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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4958, 22 February 1895, Page 2

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• m t l [IIV DAMOCLES.] e TheMasterton schoolboysdcfeated n the second Excelsiors yesterday by :'. seventeen runs, An interesting match was played on the Oval yesterday between a scratch team of the Masterton Club . and a combined eleven of the Excel- ) sior and W.F.C.A, Clubs. He combination proved the winners "y i. 19 runs. Masterton went in first, if and knocked up 55, and the two » Clubs responded with 74. Hansen, ) Hawke, and Wriglcy bowled for the victors, and Broad and Darroch for ut the vanquished. Tho fielding of the combined eleven was greatly in ad- ] vanco of the Masterton team, the poor display of the latter certainly' accounting for their defeat. This is how Mr Fiancis Lnngmore, • M.P., Victoria, expressed himself in 4 replying to a request from tho Moorabbiiifriondtysocieliestoattond their sports on January :31st:—"I „ have declined all invitations to be present at sports unless they are connected with education, religion, J, or some useful industry, I absolutely refused to be present at the cricket if match between Dandenong and the I'iiiglish team, becauso I consider ,', that cricket is becoming a curse instead of a blessing to the community. I have a strong opinion that in these disastrous times thero ' should he more thought foiuiho destitute poor, and less for jHre } amusement." The takings at the two days of the last test match, in Sydney, amounted to £1,161. a It is said in Sydney, that the only change in the team for the final test match, is the substituting of Lyous ~_ for Moses. , Dr H. J. Scott, captain of the fifth Australian team to England, ' travelled 200 miles specially to seo Graham and Iredale bat in the last ' test match, as he had not previously seen either of them. Iredale, it will ( be remembered, was dismissed with- >■ out scoring. Is nought a score? A pail of gold- .) mounted pipes were offered for the Australian who was tho smallest ls run-getter in the fourth test match. , Iredale was the only one who failed lr to make any runs at all, and it was l 0 therefore argued he was not entitled fo the prize. To justify the claims ,[ of Moses and H, Trait (who each a made a single) rule 2 was quoted, s where it is laid down that 'wun „ shall be scored as many times as a lm man shall have hit the ball, and i. shall have crossed and made good ,[ his ground at the other end." The 0 point was finally decided in Irex dale's favour, who thus receives a , ft prize for failing to score, while- his , s totals of 133 and 140 go unrewarded. A match was played on tho Basin | c Reserve yesterday between a coma bined team from the Opera Company IS and the Wellington Club, and tho [. Cireylown team, which is now on a j' visit to Wellington, The visitors - I, were defeated by two wickets, fircytown play the Rivals to-day. '; langdale r. homewood. Tho return match between tho above named Clubs, was playod at Homewood on Saturday, and resulting iu a win for the visiting team, 1 by an innings and 38 to spare. Homewood went in first, and only succeeded in putting up a score of ° 34. Then Langdale went in and ,] succeeded in putting together 118, Elder not out for 57. Homeatood going in it .second time, onl/Hput t '" together a score of 46. The visiting team were infinitely before the home r team as regards fielding, and the bowling of Elder and Austin was exceptionally good. For tho homo team, Horner and H. Nitz, were tho most conspicuous of the bowlers, and e Currie and Harold Bennett as Held- . crs, Mr J. M.Meredith kindly acted ' ■r as umpire throughout the gamo. s The following are the scores:— ;

Homkwooii —First Innings 3 R, Nitz, 1) Austin . 0 - Johnston, b Elder . 2 ■ Currie, 1> Elder . 7 Horner, b Austin . 2» i H. Nifa, b Austin . 5 Harry Bennett, b Elder . 1 £ J. Tatuam, b Elder . 0 A. Nit'/,, c Bunny, b Elder . 8 Harold Bennett, b Austin . 3 H. Rummer, run out ... . 8 P. Kuinmcr, b Austin ... . 1 A. Knmmer, not out ... • 2, Total 34 uxodalk—1st Innings. , Sinclair, b Horner ... \, 0 A. Elder, not out ... f '.57 Fortune, c Hd. Bennett... k 12 Austin, hit wicket, b H. Nit/, J VI Mailc, c Horner, b Currie • 6 i Bunny, c Hd. Bennett, b Home r 9 ■' Koid, c Homer, b R. Nitz . 0 Fcndall, b Johnson . 3 Street, c Johnston, b H. Nitz . . 0 Gilbert, cHd.Bou)iclt,bH. Nib 2 Jacobs, b H. Nitz 3 Andrew.c Hd. Bennetl.b Kuramer 3 Extras 16 Total 118 - uomewood—2nd Innings. Currie, b Austin 9 A. Kuinmcr, c and Mailo 1 H. Nitz, b Maile 0 Johnston, b Austin' 4 H. Knmmer, c Reid, b Austin.. 0 A. Nitz, c Reid, b Austin S Horner, c Elder, b Austin 20 v H, 13ennett-,o ITendall, b Austin.. 0 Tatbam, b Austin 1 Hd. Bennett, b Austiu 1 P. Kummer. b Bunny ... i~ 0 R. Nitz, not out JQ? 2 Extras 3 Total ... 46 .