The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-24 00:00:00

CRICKET.

STOIIRRRIDGE V. SALTER'S ELETRIC-With Ford (pro-
fessional) this match was played on the Stourbridge
ground on Monday last. Salter's Eleven won the toss
and sent in the home team to bat and was represented
by Messrs. Parkes and Pearson, the latter after scoring
3 runs was ran out. Penn was the next man in and
after adding Ito the score Parkes was bowled by Ford
after scoring 4 runs. Penn was then joined by Edge
who made 5 singles and was caught by Wood off Reeves.
A. Otter joined Penn and after adding 1 to the score was
ran eat in trying to make a second run. Millward was
the next man in and was bowled. Ingold and Rodgers
got together and the latter had a hit for 2 and was
caught by Reeves off Ford. Wyatt went in next and
was stamped by Arnold without scoring. Cooper was
the next man in and he made 2 singles and was ceught
by Heele. Green was the last man in and he began to
hit with Ingold when Green after making 9 was caught
by G. Salter, making the top score, 9, Ingold, not out
8, the whole being disposed of for the small score of 38
runs. At this point of the game it looked " rosy " for
Salter's Eleven but the bowling of Ingold and Penn was
so good that the second wicket fell for 9 runs and the
third and fourth, the fifth and sixth fell for 10 runs.
the game began to be very exciting, 7 wickets for 22,
6 for 29, and 9 for 34. At this point Cooper missed a
catch and a tie was made when Cooper let go a bye for
2 and the match was won by Salter's Eleven by 2 rano,
Wood being bowled next ball by Ingold, all out for 40.
Stearbridge next went in to bat and they were repre-
sented by Ingold and Parkes bosh failed to score.
Green and Pearson began to hit away freely and before
they were parted they scored 28 runs. Penn and Edge
got together and ran up tee score to 51 when Edge was
bowled by Ford after scoring 14 runs. A. ,Otter was the
next man in and both batsmen played steadily and were
not separated until 67 runs were made. Millward made
a good hit for two and was bowled by one of Reeves's
mows. Rodgers 0, not out, 8 wickets for 69 runs. The
following is the score :—Stourbridge: J. W. Parkes, b
C. Ford, 4—b Reeves, 0; F. Pearson, run out, 3—b
Reeves. 15; J. W Penn, e Williams, b Reeves, 3—e G.
Salter, b C. Ford, 14 ; J. Edge, c Wood, b Reeves, s—b
C. Ford, 14; A. Otter, thrown out, I—c Horton, b C
Ford, 11; A. E. Millward, b C. Ford, o—b Reeves, 2;
W. J. Ingold, not out, B—c Harrold, b C. Ford, 0; C.
Rodgers, c Reeves b C. fiord, 2—not out, 0; C. Wyatt,
st Arnold, 0; C. Cooper, c Heale, b Reeves, 2 ; W.
Green, o G, Salter, b C. Ford, 9—c Heale, b C. Ford,
9; 'trim 2 ; totals. 38-69.—Balter's Eleven: T. Smith,
b W. J. ingold, 3; G. Salter, b J. Penn, 4; H. Heale,
b W. J. Ingold, 12; E. Silvester, b J. Penn, 0 ; W, Har-
rold, c Green, bJ. Penn, 0; J. Reeves, b W. J. Ingold,
0; W. Bache, bW. J. Ingold, 0; C. Ford, b W. J.
Ingold, 4; J. Horton b W. J. Ingold, 10; W. Wood, h
w, bJ. W. Parkes, 1% W. Williams, not out, 3 ; extras,
3 ;_total, 40. _ _ _

WOLLASTON 27. Mn T. WOOLDRIDGE'S ELEVEN —Ti
match was played at Hagley on Saturday last between
the above cletbs, and after an exciting game ended in a
victory fur the viditors. The batting of Wyatt and
Roskell, also the bowling of Wyatt, Simms, and Cope
wr their reel iective sides is deserving of mention. The
foliorVing is the score :—Mr, T. WooldridgesElwen :J.
G abyeS, 1) Bowen, 4—b Foley, 2' A. G. Hayes, b
' Cope, 2-0 U [edges, b Bowen, 6; G. F. Simms, b Cope.
I—run out, 0 ; C. Wyatt, b Cope, 82—b Bowen, 2; A. P.
Hickman, c d b Cope, 2—b Bowen, 8' W. Barnard, b
Cops. 0-0 oe, b Bowen, 1; G. F. Wooldridge, b
Shaw, I—not (A it, 6; J. S. law, b Cope' 6—b Foley, 6;
H. Hickman, b 6 ope, o—b Foley, 2; T. W. Wooldridge,
o and b Snaw, 1- -b Foley, 0; W. R. Penn, not out, o—b
Bowen, 1; extra% 3-2; totals, 52-36.—Wollaston, J
Shaw, o and b ,Simms, 1 ; F• G. Hodes, c Hickman, b
sl4,nms, 0; J. Bviven, o J. Hayes, b Wyatt, 4; P. H.
Foi ey, run out, 3;
E Cope, ran out, 10; S. Whitehouse,
c ant b Wyatt, 1;A. J. Rodkell. bJ, Hayes, 17 ; I'.
Brow n, b Simms, 8; 0. Durbin, c Hickman, b Simms,
,
0; if.
Marks, not out, 3; W. Vincent, b Simms, 0 ; extras
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8 ; tots 1,55.