Morris Park Cricketers Put up a Good Game Against the Majestic Team
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The Morris Park Cricket Club was determined to defeat the team of the
steamship Majestic yesterday at Morris Park, and they took no chances in
the match. The sailors. however, put up an excellent game, and, with the
good batting of Chief Officer Acheson and the useful contributions of E.
Jones and A. Pritchard, looked like winning at one time. The batting of
the Morris Parks, however, at the right time told, and good Innings by
D. O'Reilly, W. O. Wilkinson, W. H. Rutty, H. O. Wilkinson, and T. J.
O'Reilly carried their total 13 runs ahead of the Majestlcs. The score:

MAJESTICS

Dr. O'Loughlin, c. Browne, b. Flannery........... 2
E. A. Acheson, c. Scott, b. McKnney............ 27
T. Davis, b. T. O'Reilly................ ..................... 0
T. Fayer, b. Flannery........................................... 4
T. Murphy, b. T. O'Reilly.......................................9
E. Jones, c. D. O'Reilly, b. McKinney............. 24
E. Dawson, b. T. O'Reilly.......................... ........ 1
V. Barry, b. McKinney.......................................... 4
A. Pntchard, c. Flannery, b. T. O'Reilly........... 10
A. Todd, run out.................... .............................. 2
C. Watterworth, b. Flannery............................ ...0
D. Jones, not out ................................................ 0
Byes ................................... . .................................9
Leg bye................................. . ...............................1

Total .................................................................... 93

MORRIS PARK

E. Sadler, c. Todd, b. Dawson......................... . 3
W. O. Wilkinson, c. and b. Murphy.................. 20
D. O'Reilly, b. Dawson................... . ................ 23
J. Flannery, b. Murphy ......................................... 7
C. McKinney, b. Murphy ..................................... 2
T. J. O'Reilly, c. Jones, b. Murphy.................... 10
T. Scott, b. Davis ...................................................1
H. O. Wilkinson, c. O'Loughlin, b. Davis......... 11
W. Bourne, c. Davis, b. Murphy .......................... 9
W. H. Rutty, not out ......................... .................. 12
S. Rotter, b. Murphy...............................................0
H. Martin, b. Murphy. .............................................0
Byes ........................................................................6
Leg byes ... ............................... ........................... 2

Total .............. . ..................... ........................... 160 [sic]