The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-01 00:00:00

DORCHESTER CRICKET CLUE,

The wind-up supper of the first season of the
resusoltated Dorchester Cricket Club took place at the
Mall Coach lon, lett Tuesday evening, and wee a most
shooreafal affair. In the afternoon • snatch match was
played between en eleven sad a twenty-two of the
members. At the supper Mr. C. Parsons (Captain)
presided, with Mr. F. Curme in the vice-chair, and
there was present —Mr. Turner, Mr. T. Walden, Mr.
G. Mntford, Mr. W. Termites.. Mr. C. Co.. Mr. Date,
Mr. G. Taylor. Mr. H. White, Mr. Hawker (the veteran
umpire). Mr. J. Fudge (Vies-Captain), Mr. W. M. Hill
(Hon. Sea), Mr A. Samways, Mr. A. Davis, Mr. F.
Lies,, Mr. J. H. Cullum, Mr. G. Carter, Mr. W. Ingold,
Mr. T. Hod, Mr. A. Taylor, Mr. F. Taylor, Mr. A.
*arab, Mr. Coleman, M r.Taffa,Mr. Teague, Mr. Plummer,
jeer., Mr. Ricks, Mr. R. Elsevier, Mr. Itudall, Mr. T.
Atkins, Kr. G. Williams, Mr. Rdklos, Mr. Bulgur, Mr.
Talbot, Mr.Riakards. ha It wee an exisellent party, and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam ways provided • splendid supper,in the
beet style. The tables were decorated with rues of
Rosen.

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After the repast the Chairman rive "The queeo,"
followed by "Th. Prince of Wales," which were drunk
with oordiel demonatrationsuf loytlty.

n• CHAIRMAN then gave 'The Honorary Members,"
remarking that being • youog club they had many
expenses this year, but they bad met with many kind
friends who had misted them by beeonaing bonorAry
members, and none bad been of greater help than their
respected friend Mr. Turner, whose assistance In
preparing the field and in other ways had been in.
valuable. He therefore eoupled that gentleman's name
with the tout. _

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Mr. Tuanza said it had given him great pleasure to
assist the Mob. lie was very fond of cricket, and of
seeing it well play, d. Ile considered this an txcecd-
Inn', good club, and oongratulated then on having
played tliroughthe season with so mach credit and
moose& _

The CHAIRMAN gave " Preeprrity to Dorchester
Drieket Club "—(applauee). Ho wished to tell what
they had done in the past fellboo, and bow their =-
cantata stood. They ooromeneed the gesso') on the 18:h
of Jane, when they went to Evershot, and won in one
Innings and 21 runs. On the sth July their eecond
match took plaoe—Dercheeter against the It. 11. Ar-
tillery ; again they won to the first Innings by 46 runs.
On the 17th July they played the Portland club, and
won in the first ionises be 37 runs, Their fourth
match took place on the 11th July, when they met the
Cone club, and won by 14 runs. On the 25th July
they played the return raw& with 6vershot and won
on the first innings with six tune to spare. On the first
of August wee the return install with the 11.11•5.,
whom they again beat in the first busing' by 26 rune,
Their seventh match was the return with Portland, on
August sth, when they had • very unfortunate day.
They arrived there at 10 hoping to begin play, bus
start was not made till 11. It rained • long time, and
',bee, they went out to field they were wet through.
Portland /cored the first Innings 120, end Dorchester
64, but Dorobestilr only had nine Ines to play, and in
the second innings hot 6. Portland beat them by 56
rune, though the whole of them were Rot out in the
second innings for 34, and had there been time to play
out the match, Dorchester u3i4ht have given them
another good bail However, they must admit they
were beaten. Their eighth match wan with Kingston
Park, who, he admitted, did not bring out a etrooß
teem, bat they might have done. He had the beet men
he could get, and they won by five wickets. The ninth