The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-17 00:00:00


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MM. PAUL H. FOLEVB ELBVIIN 11..ST01:711310111 CLAM.
—This Instals,- wee' played in ihe'beautifnl grounds of
H. W. H. Foley, Esc; Mr. P. Foley won the toss and
elected to go in and sent Sir Henry Lambert and T.
Bowen the first to bat :to tho bowling of Parkes
and Penn, Parkes bowled first and a maiden 1 was
made by Sir H. Lambert off Penn the first ball.
Parkes bowled another maiden and 1 run was made by
Bowen. Another maiden was made by Parkes and 1
run was made off the first ball from Penn when Bowen
was caught by Edge from Penn's last ball. A. Jasson
was the next man in but Sir H. Lambert was bowled by
Parkes after sooring 6 runs. Aston was the next man
in when Jackson (who is a fine bat) was bowled and
caught by Penn. Aston was run out after scoring 6.
M, Jacsou was bowled by Penn for 1 run. Mr. Foley
made two singles when he was bowled by Rodgers.
Parsons was the next man in and ho was bowled first
ball by Rodgers. In the next over Newman was caught
by Rodgers off Penn. Eynaston made the top score, 8.
Cochrane made 1 and was caught by Perry off Red gers,
the whole being out for 40 runs. Stourbridge sent in
Green and Lowe to bat and befers they were parted
they scared 41. The next over Lowe was run out.
Millward was the next man in and was bowled the first
ball for • "duck." Penn, the next man in, played
steady for 6 when he was stumped off Mr. Foley's slows.
Edge and Tunley then got together and made runs
fast, scoring 18 each, the whole being disposed of for
92 runs, being 62 ahead of their opponeuts, Green
making tho top score, 24. In the second innings of Mr.
Foley's team Mr. A. D. Cochrane made the champion
score, 19, not out. Although be had unfortunately in-
jured his band in catching a ball, a hot one, from Ma-
ley. Mr, Foley scored 18 in excellent form and New-
nem 13, the whole being out far 68 runs, leaving
Stourbridge to get 17 runs. This was done with the
loss of two wickets, Green scoring 16 runs, not out, and
Lowe 2. The weather being fine a very enjoyable day
was spent. The following is the score:—Mr. Paul
Foley's Eleven: Sir H. Lambert, b Parkes, s—c Edge, b
Rodgers, 0; T. Bowen, c Edge, b Penn, 3—a Edge, b
Penn; 0. Jacson, o and b Penn, 3—c Pritchard, b
Rodgers, 1; J. Aston, run out, 6—b Penn, 1; If, Jacson,
b Penn, I—b Penn, 3; P. Foley, b Rodgers, 2—b Oates,
13; J. Kynaston b Penn, 3—b Penn, 5 E. Parsons, b
Rodgers, o—b Penn, 3; W. Newman, o lodgers, b Penn_,
I—o Penn, b Rodgers, 13; A. D. Cochrane, a Perry. b
Rodgers, I—not out, 19; W. Thomas, not out, 2-0
Rodgers, b Tunley, 0; extras, 8-6; totals, 40-611.
Stourbridge: W. Green, a Cochrane, b Aston. 24—not
out, 16; T. Lowe, run out, 17—b Bowen, 2; A. E. Mill-
ward, b Bowen, 0; J. Penn, at A. Jacson, b Foley, 6
not out, 0; J. W. Parkes, b Aston 0 • J. Edge, b Aston,
18; Tunley, b Bowen, 18; C. lodgers, c Sir H.
Lambert, b Bowen, 4; C. W. Oates, e Al, 'boson, b
Bowen, 0; W. Perry, b Bowen, 1; W. Pritchard, not
out, 0; extra, 4 ; totals, 92-18,
STOGRBRIDGE V. COLMAN EitLL.—The return match
between the above clubs was played at Ambleoote on
Saturday last, but was not finished in consequence of
play beginning late and rain setting in. Greenway made
the top score 19, not out, Otter apd Stevens 11 each,
and the whole were out for 63 rank" Colman Hill then
went in to bat and made, 41 for the loss of 4 wickets,
Griffiths, the professional, scoring 10, not out. It is but
fair to say that the home team chose a very weak team
and allowed their opponents to bave Griffiths, a profes-
sional. The following is the score :—Stourbridge :J. W.
Parkes, b Griffiths, 0; C. E. Davenport, run out, 0; A.
J. Otter, c and b Griffiths, 11 ; W. Stevens, b Griffiths,
11; T. Greenway, not out, 19; C. Rodgers, c McWhirter,
b Griffiths, 9 ; W. J. Ingold, o Griffiths, b J. H. Smitb,
0; W. Perry, run out, 3; T. Wooldridge, c Griffiths' b
J. H. Smith, 1 W. Barnard, b Griffiths, 0; W, B.
Penn, bJ. H. gmith, 0; extras, 9; total, 63.—eolman
Bill: T. Sideway, b Parkes, 0; R. Smith, b Parkes, 6 ;
J. H. Smith, a J. H. Simms b 11; C. Dakin,
c Greenway, b Parkes, 14; 11:. Griffiths, not out, 10; J.
McWhirter, not out 1; H. Clifton, J. Adams, T. Pad-
dock, W. Smith, U. F. Dakin, to bat; extras, 1; total,
42.