CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 4045, 12 February 1876, Page 3

CRICKET.

- The match played on the D.C.C.'sjGrround titrisfafterEOOii; wan. b;tween. eleven. ,of the metfibew bailing from Kngland and fourteen .from the other parts of the Globe. PL»y was fixed to; commftdce .at: 2.15 psm, sharp* but it fwas v ivdly , hall-an-hour , later - before t&e f fiistt. was delivered, and .then Kngland had to play with three.substitutes. Allen-and ,Tait, repreeented.the World, fac n» ttie lowiing of Uodby (underhand slows) ; and'Lithburv: (round-arm medium). Fire werfe ecored off Godby's first over, and three off Latbbury's., Tait was run out in 'attempting la sort run in .Godby's second over,,; •I—f|—B Mevres, the incomer, finished the bverj was cleaned bowled off the fust iu Latbbury's second over, 2—4—10. -^iaodonnell: joined Meares, and lost his .wicket in playing the ,first ball he received, letting out to one of Godby's slows. 3^-0— il, and things.looking rath?r queer. Brown supplied 'the vacancy. A thro* vraa "(jot for a bye off which not. mora than a single should have been obtained. 'Brown played the ball (on to; bis wicket off Lathbury, and had to retire .without hreaking his duuk's egg. 4-i-0—18; Lambert joined Metres. After contributing eleven to. the score, Meares was v bowlod by missing one ot Godby's, which he !hsd stepped but to. 5—11—28, Hobinson was the incomer. Lambert- now played the. ball;. on to his wicket. 6-4—28. His place was filled by Johnson, who, after sooting Beven very qu'ckly, stepped out to| Jodby and missed him.; His .wicket was the penalty. 7—7—39.

Clark joined Robinson, and runs came'apace. When the'telegraph board showed 50, Paramor relieved ILathbury. Six rmra were, however, made off his first over, including a fine hit. by Glark on to the pavilion for.four. H. E Godby went on in place of Ms brother. Clark again -punished Paramor for four for a leg-hit.; and play; d Giidby to;the,fence for three* Another .three was mnde by C'ark for a straight drive off Paramor. Lathbury was put an wi*h s'ows in place Clark, after conttibuting 27 by free bitting, Was bowled by. Paramor. 8—27—85 Fuller tonk his place, and the men. were together some time. At 4.30 the score, stood:— • .-.. . I THE WOBLD. ■.: .' ': Tait (capt.), run oat ' ..." 5 : ■alien, bi/ithbury .... ... "" "..." '..: 4 jMeareg, bM. Godby •..'. ... .... ... 11 MacdoniieH, bM. Godby . :.. ..." 0 Bio?n,b Lathbury ... '•."... ... ... 0 Lambert, bLitbbuiV '-..[ " .;.. • ;.. ... 4 John^tbn.ii staHarehalJ.ib R.. Godby... .< :■;.,.; s 7'. Kobins >n. not out 26 Cla-k, b Paramor ..:... • ... ... ~.27 Fuller, not out , , ... : ... . .... 8 Gi.-n \, . ,;.;.. Howe '' Fenwick >Tobat f - Buckingham^ ■''•■ Extras ... ... ' ... 10 •., ■:■■ : : :- .■ i»"••■'•..'': '- ■■<■'■ :.' • - '■■!■■ ■.••— Total '...:: : ;.. .;;...' ... 102 y .: On the other ground an eleven of the O.C.C. 'tried conclusions with the Carisbrook Olub. Them itch ag.inst the team wht> tried conclusions with the Palmerston team had to be postpone I, owing to some misunderstanding; ' ...A; niatch is bsing: arranged, between the O#go eleven who ikyed against Canterbury' and fifteen other ,m*mbersof the D;G.C. 'J he game is,to be played out. '•--•:•