CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4662, 2 March 1894, Page 2

CRICKET.

The Excelsiors joumyed to Mate- > (l'awa yesterday, and returned homo after an enjoyable day's outing, do- . touted by 87 ruDB. The boys wenfcl first and made a total of 51 nils ' Harland contributing 19 by pretty cricket, and Bagge scoring nine, The rest of the team proved a frost, an J were despatched in extra Bmart timo. Tbo Matarawa men then went to the wickets, and were not of until they had made total of 138 runs. J. Knowles (29), E. Welch (21), Say well (26); and H. Knov/les (20), were responsible for th& heavy scoring, and the fieldefs were kept going from start to finish, Although completely over matched, the smart fielding of tho boys as vory highly commented upon by tho spectators. The return matoh will bo played in Masterton on Thursday week. The following were the scores:

Excelsiors. Mason, runout . 6 Minifie, b Sayweil .2 Wiokens, b Sayweil i Bagge, b Ticehurst 9 Harland, o and b Ticohurat .. 19 Richards, b Welch 0 8, H. Wrigley, b Welch ... T. Wrigley b Ticehorst... ft ]), Caselberg, o Ticohurat b Welch Ooopor, o Ferrick b Welch ., 0' Green, not out 2 Hawko, b Sayweil 0 .Extras « ... i Total. 51 Matarawa. Ticohurat, b Richards ' 1 H. Knowles, o Bagge b Cooper 20 Sayweil b Cooper ,, T W. Gallon, b Richards ... 2fr A. Welob, o Minifie b Bagge . 18 E, Welch, o Coopor b Riohards 21 J. Knowles run out 29 Ferrick, bRicbards ... 6 TJdy, not M G A.Knowlesb Richards... 0 Ri Welch, b Wiekens ... 2 Ji Gallon, b Wiokens ... 3 .. Extras'. . ... 5 Total ih mi 138