CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 4054, 23 February 1876, Page 2

CRICKET.

The match next Saturday on the Oval will be between the eleven who played against Canterbury and the next fifteen. The of the players are— Eleven.—Allen, Collmson, Clarke, Dickson, WH Lathbury H. E. Godby, M. Godby! M Donnell, !b. Fenwick, Paromer, and Sutcliffe. hifteem-Browm Fulton, Glen, A, Godby, R. O C. Kettle, S. Lambert, s. O. Marshall, M ( Fatlane, W. D. Meares, Kobinson, H. Ro<e, H Rhodes, Rowe, and Tait. Emergencies.—Dodson,' Fuller, Lindsay, and F. Rua^elL Efforts will be made to secure the attendance of the Artillery Band on the afternoon of the match. Some first-class matches are being played m Christchurch. In country v. town (a one day’s match), the respective scores were 96 and 128, and 76 and 48. The highest scorers were, for country: Wood 30 and 28, and Barkw 43; for town: Ashby 24 and Stevens England v the Colonies is unfinished. The Homers were disposed of in their first umings for the small total of 64, Sweet being highest scorer with 18, followed by Souter (not out) with 14, and Taylor with 13. The Colonies made 122, Ollivier being credited with 43, and 4. Fowler with 22. Fnth, the new bowler, is keeping up his repntation. In Town v. Country he bowled 107 balls for 18 runs and secured six wickets, and in England v. the Colonies he bowled 70 balls for 20 runs and six wickets, among the latter being Moore, Alpe, Ashby. Sweet, and Neilsou. J

A cricket match recently came off on the “Shop Auckland England (Ground. Mr innkeeper, staked L2O to LlO that Mr W. Piers, auctioneer, could not bowl him out m twelve hours. Brown findimg his own bat, and Piers his own ball. The novelty of the match drew an immouse quantity of people. Brown produced ins bat, which was made for the special occasion ; it was lOin wide, exactly toe height and width of the wickets friers had a potshare ball weighing twenty* seven ounces, the same as used in bowling matches. Play commenced at 10.15 aTm Brown placing his bat firmly in front, completely obscuring the wicket, and Piers com* menced bowling with Ins ponderous balk with such effect that in a short time the bat was beginning to show signs of being splxn* tered. At length, by some accident, Brown left one stump uncovered, and the ball com* mg straight, brought down the stomps, the bowler accomplishing his task in nine and a* half minutes.