CRICKET.

Southland Times, Issue 633, 18 February 1867, Page 3

CRICKET.

RIVEBTON V. INVEBCABGILL. A challenge from the Eiverton Cricket Club was accepted by the Invercargill Club, to be played on the 14th February., Some slight preparation in the shape , of practice was made by the Invercargill Cricket Club, but a full eleven could never be got on the ground at one time. A coach containing some nine of the Invercargill Eleven started from the Prince of Wales on Wednesday evening, at about six o'clock. The lookers-on, believing that they had no chance with their opponents, did not give them a single cheer. One of the players endeavored to make a noise on a bugle which he had taken with him,. but signally failed, and found out too late that, some one had been kind enough to shove the tassel into the. bell of the instrument, which was afterwards sounded along the road at intervals until the arrival of the .coach at Eiverton, where it bellowed forth anything but melodious tunes. The Eivertonians turned out to welcome the cricketers, and gave them three hearty cheers as they proceeded along palmer-ston-street. The rest who could not leave town that evening, came the following morning. Thursday was as splendid a day for the match as could have been wished for. The E.C.C. had been disappointed by the inability of several country members to come down to the match.. Thus • their eleven was not decided till Wednesday evening. The time for pitching the wickets was fixed at 10 o'clock, but it was past 11 before play commenced. The ground jyith..the,. exception, of Jbhe. spot for the wicketa is in a state of nature and about.as.bad.a_piece..as. ever cricket was played on, rises, tussocks, stumps, and a good sward of short grass, making the ball play very dead. The I.C.C. did not take an umpire with them and had to select one. Mr G-. Eowles acted for them, and Dr Martin for the E.C.C. The Eiverton captain having won the toss, put in the Invercargill eleven. Stewart and Colyer going. in first to the bowling of Stevenson (a round arm) and Francis, a left-handed under-hand, fast, and with a twist. In the first over Colyer hit Stevenson very neatly to leg for 4, and an overthrow made it 5, Colyer was given out leg before, and gave place ; to Moore who : was also given out leg before. Mr Cross then handled, the willow and defied the efforts of the Eiverton team, carrying his bat out with him for 38 runs got by very steady play. Stewart gave way after making 25 runs by careful play. After he was disposed of the remainder of the eleven went out; very rapidly ; ; when Cross and Stewart had been, at the .. Tickets some time Whitely was -pat. on in the place of Stevenson and bowling good jpitch*and dead on prevented a rapid rise in the scoring, most of his overs being maidens. Stevenson subsequently, relieved- Francis who Jn turn relieved Whitely for a time. The .fielding was only moderate. V Total runs for the innings 102. No tinie was lost; in the - Eiverton: club .going in ystith Frances and Crisp at the wickets. Cross and Paul bowling round hand; The bowling .was good, especially that by Cross, and no change was made Lduririg the rest of the/dayjin the bowling till the last over. The Eiverton eleven sent Francis and Crisp to the wickets* Frances feU a victim to the first ball from. Pross, a trimmer taking his middle J stump. .Stevenson followed. Frances and iryas unfortunately run out before he had a ehstntee of Bhowing" the field his < style- oi play, the same was the fate of Crisp

