CRICKET.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 270, 5 April 1898, Page 2

CRICKET.

HUNTLY T. WAIKANGI. On Saturday, April 2nd, a team journeyed from Huutly to Wairangi station, to meet the local eleven, although only able to put eight men into the field, Huutly won a most creditable victory by an innings and 12 runs. The visitors were hospitably entertained and had a most enjoyable outing. The following are the scores : Wairangi.—R. Mears, first innings, bM. Gleeson 0; second inning, b Si. Gleeson 14. J. Mears, bO. Lovell, 3 : b M. Gleesou, 0. T. Bowling, c C. Lowell, b M. Gleeson, 30 ; c C. Gleeson, b Rhys, 3. Ball, b 0. Lovell, 0 ; not; out, 2 ; Bruce, b C. Lovell, 0 ; b Rhys, 0 ; Wiley, b C. Lovell, 3 ; b Rhys, 11. Pettittrew, b M. Gleeson, 4 ; b M. Gleeson, 4. Kensington, c C. Lovell, b M. Gleeson, 0 ; b Rhys, 0. Cuthbert, stp. Fuller, b M. Gleeson, 0 ; bM. Gleeson, 0. Barker, not out, 0; c Wilson, b M. Gleeson, 0. Extras, 3 and 2. Totals, 43 and 37. Grand, total, SO.

Hontly.—First Innings : W. Fuller, run out 24 ; W. Gleeson, b Wiley, 9 ; C. Lovell, b Wilev, G ; M. Gleeson, lbw. Wiley, 24 ; S" Rhys, run oat, 2 ; W. Bailey, not out, 10 ; C. Gleeson, b Wiley, 0 ; W. Wilson, b Wiley, 5 ; extras, 12. Grand total, 92.—(Own Correspondent). The fourth match between mem bers of the Hamilton Cricket Club and employees of Slade's factory was played on Sydney Square on Saturday last. The club went te the wickets first and gave the factory hands an afternoon's exercise while they knocked up 234 runs for the loss of nine wickets, Browning (115), Macassie (55) and Castleton (18) being the priucipal scorers. Johnson took four wickets for 68 tuls and Speight three fjr 36. Slade's in their innings had lost three wickets for 15 runs at the call of time.