A NOVEL CRICKET MATCH

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1804, 2 April 1888, Page 3

A NOVEL CRICKET MATCH

An Amerioan paper states that a tramp np m Illinois recently backed himself and hla cattle dog to play 11 of tho beet cricketera In Fair Gold, a village In those parts. The match excited a lot of iateroat, as the old fellow was known to havo put' 1 all tho money ho poaaeß3ed on tho match. The eleven won tho toss, and, owing to the old man's good bowling, and the dog's clever fielding, only made 63 runs, The old rniin then went m, and remained at the wickets all day. He made 27 rxmo off bin Orat hit, 34 off his second, 14 off hla third, and ho on. Thia waa brought about by hla dog, whloh wa.n evidently trained to the trick, 83izi»g tho ball between liia teoth, and dodging about with it till captured. Tho smallest Buick wo.uld thus reault In from 10 to 40 rana. One time It Boemed as if the old man would be caught, but tho dog jumped, and knocked the man down who waa about to make the oatch. Tho elevon gave the , match to the old man at ni^ht, and he i then offered to play 22 men, but the offer was declined.