Mirst did ttot long remain having inadvertently put his leg before the wickets, the remainder of the team did very little, Buccumbing to Cross. Escott made a stand, but getting a ball on his fingers rather spoilt his chance of making a score. The whole out for 34, 14 of which were byes. This will be easily accounted for when the wretched state of the ground the long stop had to field on is considered. The EiveTton eleven followed with their second innings and made a great deal better fist of it than they did in the first. Stevens making 15 in a very prttty manner. Cheadle made 7by first-rate play, he unfortunately being lame was unable to score as fast as he otherwise Would have done, though, he had a man to. run for him. Frances played a good innings for eight. After the match was over the cricketers adjourned to- the Oddfellows Hall where dinner was prepared forthem, and did ample justice to. the good things that the hospitable Biverton ... Cricket Club had provided. The'chair was taken by i Mr • Whitely, president of the E.TT. CO., Mr Cross, captain of the I.C.C, doing vice. The toasts were hurried through, as & concert and ball were to take place. However, time was foundYJoc-J^bo-^ 1^ 1^ iugY Luasts: — "The Queen, "Army, Navy 'nd Volunteers," "Our Guests." 1 The latter toast was responded to by Captain Cross, who said he certainty came expecting to learn something in cricket j but hoped a return match would s be played this season, when the Eiverton cricketers would retrieve their fortune. He looked forward to a match next season of Otago v. Southland, when Eiverton would have to i supply some men. Then followed "The Eiverton Cricket Club," "The Captain of the Eiverton Eleven," " The trmpires," "The Scorers," "The Ladies;" and at nine o'clock : an adjournment was ma!de for the concert. This affair, though advertised and announced -on large posters, seemed to be thoroughly impromptu, with the exception of a really good*: performance on the concertina. Volunteers and pressed men were had ; jsongs,. .comic and sentimental, original, local, and one ditto impromptu on! the day's match, /with sundry recitations, filled 7 up v the .allotted, time, to the supreme amusement of everybody. The choruses were welly taken • up by the andience. The Invercargill men lent valuable aid in the supply of song-singing, and oh the motion of one that, the next song be a ; dance, the room, was cleared of forms, and 'tiU the :early. morn it was kept up, j though .owing to a paucity of lady partners gentlemen had occasionally to dance with one of their- own sex. IThe influx of visitors was so great that beds werenbt to be had, sofas ahd chairs . all occupied, and people, .were compelled to sit on verandahs or anywhere else. •The first -coach with; the Invercargill team was to leave at 6 a.m. and take those who wanted tcTget to town early, the second coach to -take the rest, but for the first' time within the memory of the "oldest inhabitant " the coach started ah hour before the appointed time, and left more than wished to stay. The weather on the-return was fine, and all got back to. town pleased with the trip^ and -hoping in a- few weeks to have - the opportunity of. meeting, their opponents, here. • The foUowing^are scores :— DSrvEECAEGn+L, Ist INNINGS.. ■J. E.Stewart, ct Crisp,' b Stevenson - -25 J. Colyer, lbw - - do- - - 8 P. H.JVtoore, do . : - do - - - • 0 J. T. Cross, (Captain) not out - - - - 38 J. Kingsland, l bQ\?le'd' i - i '■'■' do - - -7 F. W. Paul, hit wicket b Stevenson - - 1 E. D. Butts, ct Hurst b"*Whitely - - -' 4 R. Bqirie^.bt" 'Hince - - - - - - - 0 J. Stock, bowled.-,, -. - 1 W. B. Scandrett, ct'Escott- ... - 0 E. Rogers, bowled do - - 0 Byes - - - - - - -. - - * - 10 Wides - y .- - - - - - - ."■ " & Total - -■-.-- 102 ANALYSIS 03? BOWLING. Stevenson— bowled ; 96;baUs, 8 wides, 4naaiden overs, 24 runs, 5 -pickets. ,,Erancia— bowled; 102 baUs, 3 maidenovers, 36 runs. Whitely. B6 balls, 1 wide 3^aidenbvers, 20 runs, 5 wickets. Hurst —6 baUs, 1 run. EIVEETON, IST INNINGS. :■ Francis b Cross - - ■• ** ° Crisp run out "-.' - - --- -- 0 ,Stevenson do- ■•• - - '- - * -• ■-■ ■-■ " £ \ Hurst lb wb Paul- - - .-' - - .- " 5 Mills b Cross, .- -------- 1 Cheadle do' --•'-- - - - - - - 0. f Whitely not ont - - * - -•-'■- - - - 1* Hince b; Cross - - - - - - - - - 0 Connor-ctColyer b Paul - . . - - - - - 2 W*o.od]ct.Borhe b'Piiui - - - - - - : 0 . . '■■ YEscott' b' Cross *-' ; * - i --'*- '- "- - - - 5 Byes - - - '1* -' -..-.. Leg byes - - •-.*-*.--.- *,- *- ' - 1 ', .- Wides„- f - .....----.-- -. 1 No balls' - - - - - - - ■ - -- " 3 Total ------ 34 ANALYSIS OF BOWLING. 1 Cross—Si balls, 9 runs, 8 maidens, 2no baUs, 5 wickets. Paul— 7B balls, 6jruns, 9 maidens, 1 ' wide, 3 wickets, 2nd innings. Wood ct Colyer b Cross ------ 6 Stevenson ct Cross b Paul - - - •>'■ -' *1S Frances b Cross- - - "-"'--- - - - 8 Hurst b Paul - - - - - - - - - 3 -.. ' MUls b Cross - - ----,- 4 :' Cheadle b Stewart - - - - - - - 7 Whitely. b CroBS - 0 , Hince ct Moore b Paul ------ 0 Crisp b Cross ...----0 ,Connor not out — -------- 4-* Escott ct Stock b Steward - - - - - 0 * Byes - - - ----- -28 Leg byes .. - - - - -• - * ■ .." " * Wides ...------ 1 Total *_ ------ 77 ANAiTSIS OV BOWLING, gr— .._. Cross.— ll4 baUs,: 22 runs, 5 maictens, 5 wickets. Paul— loß balls, 17 runs, 7 maiflens, 3 wickets, 1 wide. Stewarfc-r-6 balls, 3 runs, and 2 wickets. r

On the sth inst; afc the Bluff, might be observed a "sight seldonr witnessed. Some distance out at '' sei,SetweenStwarts ? Island and the Bluff, the sky was. almoßt[completely obscured with countI less numbers of mutton-birds, evidently proceed- . ing'tk)^- the , Isl^dYYvrhere, at this time of . : the.year,;they 'may -be founds in. large quantities. fj rhey form a principal article of food for the S\ Maories.