CRICKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1605, 11 January 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

! PALMERSTON ROVERS v. I ASHUEST. 1 [Communicated.] • The ' above ■ match toolc place on the >. old cricket ground last, Saturday. The ground was m very good order,, thanks ;to Mr Salmon with the assistance of. i Messrs Jackson, Carroll, and Manning • who made the pitch. having to cart: the I water some distance, and to Mr Dixon ! who lent his horse and trap, also to Mrs ; Hirst for the use of the roller. Mr Free--'mtin-was chosen captain pf the Ashurst; ; teaiuand Mr I. Salmon for the Palmerston I Rovers. Salmon having won the toss 'and elected to, take the. field,. although having but eight of his team \vith the . assistance of two substitutes, m hones ot his men turning up m time to bat, bot not doing so these had to take their place. Ashurst commenced by sending Taylor and Roberts to the bowling of Salmon and Jackson* when Taylor was missed- off the first ball of Salmon's by Stallard m the.long field which jiroyed a very bad one 'as by some good play he made a good score of'4S ; ruris before Tie .w;as caught off Carroll Miy Dixon, long stop,* who replaced Jackson ;at bowline:. Freeman wjth.l6 runs to his credit was caught by Dixon oJO£ Salmon, and played the., best innings of his side. Pringle >vith"l2";rupV[ Midtdleson; 10,. kncrjS/ims li)' hot" dut, 'were the highest scorers who by the absence of,, Luxford and Newth for their bo}vl^g'^P9^W ; > Ta^ a o ft °^ the Rovers having no wicket- Iceeper. The first innings closed f or-the good score of ,115 runsjfan adjournment $qolc 'pjace f qr lunch which was provided on the ground, . After lunch the Rovers commenced by sending, m Jackson and Salmon to the bowling : of Roberts and 'Taylor; 'Salmon commenced with a double and Jackson with a ' single, and then both ' batsmen commenced to put on the runs, .Salmon was the .first to. go. having made 24 ; '_ runs: by some" very good cnoket, winch, con> prised two good hits, for six each befdre, he wasofeug'ut at long 'leer off: Taylor by Roberts.: Jackson .made 12 by .very Steady, .play and Seeker 22 to his credit who had .Salmon to rim for him as he was unable ' with a bad foot, Salmon •making some, very smart runs between tiie wickets, m fact something tike his old form of a'few years back m Wellington when he-was one of the smartest run%etters- there.. The first -innings closed, for 81 runs, or 34 , runs, behind Ashurst, a very bad sign. ' Ashn'rstcom--menced by sending m Sims and Roberts to the' bowling of Jackson and Dixon; •junr.j ■ a young : player who by steady practice and,' coaching; will. make, a good bowler. Taylor _was only one to make . any run? he making 14, out of ., a total of 31 run's of the l Ashurst second innings, the bowling was too good, backed by the •feildihg f especially of William Dixon long stop and Salmon at the wickets who. was very .good: he. .taking ,p,ne,. very' smart , catch, .^nd ; stumping^, Taylor 'off Dixon, and. wprlting his team tdtijy and pull His 'irieri 'through, and only 1 let one' bye the 'second innings. 5 The Rovers' begem with Salmon and Dixon William, when both opened with a single and then both batsmen; ran up' the scores before rSalmon placed his legs where his bat should have been and had to retire the score telling one for 26, ;of \which Salmon ha(l made 9by good plaj r . Jackson followed bixt- v ßoon retired .with four, two out for 38 lbokjd; very Stajlaid jwitli 6? rims made room for Seeker Who 1 had Salmon" to run again, Salmon thereby having 1 plenty to-do but Boon- lost Dixon who was caught by Middleson off Roberts for a well played 19, which included one for five and was well cheered by the onlookers, four f0r,45 was the score w^hen tila'rk Won lost Seciker antl CarrolF took the wicket, five out for 50. Carroll began' by hitting one. for three, and another for two before' Roberts clean bowled him, six for 59, when Manning with Clark took the score to 67, Manning making the winning lißtwith3 not but and Clark 5 not out;. The Rovers winning a good uphill game with four wickets to spare, which they well deserve for the way m which they worked the second innings, of the Ashurst. The Rovers have won both matches this season. The following are the scores :— Pal-, merston Rovers, first innings, runs, 67 t byes, 13 ; wides, 1 ; total, 81 ; Innis no ; out. Second innings, runs, 52 ; byes, 12' wides, 3 ; total, 67 ; Manning not out. Ashurst C. C. fist innings, runs, 101 ; byes', 12 ; wides, 2 ; total, ,115 ;,Sims no.t out. Second innings, runs, BO ; byes, 1 ; total, 31 ; Middleson not oqt. Total both innings :— Paln^erstori Rovers, 148 ; Ashurst 6. . G. J 46,. . - '