CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3168, 20 April 1909, Page 3

CRICKET.

(From Our 0»n Correspondent. A cricket match Mataikona v. Akitio was played on the 10th inst. at Akicio. The day was a glorious one for cricket and the pitch was ths bast that the visitors had ever played on. Mr F.Armstrong takes particular interest in his cricket ground, and it is certainly a credit to hitn. Mr and Mrs Armstrong treated the cricketers in their usual warm hearted manner, and, needless to say,fjwhere heartily cheered for their hospitality. Mr Armstrong was.in good form, both with the ball and the bat, as was also Mr Latham for Mataikona teams. Ihe following were the scores: — MATAIKONA. First Innings. R. Barton, b Crosse, 3 J. Anderson, b Crosse, 4 R. Anderson, c Stainton, b Armstrong, 13 Latham, c Humphries, b Crosse, 21 Bright well, b Armstrong, 5 S. Patangaroa, b Armstrong, 2 Dickson, b Crosse, 0 Tramp, run out 5 Hawea, b Armstrong 1 R. Harvey, b Armstrong ° W. Power, not out v'-;•»■-•- * Extras ....,w . ? Total 62 Bowling analysis:— 4 for 28; F. Armstrong, 5 for 27. Second Innings. R. Barton, b Crosse 0 J. Anderson, b Armstrong 6 Tramp, b Crosse 2 Latham, not out 13 Brightwell, c and b Crosse 4 R. Anderson, not out 20 Extras 4

Total for four wickets 49 AKITIO. First Innings. F. Armstrong, run out 20 A. Herrik, b Latham 10 L. G. Crosse, b R. Anderson 2 T. Roberts, b Barton 15 J. Flannery, b Latham 3 J. Humphries, b R. Anderson 0 f. Smith, b Latham 4 R. Antill, b Latham 0 W. Neville, b Latham 1 A. Mills, b Barton " 2 H. Staintun, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 65 Bowling analysis:—R. Anderson, 2 for 12; Latham, 5 for 28; R. Barton, 2 for 18. Second Innings. H. Stainton, c Brightwell, b Anderson 2 J. Flannery, b Anderson 21 A. Herrick., c Barton, b Latham 8 T. Roberts, run out 8 P. Smith, not out 5 F. Armstrong, c Anderson 26 J. Humphries, b Latham 1 L. Crosse, thrown out 5 Extras 3 ; Total for seven wickets 7!i \