THE "RAMBLERS" AT THE STUMPS.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 37, 19 March 1879, Page 2

THE "RAMBLERS" AT THE STUMPS.

THE MATCH WITH:TALMEEST.ON!-.

These . Kmglits of" the Winp"^ : 'made their? ! entry into Palmerston oh Sunday-evening, : hayjng drijen right through from JTapier^ by "special 1 " coach. A party of the Palmer-! ston team rode through to WoodviUe^tomeet them, while . another portion- later- pinwere waiting on 'this side -of the-'Mana-flratn;. arid escorted them!; into townp'when r.that visitors put up afßatchelaris HPteli/r^n*- ! .consequence of the; bad' condition of vthehv •<own ground, theY : Pahnerston 'Ghib... '&*dL'i kvailed^ t.h'emselye?/of;;'thef :gf(geroUß; offer^ . mactc-.b'y Feilding to .plajjthe.match on their, '.ground^ ; and , consci^udntiy^, : tii&ggp^psing , ''teams - left, by thp first . satisfaction was evinced- at. ; !^*Uiipn.~ made by the Railways;-^Department* for instead of- 'haying,*; (^rriag^^themselvjßs, . as ! oTrfe^ Voultr -naturally -~e!xpsetj~ all' wera i crowded and crushed info;'a;ipßttAo. track; whose limitedrspace; and- he^^. atmosphere gave one a lively, idei of;- wha*t therßlack Hole m Calcutta might bare been. The arrival at JFeilding was not. made,,* minute, : . somer than the imprisoned' travellers desired; and the moment the. station,,; was rewhed a perfect stampede for .-Epe's Hotel took place. Precisely at h^lf-pasfc' ten the . opposing armies.met upon the battldsground, and 'thestoss having been won hy?thejNApier.. captain, he elected to aendHbis menip the field. Charle9, the loc^.cbmWnder, putiin, Staite and Mason, two; of lus" best bate, to, face the bowling of T. Cross anfl» Herbert-, but at the; very; cutset the Gods were nnpropitioua, for at the second oßthirS ball Mason was given-out leg before wicket, and horetired without "smashing-his duck!*, egf. Pirani w^s .despatched v to bear Staite company, out having nfet with an* accident the previous evening which rendered rhna^. scarcely ableio moye,' and. tqtall^n^ble^ to run, Mason was allowed to run *f or* him. His . incapability, however, was. quickly apparent^! as m. turning to strike afc'theJtialt he shoved it. on to the wicket, and retired for three. The Palmerston .captain nextwielded the . willow, but ' he; wajs e^efeniore. unfortu'uate, as G; Cross, quickly' snatte^e^hja a^Ujnps^tej; avowing him tp.^lqajbtSfc.

