Cricket.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 51, 3 December 1886, Page 2

Cricket.

A combined U-uiu isix from Pahiutna and five from Woodville) will meet an eleven from Palmerston North to-morrow, on tlie Wood Villa ground. The players to represent Pahiatua are Beaufort, Teats, llnldune, Cl. Wintcombe, Hamilton, and Powell. Emergency: Hutcheii. The match Canterbury v. Australians was brought to a close on Moiulay, and resulted m a draw greatly in favor of the former. Tlie scores are Canterbury, Ist innings, 17H; 2i.d. I Jilt An.- Indians. Ist iiuiings. 90 , 2ud, *9 for five wickets, being 12)

behind their opponents. In the soqpinl ff/tung- Blackburn hud to retire, having • received a nasty cut on tin- lir-t linger ui liis loft hand with the ball yvliaitt iMUiug. Barnes, for Canterbury, n. ide a stand of three lieur* in tint aoc-uid innings, during which time be m ver gave n chance until caught. He mad* B.i, and was loudly applauded by the Australians on r* -i voig Matthews, cjo i Hannan, 21, Wrctmig 14. aWo Imtnsl well, the former being crMitel with having played the most brilliant cricket of the day. He was run out, having had tlie misfortune to slip when running la-tween the wickets. Ari/efk tin- well-known Auckland representative cricketer, has been presented with a hat bearing a silver plate, for the remarkable bowling feat of securing all ten wickets for Auckland v. Gordon.

Tin- following an- tlie Auckland 22 to plav against the Australian eleven : W. Meldruin, 1.. Mcldrum. C. H. Gould. 11. J. hisshug. T. M. Morushy. . J. \V. Rvhiiu, 11. J. Yeats. J. Testro. } O. Lynch. K. McPherson. \V. Hsrvic. W. Beard. E. Mills. H. Thomas, J. Amie, W. K. Barton. A. K.lVwes. A. O'Brien, 11. Crowe, A. McCormick, C. Gardner, TV. W. Robinson ; emergenciee - 1 1. Walker, I. R. Beed. um team is consider.sl strong m fiebling and fairly good in bowling and batting. The cricket matches played oil Saturday last between the leading senior clubs of Mellwurini were rentarkahb for g.xjd scoring, both individual and aggregate. Among the in.lividird performances those of Lewis (140). Walters |lO3. Midwinter MO. not out;, llolx-rtson 199), and Freeman (!•»*. were specially noteworthy, while the eluhs'scores—East Melbourne, 2*o for five wickets, and Melbourne, 21* for live wickets—were uncommonly high. The match between the Wellington 22 ami the Australians rouuneiiceU on Wednesday afternoon, the Wellington men taking the wickets first, who were not disposed of until 182 runs had Ixx-n made. The principal scorer* wrrt — Salmon li>. Tindall in. It. Blarklork 2‘*. Itilev 2». A. lllacliwnuri 11. <i->rc 10, Isawson 2i). Collins 14. McGirr 12. The Australians commenced tlit-ir first innings yesterday morning.

Barm-s, w ho made tin- highest aggregate score in the Christchurch match against tlie Australians, has been made tin- re cipient oftbres* sonvenirs from admirer* of liis plav—a lint from Mr A. M. Ollivier.a guinea from Mr S. Stewart, and a trophy from Mr Borgli.