CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 4064, 6 March 1876, Page 3

CRICKET.

OTAGO ELEVEN v. NEXT.FIFTEEN. This match was continued on Saturday, but lost much of its interest by the miserable failure of the fifteen m their first innings. The eleven had put togotuer 185 m their first innings, and it was thought that the fifteen would attain a century without any difficulty, but the fates were unpromtjous, ten wickets falling for 56, and the innings closing for 02 The play does not call for ihucU comment, being on tbe whole exceedingly loose. Meares played a pretty innings for 24. givmg only one chance, which was declined by M. Godby. Macfarlane, who has not played fer the last two seasons, exhibited much of his old form. The eleven’s fielding was exceedmgly loose, and some of the occupants of the navihon exhibited very bad taste .by invariably calling ‘ latmprovincial ” when any of the fieldsmen • dlßtlu e u «b himself. Menres should carry off Tait’s bat, which is presented to the highest scorer in the Fifteen. The game will be continued next Saturday. Subjoined are tbe scores of the Fifteen; —

THE FIFTEEN—FIRST INKtKfiB. Johnston D., b Lathbury 0 Mearea, b and c Xiatbbmy ... 24 Brown, b M. Qodby ... 0 Robinson, b Lathbury... ''' 12 Rusaell D., b Lathbury ... ” 0 Qodby A., b Lathbury "! i 5 Lambert, b Paramor ... Tait, b Paramor ... “]• 1 Macfarlan, b and c Lathbury 7 Fulton, c Sutcliffe, b Lathbury” h Glen, b Lathbury ... 3 Marshall, b Paramor ... ... ' * !!! o 0 Macdonald, not out ... Reade, b M.-Qodby ... ... ... 15 Lindsay, b Lathbury ... ... ... 7 Byes, 2; leg.byes, 3; wides, 6 ... ... 11 Total ... 92 Twm „ SECOND INNINGS, MTIonald, b Sutcliffe... q Uleu. run out... Lambert, c Bryce (sub), b Sutcliffe 4 ... 19 Robinson, c BryceJsub) , b Sutcliffe ... Marshall, b Sutcliffe . ... 0 ... 14 T .it, c Dixon, b Sutcliffe Macfarlan, b Dixon Brown, b Sutcliffe ... 0 ... 17 ... 0 ... 10 A. Qodby, not out ! ” Johnston, not out Byes, I; wides,' 5 ... 1 ... 6 Total... ... 7i