CRICKET.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 139, 15 March 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

The Te Kuiti Cricketers journeyed to Taumarunui on Friday last to meet the local team on their own ground. Some difficulty wsw experienced in getting the netesary number of players to make the journey, and only seven of the Te Kuiti men put in an appearance. However, the Taumarunui Club kindly provided the necesary piayers to complete the team, and two enjoyable games were played. In the first game Te Kuiti players showed excellent form, and ran up the respectable fotat of 180. the chief scorers being Wallace 36. Fortcscue 30. and Bttrd "it. The local players ran up Tt runs, the destructive agent with the ball being Fortesue. who captured & wickets for 3t> runs.

fn the second game Taumarunui showed much better form and piled up .22 runs before the last wicket fell. iVtcKenzie making the score of 52. Wallace and Fortescue divided bowling honours. Te Kuiti responded with 122. of which Steel 21. Francis 22. and Wallace 2t were the chief contributors.

The vnstiors were treated splendidly hy the total tram. Captain Sarah and his men doing everything to make the visit enjoyable. FoUwwing are the sewres: Taumaumwi. Mt-Kenisie. bowled Fortcscue. 13 Winger, e and i> Fortescwe. 6 Davidson, e Winger, b Fortescue 0 Waldegrave. c Burd. b Fortcscue 14 Reynolds, b Fortesctte 4 Sarah c Buret, b Fortescue 1 5 Winger c Ttirus, b WaJace 14 Wilson b Fottescue 0 Hughes, not out 12 McKean, b Wallace 0 Marks c Wallace, b Fortcscue 3 Fisher c Mc Samara, b Fortcscue 2 Extras 1 Total 74 Te Kuiti. Wallace, bit wicket. b Reynolds 36 Steel, bit wicket, b Reynolds 20 Fortcscue c Winger, b McKenxie 31) Goldfinch b Sarah 1 Morgan b Winger 0 Burd, b McKenxie 21 MelNamara. run o«t 0 Barker, b Reynolds 10 Winger, c Winger, b McKenxie 8 Prentice b Fisher 5 Chris tie risen, not out 13 Jones, b Fisher 8 Extras 29 Total 180 Taurnarunui. Sarah, e Winger, b Wallace 32 Reynolds, b Steel 2$ Winger, c Phillips b Wallace 33 McKenxie, ran out 52 Picken. b Wallace 24 Hughes, b Fortrseue 4 Waldegrave, b Wallace 4 Rushford. b Fortescue 24 Spear, not not 3 Cfcristensen, b Fortrseue 0 Winger,b Fortcscue 10 Extras 11 Total 222 Te Kuiti. Wallace, run wt 21 Steel, b Picken 24 | Fortcscue, b Pickett 19 1 Phillips, b McKenxie 1 Bard, e and b Sarab 4 Goldfinch, c Winger b Sarab 4 Morgan, b Sarab 2 Winger, not out 12 Francis, b Winger 22 Searle b Winger 4 Prentice, b Sarah 3 Extras 7 Total 122