AN ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN AND ENGLISH CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 2969, 24 August 1872, Page 3

AN ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN AND ENGLISH CRICKET.

Eespecting the contemplated visit of an English eleven, says the AuMr.daAan, there is no news yet to hand. Mr Shoosinitb, who has charge of the negotiation in Loudon, has merely had time to meet Mr tv, G. Grace and talk the matter over with him. As notified in your paper hast week, eleven gentlemen of England will visit Canada this autumn (autumn in the old country, though Spring here) and play at Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa. There seems no doubt of tbis programme being carried out. Before leaving for Canada, Mr Grace would know all about the proposed Au-tralian trip, and therefore I think it extremely probable that it may be arranged for him and the other gentlemen to go on Lora Canada across the Continent via San Francisco. There would, however, be ample time for his eleven to play in Canada, return to England, and lea ve by the October mail, and arrive here in the middle of December. I expect wc shall get the first news by the cable via Java and Port Darwin, short and sweet, “ Everything arranged ; expect eleven in December.” Wc may get this telegram as soon as the line is open. A word or two about some of the great English matehes. The last mail news told us that cricket was in full swing again, although the weather was anything but cricket weather. The Grace has not been doing so well as people expect him to do, for I suppose unless he always gets three figures in a match, people who go to see him are disappointed. The score of that extraordinary match, M.C.G. v. Surrey, played May 18, 17, 18, was given in your last issue but one. Seven wickets of the M.C 0., including Mr Grace, Shaw, Smith, and ITeanio all down for 0 ! the total of the first innings only IG ; but it was the weather that did it, the around being in a fearful state from rain The first North v. South match was played at the new ground, Hans-place, Chelsea, and it was an opening match. There was a large attendance, but so large is the ground that 3,000 persons were a select company—so savs the h'porting Gazette. For the South, in the first innings, Mr W. Grace made 87, and Mr Yardlcy 73—a gross total of 186. Two wickets fell for the North for 47, and owing to rain on Friday and Saturday the match was abandoned. Whit Monday at Lord’s was very fine, and 8,000 persons assembled to see North v. South again. Barratt, a Durham lad, left-handed, high, medium, with great twist, again played for the North, and did great execution in the second innings, taking seven wicktts for IS runs, in 13 overs, S’x of which were maidens. Cambridge University got an awful drubbing from the M.C.G. in one innings; for the latter, J. W, Dale scored 132. On Monday, May 27, Yorkshire played the M.C.C., at Lord’s, and the county got the worst of it. Mr Grace scored 101, and “notout,” 43; the totals being M.C.C., 215 and 82, with 8 wickets to fall, and Yorkshire 96 and 200. Bell says that Mr Grace never played a more correct innings in his life, and the fielding on the part of Yorkshire “was a treat to witness.” Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at the Oval, June 3, was a very exciting match won by Surrey by a fluke, as the last man in gave an easy catch when Irun was wanted. Mr W. G. Grace was “ bowled !” by Southcrtonin each innings for 13 and 25. The scores were— Gloucester, J53 and 71 ; Surrey, 115 and 110. For Surrey Caffyn played, and scored 5 and 8; R. Humphery a brace of 42’s; Jupp 18 and 19. Martin bowled well for Surrey : 10 succes sive overs and nob a run. Gloucester brought out a new howler, a Mr Brice, who was very successful. He is very fast with a break from the off; at one time be bowled 13 overs for 2 runs. Previous to this match the counties had met four times, and Gloucester had won each time. In tbo the match Sussex v. Gloucester, Southerton got the two Graces in the first innings—W. G. for 14, and G. F. for 11. The United South of England played 22 of Glasgow, and Mr W. G. Grace scored 14 and 114 ; for this performance he was presented with a bat. Mr Grace hit one bat clean out of the ground into a cab. The eleven, a ve;y strong one, were defeated by 6 wickets. The Scotch bowling was done by two Macs, M‘lnner and M ‘Alister.