c Glen, b Fuller ... 4 c Souter, b Sweet 18 C. E. Stewart, b Fuller ... 2 b Fuller 2 A. Cardale, c and b Souter 2 Chalmers (sub) not out 0 G. Dickenson, b Fuller 2 c Souter, b Fuller 1 T. S. Asquith, run out ... 0 b Sweet 2 S. Alpe, c Sweet, b Fuller 10 run out 22 G. Turner, b Fuller... 4 b Sweet 0 J. Shelton, not out... 4 b Fuller 0 Extras 9 Extras 7 60 80 60 140

SINGLE, First Innings, Second Innings. A. C. Wilson, c Stewart, b E. Fowler ... 12 Glen, b E. Fowler ... 9 Beard, c M‘Intyre, b Stewart ... D’Emden, c Monck, 9 b Dickenson ... SO b Turner ... 12 b Chalmers ... 12 E. T. A. Fuller, b E. Fowler 8 not out ... 0 J, Souter, b E. Fowler 12 not out ... 2 J. Fowler, c Stewart, b E. Fowler 0 c E. Fowler, b Turner ... 25 T. S. Sweet, c Alpe, b Reeder 28 b Turner ... 0 Watson, c Stewart, b E. Fowler 4 W. H. Moore, (sub), c and b E. Fowler... 16 Eyes, absent 0 Baker (sub), b Chalmers ... 5 Cuff, b E. Fowler ... 0 Jacobsen, not out ... 3 Extras ... ... 10 Extras ... 3 107 93 107 200