CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 819, 6 February 1903, Page 3

CRICKET.

KAITI-CITY v. WEST END.

The above Clubs were favored Witt perfect weather when they mot on Victoria Domain yesterday afternoon in the continuation of the Thursday competition. Weßt End went first to the wickets, and were all disposed of for a total of 69 runs. The votoran trundlor, E. Lewis, who has shown most consistent bowling form this season, was again in fine bowling trim, and sent seven of the West End batsmen trailing thoir bats after them to the pavilion at a cost of 28 runs, and ho accomplished this damage with 62 deliveries. Plimmer, Andrews, and Peach showed the best form with the bat, and wero backed up by Pulling, Shoridan, and Hodge. On taking strike, Kaiti-City oould make nothing of the bowling of Hodge, who made tho ball talk, and sent man aftor man back, winding up with tho fine performance of seven wickots for 11 runs ofl db ballß. Plimmer captured two for, 10. There wore no loss than six “ blobs,” and tho total only reached 28, leaving West End victorious by 41 runs. Scores

West Enb. 6 Hodge, b Porter 0 E. Sharp, b Lewis 4 Plimmer, c and b Lewis ... ... 1^ Sheridan, b Lowis ... 2 Andrews, thrown out 1 Peach, b Pirie Doyle, c sub., b Lewis ~ Pulling, b Lewis ° Roderick, b Lowis Dodd, c Vosper, b Lowis " Robertson, not out * Extras * Total 69 Bowling Analysis.

Ovors. Runs. Wkts. Lowis ... 10 28 7 Porter ... 7 16 1 Pirie ... 4 11 1 Kaiti-City. C. Priestley, b Hodge 1 Pirie, b Hodgo ” Lewis, b Hodge ° Porter, b Hodgo * Pirio.b Hodgo ~ Tanner, not out Rowland, b Hodgo * Garrett, b Hodgo ” Vosper, b Plimmer " Ivoson, b Plimmer Monk, run out Extras 2 Total 28 Bowling Analysis. Ovors. Runs. Wkts. Hodge ... 6 11 7 Plimmer ... 5 lb -•

' For some time past, unusual interest has been manifested in tho gamo of cricket hero. As early morning gilds the sky, and again in the hush of twilight, groups of young and old men are to be seen hard at practice in many suburban paddocks, oPtimc3 with a kerosene tin for stumps and a piece of 4 x 2 scantling for a bat. The reason for this unusual activity has nowbeon made apparent. Some time ago the employees of the building firms of Messrs Mackrell and Colley and Haisjuan and Son challenged each other to mortal combat on the cricket field, and the encounter is to come off on r Satu l d afternoon next, starting at 2.1 j. Both staffs aro reported to have a number ot ■< dark horses ” to spring on the public and their opponents, and heavy scoring is bound to be tho ordor of the day. Tho teams will be selected on tho ground from the following players Mackml ana mllev ‘ J- Mackrell, Kirk, Williams, Kretsohmar, Andrews, J. Roderick, Dette, Holdsworth, Taylor, Hansen, Hirschber goConnell, McGovern, Power, and Georg

eson. Haisnian and Son : Haisman (3), Lindon, Winter, Edwards, Bickerton, Higgens, lleynolds, Steven, Cameron, Itundell, Hansen, Marshall, and Bach.

According to the fixtures, West End plays County, at Ormond, to-morrow.