the score. AU this Stejtewas E^ffiig twos and sl^tet^tof^h^Wn^a^ra^^leT* aud when Moore ;weutj in> £B j^in jK,im^s6&e' i T thing like the first stahd-madplii Scannings':] was exhibited, but unfortunately Staite was caught out hpJ<.MeTb^vt}(oS^:^M^M^ playing a careful game for; 2^^ Beaufort joined Moore, and quickly put 11. together, he being the l^t. v jn^i^.'iher]teftn\^.i^|g' exceeded aud^wides bringing the' "total fSpredp fe*67.' i "'#f.tfra very short delay, the " Ramblers.!! toed the stumps, the two >who^ first .went to the wickets being Fulton r and '•'■• Carr^ the«l6rfg»* stop and wicket-keeper respectively. They were the only two of the visitors who made any thing, at al^likeiß. score, the } former putting 28 together*m a masterly style wmch elicited the warmest applause-fxoin friend and foe alike, not bne'bf the others reaching a double fije^Solin&h^rtara, mayfremarkJ that whJleM^^iSg^^almerstonMihe first inningjß^iasD^otsigera.blyr bette£ than, that of their rivals,,their fielding when" the ■ 'Ramblers "were at the stumps was simply disgraceful,, the, ,bjes ; aniL wi^ea .totting, up nearly a third'or their opponent's '* -acbre.--By a, »fej!jqa(B«tf*^Jb^b<,Bji§re^ that leaving altogether , o,n .pnp.^e the extras made by tipt^ jteamsJn the firstinnings, I^^Wltlm'ln^KC^fife 5 the "Ramblers" were only 56, although the tofcal-nuffibets - appear-67^and»81v««-In .-the-P^tofiTßton second inning 3 Staite again headetme list with 14, followed by Mason with If, those^emgfthe oiu^twoAwho reached^ doubl^gulet'^tnougi «t was again unfortunate,,.and r by np-,means reached the scorejasually'tpbefoun^ name, he .gave m earnest 'oi 'what "h'e'iepura do m a, magnificent hit ; for™.?," which was lou<Uy - aud^degervedly : applaiidpd.v Cox made a plenum cafeeh^off-fctfe^rtpier'-c^ tain at long field on, but a few moments after refused- a 'trail --which -wpnlrriglit-intco .hands. The bowlingSof bbth.^Moore and Charles was very;.^fe*tiye^parficularlyHthe slows of the' latter m the first innings, but m the second the Btr^ggjs|spenre.d to have collared gig, jsH^^a^ejbe:s \ T |mpcke%-thc| ball 'abo^t^gß^e^UkVd^maki^,-.^, the highest spore^.pf .fcbA^atelh*. was,. unable to play,' and his place at long-stop" was take^y,S|a^vh^ ; as jmlpejieen from the score, w&rby noTfieans an improve? ment; while the position of wicket-k'elpor; usually allotted to Huff , was very woi-thily filled by Summerhayes. . The Palmerston team waa^'takpnas a whole* ? by:jio means a strong one, and perhaps on fchat'accouiit it may have been .that they looked uppn defeat as a foregone cdncKisiori, and^'hy^nb 1 mfeanV played at .'their basfc.,'iWiEh ? regarS*oJ their opponents' play, there,was nothing whatever to call fpr*anj>/Bp;ep^ possesses a splendid bowler m '&* Cross, aha! although tap"" pitches of brother were very successful, it 1 rs'nPi^nerVpretty- nor-' Safe howlingvand had- some -of- the Palmerston men beenjinAtheir.msujdtform, .there might have been a'aiflweiiit tale to tell A Asa^batsman Fulfeok de.§erE93_to take jfirat place, for"' although he *did^ rio't 'Buceefd^in: omfaining! |he highestupepre, his runs were put. together m a scientific ; manner whieh^exhibited the practised batßmani|Tjhe/'J^mbler3/|jß^cp!red $heir first victory on^^eneltf of Palmerston, but we feel thafcwe^annotd^charged with partialifcy.for- saying-thafc. had the. local team pla^edywifhrteitherythe care, or^spi^it •which characterised thfc*earliertmarohe3' t pf. the season, nqt v ,-have becn^the case.; *Mr. Macarfchur^^mdly- aV^ell?a¥'{inipirc Ifo1 for Jt Pajper9ton,..an,d Mr. Coltmah-fof the oppPaihg 4 belim,%uS -we- regret -to state that the latter gefi'tip^n^was-taken' suddenly baft "with .a^fi^ The fp^pwin| • is*thp Wc*ore', f roM^which at Tijill b^'seejii.t'Kat tha yict6ryiwa3;;cvbn.;wi^h eeyen wickets to fall':' — piI^«Ria.T6s4^IM'KINNiNGS;I .-■; „.•.-■• ..- Staite, 2^ I^3,l,l^l* ivli^ri?;;?; 1,1, c. Herbert, b. J. i .,?- „- . h* j &ffl><m:>s? M- .1 \ •rs-:.i!24,:. : i ;>-' Mrboh, lb-w^Jj, Herbert!...^^- 0,,-,.. VimiiSjtl?- .g^CTOss^ " ' .. v r ,'3.!. Charles*, 1,, b, .(L@ross ..„,,...., 1- ■ Moore, 5,1',3,^,2, . b. fT 'Cross " '"'ll ' Beaufort, 2,1,1,^1,1, 'b, "-' ■ ; - -; : jiCross. .... s£ .; -I ;.:. / ' : : . . .-/ 10-. Mitfoi-d, iilfjo. -OJ i ;.Crp^j;.^.-.'i. i 3 Warb^rto s n,^.Gr.^-ossj'' ..;'' 0 Summerhayes, 2,. 0.**^ Cross. ._. 2 Cox, A ., v „ w . ,1 " _„ Murphy .^no^but} 2*... * J p.. -«2 •'< Byes 8 -i^SPiteß ytf?u?i3,^ *&>;'.,*; •',VT*.«<kSUH',^;*iEi&^. „..,_,; ;...-.. :.; ;.. .. ..... ,67.,..; BfcIMBIKMNrtiBECONp.vIjrNINGS. -. f « -/jMalorif»SS#J|fes sr^i i " Chai-les, 5,2, c. .CAflgJ. $ V . •Cross. .^ r 7T';^.. .^f. : _ Beaufort, b. GT Crbss * :/. U Staite, 2,3,1,1,3,1,1,r;i;1.b.w ! , -;'^/T.-'GH»i- • : -T^ '--■}>.? *TAi?*~ Mopre,i2; c, Herbert,, hi -Tr. -„. ..',. yGrossjr; ...y .■;■-; ... ..'. r^ 2 ; . Piraiii, l,r,T j ;i,2,c.Euitpß,br : ', vSainsTnwy^^-V..'- : ' ; ..,^i-& > ''•-'■ '-up*. - ■ *" ■h* ji Wj* j*, '"-•'J' 1 : ■ - . -. r Mu^for^ft24|2^K'!!He»berii^ r r;o-i-Murphy, not: put * . 0 [' \- 1 . ... „. ■£'{ ; '--3 :' - .- Xeg^hye ".'. '." '■" " 1 ~7. ~ ' ' 1 " " . " . ! — ; , ! -, .'■ ....... ep i SAMBife2S- r »iaBT.3INNINGS»j- •./-;-, . b. Moore . '.'.". "■■''""■...'" 28 y^- C.jHpybe>g^ I l ? .;.Sftms#i 2 ;;, ■■{■.^ m^ ; hayesj \^;-*i .A-.^'.jrf • l,^ r , b.Pirani//; r j.^ . o£'^(7 Craven.,.2,l, run ..out- ""'!.. 3^; V SainsbW, 2,3,1, not put i?i> v 6" '■'' x Mackay, % bTMobre ~* l \;. ' ..'&- .. G.Cross, 3, c. and:b.Charlps»fC. Mackerßey, b. Charles •::. 0 I\ Cross^i.mKw^bl Moored. .11 i f J^ing, .1,2, b. Charles ... 3\ J „ .Byes.Sgiaa&SK.. . 17!-Leg-hyra-... , '...■.....;'.. 3" .'"' . rl.^^ide^^viM.^av'BvT msibSSr— SECOND INNINGB^m- - ■Pnlten I^h_a)tnrl»a »«-"'»»*-.-ai«i x uiion, 8 t-th- «^ »ii--L-Sainsbury;^: XJ6x,"TT. Tu-ahi* 1