CRICKET.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1203, 11 January 1878, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN AT INVERCARGILL. [By Telegraph.] [feb pbesb agency.] Invbbcaboill, January IU. The match was resumed at noon; C. Bannerman aDd lloran continued the innings, Bannerman batting splendidly all through, carrying his hat out for a score of 128, giving no chance. Horan made a rapid o'.l in firstclass style. lie was finally caught out. Garrett followed, added 4, and was then run out. Murdoch, the next man, was caught after getting into double figures. Blackham followed, meeting a similar fate after a score of 6. Spofforth was clean bowled by Morrison, 0. Gregory wns caught nut after getting a double. Boyle was likewise caught, only having added 3. Bailey made a quick 22 by play. He was eventually caught. KenSail,' tlie ' last''man; was clean bowlki for 6. Total, with' extras, 26%. ' ' .' 'The Invercargili team were quickly disposed of in the second innings, all the wickets falling for 39 runs, in an hour and half, and the Mumps were drawn at 5.15. The following is the score : THE ELEVEN. C-B.nncrm-n, nop l/.it 4 ? 125 A'. h MoVisfin ;';'. ... ... 13 JJopan , c Roys b Buchanan 53 Garvett, run out ... ... ... ... 1 Murdoch, c Ualbraith, b Morrison 10 BWkhnm, c Oalbraith, b Morrison ... ( ; Spofforth, 1) M- rrison (' Gregory, c Morrison, b Reade 2 Boyle, c Kingwell. li Mormon ? Rayley. c Mas?, b Morrison 2" Kendill b Buchanan, ... ... ... ( Extras 2" Total 26: The Australians won the match in one innings, with 139 runs to spare. The weather

was more favourable. There was a good attendance. The exhibition of cricket by the Eleven exceeded expectations.

[frcm the correspondent of the press.] When rnverciirgill went to the wickets they sent in Kingsland and Cowell, and Kxngslnnd was soon bowled, and Cowell run out. The wickets fell in quick succession, the only two making anything of a stand being Morrison and Buchanan, Reade and Wesney, on whom the hopes of the Twenty-two were fixed, going for a trilling score. By five o'clock sixteen wickets had gone to the bowling of Garrett, Bailey, Bliekham, and Murdoch, who continued their work until, by about 5.30 p.m., the last wicket was down. The total for in the second innings being 39, which, with their first inning's score, made them a grand total of 128; the Australians thus winning in one inning* with 13** runs to spare. The team leave for Dunedin (overland) to-morrow morning.