CRICKET. Zingari C. C. v Frontier.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 680, 24 October 1876, Page 3

CRICKET. Zingari C. C. v Frontier.

On Saturday last the above trams met at Alexundra to plrfy tho first match ol the season. Last season two matches were I l.iyed between the Mine (Jluba and the result was a victory to each, the Irontur men winning (ho first on the first miiings at 'ie Awuinuiu, and the Z nguri the s(ond tt llumtlloi), wben tho whole o, poting team weref disposirft of fur 0 in the eoiond inning?, ,«j $mqg almo»t without pai all. 1 in the annals ol cricket, lliid seison th. Zingari are sliODger than they were last^ all hough they Just the services or litlleii who v,a unubje t> plrty, whilst t e frontier plajers have lo»t u cjpitui muM ia Gaiter, vvbo aid woil for them Just jear. Tii» rusuli of ili»,maloh ploinlf tliow. d th^t tho bowling and fidiling of tlie Zingari wot too good ijt their oponeuU wi o liuvci i.oi been able to pmoiico to^ettitr, and uro con«< quently strung* to one anot'ieia plaj. Tho day did not bre»>k wry im|)iciou*iy for < rLkct, but defj.ng wind tnd muthfi-, the nien a 1 got to Alexi-ndra befoie eleven a in, and only onflii lor a few uituutes bad pay f> be discontinued thiou.h ruin The 2ingari captain, lmvinjf wort I l.c tois tent thettheii in. Tiie bowing was pretty well on the «pot ur.d^ the naultr uf the inr.iugi was only «0, no »laud ol moment biMnjf uitdo. t Uond, batting ca:tfully and well, he having gone in aucond wickei dowii vi.d ran ltd Ins b t f,r 5 rui i, but he wui* uot lortunate enough to get at yunv to*t«nd with him or matter* miglil, h»velojfcet blighter foX lifs side! iSinetfen orirs weio bowled, iix of them being muidens. b'ov tha^iogaii, Fitnlf Pilun^ n.«do top (core ot 15 cluielj foJlowel by Wliita'.er with 13, Hihng, too, nerer p uyed bitter and these two mint bave put on about 40 runt whJ toRCtber. C |Wtod batted car»li»lly ai.d well for hit JO&nd W Puling and Sarde* made 8 each in a very short cpice 0\ time, the total being ldl raViJ, 36ovei» brin>> towled. In tho tecond innings of tbe Fiontier, Morrison begim to knock the ball about in h ■ old style »nd, was well aaaifcted by Alexander, but unfortunately a shooter from X BC'ox proved too mucli for him. Kirk put b,i» runs tO/jetlier quickly in a pretty free style i.nd ea m d his bat out lor a well eurnei! 10, the total bting 47, this leaving the Zm^ari winners in oi.e innings With 24 run* to spate. The Fiontier lout, the service* of one or ttto of their players who cou'd not come from Cambridge. Tlref yjii ors wtre ' entertairted at lunchpm at Finoh's hotel, and in tho evening Had several houis rinl i ig \n the Public Hall, returning homo on Sunday morning. Wo <aunot say what the next match is to be, but trust that the giiine 1 will not be allowed to languish,, ds n c ub has been formed at 0' mbridge where there are, We understand, «everal good play<m;

SCORE, FbONTIBK, 18T iNNIHGfI. Alexander, run out 2 T Bond, runout... , i .». ... 2 Capt Mormon, b E B Cox 4 P Bond, not out 5 Lucon, c A E Cox, b E B Oox 3 Steel, b AECox l WBmd, bJWood 1 Kirk,.b J Wood ... 0 Cdforfell, b A X Oox 3 SBond.b A E Cox 2 Subititutp, b J, Wood 1 Bjet, \ ; Wide, 1 ; Leg Hy6a, 1 ... C 30

2sp Inninos. P Bond, c and b J Wood 3 Ccoper, hit wicket, b A JB Cox 0 Steel, b W tilling 1 T Bond, bJ Wood 1 W Bond, b W PUlinp 0 Alexander, b \. 1) Cox 9 8 Bond, run out 0 Mor ison, b E B Cox 13 Laoon, b & B Cox 0 Connell, c and b E B Cox .- 4 Kirk, run out 10 Byei, 5$ Wile, 1 6 47 Ist Inning! ... ... 30 Total 11

ZIItGABI C C. W Hant, b T Bond 4 W Pilling. Hirown out, T Bond ... 8 E B Cox, b W Bond 2 0 0 Wood, bT Bond 10 If Filling, run out 15 J Woody bT Bond 0 Wbitok«r,b Cooper 13 dmdei, b Ufloper ■ 8 AEC<-x, b-Kitk 3 Uenle, b Kirk .' 5 Tanner, n tout 4 Bjci, 14 ; L«g Bjcs, 3 j Widcf, 12. 2'J Total 101