CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2136, 29 December 1880, Page 4

CRICKET.

OARISBROOK OLU3 (DUNEDIN) v ASHLEY COUNIY. ■ For the first time, a Dunedin club has '•visited oar metropolis to encounter somo of the local clubs in the cricket field, and we are glad to see that their first effort has beer. crowned with success, and trust that it may i lead to many similar visits, as these matches tend greatlv to improve the play in both -localities. With infinite trouble the Caris'brook captain gathered together his eleven, and great oredit is due to him for the exertions he took in bringing about the match. It is the junior club in Dunedin, but numberß »several of the old players in its ranks, and has nearly all the rising young cricketers to support its oolors. The match was comBjonced on Monday morning, when the weather was delightful, but towards the close of the afternoon the wind rose, and made it -Tory. difficult for the bowlers to oontend against. The wicket for the first innings, although it looked well, did not sustain the .. good impression it gave the batsmen, but in the second innings a good wicket was obtained. The Carisbrook were the first to appear in the <■ field, Messrs Oooke and Hardy commencing the bowling to Messrs W. V. Millton and Higgins. Buns came quickly at* first, but with a score at 19 Higgins failed to stop a straight ball from Oooke. W. E. Leach filled the vacancy, and played very steadily. His i. partner made several good hits to leg, and .quickly made his soore of 30 before he was caught at short stop by the Carisbrook Captain. Two for' 46. The wickets now began to fall quickly; in fact, with the exoeption of W. Q-. Leach and H. J.Beswick, no stand was made against the opposing bowlers* W. E. Leach played a fine innings for 36, whioh was made up by a 4, five 3's. Beswick made 11 by two 3's and singles. In the bowling, Cooke, after the first few overs, bowled very steadily, and was very successful, getting six wickets for 48 runs, most of which were made, off his first lew overs. Hume bowled fairly straight, but was not successful in the first innings. With 104 against them the Carisbrook commenced their first innings with Messrs Collinson and Vernon. Theee two batsmen soon made matters encouraging for the visiting team, as it was not until 34 appeared on the telegraph that tho former was bowled. L. Harris joined Vernon, who was batting in good form, and nearly ran him out. Buns came freely, and the bowlero were frequently changed, but all to no effect, until Vernon returned one to the bowler. His •core of 34 was well made, although he gave two chanoes, whioh should have been taken— Two for 67. Strode fell a victim to his partner's want of judgment —Three for 79. Bese, after scoring 9, was well oaught by W.. Leach—Four for 92. Oooke joined Harris, and there was every appearance of another stand, but H'ggins, who had gone on to bowl at the northern wicket, dismissed the latter for a good useful innings of 38. Three 4'a and four 3's wore amongst his principal hits. Oooke made 21 before he gave a chance to Beswick., A5,a4, a 3, and three 2's were Amongst his contributions. He has a free style of batting, and with practice should make a good batsman. J. Fitzgerald hit freely for his <2B, but was unfortunately run out. At the fall of the last wioket the score stood at 171, or 67 on. The ■ County made a good commencement, the first wicket producing 59 runs; but then a change occurred, and at lunch time three wickets were downi for ,74. Upon resuming the batsmen failed to improve matters, the wickets falling in quick succession, the total only reaching 122. to whioh Higgins contributed a well-made 39, W. Leach 23 not out, and Millton 19. In this innings Hume was very successful with the ball, six wickets falling to him for 52 runs. With 56 to get to win, Carisbrook began as before, with Messrs Collinson and.' Vernon. The former -played quite in ■ his old style, and scored very rapidly, but his partner was stumped with the aoore at 11, a fate whioh also befell Collinson at 26, of which he claimed .24. J. Fitzgerald followed the example of his predecessors at -44, but Harris and Strode put together the necessary runs just five minutes before time was called. "Harris played another good innings for 18 not out. The game thus terminated in favor of Carisbrook by seven wiokets. The folding of the County was, with one or two exceptions, not good; but although the Carisbrook fielding was not first-class, it was decidedly better. The following is the ■core: — . ASHLEY COUNTY. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. W. V. -Millton, c Bose,- b Cooke ... 30 c Vernon, b Hume 19 B. Higgins, b' Cooke 5 c Hardy, b Hume 39 W. E. Leach, b Cooke 36 b Hume 8 E. B. -Millton, b Hume 2 b Hume 2 W. Leach, o Vernon, b Home 0 . not out 23 B. Wright, c Hardy, b Cooke 4 o Harris, b Cooke 1 H. Beswick, c Bose, b Coeke 11 b Hume 5 B. Blunden, b.Verson " 7 b Hardy 12 Feudal!., b Cooke ... 3 - run out 5 Banks, b Hume ... 0 run out 0 Dixon, not out ... 3 c Harris, b Hume 0 Byes, 4; no balli 1 5 Byes,3:leg-byes, 4; wide, 1 ... 8 104 122 101 Grand total ... 226 . CAKISBKOOK. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. B. T. Collinson, b Banks 15 st W- Leach, b W. E. Leach ... 24 Vernon, c and- b Blunden 34 st W. Leaeb, b W.E. Leach, ... 1 It, Harris, b Higgins 38 not out j 18 Strode, runout ... 8 not out 3 Bose, c Leaeb, b Millton 9 Cooke, c Beawiob,' b Millton SI Hardy, b Higgins ... 0 J. Fitzgerald, ,razi out... „ ... 2E st W. i Leach, b W.E. Leach ... 9 Hume, b Beswick... 4 W. Fitzgerald, b W. E. Leach • S Austin, not out ... 2 Byes, 2; leg-ifcp-es, 2 4 -Jog-byes 1 171 With seven wickets to fall 56 171 .227 Analysis of BawiiNG. ABHEJ2T COUNTY. First Innings. Balls. MdcE. Buns. Wkfe. Cooke 132 12 48 6 *Hardy ... 28 O 8 0 J.Fitzgerald... 28 O 10 0 Hune 72 2 33 3 Vernon ... 10 0 1 *Hardy bowled 1 no ball. Second Innings. *Huice ... 149 18 £2 6 Cooke 104 12 20 1 "Vernon ... 36 4 8 0 J. Fitzgerald... 32 4 7 0 Hardy ... 56 4 19 1 *Hume bowled 1 wide. CA EISBBOO K . First Innings. Blunden ... 100 10 30 1 Beswick ... 108 8 54 1 W. V. MClton 48 4 19 2 W. E. Leach... 83 7 26 1 Higgins ... 20 1 20 2 Banks ... 40 3 19 J Socond Innings. W. E. Leack... 56 3 35 2 Beswick ... 30 2 14 .0 Blunden ... 30 3 5 1

