CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1865, 15 December 1884, Page 2

CRICKET.

Married:: v Single.

• the, several. times'postponed match, '.married v single,, by, members' of.' tlieMusterton Cricket Club, was-played .on...the Park oval on Saturday afternoobrand after a good game, resulted the bachelors by, 32 runs on-the;'firat inmngs. ' Hathaway captained the benedicts, while Bethune officiated for the men of single blessedness, Play commencedahortlyafter three O'clock,- the married' ineu going in to very' quickly disposed of thei/'oppo.nents for'tlie Binall total of 36, ten of which were contributed by,rHarrison, who" was the only one to.make anything like a stand, the trundling proving too gpod, The single men then went in and put together the respectable score of 66. Whatman played aline innings of 20 (not out) and made the hit of the day, olean out of the ground. Sleeman was the only other to get into double figures with 18 to his credit. In-their second essay the married men made a much better stow, as they were not disposed till the score had reached 51. ißitt was , the only one to ge) into double figures with 10, Bapp coining next with 9. Stumps were then, drawn, leaving the single men winners on. the first innings. During the afternoon there were a good number of spectators on; tho ground, inoluding several ladies, all of whom were loud in their praises at the improved appearance of the Park and the Oval,

The following we the scores Married.—lst innings.

Harrison, b Perry,,, ~, }(j Moore, bßet^une, t , t ' 6

Jacques,.b perry 3 1 1 McGregor, b Perry Q. McKenzie, b Bethlin'b ... •• :'5 r Beard, b Bethune... ... o 1 Hathaway, b Perry ... 1 Kapp, b Bethune ... . 0 [ ißitt, o Beaufort . 3 ■ Williams, st Beaufort ~, J O'Connor, b Bethune 2 Fitton, b Perry ... 2 Ford, not out ... ... ... 0 Extras 3 Total ~, .„ ... 30 Single.—lst innings. - Perston, c Williams. ... 0 Minifie, b Harrison ... ... Q Sleeman, b McKenzie ... ... 18 Bethune,oMoore... ... ... 7 Kennedy, b McKenzie. ... 0 Perry, b McKenzie ■ ,' ... C Beaufort, c McKenzie 2 Whatman, not out 20 Hirschberg, bMcKenzie... ... 3 Kibblewhite, c McKenzie... .„ ] Cbennels, bMoore,., 4 Baumber, b Moore ... 5 Extras ... ■ 2 Total 68 Mahkied.—2nd innings. Ford, b Perston ... 3 Williams, c Kennedy, J Fitton, 0 Minifie ... 2 Harrison, runout... .~, 3 Moore, 0 Kibblewhite ... ~, 3 Jacques, b Perston ... 0 Beard,bßethune... 4 McKenzie, b Bethune ... ... 4 Bapp, b Kennedy 9 McGregor, rim out ... 4 Isitt, c Kibblewhite. .. ... 10 O'Connor, not out,,, 3 Hathaway, b Kennedy 0 ! Extras „. 5 ; Total ... 51 ( Tho return match between Master ' ton and Greytown takes place on ' the Oval on Saturday. next, play to •! commence at 11 a.m. . '