CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2250, 22 March 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

Opaki C.C. v. Tradesmen's 0.0. This match was played on the Park Oval on Saturday aftei'uoon, and resulted in an easy win for the Opaki, by 52 runs on the first innings, W. Welch captained the visitors, while Ewington acted in a like capacity for tho home team. Welch won the toss and took the field, the Tradesmen being quickly disposed of for the small total of 34. F. Welch bowled well for his side,' securing six wickets. The Opaki team then went in, and put together the respectable total of 86, A. Welch 25, W. Welch 24,-and G. Day 17, were the highest contributors. McKenzie did most execution with tho leather, getting seven wickets. With the prospect of a one innings defeat the T. 0.0. wont for their second inniugs, but, owing to the excellent stand made by Williams and Hare, the score was run up to 95 before the last wicket fell. The score would no doubt have been much larger if threo of the team had not been run out, as they were nicoly set. F. Welch again came off well with the ball, getting four to his credit. With only ten minutes to go, the countrymen went in to play out time, but lost three wicketa in this short period, McKenzie doing the hat trick in his first over. Messrs Howell and Beechy umpired for the teams, while Mr Dalryniple did the scoring. At the conclusion of the game cheers were exchanged by the teams, The Opaki brought their matting with them, and the pitch played very fairly. Appended are the scores

T.C.Clst Lvmsgs. E, Miirifie, run out 4 McKenzie, bF. Welch ... n Hare, bF. Welch ... 0 Kibblewlute, cW. Welch, bF, Welch 0 Perry, b Boulcott ... 4 D'Arcy, c Matthews, b Boulcotfc ... 1 Evvington, c Day, bF. Welch ... 1 Downes, c Day, b F. Welch 1 Williams, not out 4 J. Dixon, b P. Welch 2 Buttle, b F. Wolch 0 Extras G Total 34 Opaei—lst Innings. F. Welch, b McKenzie 3 W. Day, b McKenzie 0 C. B. Ball, b McKenzie ... ~, 0 A. Welch, c Kibblewlute, b'McKenzie 25 A. Boulcotfc, run out 2 W, Welch, b McKenzie . ... 24 G. Day, b Perry 17 A. Matthews, b McKenzie 0 H, Welch, b Pgrry, - 0 D. McLiohlan, not out... 0 J. Wolch, b McKenzie 0 Extras .IB Total Bfi T.C.C.—2nd Innings. McKenzie, bF. Welch ... ... 5 Williams, bW. Welch.,. ... 24 Minifie, b F, Welch 2 Kibblowhite, run out 3 O'Connor, run out 9 Perry, b Boulcott 3 Hare, run out 19 D'Arcy, b F. Welch 2 Ewington, not out 7 Downes, b F, Welch 0 Dixon,- cA. Welch ... 4 ' Extras 17 Total ... ... ' ... 95 OrAia—2nb Innings, G, Day, st Hathaway, b McKenzie... 2 A. Welch, not out 0 H. Welch, b McKenzie 0 Matthews, not out ... 0 F. Welch, b McKenzie 0 Extras ... 5 ■ Total for 3 wickets 7

On Saturday a second oloven of fclio Greytown 0.0. journeyed to Martinborough to play <a local team. The visitova went first to the wickets and put together 63. The Lower Yalleyites then went in, and at the call of time had run the score up to 'the great total of 260 for the loss of eight wickets. This is a long way ahead of anything ever mado in the Wairarapa before, it is only fair to say that there were several Wellington cracks in the local team, Gore contributing over 90 to the total. We hear the Martinborough men intend to try conclusions with the first eleven of Greytown at an early date.