Cricket.

Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1898, Page 3

Cricket.

t . The opening of the season was celebrated yesterday by a match, Married v. Single, in Victoria Park, when there was a good muster of players, the sides being captained by Messrs Betty and Stiles respectively. The single men proved too many for their opponents, whom they beat by the good margin of 7 wickets and 13 runs. The scores are as follows : — Married. — ist Innings. T. Betty, c Furrie 10 W. Nye, b Martin 18 A. Arbon, c Martin 2 S. Ennis, c Warner 3 T. Mitchell, lbw Furrie o F. Shadbolt, b Warner 1 J. Walls, c Warner o G. Chuck, not out o M. Walker, c Styles o O. Barber (sub.) to bat o Byes 4 Total 38 Bowling averages. — Ingram, o for 6 ; Collins, o for 9 ; Warner, 3 for 3 ; Martin, 2 for 8 ; Furrie, 3 for 6. 2nd Innings. T. Betty, run out 2 W. Nye, c Furrie 2 A, Arbon, not out 6 S. Ennis, b Furrie o T. Mitchell, c Collins 1 F. Shadbolt, b Collins o J. Walls, b Martin ... ... 4 G. Chuck, st Styles 4 M. Walker, b Martin 2 O. Barber, lbw o Byes i Total 22 Bowling average. — Collins, 2, for 5 ; Furrie, 1 for 6 ; Warner, o for 2 ; Martin, 2 for 6. Single. — ist Innings. W. Collins, c Martin 3 F. Warner, b Arbon ... ... 4 F. Martin, b Arbon ... ... o L. Furrie, c Mitchell 10 G. Stiles, not out 15 E. Ingram, c Dunn 6 H. Blake, run out i B. Gray, run out 1 G. Langley, b Ennis o Dunn, b Ennis 1 Byes 6 Total 47 Bowling averages. — Arbon, 4 for 20; Betty, 1 for 21 ; Nye, 1 for 8 ; Ennis, 2 for 1. i 2nd Innings. W. Collins, not out 3 F. Warner, run out o L. Furrie, not out 17 G. Stiles, b Shadbolt 17 Byes ... 7 Total for 2 wickets 44 Bowling average.— Arbon, o for 6; Betty, o for 14 ; Ennis, o for 6 ; Shadbolt, 1 for 9 ; Mitchell, o for 4.

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