CRICKET.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2601, 30 December 1893, Page 2

CRICKET.

GERALDINE Ist Y, AsHBURTOH Ist The above PValch took place at Geraldine on Wednesday last. The weather was decidedly unfavorable in the early part of the forenoon, but it cleared up in plenty of time, and a start was made at 11.30 The turf having been mowed on Tuesday the rain had not much effect on it, and it was soon in good trim for cricket. Ashburton won the toss and put Geraldine in first. Beckett and Fish led off, facing the bowling of Todd and Buchanan, and put up 47, when Beckett had the misfortune to be run out by a true shot at the wickets from the bowler. Beckett batted splendidly, making a couple of good hits through the fence for 4 each, and also 12 twos. H. W. Moore joined Fish. The latter played a very steady game ; scoring only 5 runs in the course of an hour Waiting his chance, however, he made a pretty hit through the fence for 4, and and another over the fence for 6, and closed his innings with 18 runs by skying softly into Colbert’s bauds, who was scouting for the visiting team. B. R. Macdonald’s wickets fell for 7 from a ball oft his pads. W. K. Macdonald (captain), with 8, was sent out by a rattling ball from Russell. Fearpoint for 2 was well caught by Gillespie in the slips, and H. W. Moore, with a carefully played 27, was clean bowled by Russell. W. M. Moore made a docent staud for 16, as did also F. W. Smith for 8. Russell in the bowling was successful with 6 wickets for, 29. Ashburton in their first innings qnly

Lane doing the most of the scoring. Pearpoint took 3 wickets for 23 runs, and Fish 5 for 14. In their second innings Ashburton closed with 27, Geraldine thus winning by an inning and 58 runs. In this innings Fish took 4 wickets for 16 runs, and F. Bethune secured 4 wickets for 9. The scores are as under : Gebaldine.

F. W, Fish, c Colbert (sub), b Russell 18 J. B. Beckett, run out 39 ' B. E. Macdonald, b Kussell 7 H. W. Moore, b Bussell 27 W. Macdonald, b Bussell B E. H. Pearpoint, c Gillespie, b Russell 2 F. Bethune, b Bussell 5 F. W. Smith, not out 8 W. M. Moore, b Buchanan 16 Temple, run out 2 G. Bethune, c Orbell, b Buchanan... 1 Extras 11 Total ... 144 Bowling Analysis. Balls. Buns. Wkts. Mdns. B. Todd ... 75 21 0 5 A. Buchanan 66 29 22 Lane ... 54 17 0 2 Grant ... 18 10 0 0 F. Russell... 120 29 6 6 Flower ... 12 14 0 0 Bourke ... 6 7 0 0 Russell ... 30 3 0 3 Ashburton. First Innings. Second Innings. O, Bourke, c Temple, b Bethune 5 b Bethune ... 2 B. Todd, b Pearpoint 3 b Fish ... 0 F. Russell, b Pearpoint 0 b Fish ... 0 A. Buchanan, b Bethune ... 10 st Beckett, b Bethune... 11 W. B. Denshire, c B.R.Macdonald, bPearpoint ... 2 o sub., b Bethune ~.. 0 A. W. Lane, b Fish 15 o Beckett, b Bethune 0 B. Flower, b Fish 6 c Bethune, b Fish 2 B. Grant, b Fish 0 run out ... 1 H. 0. Orbell, not out 8 b Fish ... 6 G. Cromie,,b Fish 4 notout ... 2 Colbert, b Fish 0 did not bat Extras ... 6 Extras ... 3 59 27 Bowling Analysis. Ist Innings. Balls. Runs, Wkts. Mdns. Pearpoint... 84 23 3 1 F. Bethune 78 16 2 4 Fish 66 14 5 3 2nd Innings. Balls. Runs. Wkts. Mdns. Fish ... 72 15 4 6 F. Bethune 68 9 4 6 Cup Championship. Geraldine are now leading for the Cup Championship and have yet only two snatches to play to finally decide it, one against Temuka and one against Timaru. If Geraldine beat Temuka, and are beaten by Timaru the match will then be a “ tie.” . * 02 JS'tf ; a « & a £ a 1s 5* © a g /• Geraldine ... 4 4 0 0 4 Timaru' ... 4 3 1 0 3 Ashburton ... 5 0 4 1 0 Temuka ... 3 0 2 1 0 TEMUKA V. ASHBURTON. A cup match was played yesterday at Temuka between Ashburton Ist and the local eleven. Ashburton won the toss and elected to bat. Denshire (23) and Andrews (11) were the principal scorers. The innings closed for 59. Temuka went to the wicket, and, strange to say, made the same score as Ashburton, namely 59. Djgnan (12) Ferguson (10), and Dann (8) were the principal scorers. Ashburton essayed the attempt the second time, and closed their innings with 6 wickets down for 71. Gillespie got 7 wickets for 23 runs and Dignan 3 for 15 in the first innings, whilst in the second Goldstone took 4 and Gillespie 2. For Ashburton, Todd, with 6 for 29, and Buchanan, 2 for 15, bowled well. The following are the scores Ashbubton, Ist Innings. 2nd Innings. Andrews, c Dignan. b Gillespie 11 o Ferguson, b Gillespie... 4 Burke, c McCaskill, b Gillespie ... ... 8 b Gillespie... 0 Todd, b Gillespie ... 2 o Dignan, b , Goldstone 18 Buchanan, o Brown, b Gillespie ... ... 2 b Goldstone 15 Denshire, o Goldstone b Gillespie ... ... 23 not out, ...17 Lane, o Ferguson b ... o Dann, b Dignan ... ... 6 Goldstone... 2 Oromle, Ibw Dignan 3 net ©life ... 2 Russell, b Dignan ... 7 Orbell, 8 FefgUson b Gillespie ... ... 0 Giant, not out .a 8 b Goldstone 11 Gnfcherbatfa, b Gillespie 0 , Extras ... ... 8 ... 2 Innings closed Total ... ... 63 for... ...71 TsMtfkA. First Innings. Second Inniflgß. Forguean, b Todd id c Orbell, b Todd 3 Mendelson,run out 8 b Todd ... 3 McLean, IbW Todd 0 not ottt ... ... 0 Dignan, o Andrews, b Todd ... 12 c and b Todd... 14 Gillespie, b Todd... 5 o Lane, b Todd 0 Bay hurst did not bat to bat ... ... ■i Goldstone, b Todd 8 to bat ... ... , HfeyOs, b Buchanan 4 b Andrews ... 5 Faun, b Buchanan 8 b Todd ... ... 0 Brown, o Orbell, b Todd 5 b Andrews ... 13 McCaskill, not out 2 c and b Todd... 0 Extras 5 Total for 8, Total 69 wickets ... 45 A match between Timaru and Ashburton was played in Timaru on Thursday, and resulted in a wiu for Timaru by an inuinga and 25 runs. The scores were : Timaru 116 ; Ashburton, 42 and 49. A cricket team, which will be practically a New South Wales second eleven, leaves Sydney for Auckland on the 13th January, on a tour through New Zealand. The team has not yet teen selected.