THE CRICKETING SEASON.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 97, 3 December 1879, Page 2

THE CRICKETING SEASON.

PAUIh'ttSTO:* V. SAKDOS. The first mutch of the season took place on Monday, when the local ineu met a team front fckndon. The contest was the result of a challenge received from fcSandon, and although llic PiilH\cr«^oy Club had hail no practice whatever, prior to the challenge, it was uuummously decided;'to accept it. 'The' result has proved that it will he necessary to go iv for constant practice, and that the tueunbers chutson fur matches should more frequently moot together m the field, and; become conversant wi^h their several parts. The visitors arrived shortly after tou o'clock! and allowed very little tune to clause uiii'il they had found their ways to the cricketing ground, an,d corns. enced knocking the. leather about. Jfackaon captained tha iSaudon men, and Charles was re-elected to the command be held last year. The latterwon the toss, and elected to put the visit ara to the stumps, pjaeiqg Lloyd as wickelke^por, Watson aa long-stop, with Pirioii and Masou ■ bowling. The two in,eu who first faced tha. bovjler9 were ifohn A'Oourt at\d Hensen, but after a very short period, i the latter was neatly caught out by GllwUtt, o£t Piraj^i, a. fate, wh^ti. h\a partner aqoii after si^Eferedj being oauglit by P\rani, off Mason. Middleir\iss and J^iu^fwa wer« theui togetltet'; uud sis the iafciur. bad the refutation of being a tarror^ double figures were,.expected from him; But you can Qever tell ""•unfcii the. numbers are upi v an,'d to hisp^fH and the disgustof his party he ,wa^ sooi^ seen^ walking to tiie p^viilio,u, — bowled by iSdfasoii. Middleuniss put fiye. togetl^r by : dareful play, when he avos, run, ouit. The Captain .

