Te Aroha C.C. v. Hamilton C.C.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1828, 25 March 1884, Page 2

Te Aroha C.C. v. Hamilton C.C.

A match between the above clubs was played un Sydney Square, Hamilton, on Saturday, and though the game remained unducided when the wickets weie drawn, Te Aioha, thanks to the brilliant batting ofMessi-, Steele and Hawkins, was at a groat advantage. Cricket has been reduced to such a low ebb in Hamilton that it was only by dint of the greatest eveition a tsam could be got together at all on Satuiday, and the match, as it was, did not commence until neaily two hours after the time arranged. The Hamilton eldven was com posed of all sorts, and included only a few of the lccognised rcpiesentatives of the club. Seveial of the playeis, indeed, had not touched a bit for several .seasons, and only played to make up the requned number. The first innings was played with tm men, including an Auckland gentleman \ciy much out of practice, and the eleventh man turned up in the perrfon of Mr Jenkins, of Ngaruawahia. It is not, therefore, much to be wondered _ at th.it Hamilton made bueh a poi.r show both at the wickets and in the field. The bowling was lamentably weak and the fielding was as loose as it could well be, a circumstance to winch the visitor-- owed a large number of runs, as a good many " lives " were thus saved. The play of the visitors, while it shone outc')iisuicuou--ly m contiast with the performances of the local team, would not have appeared so magnificent under ordinary cii cum stances. With the exception of Messrs Steele and Hawkins, nobody particularly distinguished himself with the bat, and the bowling and fielding were only fair. Saturday's play shows clearly that cricket has sadly degenerated m this part of the world, and needs a revivjl. We have spoken freely and frankly in the hope that our remarks may assist in some degiee to ha-ten that consiimm ition. During an interval the visitors were entertained at lunch at Bach's Hotel. The following are the scoies ;—

HAMILTON. Ist Inning^. 2nd Timing*. Seddon, c Parker 3 c Ftniton . . 0 Napper, b Parker 10 to bat •Steven^, run out . 6 not out . ..8 Forrest, c Fen ton 15 b Parker . 0 Yon Stunner, b SteJle . 0 c Fent >n . 3 Bindon, h w . 0 not out . 2 Kirk, bSteelo .. 8 c Steele ... 0 . Barton, not out . 9 c Steele . 0 Yonge, b Smith . 3 to bat Sander, c Frater . 0 b Parker . 16 Jenkins, c Steele . 2 Extras . . 7 Evtras .. 3 Total . GO Total .. 34 GO Grand Total . 94 TK AttOH Y. Frater, b Forrest . . 0 Lawless, c Barton . ..7 Smith, J. 8., c Napper . 8 Hawkins, b Jenkins 07 Stoele, c Seddon . (50 Fenton, not out . . 1") Beeson, c Sandes . . 3 Qnmlan, c Yon Stunner 4 Paiker, b Fin rest . . 9 Pavitt, c Barton ... 0 Pin die, b Jenkins ... . 0 Extras ... . 20 Total 189