CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2184, 2 January 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

The annual cricket match between the | Grey town and VVeJlington Workingm.ep's Clubs, waal played in Mr W. C. Cuffß paddock, Qreytown, yesterday, and\after a most pteksant and closely contested game, resulted in a win for the Welling;., team .band was on ww discoursed; sweet music at frequent intervals, no ftioubt contributed largely tp tl>e ertjoyment of the large number of spectators present, am<fcg whom were a good j sprinkling of ladies. Mr Willis captained the city team, while Mr W. McKeizie skippered the countrymen. Wellington won the toss and sent their opponents to "the wickets, who were not disposed of till the score had reached 77. towards which number McKenzie, who made 13, Judd 10, ana Lucena 10, were the.largest contributors. Prideaux and Willis bowled excellently, dividing the wickets pretty evenly. The Wellington men then went in,: and succeeded in putting' together 81, or four. more than the Greytown score. Prideaux J9, Malls 18, Smith 10, and Willis 9, showed 2P°.d batting forni. liaillie, J jjdd and G, Jackson trundled well' for their side. .The. following are the scores':— Greytown Working Men's Club—W. McKenzie 13, J. Nation 7, A, .L, Webster 2, W. Day 7, J. Mag'uire 2, W. Judd 10, G. Jackson 8, j. Tocker 3, W. Lucena 10, M. R. Varnham 4,D, Baillie 7, Byes 3; total, 77. Wellington Working Men's; Club—Mills 18, McCarthy 2, Prideaux 19, Smith 10, Danks 0, Jones 5, Blair 3, Aslidown 0, Lockwood 2, Bankish 0, .Gardner and Oft, pf Wellington, kindly presented jaajs, pne for the highest scorer on ea;ch side, aijd will be seen from scores above that; they fel} to Messrs Prideaux and McKenzie, to whon» fchey were duly presented. At the conclusion gf ifyo gain 6 pheers yere given by the teams, and ttyis g, most pleasant match to a close, the'yisjtors est pressing themselves as highly pleased, with thoir outing.