CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5177, 8 November 1895, Page 3

CRICKET.

e GKEYTOWN V. EXCELSIORS. The first cricket match of the season was played on the Park Oval, yesterday afternoon, between the above teams, resulting in a win for Gruytown by 39 to 2b'. The bowling of, both teams was very good, hut the halting weak, the result of insufficient practice, Bennett, Wickens and Leach, were tho principal bowlers for tho Excelsiors, the latter when put on in the second innings proving yery disastrous Burcli, Macfarlano and Hawkc shared the honors for the Greytown team. Messrs Cox and Williams officiated as umpires. Tho following are the scores: - Mabtehto.v—lst Isxisus. McFarlanc, o Miaifle, bA, Bennett ~ 0 F. Hawkc, tun out 0 F, Burcli, bA. Bennett , 0 DuD, c Mason, bA. Bennett ~ ~3 W. Day. bT. ltoss , 6 Madscn, c Mason, bj. Wickens., .. 7 Keltie, st Johnston ~ ~ ~ 0 Sogers, bJ. Wickens , I) JUudd.b J. Wickens ~ ~ ~ i I O'Connor, bJ. Wickens ~ ~ 0 Phillips, not out ~ 1 Extras , ~3 Total 39 2sd Innisos, Day, b Bennett ~ 0 Butch, b Leach 0 Phillips, b Bennett .. ~ . ~ 0 Keltie, b Bennett 3 O'Connor, 0 Nieo), b Lcaoh ~ ~ 0 Rogers,oWickens,bLoach ~ ~ 0 Total 8 Excelsiobs-Ist tamos, W. Mason, b McFarlanc 2 L, Williams, b Burcli 2 B, Leach, bßurcb 1 A, Bennett, cJudd,bßurch ~ ~5 W. Johnston, 1.b.w., b Hawkc ~ ~ 5 T. Bo=s, run out , .'. 0 H,lt. Bagge, b McFarlanc .. ~ 0 A, Nicol, cF, Hawkc, b Burcli,, ~ 1 Jim. Wickens, not out i S. Miaifle, b Burch ~' .. ~3 T. D'Arey, c and b Buret .'. ,', 0 Total .. .. .. .. ~26 ; The team to represent tho Midland Cricket Club against tho Fire Brigade Cricket Club on Monday, Nov. 11th, will bo picked from tho following, play to start at 9.30 a.m. on the Oval:—J, Kershaw, J. Guest, A. D'Arey, G. Hansen, Ealph, Pearson, Smith, Radford, Scott, Scarfe, E, Welch, Richards (2), Triggs.