COSTUME CRICKET MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 87, 12 April 1875, Page 4

COSTUME CRICKET MATCH.

The event of the Easter holidays, so far as Christchurch was concerned, was the costume cricket match, and attendant athletic sports. Taken as a whole, also, the characters were well selected and appropriately dressed, and the effect of course in the cricket field was proportionally funny. The Softy, [forgetting for the time his murderous Instincts, might be seen partaking of social refreshment with the gallant Romeo, the noblest Roman of them all, Coriolanusj and laßt but not least, the bold William, whose love for his Sue has formed so touching a domestic drama. In another direction Wormwood, leaving aside his amiable disposition to set people by the ears, fraternised with Eccles, whose attire certainly was not that ticketed in shop windows "The style," and Salem Scudder, who reflectively "chawed," ancl who strange to say neither guessed nor calculated. The funny trio, Pierrot, Clown, and Pantaloon, atlbrded no end of , amusement to the juveniles during the day, and the well-directed efforts of the Policeman to "run in" any unsuccessful candidate for cricketing honors also received well-deserved plaudits. Ol the match itself what can be said ; how Macbeth, Myles na Coppalt-en, Rip Vau Winkle, and others ' of a select coterie seemed to consider it their mission in life to tauff every catch that came their way ; how Wormwood and Eccles, laboring under the delusion tbat the best way to stop a ball was to sit down right in front of it, and thus arrest its playful gambols, only discovered the error ot their ways when beaten almost to a mummy ; how Coriolanus, advancing with true Roman dignity to strike tbe ball, missed, and ignomoDiously went out hy a base mechanical slave knocking off his bails, would fill too much Bpace to relate ; suffice it to say that the very large assemblage of persons were kept thoroughly amused during the entire afternoon. Mr Collier's drees as Touchstone may be remarked as being one of the best on tbe ground, but generally wben the motley group were in the field the effect was very good. During the afternoon photographs of the two teams were taken.