CRICKET .

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1841, 17 November 1884, Page 2

CRICKET .

(By Our Special,)

Mastertox v, Ghevtowk. On Saturday last a team from our local club left here by the 10 a.m. train to try conclusions with their Greytown opponents. The day was splendidly adapted for cricket, although the recent rain caused ( the ground to be rather heavy. Both teams had greatly the appearance of a scratch one, there being a considerable absence of wellknown local "pros." However the disappointment caused by the nonappearance of many chosen to play was ovoicome by" picking up" and deciding to play ten aside. The commencement of the game was considerably delayed through the usual laxity of the knights of the willow. Mr (Juff captained the home team and Mr Bethune officiated in the like capacity for the visitors. Greytown won the toss and elected to take the field, Beaufort and O'Connor facing the bowling of Cuff and Judd, but after a few " blocks" both had to retire against superior odds, In this manner the whole of the team followed suit, Bethune and Iggulden were the only batsmen who had time to look around them, and by snicking the ball away for ones put a few runs together, Throughout the innings, with one or two exceptions, Judd was "dead on," and Cuff proved that he lias not forgotten his great point by taking from the leg. The latter bowler had a slight advantage by a small undulation of the ground, which he knowingly took advantage of. The innings closed for the insignificant score of 20. The captain of the home team then sympathetically proposed an adjournment to the luncheon room, to revive the drooping spirits of the visitors. The proposition found ready seconders, and the sudden disappearance of the eatables shewed an acquired practice in this special art, if it were lacking in cricket, After the stimulant requirements the game was resumed, Hawka and Turner facing the bowling of Bethune and Perry, A short stand was made, Hawke now and then snicking one away, Turner played on the defensive, but he inaptly turned one off Bethune into Perry's hands, which was splendidly taken. G. Jackson was ths next i to fill the vacancy, but quickly retired with one to his credit by a " masher"

from Penyij. Judd, a left-handed batsman, joined Hawke, but the' captain seeing his weakness sent square leg out, the liatsman afterwards -putting one into " Jacob's" hands, but being a difficult catch, was refiised, K repetition, however, proved inore disastrous. Cuff and Hawke now were.together and a few runs were got' up,- bat a trimmer from Bethuno put the latter to his right-about. Knell was' the only one after this to make any headway, and the innings closed for 37Bethuno shewed himself up to the mark by bowling splendidly, but Perry was rather wild,'caused perhaps to a certain extent by having the wind to his disadvantage. To show the quality of the bowling on both sides throughout these two iunings not a two hit was made.

The second innings of the Master- ] tonians commenced as disastrous as * the first, but Sleeman, Bethune, j Iggulden, and Kennedy, by sterling \ good cricket turned the scales and t broke the bowling, Cuff giving place « to Turner. The alteration, however, ' made no difference, runs gradually j coming up until the respectable score < of 54 was made. Sleeman, who was < splendidly set, had the misfortune'of j being run out. Then came the tug-of- | war, v Greytown having 38 to win \ commenced their last innings. Our ; bowlers seemed up to the mark, dis- ; loging each competitor as soon as he : arrived, until Judd made his appearance, and commenced by putting one away for five, and quickly running up a score to within a dozen of winning, when Bethnne, thinking a change advisable, took off Perry, but this proved a fatal mistake, as Judd, after landing one off Bethune for four, took the first over from Kennedy, off of whom ho slated the required number, Judd thereby winning the first match of the season for Greytown, and was carried shoulder high to the pavillion (Big Ben). Turner and Player were the only others who scored in this innings, the former, a "pick up" showed the best all-round play of the day. Greytown also possesses in I'lawke an exceptionally good longstop. Although the result of the match proved against our local team, still in contrasting the play as a whole on both sides the visitors shewed to advantage in a cricket point of view, and only for the unforunate change iu the bowling undoubtedly would havo won the mutch. However, as it was, our boys returned highly delighted with the day's outing, aud also with the courtesy of the Greytownites. Appended are the individual scores : MASTERTON. j lat Innings. 2nd Innings, ' Beaufort, b Cuff.. 0 cKnell ] O'Connor, b Judd 1 bJudd 0 Sleemanb Cuff ~ 0 runout „ ... 15 Kennedy, b Cuff.,. 0 bJudd .. ..7 Bethune, bJudd.. 5 bJudd 13 Minifie, b Cuff ... 0 b Judd 3 Perry, not out ... 6 b Cuff 1 ■ Igßulden, b Judd 5 not out .. .. 8 Isitt, run out ... 1 b Cuff 0 Baumber, b Judd 1 c Cuff .. .. 0 Extras ... 1 6 Total ... 20 ~si 1 . ; CRKYTOWN. i lat InniDga. 2nd Innings. Hawke, b Bethune 9 o Sleeman ~ 0 1 Turner, c Perry ... 2 b Bethune ... 4 1 <i. Jackson b Perry 1 c Baumber ... 0 i Judd, c Baumber 3 not out .. ..32 ' Cuff, b Perry .. 7 b Bethune .. 0 F. Jacksonb Bethune 3 b Perry 0 J. Jackson,runout 2 bPerry 0 [ Knell, not out ... 5 b Bethune .. 0 1 Player, b Perry,,, 0 b Bethuno .. 1 l Winleringham ... 0 nst out 0 5 Extras ..5 1 \ Total ... 37 38 The challenge from the Masterton ' Tradesmen's Cricket Club has been aooep : led by the Opaki Club, and the match will ! come off on the Opaki Race course on , Monday next.

A game has been arranged between members of the Upper Plain CO. and the Masterton CO., to be played at the former place on Saturday afternoon next.

I hear the Featherston O.C, expects to turn out a team good enough for anything in the Wairarapa, and the Club is now in &■ better position than it has been for many years past, The Wellington Cricket Club challenge the Masterton Cricket Club to a friendly match on the Ist proximo.