The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-23
A Cricket Match.

He caught the editor just as he was sitting
down 10 his midday cracker and glass Of water.
and said, as he hauled out a thick mem-book
and dropped into the other chair:
"n you'll just take notes as / read, IN give
YOU my repor. of the cricket match played yes
terday between the 'Raeguets' and Whane-
hangers, and you will be way ahead Of the
| G~Gsete."
The editor sighed. put the remainder Of his
cracker into his ~coat-tail pocket, hastily gulpod
the balance OF the ~ice-water, and told his visitor
Swell, you see, the Racquets went in on q
bad wicket"
Went in where p
Went into the game, don't you see ?"
Yes, l see but why didn't they get a good
wicket. or hurdle. or set Of bars 20 go in on p
81 dunno exactly, but the old man says IL
was because they was taken mp by the Long
Kaengy interest, and
Yes, yes, / see go ahead with your game"
All right. No; ] and : they were disposed
of at slips and third man.
What's slips and third manp' I thought
you was telling me about cricket, and then you
go on TO tell me Of No. l aud !! playing slips
aud third man."
why, that is cricket, aud that's the way they
get out. Then the next two made a good stand,
but Sussex and Yorkshire was too much for
Gloucestershire, and they retired"
"See here young man, " and the editor CROPPED
under the table for his bludgeon; don't you get
OF on TO any outside remarks about choose or
INb-F 49, @N
and / don't want TO hear an essay ON anything
else. Let Sussex and Yorkshire and Gloucester
shire alone and tell me about the game"
You don't quite understand the terms Of the
game. I see. " resumed the young man. "and I'll
try to make it palmer. No. 8 he came in and
put together 10 by a 5-six 81, &c., until a ball
beat him to the bowler"
"What did he put together 40 forf"
"Why, to help him win the game, Of ooursel
He wanted all the balls he could get; and tho
next man he fell a victim to a Yorker and
what was the Workers. name, and did he kill
him2'
y" Oh you don't understand; he wasn't killed.
only thrown out by the bowler"
Wasn't killed, hey Y-and let himself be
thrown out by one man ?-umph Why didn't
newell, never mind, go on.
''Dobson he started h~rst-rate; but n shooter
from Shepherd stopped his career"
Now we hear you Nov comes the fun
Shepherd he drew his Colt aud began shooting.
Dobson ran, but Shepherd dropped him neatly
Hold on, Mr.. Editor, you're all wrong.
There wasn't any pistols used. I'm describing
IA cricket match, and what meant was that he
was bowled out. Then key he tried 10 lay on
to them but failed, and SO did Cattle. Dean,
who came next, was thrown out by long stop,
from the farther wicket, and that left Tom TO
carry his bat for n hard hit 10 90"
Hold on "A minute. L don't quite catch on.
You say key and Cattle tried to lay on to
them. Had they got 'em down, and were they
trying to squeeze the wind out of EN-? And who
what did they throw Dean out forl That's the
second mans been thrown away. What was
Tom carrying away 10 hit, and who was he going
to hit to 20? L guess you've got a regular
shindy mixed up with your cricket match but
you know best proceed.
"Well, they'd all been fielding In the hot sun,
and just as he got over the Peak William
knocked up IL, and then pulled one of Wilson'S
on"
stop stop Explain yourself. William
knocked up II what ?-boots-shoes-what was
it and why didn't he pull on both Of Wilson's 2"
"There you go ag in. You don't understand
Tho anrna w~r. aa A. &c wI~.- - -
Here's the figures Shepherd he got 90 balls, 80
runs. 3 wickets and 2 maidens.'
HE did, did he lucky dogi How many did
others get-how many m~aidens, / mean?'
We'll, Darby he got 3d."
what, maidens -
"No, no-balls, and 40 runs, and G wickets.
and 3 maidens; and William 20 balls and ~ runs.
He didn't get any wickets and no maidens."
Poor DEVIL he wasn't the Sweet William
read about in the song was he ia a had a
maiden or two though IL I'd been him. What
did they do with them?'
when they started again Leigh had a short
but f9lrly merry life, getting in four :"
." -Four maidensp"
"No; a score of 4 by a crack to leg, and made
5 by an overthrow, and was bowled. II he'd
gone in for smacking them"
"The maidens ~
"No-thesballs he'd have done better. Hare
made a spanking hit over the trees mp the parade
ground off Wilson; he was well caught at point"
just wait right there, my boy. Beware-do
venture to tell me that this nan Hare
spanked the man Wilson over a lot Of trees, and
he was caught on the other side 2 Do you
mean to state that hat is one OF the ways that
ericket is played? Take time now; tell me tho
"Sir, I'm trying to give you the facts In the
Ease. The ball was sent just as l tell you, and
4 they had got down harder on 'em and not let
en- hhup gently, they'd do better. As il was,
he Whanghougers kept the wickets until time
vas called, leaving the Racquets with IA runs 10
Who got the maidens2'
Oh, they don't count in this game.''
They don'tl then / don't want to know any
hing more about cricket. L can't catch on 10
my game where the fair sex don't count Get
hee hence, young man-but, before you go, tell
ne, who won the gamer"