CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2441, 1 November 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

Oretcown v Masterton. The first match of tho season between these clubs wub played on the Park Uval on Saturday, The matting pitch was uted and playod very well, though it got a bit bumpy towards the finish of the game. There was a goodly number of visitors on the ground who appeared to take great intorest in the game. Moore captained the home team, and H. Hawke officiated in like capacity for the visitors, Messrs Maokay and W. Lucena acting as umpires Masterton went first to the wickets and were soon disposed of for tho small score of 30 runs, eight of which were contributed by Selby, This was a great blow to tho home team, as batting was reckoned to be its strongest point. W. Judd bowled in fine style, getting six wickets for 18 runs. The Grey town team then went in and ran up the respectable total of 80, Cox carried his bat right through the innings, making 48, not out. His display of batting was really good, though he was badly missed by McKen- ''' zie after he had made two or threo runs. Had it not been for this, the visitors, score would also have been an exceedingly small ono. H, Hawke was the only other batßiuau to make a stand, getting into double figures. 0. Perry's trundling was dead on, and proved very effective. He secured six wickets at small cost, and bowled seventeen maiden overs, eight of them being in succession, in the second essay the local team made a much better stand, and their opponents had to try all their howling talent, before the last wicket fell for 89. Littlejuhn played a good inning for 20, showing a fine defence and plenty of patience, a trait which most of our knights of the willow sadly lack. Stokes (iO) and Perry (10 not out) also batted well, tho formor knocking the bowling around in fine style, until he was unfortunately run out, With 34 to got to win, the Groytown men went in, and put the required number together lor tho loss of two wickets, Cos and Cuff boing each not out for 12 and 17 respectively. The fielding of the visitors was a great contrast to that of the Masterton team, who missod any number of catohes, and this no doubt lost them the match. It is to be hoped that in future they will give a little more attention te this depart ment of the game. Stokes behind the wickets was the only redeeming feature in the fielding of the home team. The folio ving are the scores : Mastbmoh,—lst innings, MoMillan, b W. Judd 5 Beard, b W. Judd 0 Littlejohn, run out .; 1 Howell, b W. Judd 0 McKenzio, b W. Judd 0 Perry, b E. Rutherfurd 0 Selby, o Hawke, bW. Judd 8 Robison, b Rutherfurd 2 Williams, stumped 5 Stokes, b W. Judd 2 Moore, not out 0 Extras 7 Total 30 2nd Innings. Moore, b Ouff 0 Williams, c Nation, bW. Cuff ... 7 Selby, c Webster, b Rutherfurd ... 3 Robison, run out 8 McKenzie, c Hawke, b Rutherturd... 9 Howell, b W. Judd 4 Littlejohn, o Rutherfurd, bW. Judd 20 Perry, not out ~ ... 10 MoMillan, c Rutherfurd, bW. Judd 2 Beard, c Rutherfurd, bW. Judd ... 0 Stokes, run out 20 i Extras 6 Total 89 Grrytown,—lst innings. Hawke, b Pony 11 Cox, nob out 48 Cuff, b Perry , 5 | Judd, b Perry. 0 Nation, o Littlejohn, b Perry ... 4 Leeks, o Moore, b McKenzie 1 Webstor, b Perry 0 Knoll, b Perry 6 Jaoksnn, run out 0 J. Judd, b Solby 3 Rutherfurd, b Solby 0 Extraß 8 Total 86 2nd Innings. Cox, not out 12 W. Judd, c McKonzie, b Mooro ... 1 Nation, runout 2 Cuff, not out 17 Tradesmen v. Opaki.

The return match between the above Clubs took place at the Opaki on Saturday afternoon. Opaki went first to the wickets, and before the last stump wub knocked over had run up tho respectable score of lib', P. Welch with 16 runs, and 6 Harvey with nine being top scorers, The Tradesmen then went to the wiokets, but only succeeded in raking together 27, Jackson contributing 11. In the second inninirs Opaki scored 40, Boulcotfc making the highest Bcoro with 7 to his credit. The Tradesmen followed, and wbon the stumps were drawn had succeeded in getting 19 runs for the loss of two wiokoßfc. The principal bowlers were R. and W, Welch for the Opaki, and Iggulden and Jackson for the Tradesmen. The matoh was won by Opaki with 39 runs to spare on tho first innings, The following are tho scores : Opaki.—lst-innings, MoLachlan, b Iggulden 0 F, Welch, b Iggulden 16 W. Welch, b Jackson 4 R. Welch, b Iggulden 1 G, Harvey, stumped 9 J, Welch, b Iggulden ~, ... 0 W. Day, c Phiipott b Ewington ... 1 A. Weloh, b Iggulden ~, ... 5 H. Welch, b Iggulden 0 Boulcott, not out 7 F. Hare, b Thomas i Extras, 19 Total 66 2nd Innings. F, Welch, c Jackson b Pailpott .„ 3 Boulcott, b Phiipott 7 McLachlan, lbw 6 W. Welch st Ewington 5 R. Welch, o Thomas b Ewington ... 4 W.Day, b Iggulden 0 A. Welch, o Jaokson b Ewington ... 2 G. Harvey, not out ~, , 5 J. Welch, o Phiipott b Ewington ... 0 H. Welch, o Phiipott b Iggulden ... 3 F. Hare, o Bliiikhorno b Jackson ... 0 Extras, 6 Total 40 Tradesmen.—lst Innings. Thomas, b W. AVelch 0 Blinkhorno, c and b R. Welch ~. 0 Iggulden, b W. Welch 1 Jackson, net out 11 Phiipott, bR Welch 1 Ewington, cH. Welch bW. Welch 0 Minifie.cF, Welch bR, Weloh „. 0 E. Welch, bR. Welch 7 Gleeson, 0 Hornblow, ... , 5 J, Dixon, 0 Extras .„ „ 2 Total ... 27 2nd Innings. • Jackson, o F. Weloh b MoLachlan... 5 Minifie, c and b W. Weloh ... ... 0 Phiipott, not out ... . H ' '«. ' 6 Iggulden, not out v ~, 7 Extras ; .... ... 1 Total for two .wlcketo',., ; ... 19

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