CRICKET.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 148, 30 March 1872, Page 3

CRICKET.

A scratch match was played on the Club ground, Shortland, between two elevens of the T.C.C., chosen on the ground by Messrs Schofield and Lascelles. Lascelles having •won the toss, elected to go in, and he and Balmer wera the first to face to the bowling of Sandes and W. Scotter. A few runs were made off Sandes’ first over, which he fully made up for by bowling Balmer and Alderton, who took his place in the second over. Robinson and Lascelles were then together, but the latter was phortly after bowled by W. Scotter, and E. Scotter took the vacant wicket. Robinson’s wicket fell to the first ball of the next over, and Crawford joined E. Scotter. These two made runs fast, and soon made the score run up, and it was not until Crawford had made 17

that he was bowled by Sandes. Newbury made five, when he ran himself out, '• and Ward was had by W. Scotter for 0. Simpson and Curtis, the two boys, made six and two respectively before they wore disposed of, and E. Scotter carried out his bat for a good swiping innings of 21. The total Bcorc, with byes and wides being 73. Against this number Schofield’s team went in, but, as will be seen, never had a show, the bowling of Robinson being too much for at least seven out of the lot—he taking that number of wickets clean bowled. Dixon and Sykeß first went to the wickets, but the former was soon sent home by a left-handed trimmer for two. Schofield suffered the same fate soon

after. Sandes managed five, when he was splendidly caught behind the wicket by Lascelles—a one-handed catch, and a good one. Samuels played well for his five; but none of the others made any stand, the whole of the wickets falling for 35, of which 12 were extras. The bowling on Lascelles’ side was too good for their opponents, who were rather weak in that lino, Sandes being quite new at it, though he was fortunate in obtaining six wickets. W. Scotter, who is a stranger to the Thames cricketers, bowled very well, but was not lucky, getting only two wickets to bis credit.

The following are the scores : LASCELLES’S ELEVEN. Lascelles b Scotter - - 3 Balmer b Sandes - - 6 Robinson b Sandes - - 0 Alderton b Sandes • - 0 E. Scotter not out - - 21 Crawford b Sandes - - 17 Newbury run out - - - 5 Ward b Scotter - - - 0 Simpson b Sandes - - 6 Curtis c Dixon b Sandes -2 Byes .... -5 Wides .... - 4 Total 73 SCHOFIELD’S ELEVEN. Dixon b Robinson - -2 Sykes run out • *7 Schofield b Robinson - - 0 Sandes c Lascelles b Crawford - 5 Samuels b Crawford - - 5 "W. Scotter b llobinsoD - -2 Cox, sen., not out - * 1 Craig b Robinson - -1 Holland b Robinson - -0 Biggs b Robinson - -0 Cox, jun., b Robinson - - 0 Byes - - - * •11 Wides ... - - 1 Total 35 Another game will be played on the ground this afternoon, in order to enable the Eleven who proceed to Auckland tomorrow to play the match on Easter Monday, to have as much practice as possible. The team who arc going forth to do battle for the district unfortunately does not include all the best men in the Club ; but still they are not a bad lot, and will, we think, take a good deal of beating. We should not be surprised to see them, hew , evsr, turn the tables on the Aucklanders, and beat them on their own ground, as they did the Thames men, at the beginning of the season.