CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 3422, 9 February 1874, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE CUP MATCHES. Only one of the two Cup matches arranged for Saturday came off. On the D.C.C. ground only the bankers put in an appearance, and they consequently claim the game. The Tradesmen v. Warehousemen match was continued on the other ground, the former, who had obtained ten runs with the loss of one wicket on the previous Saturday, continuing their innings, which closed for 53. Shepherd, who was foolishly run out, was the only one who got into double figures, h(being credited with a dozen. The Warehousemen required to get 46 to win, which they did, with the loss of six wickets. Rhodes played a capital innings for 20, and lost bis wicket through ever anxhtyjto run up the required number. The result would have been different if the Tradesmen had fielded at ail decently at the crit : cM period of the game. Two wickets were lost to them at that time by most culpable muddling. We have not been furnished with the scores. A PRESS NATCH. A cricket match was played on Saturday afternoon, at Gaversham, between eleven of the staff of the ‘ Otago Guardian ’ and eleven of the employci in Forgussou and Mitchell’s. At the end of the game the Fcrgusson and Mitchell team had 13 runs in their favor. Subjoined arc the scores ; ‘ GUARDIAN.’ „ First Innings. Second Innings. Gregory, c hosier, b c and b BlackNicholsou 7 stock 2 Perrier, b Nicholson 1 b Blackstock I 3 Wood, b Blackstock 0 c and b Blackstock ... 7 Cunliffe, b Blackstock 0 e and b Blackstock 2 Donnelly, c Sankey, not out ... 0 b Nicholson ... 1 M'Dermott, b Black- c and b Blackstock 0 stock 0 Mitchell, c Chapman, c Sankey, b Blackfa Nicholson ... 4 stock 12 Clarktou, I b w, b b Blackstock ... 0 Blackstock ... 0 Jennings, b Nicbol- b Nicholson ... 2 sou ... 3 Carradus, b Nichoi- b Blackstock ... 2 son ... 6 Utting, not out ... 3 runout ... 7 Dyes 2 Byes T. 2 Total ... 27 Total ... 39

Grand total 66 FERGI’SSON and MITCHELL. First Innings. Second Innings. Hogg, b Cunliffe ... 7 b Gregory ... 6 Saukey, b Gregory ... II c and b Mitchell 10 Nicholson, b Gregory 1 b Mitchell ... 3 Blackstock, b Gre- b Gregory .. 16 gory 0 Hare, b Gregory ... 0 c and b Wood ... 2 vine, Ibw, b Gre- 1 b \v, b Gregory 1 „gory 4 Chapman, c Gregory, run out 1 Cunliffe 3 Houell, run out ... 0 not out 2 Hayes, bCunliffe ... 0 b Gregory ... 0 Foster, not out ... 0 b Wood 1 Haase, b Gregory ... 0 b Gregory ... 3 Ryes 3 Byes 4 No balls 0 No bulls ... 1 Total ... 29 Total ... 50 29 Grand total 79 England v. Twentvt-two of Bathurst. This match commenced at Batnurst on January 21. The weather (so the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ tells us) was fine ; the attendance limited, 600 only j andthe ground, in the Englishmen’s opinion, little better than they played on at Stawell. The Bathurst team was composed mainly of local men, assisted by and Hand Gregory. Bathurst went in first, and were disposed of for 65, the wickets falling thus : 1-0-0; 2-o—l • 3-0-1 ; 4-4—7; 5-2-10; 6-3—lo;’ 7—1—15 ; 8—5—16 ; 9—1—16 ; 10—4—20 ; 11—7—36; 12—9—36; 13—0 -36; 14-9—53; 15-8-55; 16-3-58; 17-3-61; 18-C-61; 19—2—61; 20—0—61; 21—4—65. The Englishmen’s innings continued over the second day, their wickets falling as follows : I - 4—lo ; 2—25—38 ; 3—2—40 ; 4—0—42 • ® 22—69 ; G—6—Bs ; 7 —102 -92 ; and the remaining three wickets were taken without the batsmen scoring, G. E. Grace carrying out bis bat for 38, though once missed, and the innings closed for 109. W. G. Grace scored 25 with one chance, which was not taken ; and Greenwood 22 ; Jupp oulv got 4 • MTntyre, Lillywhite, Bush, and Southerton were the ‘‘duck’s eggs.” The Englishmen commenced to make short work of Bathurst m the second innings, nine wickets falling or runs ; and when rain interrupted the play, the score stood ; 15—6—77. Of the fifteen disposed of only one (Onus with 13) succeeded m getting into double figures.