The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-26
BY II. NJ. AYRES

BY II. NJ. AYRES.
The Honolulu Cricket Club retain
the ashes, their visit to Maui resulting
in a victory for the club by four vic
kets.
The game was played at Kahului
yesterday, play commencing at II a. m.
Captain McGnl won the toss and
sert in the Maui team to bat Ander-
son and McGin taking charge of the
bowling.
The Mauiites made a bad start, four
wicllets falling for only nine runs. D.
c. Lindsay made a noble effort to stem
the tide of defeat which looked to be
setting in strongly against his team
and made ten runs before Icing dis
posed of. The remainder Of the side
did little or nothing, however, the in
nings closing for the paltry total of
80. Both Anderson and McGill were
in fine form with the ball, the oppos-
ing team finding them practically I'M
playable.
The Honolulu men made an even
worse start than did their opponents,
four men being out for seven runs
Lindsay was bowling a fast, straight
ball which was very deadly.
When Brown and Anderson became
associated a different complexion was
quickly put on the game. Brown play
ed carefully, allowing Anderson to
make the runs. This the big Scotch
man did in fine style, the intermission
for tiffin finding him with SO runs to
his credit and nicely set. The score
at the time of the adjournment was
So for four wickets.
On the resumption of play runs con-
tinued to come with fair rapidity and
there was some discussion az to what
would be the proper time to declare
the inning and give Maui another
chance with the willow. This talk
ended very suddenly, however, for An
derson succumbed to a nice ball of
Sparks, having made AZ in quite his
best style.
When Anderson went out the score
was G.. Brown was joined by Gray
and the figures had been raised to "A
when Brown was bowled, having com
piled very useful 16
Gray and McGill next became asso-
ciated and both scored freely, McGill
making II and Gray IS runs before
their careers were ended. The last
three men in gave but little trouble
to the Maui bowlers and the innings
closed for 1O1 runs.
Lindsay bowled splendidly. taking 7
wickets for 27 runs He has played
little cricket for five years and his
work with the ball, under the circum-
stances, was little short of wonderful.
Maui sent in Thompson and the Rev.
w. Ault in their second innings, to
the bowling of Brown and Withigton.
The reverend gentleman had come ov-
er from Lahaina for the game but had
not arrived in time to bat for his team
in their first inning The side rolled
up 70 runs, the batsmen as a whole
showing much better form than in
their first attempt
Skinner knocked up 16 and played
perhaps the most finished cricket of
the day. 1t was a pleasure to watch
him bat and he was deservedly cheer
ed on his retirement to the pavilion.
McGerron made runs, and Sparks
and Troup 9 runs each The latter
was making his debut in local cricket
and played a very correct game, con-
sidering that he hadn't had bat in
his hand for several years.
V. Ayau the baseball player, got his
eye in nicely in the second innings and
scored "a runs by vigorous hitting be-
fore the inning came TO an end, he be-
ing not out when the fielders left the
ground.
Needing only sewn runs to win, Cap
tain McGill sent in wilmington and
Ayres Wilmington was Immediately
run out and Ayres contrived to hit his
wicket.
Bailey came in and as quickly re-
tired, also by the run out route.
Jordan was next and he was bowled
by Skinner, four wickets having gone
for as many runs Maxwell was the
fifth man to try for the honor of maxi
ing the winning hit, but curiously
enough, he was run out without scor-
ing.
Fiddes was bowled for the proverb-
ial duck" and still two runs were
needed to win. These were obtained
through a beefy hit by L. Withing-
ton.
The game was of a most enjoyable
nature and will long be remembered
by all who took part in it, On the
whole the standard of cricket played
was very good indeed, the fielding of
both sides being unusually smart.
In the first innings LINDSAY did the