CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1299, 22 March 1883, Page 2

CRICKET.

Te Kapsra v. Cpora. There isn’t much difference in the name, but in the game there was. The gentlemen of the Opera team were two short, and had to secure the services of two outsiders, one of whom has a faint recollection of having once, when young, having played that was called cricket, and the other—weliS although still youthful, is decidedly alto<| gevher innocent of the game. The Uapera ’ captain won the toss, and elected to go in first As a natural consequence this necessitated the others to wait their turn, or in other words to take the field. They did take I it with a vengeance, for Woodhead sent the balls flying all over the place, which had to be I religiously chased and thrown back, only to j be drivm away again the next moment in I some other direction. After having scored I 51 he allowed a ball to slip under his bat and 1 the result was fatal. This ended the first I lesson, and it was then discovered that the very respectable total of 123 was put to their credit. The Opera team then went in to the bowling of Reynolds and Thelwall. Now, we do not wish to say a word against their cricketing; oil the contrary, there are some amongst those who played who, considering the small amount of practice they have, shaped remarkably well, but there are one ofj ■ two others who were somewhat like the twofl ‘ substitutes beforementioned, who are I dently not knights of the willow. Some of I the play was highly amusing, and even occaI sioned laughter amongst their opponents con* i trary to good taste, but nevertheless very pardonable. The wickets fell rapidly, anil the score stood 123—27. Of course the Opera had to go in again, but after the loss of four wickets for 14 runs, the stumps were withdrawn, and a start made for home after a most enjoyable afternoon. The following are the scores :—

Te Hai’ara— Ist Ikmngs. Evans, b Devereux (J Woodhead, b Devereux ... ... ... 51 Reynolds, 1 b w, Bellair 10 W. L. Rees, b Bellair ... ... ... 0 Sunderland, b Bellair 0 Ferris, b Bellair ... ... ... 12 i Day, c and b Bellair 7 I Thelwall, c Brennir 4 ■ L. Rees, not out () | t Akroyd, run out 4 . Ratcliffe, b Devereux 2 " Byes 1« Wides... 8 No-balls ... ... ... 1 j Total 123 ! Simonsen’s Opera Co.—lst Innings. ’ Barrow, b Reynolds 0 ! Bellair, b Reynolds 9 Fitegerald, b Thelwall 0 Scott, c Day 3 Devereux, run out 0 Black, b Reynolds 6 Page, b Reynolds 1 Richardson", b Reynolds 0 Hood, st, b Reynolds 0 Nerworth, run out ... ... ... 0 Henderson, not out 0 Byes 8 Total 27 2nd Innings. Bellair, run out ... 9 Devereux, b Thelwall 0 Strutton, b Thelwall 3 t Black, b Reynolds ... 0 Byes 2 i , , Total 14