fortunate, as he was caught but by Mason without breaking his egg. Jame3 A'Court and Tomlinson then faced each othe*. and after the former had secured a capital drive for 3, he was neatly caught out by Charles, •off Pirani, Tomlinson being similarly, disposed of by Warburtori, after making five m careful singles.. Faganancj Gifford then got together, and for some reason. Pirani wa* ! taken off the bowling, and Charles wont ou with underhand slows. The change was a most unfortunate one* as the result quickly j showed. The " field " tva* treated to some: I leather hunting as. Gifford punished the. I bowling as ho liked, .and singles were varied by fours and twos, until he was cleverly stumped" by Lloyd, after adding 16 to' the score, while his companion 'was given out leg before wicket. Sanson supplied the " vacancy having Bruce for his visa-vis, and the very first, ball made a splendid, hit .off Charles' bo wliDg. for 4, followed by two T singles and a two; when he drove the ball into Dawson's arms, and he accepted the favor. That ended the first innings of Sandon, which closed for a total of 62. After a short interval Watson 'and Staite opened the ball for Palmerston, but the life of the former was a short one, ar after / scoring one lie was given out tag before ' wicket. Of course the decision o£ the umpire wa3 final, but its juitico ma' a matter of much discussion. jStaiie} as; He ! always does, made the best use of his time while at the wicket, letting no ball within reach, of; his bat pass him, ; ljut jiisfe as he " was getting on so nicely " he was caught, out by Gifford, off A'Courfc. Lloyd, who had been his partner, took care not to be enticed by every ball, and although his score" was only of the same magnitude iw t^ai ot* Staite, he held his ground, at the wioket, puzzled the bowling, arid^* exhibited some: very pretty defenceas an. earnest of rwhat he. could do upon a proper ground. He, how* ever, also fell a victim to the capacity of Gifford's clutch, Mason m the jnetidtuhe ! having retired with a bull's eye-" to hii credit, cleanly bowled by Burge33. Charles neat weilded the willow; .and. the manner, m which he sent the Sandon men careering over the field raised the falling hopes of : Palmerston. He had the'' bowling; pretty -well his own way, alternating threes with, twos until 20 had beeri put to nisi credit, when he gave a chance to 'A'Courfc, and the. captain retired amidst - well-deso'rved . acclamation. Before leering, however, he to deprive the team, of the services of Pirani, A bye-hod been ru,n, when an'overthfow was .given, a second yuq scored, a second overthrow then eh'sued, and athivd rim was the consequenceV but upon trying to steal a ' fourth run for the tbird^overtbrbisv" -Piranr came Cto grief. A{arr}neV o,nd : were then m; together, and /although fcJie Dr. only put ten to the scorq, the manner m, which they weWobtai^e^, hjs defence, and gene"i 4 play "was the thetne of ;admfratipn," ' Sanson's bowjiiig, however, found a woak] . spot m his defence, 'and he retired^ qmckly followed by Warhui'ton, vyho, - however, scored 3. Poyle was given' out' leg before ! wicket, -Mbwlem made 2, not out, and Daw- . son 1, when the Palmerstoh inninga closed fps [ 66, or 4 more thau their opponents, ■ After half an h6u,rV interval,; allowing for : "' luncheon, the visitow.agam toed tho mail;,' but the play of the team calls for no especial 7^ remark*, beyond noticing-the batting of the two A'Courts, who made 15 a,n,d, 16^ qx one more ihau th^v^«gh> companion*: combined.. ;Jtv fact the Saudoiinien have to thani : Gifford and the A'Oourt's aii(| the bovtlingpf Burgess and Sansoii forfcheife . victory. With regard to thesecb^d innings' q{ Pqlmeraton, the least: said the better . • 1^ | was'aseriesof'caaualitios, and the wicketl went down with . a rapidity .only to be ;equalle'd;[by^sthe;'fiilHng of fche " leaves 'at ;Yuilbisbrosa'." r Ageiind Youth", Cm^ainan(( : Private alVsha.v«d alike, and the worst of it .. vva3 that n.6t only was every man claao, bowled, but most «f them before they hadj I time to settle thomdelvcs at the stumps or. b^^eak their ■ cltucks' eggp^ MovTlttir w Ikfli, -Watson, Charlfe, Warburton, and Dawson*. all disappearing \yitlt a eiphei 1 to their name, while Marrincr and Pirani' barely" managed .to score .one by-the skin oftheir teeth. Sj^u,-. : son was dead on to the wicket, but a] though.' as seojxhe could do what he liked ".with most of the team, Lloyd's play - was ; a puzzle 40. him, as he o«,iy went in "eariv. "and made thwie moro than the whpla.of the. team, bu{f. -carried out his bat. ihat he did not make., more is easily accounted for by. the fact of\ his companions going m and put;, with such, rapidity. The fact canuot bft denied that although the Pjilmeratoii team caiiTbring a . stroiig.^ eleven uito the fiold, it U absolutely. : necessary that, they should . practice ... togetlier -before- they iv can hope for success, pprtieularly i^ tbabpjriipg,- in yyliich they were, on jS^pnday just as ' vveaj' as tiiejp op-, ponents were strb'ng. In the first inning*, the Palmerdton team fielded particularly well, as "will be noticed bjr the number of,catchw, while.'. c the long stopiiag "of "V^at-. son was one of the features of the day. At. tjipiigh; the Sandon men were weak m the. baiting, n,ot having a man to compare with, \ Ltoyd. Staite, or Charlw, theyvhad tower.of . streiigth m Burgessaud ; Sjinson, the. former. ! of wnum has been a professional m the oid^ country; The day was all tfiat could be .d»v sirtid; "an^d a^thou^h. the ground was Bomer i what lumpy, considering that %w^as secured? only at- the last moment it was not altogether, to be despised. At all events the visitors, have no reason to complain, for we feel con* vinced^ that with. Lloyd, Marriner, and a 'few other m the'" local team upon .».: t'hbrbuglilj good grouniL tlijere* wrould b»T% been £ very different story 'to tell. : ". V- ' • "SANSON; " , '■■ ■•. FIB3T • IffSlifGS; ' ijTohn. A'Court, 1,1,2, b. Mason, v • c. Piraiij. v.. ... ■ .'..; ;..V -4, ; Bjeuscu, l^lj b r Pirani/ el. Charles : : . ; . ... ... ;.. 2; „: -■/■■ Middlauiiss,.. 1,1,1,1,1, ruu; but, v' v E.-Piaaui^^. . -. '".'..■■ ... $i~ '";■''" ■ : Burgess,^ b^Mason r '".:C ... 1- ' ; :Jack(Jon, 0, b. Pirani, c. Mason 0" ; Jarnos " A'Court, ;3, c. Charles, ■ ' ; •'■ _ b. Mason ... ...... '".^'Sj ' Tomlinson, i|1,i,1,1, c. \Vaii'. ' burton, b. Mason ■'...' .J. 5 t Fagan, 1,1,^,1,1, Lb.w.j ; b. . . ■•■- Charles ..; ........'. 7 # . . Gifford, 1,1,1,1^,1 2,1j2,14 B^, ; Lloyd .:....:-,,.... lflt ; Sanaon, 4,1,1,2, c. Dawson, b. Charles '... ... ... .. Bruce, 3, ppft out ... ...... 3. Bvoj ... -•* 3 WiJes - 4 'Kaball i. ... 1 . Total ... 62SECOND SKSIITGB. - Hanson, b. Mason ... ..-. ... 1 Jo.in ACotiri,' 1,1,1,2,1, 1,1,1,4, 2, c. Warburtou, b. ilason 15 middlemiao, 1,1,1, c. Lloyd, b. Pirani ... ... .* 3 Burgees, 1,1& run out 5 4»t--ksun J 1, o: .V(nsan, b. Dovlo 1 Barnes A'Coarf, 1,1,1,1,1,2,2,3, "L.2, 1. c v Watson, b. Charles 16 ' Towlinion^ 1, b, JUoyle 1 EagaUj 1,1, b. M:wou 2 Qiiford, 1, c, Pirani, b. Doyle • X Sanson, 1,1,1,1, h. Charles ... 4 B/uco, not. out ft ■ Byes ../ 5. Leg-byes. ... % , WV«3" • 4 .... • -...I *w .-.\st