CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2673, 1 December 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

' POVERTY BAY CLUB MATCH.

PRESIDENT v. VICE-PRESIDENT

§V . The annual cricket match is a func•t:y tion which is looked forward to with pleasurable anticipations by the memf v bers of the Poverty 13ay Club. St. Andrew’s Day is set apart each year I-* for a match between sides chosen by fe' : ' the president (Mr. Chas. Gray) and i Vice-president (Mr. Geoffrey Maclean), pi All the conditions were favorable yesteiday at Taruheru, when the time- | honored fixture was played. The un- ' favorable weather which prevailed on Pi -Sunday and Monday gave place yesterday morning to generous sunshine, and the weather was perfect when the match commenced at 11 o .clock. Twenty a-side were played, and it was no’ easy matter for the batsmen to steer the ball through the solid phalanx of fieldsmen that opposed them. was a large attendance of spectators, v -especially in the afternoon, when tlio lady friends of the players turned out in strong force, and lent a charming air of color and animation to the pretty grounds. Large marquees had been ■erected on the ground, and luncheon 'and afternoon tea were dispensed in these. Many veterans of the .game were present, and indulged in remrn- • iscences of past and gone matches r played in the early days of Gisborne s history, and of the feats of ball and bat which had. been performed by ( giants of the. past. About 4 o a drizzling rain set in and continued in- 4 termittentlyunt.il stumps were drawn at 5.30, but tliis was the only circumstance which'"’militated against an otherwise perfectly enjoyable day s OU Lieut.-Colonel. G. J. Winter and Mr. It. Thelwall gave every satisfaction as umpires, while Messrs F. Parker and l jj m T. Symes Tendered valuable service as scorers. THE PLAY. W. It. Barker, who captained the vice-president’s team, won the toss from C. A. Fenwick, and sent the president’s team to the wickets. It: E. Barton and Claude Williams opened the innings to the bowling of J. It. Murphy and A. W. Pees. The opening was highly sensational, Murpliy IV clean bowling Barton with a fast yorker with the first ball of the match. H. W. Barker was the next batsman, but Murphy’s third ball found the sticks, the board showing: 0 —2—0. H. E. Dodd succeeded, but after scoring 3 mishit a slow full-toss from Rees, and was caught and bowled. J. M. Gouldsmith/’ then joined Claude' Wil--1 liams, and a gooa stand was made. Williams scored freely by nice cricket, making several fine carpet drives with all the wood behind them. After a good stay at the wickets, Gouldsmith Ryv- eventually fell l.b.’w,' to Coop after p•, scoring 9. E. V. Palmer. 0. Monckton, and A. C. Steele were got fid of !■; ..cheaply, •- but Hugh Williams, E . H. Mann, and Fenwick ''assisted Claude i Williams to swell the total. The lastnamed, after playing an attractive innings for 42, was smartly taken in the T slips, by Coop, off Rees. Ensor and t;-..., Murphy finished off tho innings in ' : ' summary fashion, the; last nine bats--1 men only scoring 4 runs between them. | V J. R. Murphy bowled very steadily, sending down 18 overs for 38 runs, and ' securing 8 wickets. Rees and Ensor j " were the most successful of the other f howlers tried, the latter securing 3 I"".' wickets for 3 runs, off 2- overs. The I innings closed for 101. I ■ The vice-president’s team started well, H. Kenway and Carl Williams ! putting on 24 for the first wicket bej fore the former was howled by Bar-; ton. Free scoring by Carl Williams t. and J I). Donner helped the score along materially. After playing.free and stylish cricket for 30, Williams f had the ill-luck to he run out. With [ seven wickets down for 88, it appeared as if the vice-president’s side would easily head the score set them by their opponents, but Barton and Palmer here 1 struck a perfect length, and bowled so finely that the wickets commenced to V fall rapidly, and it was realised that a most exciting finish would be witnessed. Five wickets fell with the total at 88, and, despite a' plucky effort to get the runs by G. Grant and Dr. Williams, the last wicket; fell with the total at 98 am ids# great excitement. Barton wound up a distinctly good bowling performance by securing the last three wickets with successive balls, £thus doing the “hat trick.” Palmer also bowled remarkably ■well, securing nine wickets for 37 runs, off 90 balls. . with , less than an hour to hat, the president’s side • fared- Badly im tlieir second innings against the bowling of J: R. Murphy, Ensor, and Itees. When i time was Called at 5.30, twelve wickets ■i\ had fallen for 70 runs. ’ Murphy again & bowled splendidly, securing seven wickets for 18 runs, off nine overs, in- ; eluding the. “hat trick.’’ dent’s side thus won a most enjoyable* and exciting match by 3 runs. .The following are the scores : PRESIDENT’S TEAM.—lst Innings. R. E. Barton, b Murphy ... ... 0 ; -Claude Williams, c Coop, b Rees 42 H. W. Barker, b Murphy. ... ... 0 H. E. Dodd, c and 1» Rees 3 J. M. Gouldsmith, Ibw, b Coop ... 9 12. V. Palmer, c Coop, b Murphy 0 O. Monckton, v V. Barker, b Mur- . pby,V ••• ’ . V A. C. Steele, b Carl Williams * .Hugh Williams, b Rees.... ... " ... .10 E. H. Mann, b Murphy ... 12 If C. A. Fenwick, c deLautour,.b Rees 13 C. Gray, b Murphy ... ... 0 ■ G. W. Humphreys, b Ensor ... - 3 P. Barker, b Ensor ... Q V- V C. R. Mitford, c Dewing, b Murphy A.- ~ .... - 0 G. Stock, run out ... ... ... 0 C J. Bennett, b Ensor ... ... 0 F’. J. Lysnar, b Murphy ... ... 0 F. W. Nolan, run out 1 K? H. R. Sherratt, not out ... ... 0 Extras ••• ••• ••• »• Total •• 101 Bowmno Analysis. 0. M. R. W.\ J. R. Murphy i 8 1 38 8 A. W. Rees ... 13 0 32 3 p] G. Coop ... 5 0 11 1 Carl Williams 5 Q 14 1 W. C. Ensor ... 2 1 3 3 VICE-PRESIDENT’S TEAM--H. Kenway. b Barton ... .:. ••• - 4 Carl Williams, run out ... ••• 3U ': R. U. Burke, Ibw, b Barton . 0 li': G Coop, c Humphreys, b Gouldsmith ••• E ,T D. Donner, 1> Barton ... ... | ’ -W. R. Barker,, b Palmer ... ... 4 i a. Dewing, b Palmer ... • ... ••• f I J. R, Murphy, b Palmer ... ••• 11 l W. C. Ensor, b Palmer ... ... IS:. V. B JBarker, b Palmer U

