Brokers and Agents v. Press.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4436, 24 March 1883, Page 2

Brokers and Agents v. Press.

What was described by a foreign spectator as " a most amuseful match " was played yesterday at the Farawai Gardens. The teams selected proceeded to the scene of action in Baker's 'bus, and en route a running jocose fire was kept up. Upon arriving on the ground the Brokers, &c, selected Mr Gellion as their captain, and the newspaper men fixed on Mr Hickey as their chief. After a critical examination of the pitch, wickets, ball, and holes in the far-off fence through which the ball might be hit, the teams settled down to work, Cloonan and Isaacs facing the bowling of Hickey. . The leaves in Vallambrosa were no thine in the falling line compared with wickets at the beginning of the game, but towards the end the Agents, &c, plucked up spirit, and gave the unfortunate intelligence disseminators some leather hunting. That unaccountable hole in the bat was there nearly every time. The cheers of the numerous spectators on the ground reverberated from the surrounding hills as one man would hit a ball over his shoulder, or another would perform sleight of hand tricks with the ball in trying to run it up his sleeve when he got a catch. The fielding was on the whole good, if it is not taken into consideration the number of men present; and no doubt the noble leader of the Brokers, Ac, felt a second Murdoch as he led to victory the noble band of experts who contributed the same number of oval figures to the score as did the Press men. Some of the attitudes and contortions of the bowlers were certainly calculated to make a man stare and forget the approach of the spherical timber scatterer, and one man almost winced as a bowler managed to bit "square leg" instead of the wicket. The graceful and scythe like use of the bat was the cause of wonder and admiration to the enthusiastic people who surrounded the scientific circle. Much praise is due to the Thames Cricket Club for the forbearance shown by them in waiting for the use of the pitch until the last wicket was down. Their expedition in taking possession of the ground, was only equalled by their single-heartedness in endeavoring to play two matches in one day, and preventing this match being played on Mr Spencer's capital pitch. The following are the scores :— Bbokebs, <fcc—lst nnings. Cloonan, b Hickey ... ... ... 0 Isaacs, b Hickey 16 Cook, o Veale, b Hickey 0 Veale, b Hickey ... ... ... 4 Schofield, b Hickey ... ... ... 0 Gellion, not out ... 22 Aitken, b Hickey ... 4 Honnelly, c and b Pick ... ... 4 Puckey, c Kae b Hickey ... ' ... 0 Turtle, c and b Pick ... 0 Extras ... ... 4 !.. Total... ... ... ... ... 54 i 2nd Innings. Schofield, b Hiokey 0 Aitken, c Greenslade, b Taylor ... 3 , Veale, c Taylor, b Pick 37 Isaacs, b Hickey 0 Gellion, b Pick ... ... ... 5 Cook, c Coad, b Pick... ... ... 12 Cloonan, b Hickey 2. Hennelly, stumped ... .. ... 5 Puckey, b Pick 0 Turtle, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras .;. ... ... ... 18 Total ... ... ... ... 82 Pbess—lst Innings. Taylor, lbw 12 Speight b Veale 4 Muir, b Schofield ... 2 Kae, b Veale ... 4 Greenslade, b Schofield ... ... 0 Pick, b Schofield, c Puckey... ... 3 Hickey, b Schofield, c Kae 5 Graham, b Gellion ... .... ... 10 Coad, not out 0 Otter, run oat... - ... 1 Extras 8 Total ;.. ... ... ... 49 , 2nd Innings. Muir, run ont ... 0 Speight, b Schofield 1 Taylor, c Veale, b Schofield..; ... 0. Graham, b Veale ... ... ... 2 Pick, b Schofield 0 Hickey, b Schofield 0 Rae, b Veale ; 2 Otter, c Gellion, b Veale 3 Kirkham, b Veale ... ... ... Oi Coad, not oat ... 0 Greenslade, run out 6 Extras 3 Total ". ... 11