CRICKET MATCH ON EASTER MONDAY.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 315, 24 April 1878, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH ON EASTER MONDAY.

[BY A SPECTATOR.] The match. Married v Single, of the County of Patea, came off on Monday, on the Carlyle ground, and was without doubt the best match of the season. The da}” was clear and fine throughout, and the ground was in very fair condition so that neither side could complain on that score. Play commenced at about half-past 10 o’clock. Taplin was elected captain of the Married team, and G. Bayly captain of the Single. Dr Croft officiated as umpire. Taplin won the loss and sent his opponents to the wickets, who kept charge of Willow until the very line score of 100 had been put up. The Married team then went in and were all disposed of for 42, no one making much of a stand.

The Single chaps again took the wickets and were put out for 38* making a grand total of 138.

The Married followed, and were inclined to make a stand towards the end of the innings* but the light got so very bad that the ball could not be well seen, and after scoring 54 they retired, making a grand total of 96, thus losing the match by 42 runs.

F, Bayly’s 32 and 14 (for the Single) Was the highest scoring of the day, Coutts 11, Kitchen 14 (not out), and G. Bayly’s 18, wete the scorers of double figures fof the Single. For the Married, Taplin 14 (not out) was the only two figures obtained. . The bowling on the Married side in the first innings was something worse than disgraceful, which I can only attribute to the players not practising. In the second innings Fraser got warmed to it, and soon sent bis opponents’ stumps flying, taking eight wickets out of the ten himself. The Single team have a warrior in Fred Bayly, as a bowler—there is no doubt about that. The colt young Coutts, promises well, he having bowled gome of the best bats. Now that the season is over, I would suggest, in a friendly manner, , that Mr Fred Dayly’sstyleofbowlingbe considered. It is generally said, and by bis own friends and team too* that 4 balls out of every over of his are throws. This would have been questioned on Monday, as indeed at other times, but there having been little 1 differences of late between the Hawera and Carlyle Clubs, it was considered that it would* not be wise to call the bowling into question this season, as both Clubs wish to got on more friendly terms, and complaint would probably have been looked upon as evidence of hostile intentions. But for all concerned, I would certainly advise Bayly to try and bowl without giving any person a chance to question the style. Sarten, whom I believe bad the same style, has at last been disqualified. Many of onr new beginners are following suit. I noticed at Manntahi, in the last match, that Peacock and Corrigan are adopting Bayly’s style. If the style is not altered other clubs will certainly go in for the same mode of play next year, when it will be found that there will be just as hot members as our friend Fred. The writer of this has tried the throwing and found that he could put every ball on middle stump and break through the batsman’s defence.