WAVEBLEY.

Patea Mail, 28 March 1882, Page 3

WAVEBLEY.

The Maid has over 90 subscribers between ’ Whenuahura and Waiiotara.

SRA.JS'CK; OFFICE of THE MJIZE, Monday.

A cricket match was played on thei Waverley ground on Saturday between the Waitotara and Waverley Star Clubs. It being late before the match was commenced, the two innings could not be played out. Wailotara having won the toss sent : lhe home team to the wickets, when they ran up the respectable score of 134 runs, Thomson making 72 by real good 1 ' play. ; ’ The visitors then essayed the willow, running up 55, the chief scores being.,R. Brown 18, and Haudly 11. The second innings of Waitotara was t,hen commenced, respiting 21 runs being made for the loss of six wickets. I append the scores. The ground was bumpy ; ■ the day was, however, ■ everything that could be desired as far as weather was concerned.

At a meeting of the committee of the Kaitangata relief fund, held at Dunedin, the statement of accounts showed that £1,288 12s 8d had been distributed during the year, in fortnightly allowances to the widows and families of those killed in Kaitangata coal mine explosion. The amount invested is £13,700, and interest received therefrom was £1,259. The trustees start the year with a balance in the bank of £219. :

Cable message of tbe 2nd includes in obituary .notice, Henry Wadsworth. Longfellow, poet, aged 70.

Waitotara. ls< Innings, 2nd Innings. J. Yerry 0 .. ... 0 James ... 0 ... ... 0 Buckingham... 0 S. Handly ... 14 ... ... 4 Parsons 0 ... ... 7 Crompton ... 2 R. Brown ... 18 ... ... 0 Graham 0 ... ... 3 G. Yerry' ... 3 : H. Brown 1 General ... 0 ... ... 0 Extras ... 17 ... ... 7 55 21 Waverley Star Club. 1 st Innings. Howie ... ... 0 Fookes ... ... 2 ,/ McFarlane ... 10 Thomson ... 72 J. Dyke ... 0 W. Dickie . ..13 V. Dyke ... 14 W. Davies ... 0 D. Opghill, ... 5 H. Coghill ... 3 i J. Minn... ... 0 Extras ... 15 134