CRICKET MATCH.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 461, 9 April 1890, Page 2

CRICKET MATCH.

A cricket match was played in Mr Lipsey’s paddock on Good Friday. The teams were made up of players chosen on the. ground, tho following taking part in the match ; —W. Meldrum (captain), J. Gorrie, D. Mehlrum, D. K. Young, W. A. Prime, 11, E. Richardson, S. Hirst, and W, Tippitt ; against R. B. B. Willis (captain), J. A, Cochrane, J. J. CaldeiwooJ, W. Bigg3, Williams, D. Young, junr., P. Johnson, and J, Elwood. W. Meld rum won the toss and sent J. Gorrie and D. Meldrum to the wickets, both of them Auckland cricketers. They were in splendid form, and their hatting was something excellent. For more than an hour they stood together, giving the fielJers plenty of leather hunting, in spite of the constant change of bowlers, but at last Willis managed to put in a yorker, which shot under Gorrie’s bat, thus cutting bis career short. He retired with t’>e very creditable score of 23. W. Meldrum then put on the pads and joined his brother, who had already put 31 together. These two quickly sent the figures up to 84, when W. Meldrum, after adding 20 to the score, was smartly caught by Willis behind the wickets. After this O. Meldrum was bowled by Biggs, retiring witli a score of 41. Play became slow for a while after this. Hirst was very prettily caught by P. Johnson at long off, and the remaining men were disposed of for 7 tuns. The score now stood at 91, all out. Willis and Calderwood then went to the wickets. C; 1 ierwood was soon dispo ed of by W. Meblrum, and he was replaced by J. A. Cochrane. It was quite evident that Willis had gone in with the intention of making a big score for iuns came by 3 s and 6’s. For over an hour Cochrane stonawalled the bowlers, blocking, with an occasional exception, every ball, while Willis did the hard hitting. At length Cochrane w»s given out by the umpire as leg before wicket, and lie retired with 16 to his credit. Willis was then joined by W. Biggs, who also showed good form, and gave both the howler and the fielders no little trouble, but after some very fast play in which he put 20 runs together, lie was caught at cover point. After this the play began to get slow, and as the score stood at 98 and three wickets to fall the stumps were drawn, During the day which was remarkahly fine, tlie play was watched by a large number of visitors and excursionists, besides a great number of our local residents.

This no doubt will be the last game of the season, as we believe the Paeroa Footballers are trying to arrange witli the Te Arohu Club for a football match at an early date, and we would remind all lovers of the game of football Mint the most essential thing to enable them to excel in this pastime is plenty of practice.