many years, and I have always eggs to sell when very few of my neighbours have enough for their own supply. One fault is .too common. I refer to the bad ventilation of the fowl houses. If ono wishes to have poultry healthy, good ventilation ar.d cleanliness ;n their houses are essential. If the house bo n->t swept out daily, dry f arth or nehes put in—t' e litter for choice birds should bo thrown en tho floor and over tho perches—success connot bo attained. Two advantages result from this treatment. The fowls aro kept almost entirely free from disease, and that dreadful pest known as chicken lice, never makes its appearance. The thing is not to kill the insects, but to prevent them coming at all. I had fowls sitting in January and February this year, and they were perfectly free from them, and I consider that where the ashes are used daily on the floor and perch, there is no fear of lice making their appearance. In addition, the manure from the fowls and ashes combined, is a consideration of no mean value for a kitchen garden. For a beginner to oommence with, I would say either buy a pen of pure-bred birds, or a sitting of eggs from some well-known good breeds. If the former, set every egg laid, having a few common hens to act as foster-mothers. When the chickens come out feed them during the first few days with bread crumbs, or oatmeal and milk, with a few grains of small wheat, to whioh diet may be added a hard-boiled egg. Plenty of clean, pure water they must have. A shallow iron dish or an old fryingpan is as good as anything for their water supply, as, Jbeing shallow, the little strangers run no danger of being drowned, and the iron is good for their health. Ido not care how good the breed of fowls may be, if they are not well fed and looked after whilst young, no one need expect to be a successful rearer of poultry. I even give mine bread and milk night and morning for a short spell, and occasionally buckwheat, and find by experience that I oannot feed young fowls too well. They well repay all the care and attention bestowed upon them. If, on the other hand, one purchases purebred eggs, as soon as the young birds reared from them begin to lay one can dispose of any common breeds they may have. All rooßters, of course, must be disposed of at leaßt two months before, in order to keep the produce pure. It will be well, perhaps, to keep a few oommon hens for setting, and by keeping only pure male birds the young stock will be pure, and the young ones from oommon hens by the pure breds will make a valuable cross. Really good fowls cost no more to keep and rear than the very commonest, and one gets better layers, better and larger tirds for the table, and, not least, one will take more pride and pleasure in [them when the poultry yard is filled with a valuable breed of birds, It is a neceisity for fowls to have a good supply of green food, and no poultry will thrive well without it. At least for one or two hours daily they should have a run on a grass field. Small wheat is about the best one kind of food to use, and it is well to give sharps for the morning meal, say, overy other week. Maize is too fattening for laying hens, but may with advantage be given to roosters and to young birds before they begin to lay. By judicious seleotion and careful management a good supply of eggs may be obtained all the year round. Many complain of the disease called " roup'" whioh is caused in a great measure by the dampness of the fowl-house. No fowl-house should be in a low-lying place.—" Amateur," in "Auckland Weekly News."

The laying qualities of Spanish fowls are well-known. High breeding has within the last twenty years perceptibly diminished tbe good qualities of many strains, but enough still remains to justify a very high character as layers, about 130 eggs per annum being (says the "Weekly Times") an average many birds will attain, if properly fed and managed. The egg is very large, with a smooth white shell, both of which qualities causo it to command a good market; but it must be admitted that to most palates the flavor is far inferior to Ooohin or Brahma eggs, the yolk being smaller in proportion and rather insipid, the chief bulk being made up of albumen or white. On the other hand, this very absence of flavor causes their egg to be preferred by many invalids and other persons of delicate appetite. The pullets usually lay at or before six months old, and will continue through the winter, but the hens rarely begin till July, after which, however, they rarely stop more than a day-or two until the autumnal moult. The appetite being only moderate, and the birds bearing confinement well, and never giving trouble by any setting propensities, they make a -very useful and profitable variety for urban or suburban poultry-keepers who wishfor a fowl which combines with these qualities an always creditable appearance. Perhaps no breed will answer these conditions better than the Spanish.