CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2553, 20 November 1888, Page 3

CRICKET.

Cambridge v. Hamilton. The above Association Cup match was played at Cambridge on Saturday, and resulted in the home team receiving the moat cruahing defeat that the Cambridge Olub has ever had on their own ground, viz., an innings and nine runs. One of the rules of the Association is that all Cup matches should commence at 11 a.m., and if either of the teams is not upon the ground at that time, their opponents can claim the match as a win. On Saturday at 11 a.m. there were only four of the Cambridge present, and at noon five. Their captain won the toss, and would have preferred sending liis opponents to the wickfits, but of course could not do so with only five to field and bowl, and—as the Hamilton team declined to enforce their claim—he sent two of his men to the wickets. The first ball disposed of one of these, and a procession of men going in and coming out was commenced, and indeed was kept up through the whole innings, which closed for 14 runs. As the men arrived on the field they were sent in. and as thickly sent out again, and even with pressing several substitutes into the game, only ten played in this innings. Hamilton then went to the wickets and made 87, of which (iaudin contributed 48, but like the proverbial cat he had nine lives, and if it had nut been for the wretched fielding of the Cambridge men, who missed catching him time after time, he would hardly have reached double figures. Although Gaudin made a big score, we have seen him play a much better game, and he must have been aware that the Cantabs were " off colour," or he would not have fetched balls from the off

and swiped to leg as he did on Saturday. Browning and Stevens both played well and carefully-Jhe latter meeting with an unluckly row-out, cleverly performed by Light. In the second innings Cambridge made 64, Rutherford making top score 15, when he was bowled by Shaw. In this bowler the Hamilton Club have decidedly added greatly to their strength, for—as will be seen by the analysis—he was by far the most effective bowler on the field. The Cambridge captain (Wilson), was most unlucky in the second innings, for the ball dropped from his bat and rolled slowly against the wickets, but happened to shake one of tho bails off, and so put him out. If the Cambridge team have not sufficient interest in the game to turn up to a match on their own ground, they had better " throw the sponge up," and leave the other clubs to fight it out. They surely cannot expect their captain and three men to fight eleven. We know that some. of the men—those employed ill banka fur instance—cannot be up to time, but the others should endeavour to be present; for if the game is commenced with half a team, the men go to the wickets with —to use a colonial term their tails down," and seldom make a good stand. The following are tho scores I st ' iww'fPi U

Shaw, 0; 2nd. innings, b Barton, 4 ; Box. b Gaudin, 0j b Shaw, 11; Selby, b Shaw, 1; not out, 0; Wilson, c Gaudin, 0; b Barton, 3 ; McVeagh, b Shaw, 1; b Browning, 10 ; Rutherford, b Gaudin, 1; b Shaw, la; Roberts, run out, 2 ; l> Shaw, 0; J. Wilson, run out, 2 ; run out, 2 ; Lusk, not out, 5 ; c Barton, 3; Park, b Shaw, 0; b Gaudin, 6 ; Light, to bat; b Shaw, 2 ; oxtras, 2 ; extras, 8. Total, 14 ; total, 64. Bowling analysis: Oandin, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 16 runs, 3 wickets: Shaw, 16 overs, 3 maidens, 27 runa, 10 wickets; Barton, 6 overs, 1 maiden, 12 runs, 2 wickets; Meredith, 4 overa, 0 maidens, i) runs, 0 wickets ; Browning 2 overs, 0 maidens, 2 runs, 1 wicket. HAMILTON.-Bnnvnino;, first innings, b Rutherford, 10; Shaw, b Wilson, 4; Barton, b Rutherford, 0; Stevens, thrown nut Light, 10; Sage, c J. Wilson, 4; Gaudin, o McVeagh, 48; Meredith, c Park, 0; AUripht, b Lnsk, 0; Gribble, c (sub). 5; Richardson, not out, 1; extras, 5. Total 87. Bowling analysis: Wilson, ID overs, 3 maidens, 20 runs, 3 wickets; Rutherford, lfl overs, 6 maidens, 20 runs, 6 wickets; Lusk, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 2G runs, 2 wickets ; Park, 5 overs, 0 maidens, 16 runs, 0 wickets. ___»