CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6488, 13 December 1881, Page 6

CRICKET.

LANCASTER PARK v. OPEBA COMPANY. . , ~ , Toe Opera Company, despite the defeat Ihev received at the band* of the Press last week, were courageous enough to fee® an eleven of Lancaster Park yratwday.bat thwr valour hardly rod with the reward it deserved. The L.P.O. had rather a strong batting team, but the bowline w»# certainly moderate enough to tempt heavy scoring. However, the Operatists playing without one or two of their usual team only made W, of which W. A. Thompson contributed 39, if not ia exact!v a comet at all event* in no tame stile. The Lancastrians flayed at the wickets the remainder of the afternoon, W. p uteres having the honour of making the century mi the ground. He eras miwed of a not very easy catch when he w rr.i-.ic 20, but otherwise his inning* wa* . free from hkmiih. Wilding hit up 12 in a free and east taatner, and Q. Reeve* prayed for hi* 33, not out, in a way that shows he witl make a good batsman in the future. Hail bowled well at lime*, but was not supported bv the field, and that veteran kirtomn en-keter Josh PickersgiU. turned for the <v into an upholder of the lync instead of ths legitimate drama, was of considerable service with hi* *’ lobs.” . - Undeterred fey their bad luck, the Opera team intend to try conclusion* this afternoon with another eleven of the earn® dub, when ,v f j. s t !«,; meet with the fortune that thrir enthusiasm deserves. Score;— OFKUX OOUFAXT. Q. HsJhbWfUte* ... a. L. Sdsner. b atsek ... - - t W. A. thcarwr. b Wilks* ... P. Shar.nc.-a, l> Alack O. Dsretwtax, b A tack " W. Tbcsajwmk, b Wildiat... * S Ixt«. bAtswk ... * J. Pickers e«l. b WiMUag - ® K, I> eg. ran cwt ” H. Ccs. b Alack ... ~. f F. Qaisa, not oat ™ ™ J. Total... - 06 tAjrCASrSK I*ASK. £. C. J. Stcrasa, c sod b HUU | r. H. WiWiag.b Love ... -«- W. P. c Dct<itc*bk b Satimoa luv W. H. At&elt, b Lore *| l? # Loofbiuißi Ibfip* b Hi 11... C. Loarbsan, c and h Pickerseill ... I 3. Tsylcr, c Tbaapeoa b PlckerssriU ~ 10 W.Ba-b, bllall f G. Keet-es, not cot J. Campbell b Lev# .. ... ... H- Loathaaa, c Hall b PickersgiU --- 22 Pitas - Total ... - 250 The following are the names of the tram who wilt play against the Opera Company today: —Messrs Msinwaring, Malet, M'Dowall, Palairet, Souter, Ecevc* (8), Aback, Taylor, Campbell and Dr Hacon. The match will begin punctually at 1 p.m., the opera team* being the same a* before. A match was played at Leeston on Satur* day last, between the Leeston Cricket Club and the Lincoln College C. 0., which resulted in a victory for the Lincoln C.C. The score was:—Leeston, 47 and 44, total 91; Lincoln College, 41 and 51 (for six wickets), total 92.

A match between the Ashburton and Prebbleton Gabs was played on the ground of the former last Saturday, and resulted ia a victory for tho visitors by four wicket®. Fbr tbs former, Q. Andrews and A. Foote, and the latter, E. Prebhle, and E. Stamford, bowled exceedingly welL Owing to the bumpy state of the ground and the good bowling, the batsmen mode a poor stand, doable figures not being reached by anyone oe either side.