CRICKET -MATCH. Aroha v. Tauranga.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 42, 22 March 1884, Page 7

CRICKET -MA TCH. Aroha v. Tauranga.

Tins maich camo "IT .is arranged on thi? day week at hatikati, this rendezvous baing chosen as most convenient for both parties, beinu: about uiid-vwiy betwixt the two townships represented Some of the lochl team proceeded thither the previous afternoon, bill the nujoiity iiht by appointment at Lsiwless' Hotel, Wai-orong-omai, on Saturday morning, and from thence si *tait was in.i-l« at G 30. All the players travelled on horseback, ami were accompanied by several friends, '] w!»o to>k aJv.mUge of (he ovcint to enjoy a day's outing. T.ie load, oc rather

track, whic'i is a rather circuitiou* one ; ovor the mountain.^, \rns in excellent | order, and Katikati was reached in about three hours. The morning- air and i healthy exercise had sharpened the | appefitcs of nil, and breakfast wns at once the order of the day, which was laid in Clarkes Junction Hotel, where some of the Tauranga team had already arrived. After breakfast all adjourned to {V ground, anxious to commence the match with as little delay as possible. J Tae ground wa«> not at all such as a prof.^?ionnl would like to do battle on, being j very uneven ami rou^h, in spite ol" ! sundry rollings and other attentions bestowed upon it before commencing play, however it was the best available in the place, and a start was made at 1 1 a.m. Tie captain of the Tauranga team won | the toss, and elected to go in. No stand | of importance was however made, thanks to the good bowling of Messrs Parker ■ and Beeson. until >Surtecs went in. This j gentleman pioved a difficult bat to re- ' move, and showed some really tine play. Tup la*t wicket fell for 58 runs. A biief interval was allowed for refresh- | incuts, and play wu* then resumed by Messrs Pavitt and Teuton taking their j stand at the wickets, the excellent bowl- J ing of the Tnuranga team, however, soon brought about a reparation. A regular rnn of ill-luck seemed to attend our representatives, and the inniilus closed for thesm.dl total ol *2(» runs, Fr.iter making t.'\e top score. All wore anxious to see j the g.uno fully played out, and so the j Tauraui>a team wiihout much delay njsu.ne I the defensive. In their second iuniuu'S however they weie much more rapidly disposed of than previously. Our men ha\ing by this time become more accustomed to the inequalities ami peculiarities of tno ground, the bowling and (id ling also being really goyd, and al! were disposed of for ?d runs, thus leaving the Te Aroha team (15 runs to make to win. Without lo^s of time play was once more resumed, the first five or six wickets falling Lvr too rapidly, but M^is Hornibrook. Frater' Fenton, Parker, and Smith made a better stand, and brought up the total score to within ]2 of the number required. The «rame therefore resulting in a win for Tauranga by 12 runs. The last wicket fell about 5 o'clock. At the conclusion of the match nearly all went for a refresher in the shape of a dip At 6 o'clock the combined teams sat down to dinner, provided by the Tauranga team at the ./unction Hotel, to which full justice was done. After the cloth was removed the usual toasts were drunk, interspersed by several speeches and songs, and the pleasant little party broke up at eight, as some of the Tauranga team returned tne same night All expressed themselves as having greatly enjoyed the j pleasant meeting ; the weather was all : that could be desi-ed, and Mr as caterer, and Mrs Clarke in the attention s own to the guests gave much satisfaction.