CRICKET NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 414, 2 December 1884, Page 2

CRICKET NOTES.

— ♦ WAIKAIA V. LUMSDEN. (From a Lumsden correspondent.) A match came off at Lumsden on Friday last between eleven o£ the Lumsden Juvenile Cricket Club and eleven from the Waikaia Club (most of ■whom were not juveniles), and which resulted in a victory for Waikaia of 80 runs and five wickets. It is not the least surprising that Lumsden's adult team lost at Waikaia the other day, as the grown up persons there mii3t be, to say the least, giants if we can judge by the specimen of jureniles they send out. Thore were six of the team that A'isited Lumsden as juveniles that stood over oft 3in, and some of them showed signs of that soft downy appearance on the upper lip and sides of the face which inclines one to think they must be beyond sweet 10 at anyrate. I question if some of them were not acquainted with that not much used instrument in the colonies termed a razor. I hope when the return match is played they will select a more even team at Waikaia. Although the victory for the visitors was an easy one, no one seems to give them much credit for it, though I have no hesitation in saying, that had the teams been more equal the visitors would have had the best of it, their playing generally being superior to that of the local team. Our boys made a most miserable display in the field, and their batting could have been a great deal better. There was a great want of judgment. They all seem to go iv for slogging, hence, the reason so many , were caught out. Mr Howell supplied some refreshments on the ground, and Messrs Crosbie, Dore, and Slack arranged for the comfort and requirements of the visitors, who all seemed well pleased with the treatment they had received, and at the call of Mr Milne when leaving gave three hearty cheers. The home team weut first to the wickets with the following result : —

(From our VVaikaia correspondent.) Mr Milne kindly undertook to escort the boys, the majority of whom were pupils attending tho school. They i started from Waikaia on Thursday afternoon in tho face of pitiless storms of hail and rain, which continued at intervals throughout the journey. Unfortunately the Mntaura was iii flood and they had to go round by Kiversdale, lengthening the journey considerably. However, after a rough and cold ride they arrived at their destination about 11 o'clock, and were hospitably and kindly entertained by Messrs Dore and Crosbie, who provided all necessary for themselves and horses free of charge. The return match takes place at Waikaia about the middle of December.

LUMSDEN. Ist Innings. 2nd Inninga Bailow, b Ob 0 T. M'Math, c ■ ... 11 lbw 4 H. M'Math 12 b 0 J. Black, b 0 c 1 W. Black, c Ob 7 Keynolds, b 0 c 1 Leouard, b ... ...3 c 0 Belcher, c 0 c 0 Martin, run out ... 0 c 1 Southern, not out ...2 b 0 Payne, b 2 not oiit 0 Extras 2 Extras 1 32 15 WAIKAIA. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. E. H.irdman, b ... 1 c 12 D. Matheson, b ... 6 b 22 H. Hardman, b ... 0 b 7 Donald Mathesoo, b 7 not out 31 IS. Matheson, b ... 0 c 8 Beggs. c 0 st. 2 . Brown, c ... ... (5 M'lvrozie, b... ... 1 JM'Lean, b 1 MHJregor, c 0 Moffatt, not out ... 0 Extras 4 Extras 10 35 92