CRICKET MATCH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 54, 20 February 1869, Page 3

CRICKET MATCH.

WAITAHUNA V. TOKOMAIRIRO.

On Wednesday last, a friendly game of cricket took place between the Waitahuna and Tokomairiro Clubs, on the ground of the latter. The wickets were pitched at a little after eleven o'clock a.m. The toss for choice being won by the captain of the Waitahuna eleven, he decided to take the field. Tvriss and Gregory went to the wickets to the bowling of Hamilton and Simon, Hamilton giving the first over. Strange to say, tho first ball was a wide, the second a vricket, the third a wide, the fom^th a wicket. Two wickets in the first over gave confidence to the Waitaliuuaites ; but their want of practice, — not having played more than a day or two for the last two years, — and never having played all together before (only four of the original Waitahuna elevon being on the ground), told most fearfully against them, especially in the second innings. As the scores will show, no less than 24 byes and 32 wide 3 went to the scores of their opponents, %s against 6 byes and no wides from the Tokomairiro j eleven. No analysis of the bowling was j kept ; but I may remark, in the bowling i of Tokomairiro, that B:vin, a swift underhand'bowler, and Marryatt, a slow underhand bowler, wero dead on the Avickets from beginning to end. Simon, Waitahuna, bowled two maiden overs, and Hamilton one. Simon, a very pretty player, and quick in the field, was xaifortunately run oufc in the ' first inningH for one- He was reckoned on as a standard. Drummond, a smart cricketer all round, with a little practice will be found a dangerous customer to any opponent, and a credit to the club he may belong to. Among the Tokomairiro cricketers may be mentioned Bain, as leading the van. He is a smart lefthand player,, with asharp aye, aud proved

a teazor to tlio W&itahunaiies, a3, besides the leather hunting lie gave them, hia being left-handeil caused the field to change so often, thai they must have been heartily glad when he was disposed of, which was not done until he had added 85 to his name — a tip-top score in any match. Eyatt is likewiaaivgood bat andsmart field, and will rank as first-rate ' amongst tip-country players. On the whole, the Tokomairiroites were too many ■ for their opponents ; but they did not . lack hospitality. After feasting their beaten friends, they assembled and sa^nr them off, giving them three hearty cheers. The stumps were drawn at 7 p.m. Tha, following is the seoriug :—: — Tokomairiro, First Innings. Twiss, b Simon 13 Gregory, b Hamilton 0 Marryatt, b Hamilton , 1 Bain, c Agnew, b Simon ... 11 Lana, b Simon ... l-> Sheppard, c Simon b Simon .., 0 Evafcfc, c Erowne, b Hamilton 7 "Pettit, run out, b Simon ... 0 Hislop, run out, b Hamilton & Sturrock, run out, b Simod ... 0 M'Failane, Dot out 0 Byes, 11 ; wide*, 13 2i Total IT Tokomairiro, Second Innings' Twiss, hit wicket, b Hamilton 0 Gregory, b Hamilton 8 Mnrryatt, b Hamlifcon 13 B:uu, b Simon 85 I.iine, Mi; wicket, b Simon . . 19 Rheppard, b Simon 13 Evatt, c Nation, b Tlamiltoa O Petti!;, run oufc, b Simon .... & Hislop, not oufc, b Simon ... $■ Stnrroek, b Hamilton X f M'Farlaud, b Hasniltsn ... 2" Byes, 13 ; wides, 19 32 Total 19iT . -'" Waitaliuna, First Innings. Simon, run out... „ 1 * Agnew, b M;irryatt 17 Dronimcnd, b Bain „, ... 24 Browne, b Br.in 3 Kation, b Jjain , 0 Hamilton, not out H Myer, c Shep]jard, b Bain ... 2 . • Bussfc, c Lvatt, b Bain ... 3 J. Hig?ins, b Bain 0 Pennell, b Marryutt 0 M. Higgins, leg before wicket 0 Byes ... 2 Total 63 "Waitahuria, Second Innings. Simon, c Marryatt, b Bain .., 6 Agnew, not out '„ 17 Drummond, c Lan c, b Marryat fc 7 Browne, b Marryatt 0 Nation, b Bain 3 Hamilton, b Bain 3 Mycr, c Pettit, b B*in ... t Busst, b Marryatfc » 2 J. Higgins, b Bain 0 Pcnnell, b Marryatt .„ ... 3 M. Higgins, not out ... „ 2 Byea ... 4 4 Total 48