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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4970, 8 March 1895, Page 3

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MATARAWA v. EXCELSIORS. , i The return match between the ( above tennis, played 011 the Oval ( yesterday, was decided on the first . innings, the visitors winning by 18 j runs. The Excelsiors made 42 in their first attempt, 3, Wiokcns and Jlason being top with nine each. The Matarawa men responded with GO, H. Knov/les being highest with a well-played 14 to his credit. The Excelsiors in the second innings ] made 53, Wrigley (I'2), and Bagge (11), contributing tlie most. Mata- ( rawa again went to the wickets, and , were being rapidly disposed of when ' stumps were drawn. 6 wickets for ' 19 runs was the average, the bowling of Wrigley being extremely dis- 1 astrous. Following are the scores: .

W.F.C.A. v. FEATHERSTON.

The W.F.C.A. team travelled to Greytown and met the Feathorston C.C.and played a match on tlioGreytown ground, kindly lent by the Greytown Club for the occasion. The match resulted in a very close finish the W.F.O.A, winning by 5 runs. The principal scorers for the Featherston Club wero Frith 36 and Bennett 14,th0 former punishing the bowling very severely. Richards 21 and Cooper 11 were the top scorers for the W.F.C.A. Very great interest was taken in the match and as the W.F.C.A team was pitted against players like Frith, the Featherston crack, the Farmers are certainly to be congratulated on their win. Frith bowlod for Featherston, taking 6evea wickets, Kershaw J, Caselberg, Hansen and L. Richards bowling for the W.F.C. A., Caselberg having the honor of bowling Frith (who appeared sot for the day) with his first ball, a puzzling slow one, the rest of th« team being soon disposed of, Following are the scores W.F.C,A,

Excklsious.—1st Innings. J. Wickens, b Gallon Mason, b Gallon !) Bagge, b Knowles 0 H. Wrigley, c and b Knowlcs ... 4 Harland, c Jones, b Kuowlea 0 Cushion, b Knowles 0 Williams, b Knowles ... 2 T. Wickeus, c and b Kuowles ... 0 Nicol, not out 6 D'Arcy, run out 2 T. Wrisfley, b KnowleB 5 I'lxtras 5 42 2nd Innings, Nicol, b Knowles 1 J. Wiokens, b Knowles 8 Bagge, c Welch, b Knowles ... 11 H W rigley,c W aterson,b Knowles 12 Harland, b Gallon 1 Johnston, not out 6 Cashion, o and b Knowles ... 0 Williams, b Gallon 1 Mason, b Knowles 3 D'Arcy, b Knowles 5 T. Wickens, c and b Knowles ... 0 Extras 5 53 Matarawa—1st. Innings, H. Kuowles, b Wrigley ... 14 A. Knowles, l.b.w., Mason ... 2 E. Welch, b Wrigley !) A. Welch, b Wrigley 0 W. Gallon, b Wrigley 2 Jones, st. Harland, b Wrigley... 4 A. Gallon, b Wrigley 2 J. Knowles, b Wrigley 9 Waterson, not out 5 J. Gallon, c Harland, bT, Wrigley 1 R. Gallon, run »ut, 0 Extras ... 12 60 2nd. Innings. Waterson, cWhatman, b Wrigley 6 A. -Welch, b Wrigley 0 E. Welch, cT. Wickens, b Wrigley 2 H. Knowles, b Johnston ... 0 Jones, cNicol, b Wrigley 2 J. Knowles, not out, 0 A. Knowles, st. Harland, b Johnston 1 Extras 7 Total for six wickets ... 19

E. Richards, c Hodder, b J. Tockor 21 J. Oaselberg, b Frith 5 L. Richards, b Frith 8 Hansen, b Frith 3 Kershaw, b Frith 0 Redmond, b Frith 2 Scott, b J. F. Tocker 8 G. Cooper, bFrith 12 H. Duff, b Tocker 0 E. Scarfe, b Frith 9 C. Smith, not out 0 ExtraB 8 76 FeathERSION. J. Tocker, b L, Richards 0 Keys, runout 0 Bennett, b Kerehaw 14 Hilev, b Hansen 6 Frith, b J. Oaselberg 36 H. Tocker, b Kershaw... 1 Penny, b Kershaw 3 A. Donald, b Kershaw... ... C J. F. Tocker, not out C F,Burch,c Smith, bJ. Oaselberg ■a W,Hodder, cE. Richards, bKer shavr ( Extras ... ... ...