CRICKET MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 288, 7 December 1870, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

CABMEN v. CARTERS. The announcement that two elevens, selected from the Jehus and Jolly Waggoners of the town were to play a game of cricket attracted a large number of spectators to the Botanical Gardens yesterday afternoon, tho townspeople being anxious to see whether the skill of the players in wielding the willow and holding the ball was equal to that displayed by them in handling the ribbons and pocketing fares. The Nelson band, which was in attendance played during the afternoon, and added considerably to the liveliness of the scene. The carters were not fashioned in the same mould as he who, we are told, instead of putting his shoulder to the wheel, bawled out to Jupiter to assist him. Not at all; no amouut of labor seemed to be too much for them, aud if any fault was to be found with their cricketiug, it was that they rau about rather too much, aud went through a deal of unuecessary hard work, but this added to the sport and hurt no one, unless it might be Host Tregea, who had in the evening to allay the appetites that had been sharpened by the afternoon's exercise. It is impossible to give a detailed account of the game, but we may stato that Bright, Lunn, and Stevenson proved themselves veritable sous of Nimshi, for they drove (the ball) most furiously, and during the second innings kept thefieldin astateof intense excitement and activity while they rau up between them the little score of 48, to which fact is to be attributed the defeat of their opponents. At the termination of the game, a triumphal procession of cabs loaded with the two elevens aud their friends, drove round the town preceded by the Band, and the amicable manner in which the late foes became " mixed " — to quote Mr. Cotfcerell on "Twins" — in the course of their drive, was ample proof that all hostilities between thera had ceased on the fall of the last wicket. The day was brought to a close by a dinner at Tregea's Miners' Arms Hotel when a most pleasant evening, and we might say morning, was spent, the Baud, which was in attendance, adding much to the enjoyment of those present. Subjoined are the scores : — Cabmen. First Innings. Second Innings . Bright, b Kearse ... 1 b Kearse 14 Lunn, b Stewart 3 b Kearse 16 Stevenson, b Kearse 5 b Kearse 18 G. M'Donald. b Stewart... 6 b Kearse 3 Jackson, b Kearse 2 runout 2 Lucre, b Stewart 0 b Kearse 3 Hargreaves.b Kearse 1 b Crisp 4 M'Glaehan,b Stewart 0 b Crisp 1 Wade, b Stewart 0 b Crisp 0 Gilbert, not out 1 b Kearse 3 Twist, b Stewart 0 not out 1 Byes 8 3 Wide ball 0 1 Totals ' 27 69 27 Grand Total 96 Carters. First Innings. Second Innings. Crisp, b Stevensm 7 b Lucre 0 Stewart, b Stevenson 2 not out 14 Kitchen, c Gilbert 2 b Stevenson 0 Kearse, c MDonald 1 b Stevenson 4 Grant, runout 0 b Wade ... . 0 E. Armstrong, c Bright ... 4 c and b Wade 0 J. Armstrong, b Stevenson 0 b Stevenson 1 Bradley, b Lucre 10 run out 3 Hogan, not out 0 b Lucre 7 Taylor, run out 1 b Stevenson 0 Osman, b Stevenson 1 st Stevenson 7 Byes 8 5 Leg byes 2 1 Totals 38 42 38 Grand Total 80