The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-11-06
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial A0bert1ser.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1880.
CRICKET MATCH.

A match was played, last Saturday, be-
tween a team from n. B. M. s. Cannot and
eleven of the Honolulu Cricket Club. The
wickets were pitched at noon, and play was
commenced shortly afterwards the visitors
taking the field with their captain (Farqu-
har), as wicket-keeper, Fleet and Bishop
bowling. Scrimgeour and 7. Lishman
went to the wickets for Honolulu. Lishman
had the misfortune to see his stumps dis
turbed by the first ball from Bishop. Miller
took the vacant place, and commenced scor-
ing at once by putting the ball to leg Tor one
which was smartly run for. Scrimgeour
followed suit. In the next over, Fleet bowl
ed a maiden. Scrimgeour was shortly after
wards bowled by ~Bishop-two wickets down
for 3 runs, one Of which was a leg-bye an
inauspicious commencement of the match.
Perry took Scrimgeour's place, and Miller
began to knock the ball about freely, scoring
four from one drive, and three from another,
sending the ball on the latter occasion into
the scorers tent. His career, however, was
| short, as in the next over Fleet took his
wicket; as he also did Freeth's, when the
latter took the vacant place-four w1ckets
for 13. After being joined by W. Lishman,
Perry began to score, but Lishman trying a
run at Perry's call, was not quick enough
for Farquhar, and had to retire without the
opportunity of breaking his ducks egg.
HoIdsworth next took the bat and after
scoring one neatly, sent one of Bishops IN
to Farquharis hands-six for Is. Perry
had made a drive for three, but immediately
after Holdsworth's mishap, was run out.
Purvis and j. Lishman made repeated
scores until the latter's wicket was taken by
Bishops for 90. His place was taken by
Wodehouse, and for some time the runs
came quickly. This appeared to put the
bowIers on their mettle; they certainly
found out how to put a stop to it, and each
succeeded in bowling a maiden over. Wode-
house then made two by a good hit to mid
wicket, but was on the next attempt run out
his place being taken by Dowsett-9 for 81.
Purvis beginning to score again, a change OF
bowling was tried, Chads taking Fleets
place. Dowsett got one away to leg for a
single and made a drive for two, and was
then bowled by Bishop, the innings closing
for a total of Al.
Johnson and May then took the wickets
for the Gannet's team, T. Lishman and
Freeth bowling. A bye was first run for,
and then Johnson made a score, lifting the
ball, but sending it in a direction which
proved safe. May, after making one run,
was bowled by Lishman, whose bowling
throughout the match proved very teasing
to the batsmen, and destructive to their
wickets. Chads went in next, and very soon
lost Johnson's company the latter, after
scoring three singles, being caught of one
of Freeth's by Lishman. 1.-TWO wickets for
6.) Fleet took his place, and at once made
the game become lively, driving the first
ball for two, and the next for one. Chads
took up the score, making three by a leg-hit
to the fence unluckily, whilst trying the
third run for Fleets next drive, Chads was
run out. Farquahar took his place, and
made a good stand. Fleet, after bringing
his score up to 10, was bowled by Lishman;
Farquhar shortly afterwards sharing his fate
at precisely the same point in his score.
Moon had taken Fleets place, and, though
only scoring once, made a good defence,
seeing three OF his comrades out before he
was caught by Freeth, a ball from Llshman
taking the top of his bat. Blake, who fol-
lowed Farquhar, was promptly caught by
Miller before he had scored. Sullivan took
his place, and quickly began to score, but
Freeth soon stopped his career by a catch
from one of his own bowling. q for 3S.)
Up to this point in the innings the score of
the visiting team looked decidedly better
than that of their opponents, who had seven
wickets down for 10. Bishop, who followed
Sullivan, and subsequently carried out his
bat, began his innings in a promising way,
scoring a single, and then sending the ball
to square leg for three, but, after each score,
he had the misfortune to see a comrades
wicket taken; Allison and Rawlings having
to retire in succession with ducks eggs to
their credit. The innings, therefore, closed
for a total of AZ, leaving the Gannet's team
five ~behindhand. At this point an adjourn
ment was made for lunch, which had been
graciously provided by some lady friends of
cricket, in style which did credit both to
their judgment and their hospitality.
Before the match commenced, it was uni
versally believed amongst the Honolulu
cricketers that they were about to be well
beaten. When they found themselves
ahead at the close of the first innings, they
took heart of grace, and went in, saying that
they must now pull off the match. Shortly
after lunch, Purvis and ~Scrimgeour went in
to face the bowling of Bishop and Moon.
They began in good style, Scrimgeour lead
ing off with a drive for two. He then gave
a chance, which point did not go for, and
which legion did not succeed in taking.
Purvis made two fine drives for four and
three respectively. This put Bishop on his
mettle, and contriving to find a weak place
in the defence of the near stump, he sent
this promising batsman into retirement with
a score of 7. ~Scrimgeour, who had by this
time scored 6, quickly followed him. Moon,
though not such a steady bowler as Bishop,
delivered some fine balls, one of which
proved too much for Scrimgeour's defence
just at the time that he appeared set to make
a stand. L. Lishman had succeeded Purvis,
and Miller now joined him, but was very
unlucky, being promptly bowled by Bishop.
CThree wickets for 49, T. Lishman, how
ever, revenged himself for his ducks egg in
the previous innings, playing steadily, and
at first scoring singles only. Freeth took
Miller's place, and began his score in good
style, but presently skied one of Bishops,
which was caught by Blake in f~irst-rate
style. Perry now joined Lishman, and the
latter, after making his second drive for four,
found his stumps scattered by a splendidly-
delivered ball from Bishop. Is for 32.l w.
Llshman now went in, and in the next over
skied a ball beyond long-on, for which he got
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