CRICKET—CARLYLE V WAITOTARA.

Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 487, 24 December 1879, Page 2

CRICKET—CARLYLE V WAITOTARA.

Tub above match was played on the Carlyle ground on Saturday last, and although the morning had anything but a pleasing appearance, no rain fell from the time tiie game was begun till it was finished ; but the wind blew very strong all the day, so strong, indeed, that the bails wore continually blowing off. Play was commenced about 10.30 by the Waitotara men taking the wickets, and, notwithstanding that the majoiity of the team were “green horns” as regards the willow, the tidy little score of 59 was put together before the last man retired, Pearson and Wdlis being the only double scorers, the former having made 18, and the latter 14. A glance at the scores made by Waitoiarr, will show that they were dependent on a few men, and yet they proved too much for the home team. Carlyle, in the Jirst innings, made 69. Tennant, Jacomb, and Dixon scoring IS, 10, 10, respectively. With ten runs against them, Waitotara again took the willow, when Pearson and Parsons made it exceedingly lively for the field, the former soon running up a wellplayed 25, and (he latter 19. The innings closed for GO, which, added to the first innings, made a grand total of 119. The game was Jhnost considered a certainty for Carlyle, but at, the finish, it was found that, the visitors had put the home team through by two runs. Unfortunately for Carlyle tneir best player (Jacomb) was run nut, after having maue a bit, tor one ; and this seemed to have decided the fate of the game. The Waitotara team are certainly to be congratulated for achieving a victory so soon after emerging from their_ shell, Imt it is to bo Imped that they will not take this victory as a proof of their excellent play, and henceforth give up practice., To become efficient cricketers, practice is required, and we are of opinion that it the Carlyle team (indulged in a little more real practice, instead of employing half u-dozen boys to leather-hunt for them, we should not. bn compelled to record a defeat, for them every time they engage in battle against a foreign team. Tito following are the scores ; W.UTOTAKA.

Ist innings. 2nd innings. Dawson, b Dement... 5 c Dasent, b Dixon ... 5 Ross, b Horner ... 6 b Dasent ... 5 Pearson, b Dixon ... 18 c Dixon, b Jacomb ... 25 Parsons, c Jacomb... 7 c Dixon, b Dasent ... 19 Willis, not out ... 14 c Taplin, b Dasent ... 0 Graham, b Jacomb... 2 c Jacomb, b Dasent ... 5 Verry, b Dixon ... 0 b Jacomb ... 0 McKenzie, c Ten- c Dixon, b nent 1 Jacomb ... 1 Xickol, b Dix..n ... 1 not ...it ... O James, b Dixon ... 1 b Dasent ... 0 Matthews,b Dixon... 0 b Dasent ... 0 Byes, &c. ... 4 Byes, &c. ... 0 Total ... 59 GO CAiu.yi.n. Ist innings. 2nd innings. Horner, c Parsons, b Ross 7 b Pearson ... 9 Taplin, run out ... 4 hj Dawson ... 9 Tcnnent, b Dawson... IS b Dawson... 5 Cowcrii, b Ross ... 0 runout ... 0 Jacomb, b Ross ... 10 run out ... 1 Baggett, c McKenzie c and b b'Uoss ‘2 Dawson ... 0 Dasent. hj Dawson... 0 run out ... G Dixon, b Dawson ... 10 b Dawson... 7 Drake, c Ross, b Dawson ... G b Pearson ... 1 Turner, b Ross ... 1 not out ... 0 Foster, not out ... 4 run out ... 7 Byes, &c. ... 10 Byes, &c. ... 3 Total ... 69 48 Majority for Waitotara, 2. ygryHCToagaicisßm.Mnfe'omi