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Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 891, 3 May 1877, Page 3

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* WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE. [pee press agency.] Wanganui, May 2. The following are the nominations for the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap of 150 sots : — Mr Baker’s Brilliant Mr Nicholson’s Gazelle | Mr Lumsden’s Victor Mr Owen’s Junius Messrs Stevens and Crosbic’s Greyhound Mr Stevenson’s Jonathan Wild Mr Watt’s Don Juan Mr Harrison’s Cossack Mr Fleetwood’s Deborah Mr Rowe’s Flora Mr Fraser’s St. Albans Mr Anion's Arbitrator, The weights will be declared on the 7th of May. THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS. The English cricketers brought out by Mr Lillywhitc to play against various Australasian teams have now finished their tour, aud we therefore give our readers a resume of their performances. In all they have played 23 matches, of which they have won 11, lost 4, and drawn 8, under the following circumstances : A.E. Eleven 153 v S. Australian Twentytwo 54 and 53. A.E.E. won by an innings and 46 runs,

A.E.E. 122 and 106 v N.S.W. Fifteen 81 and 151 (for 12 wickets). N.S.W. won by two wickets. A.E.E. 96 and 77 v Newcastle Twenty-two 31 and 67. A.E.E. won by 75 runs. A.E.E. 125 and 81, v Groulbourn Twentytwo 60 and 51. A.E.E. won by 95 runs. A.E.E. 135 and 129, v Victorian Fifteen 190 and 105. Victorian won by 31 runs. A.E.E. 123 and 179, v Ballarat Twenty-two 146. Drawn. A.E.E. 264 y G-eelong Twenty-two 74 and 87. A.E.E. won by an innings and 103 runs. A.E.E. 35 and 104, y N.S.W. Fifteen, 124 and 17 (for one wicket). N.S.W. won by 13 wickets. A.E.E. 270, t N.S.W. Eleven 83 and 140 (for six wickets). Drawn. A.E.E. 225, v Auckland Twenty-two 109 and 94. A.E.E. won by an innings and 22 runs. A.E.E. 190 t Wellington Twenty-two 31 and 38. A.E.E. won by an innings and 121 runs. A.E.E. 80, v Taranaki Twenty-two 32 and 47. A.E.E. won by an innings and a run. A.E.E. 248, v Nelson Twenty-two 56 and 39. A.E.E. won by an innings and 163 runs. A.E.E. 119 and 99 (for four wickets), v Greymoutli Twenty-two 50. Drawn. A.E.E. 70 and 102, v Canterbury Eighteen 65 and 84. A.E.E. won by 23 runs. A.E.E. 163, v Otago Eighteen 76 and 103. Drawn. A.E.E. 158, v Southland Twenty-two 47 and 46. A.E.E. won by an innings and 65 runs. A.E.E. 196 and 108 v Combined Eleven 245 and 104. Combined Eleven won by 45 runs. A.E.E. 98 and 67 (for four wickets) v Bendigo Twenty-two 138 and 117. Drawn. A.E.E. 159 v Ballarat Twenty-two 67 and 73 (for 13 wickets.) Drawn. A.E.E. 204 v Ararat Twenty-two 38 and 11 (for eight wickets.) Drawn. A.E.E. 261 and 123 (for six wickets) v Combined Eleven 122 and 259. A.E.E. won by four wickets. A.E.E. 75 and 138 v South Australian Twenty-two 71. Drawn. The following is the complete analysis of the batting throughout the tour: —

Players. 3 (H O & O H & ’3 M d Times not out Most in an Innings. Most in a Match. O fcc ci o <1 Ulyett 759 35 1 95 115 22.21 Charlwood ... 695 35 1 66 66 20.15 Selby 579 31 1 S2 82 17,18 Greenwood ... 530 35 1 66 71 15.20 Jupp... 233 17 1 63 67 14.1 Emmett 428 33 1 48 48 13.12 Poolcv 210 20 3 39 39 12.6 Shaw 338 32 2 88 88 11.10 Hill 312 33 5 49 6C 11.4 Avmitage ,.. 274 32 2 38 38 9.4 Lilly white ... 179 33 6 30 30 6.17 Southerton ... 91 32 14 16 16 5.1 The following is the bowling am the tour: — ilysis during Avrgc. Halls. Mdus Elis. Wkts. perwkr. Shaw ... 5281 790 89: <■) )1 3-200 Ulyett ... 1070 145 312 27 11.15 Southerton 1002 210 401 99 4.60 Hill ... 2515 321 595 111 >.40 Armitage ... 208 17 117 ' 13 9.00 Emmett ... 1402 225 291 58 •1 Lillywhite 2780 395 631 138 4 .79