CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 880, 10 February 1879, Page 2

CRICKET.

BANKS V. THE TOWN. On Saturday the return match between these teams was commenrod on the Oamaru Club's ground. The bankers were the first to handle the willow. They made a wretched beginning, the first five wickets falling for the ridiculously small score of five. CastelH and Du Pre" then got together, and brought the score up to 35 before a sepai'ation was effected, Castelli being bowled by Cooke, after scoring 17. The innings closed for a total of 48, Du Pre carrying out his bat for 20. Cooke bowled very well for the Town, and obtained seven wickets. The Town Eleven only succeeded in putting together a total of 40, Finch being the highest scorer with 10. Lowe obtained no less than eight "wickets. The match will be continued next Saturday. The following are the scores made in the first innings of each side : BASKS —FIEST INNINGS. Tempest, b Cooke 2 Lowe, b Cooke I G. Feuwick, b Cooke 0 F. Fen wick, c and b Cooke ... 2 Macdonald, c Booth, b Howorth 0 Castelli, b Cooke 17 M'Janner, b Cooke ... ... 3 Du Pr6\ not out 20 Kerr, b Cooke 0 Anderson, run out ... ... 0 Fillcul, b Howorth 1 Byes 1 Leg Byes 1 Total 4S TOWN —FIEST INNINGS. Sumpter, c F. Fenwick, b Tempest ... 4 Walls, c Tempest, b Lowe ... 3 Howorth, b Lowe 4 Cooke, b Lowe 2 Creagh, b Lowe ... ... ... 4 Booth, b Lowe ... 0 Finch, c Castelli, b Lowe ... 10 Rice, b Lowe ... ... ... 6 Church, b Lowe ... ... ... 2 Olasson, not out ... ... ... 5 Balmer, run out ... ... ... 2 Leg Byes 4 Total 40 EXCELSIOR SECOND ELEVEN V. TRADES. The match between the second eleven of the Excelsior Club and the first eleven of the Trades Club was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the former by 37 runs. The following are the scores : E.C.C. —FIEST INNINGS. Barclay, e Slater, b Sinclair ... 0 D. Moore, 1.b.w., b Sinclair ... 12 Little, run out ... 0 Hartley, b Sinclair 4 Robinson, b Sinclair ... ... 11 T. Hewat, b Sinclair 0 H. Moore, c Bust, b Solomon ... 7 Davis, c Solomon, b Hartley ... 15 Bannerman, b Hartley ... ... 11 M'Leod, b Hartley 2 Extras 7 Total 69 SECOND INNINGS. Tarawhiti, b Hartley S D. Moore, b Sinclair 7 A. Hartley, bJ. Hartley ... 4 Robinson, bJ. Hartley... ... 0 T. Hewat, c Bust, b Hartley ... 0 11. Moore, b Sinclair 3 Barclay, b Hartley 0 Bannerman, b Sinclair ... ... 0 Hardy, run out ... 1 M'Leod, b Hartley 0 D. Hewat, not out ... ... 0 Extras 7 Total 30 Total i s t innings ... 69 Grand total 99 TEADES —FIKST INNINGS. J. Hook, b Hewat 2 Waterworth, b Hewat ... ... 1 W. Hook, b Hartley 1 D. Sinclair, b Hartley 0 G. Hook, h.w. ... ... ... 3 Solomon, b Hewatt ... ... 0 Slater, b Hewat 7 H. Sinclair, b Hartley 1 Aimers, b Hartley ... ... 0 Hartley, c Hewat, b Hartley ... 1 Bust not out 0 Extras 7 Total 23 SECOND INNINGS. W. Hook, c Bannerman, b Hewat 0 Bust, c and b Hartley 3 J. Hartley, bA. Hartley ... 5 Aimers, c and b Hartley ... 0 Slater, b Hewat 0 Smith, not out ... ... ... 7 R. Hewat, run out ... ... 5 M 'Galium, b Hewat 0 D. Sinclair, b Hewat ... ... 0 H. Sinclair, b Hartley 10 J. Hook, run out 2 Extras ... 7 Total ... 39 Total, Ist innings ... 23 Grand total 62 > SOUTH SCHOOL V. FIFTH CLASS C.C. A cricket match was played on Saturday between the South School Cricket Club and the Fifth Class C.C. Mr. Rice played a very good innings of 32 runs. The match was drawn. The following are the scores : SOUTH SCHOOL. Davis, c Crawford, b Ham ... 0 Orr, c Robinson, b Hook ... 0 Dickson, b Hook 0 Elsbury, c Hook, b Ham ... 0 Rice, b Hook 32 Larkin, not out ... ... ... 5 Buick, c Stemson, b Ham ... 5 Burns, b Hook ... 1 M'Auly.b'Hobk... :.. .„ 1 lies, b Ham ... 1 Extras 6 Total 51 FIFTH CLASS. Ham, b Larkin, c Buick ... 0 Crawford, c Elsbury, b Davis ... 0 D. Mitchell, c Elsbury, b Larkin 0 Grenfel, run out... ... ... 11 Hesketh, c Elsbury, b Larkin ... 3 Robinson, c Rice, b Larkin ... 0 Ronayne, c Davis, b Rice ... 0 J. Hook, not out 15 D. Main, b Larkin ... ... 5 E. Hook, b Davis 0 W. Stemson, b Davis 0 Byes ... 5 Total ... • 39