CRICKET.
Thursday last proved an exceptionally fine day, and advantage was taken of the half-holiday in Geraldine to play a friendly game of cricket with a team selected from the C. Battery of Artillery, Timaru. The visiting team drove out to Geraldine in a four-in-hand, tooled by Mr Lindsay. The visitors were entertained at luncheon at the bazaar. The match took place in the park, and was a most enjoyable one. 'ihe visitors were captained by Mr Hughes, and the home team by Major Moore. The latter went to the wickets first, and knocked up a score of 119 before being disposed of. The visitors were theu got rid of for 72, and the home team following on had put together an additional 28 before the stumps were drawn at 6.30 p.m. Messrs J. Henderson and J. J. Heap and Dr Fish acted as umpires, Dr Fish during the latter part of the game. The following are the scores: Geraldine Eleven—First inning. o . Wilson-Smith, c Smithson, b Hughes 0 G. Ward, e Morrison, b Mtisker ... 1J. Fitzgerald, b Morrison 21 H. W. Moore, b Morrison ... ..•■ 36 W. M. Moore, run out ... ... 9 R. H. Pearpoint, c Hughes, b Morrison . ••• McLeod, cSmithson, b Morrison ... 15 A. H. Brisco, b Morrison 2 G. Bethune, b Morrison 0 E. Mobin, not out .. 0 E. Templar, b Morrison 1 Byes 4 Leg byes 2 Total 119 Bowling Analysis. Bis. Mdns. Ens. Wktj. Hughes ... ... 114 3 57 1 Musksr 25 0 17 1 Morrison 95 5 31 6 Gooch 10 0 8 0 Battery Team. Morrison, cW. M. Moore, b Pearpoint 22 Kohn, cH, Moore, b Fitzgerald ... 2 Jones, b Fitzgeraid ... 2 Hughes, b W. Moore 7 Musker, not out ... 18 Gooch, c Fitzgerald, bW. Moore ... 0 Raymond, bH. Moore ... ... 7 Smithson, cW. Moore, bH. Moore... 0 Waite, run out ... 3 White, b Fitzgerald ... I Dundas, b Fitzgerald... ... ... 0 Byes 6 Leg byes 3 Wides 2 Total... 72 Bowling Analysis. Bis. Mdns. Eds. Wkts. Pearpoint ... 50 5 9 1 Fitzgerald ... 4B 1 30 4' W. Moore ... 40 1 12 2 H. Moore ..... 35 2 II 2 The visiting team again attended the bazaar in the evening, and left for Timaru about 9 o’clock.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1668, 3 December 1887, Page 3
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368CRICKET. Temuka Leader, Issue 1668, 3 December 1887, Page 3
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