AY W. Hoes,- 1) Barton ... ... 0 W. ,F. J. Anderson, c Claude Williams. 1) Barton ... ... ... 1 11. Barker, b Palmer ■ '...' .0^ G. Grant, e Fenwick, b Barton... 3 A. H. Wallis, c Gouldsmitli, b Palmer ,••• .••• ••• . 9 J. W. Williams, b Palmer ... ... 4 H. deLautour, b Palmer ... ••• 0 P. H. Grabam, b Barton 0 V. Barker, b ’Barton ••• 0 II H. Wall, not out ... 0 Extras ' ••• ? Total . ....... ... ... 98 Bowjr.iNG Analysis. 0. M. 11. W. E. V. Palmer... 15 2. 37 9 R. E. Barton... 15 3 27 8 Hugh Williams 4 0 25 0 J. Gouldsmitli 4 1.7 1 PRESIDENT’S TEAM.—2nd Innings. R. R. Sherratt, b Ensor ... ... 0 C J. Bennett, b Ensor ... 0 O’. Stock, lbw, b Ensor... ... 0 E. H. Mann, c Grant, b Rees 11 H E. Dodd, b Murphy ’ 0 E V. Palmer, b Rees o Claude Williams, b Murphy ... 0 A. C. Steele, b Murphy ... .... j 0 Monckton, b Murphy 14 R*. E. Barton, b Murphy 9 C. Gray, b Murphy •••••• :” }J G. W Humphreys, lbw, b Murphy _0 C. A.’ Fenwick, not out lb Hugh Williams, not out ° Extras ••• J_ - Total for 12 wickets ... ••• 70 Bowmncj Anai-ysih. O. M. R. W. W. E. Ensor ... 6 1 22 3 J. D. Donner 2 1 1 0 J.‘ R. Murphy 9 1 IS 7 'A W. Rees .;. 6 0 22 2