WAKEFIELD V. SPRING GROVE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 306, 28 December 1874, Page 4

WAKEFIELD V. SPRING GROVE.

A cricket match look place at Wakefield on Satarday (Boxing Day) between the Spring Grove and Wakefield Clubs. The Wakefield captain having won tha toes determined to send the SpriDg Grove men to the wickets. At about 11 o'clock, Messrs Hyde and Fayen commenced the batting against the bowling of C. Knapp and S. Fowler, and from the commencement it was seen that tbe SpriDg Grove men were determined to keep up their wickets in preference to showing off anything in the way of great hits, as only one hit for 4 was made in this innings, which lasted for about two hoars*. When the last man wbb dis* posed of, 42 was put up as the total. Messrs K. Knapp and J. Tunnicliff now went in to represent Wakefield. When the first wioket went down 14 runs had been obtained; when tbe sixth wicket fell 40 was the score. AU good

luck seems now to have deserted them as the remaining four weut down for only 3 runs, thus beating their opponents by 1 run in the first innings. Things now looked bright for the Spring Grove, and they seemed determined to try and win. When the last wicket fell 54 was put up as the result of their second innings. Wakefield had now to make 53 to tie, and they seemed determined to show what they could do, as the first wicket only fell when 19 was scored, 2 and 3 for 24, 4 for 34, 5 for 53; S. Fowler the remaining man was now joined by Captain Sellon, the former adding one and the Captain putting one out to the fence for three, when game waß called by the scorers, the Wakefield men having won by 4 runs and 5 wickets to go down. The following are the scores: — Wakefield. Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. K.__napp,bßutherford 9 b Rutherford 4 J. Tunncliflf, b Eden 5 b R'rtherford 7 W. Bird, bW. Eden 4 c Tasker, b Rutherford 0 C. Knapp, c Tasker, b Eden ... ... 8 b Rutherford 19 Fowler, c Hyde, b Eden 3 not out ... 8 M. Sellon, bT. Eden, 11 not out ... 3 R. M. Smith, c Fayen, b Rutherford ... 0 H.Enapp.b Rutherford 2 hT. Eden 3 Tunnicliff bßutherford 0 Price, c Fayen, b Eden 0 R. Bryant, not out ... o Byes, &c ... 1 1 Total 43 ... ... 57 Grand Total 100

Sfbi_ g Gbove. lst Innings. 2nd Innings. J. Hyde, bS. Fowler 2 bS. Fowler 0 J. Fayen, c Fowler, bC. Knapp ... 0b C. Knapp 0 W. Elen, c Bird, b Tunnicliff ... 9 cK. Knapp, b Tunnicliff 11 H. Fayen, run out ... 2 _ Fowler ... 6 H. Organ, c J. Tunnicliff, bK. Knapp ... 3 b Fowler ... 0 Rutherford, b Knapp 4 b Fowler ... 0 J. Tasker, b Tunnicliff 0 run out ... 6 G. Rutherford, not out 1 b Fowler ... 1 T. Eden, run out ... 4 c Tunnicliff, b Fowler 0 H. Kerr, run out ... 1 not out ... 1 F. Neal, b Knapp ... 2 bK. Knapp 17 Byes, &c ... 14 12 Total 42 54 Grand Total 06 A most excellent lunch was provided on the ground by Mr Day of the Wakefield Arms. The Wakefieid band discoursed some excellent mnsic throughout tbe afternoon, and about 200 people were on the ground during the day including a full share of the fair ccx, all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves very mucb. The Grand Stand j was open to the public, free through j the day, and was largely patronised. — Communicated.