CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1541, 27 January 1879, Page 3

CRICKET.

TOWN v COUNTRY. This match was finished on Saturday last, and was won by the Town by 20 runs. At the end of the second day’s :play Baker and Perceval were not out with 24 and 28 to;their credit. The former did not put in an appearance on Saturday, but Perceval raised his score to 32 before his partner was run out; the Town’s second innings thus ending for the respectable total of 193, which loft (lie Country 131 to get in order to win the mulch. Ilces and Wilson began the task and, as in the first innings, made a long stand. Wilson acted strictly on the defensive, hut Rees hit the bowling to all parts of the field, and quickly run up a score of 31, which includes two s’’s for fine square-leg hits, and five 3’s. At lust he played a ball from Skelton on to the wicket. After his retirement the next six wickets fell in rapid succession. At the full of the first the score was 39, and at the fall of the seventh only 46. During this period of the game Beard was very successful with the ball. In the course of eight overs ho got six wickets at a cost of only six runs. Turner was the first to make any stand. Ho made 10, a fine on drive for 5 oil Beard being his principal effort. Harman and Beaumont brought up the score from 57 to 94 while they were together. Harman played a capital innings, making 29 without giving a chance. He made three fine leg hits off Beard, for one of which he ran 6. The other two were accidentally stopped by men playing in another match. The following are the scores of the second innings : TOWN. Second innings. J. Wood, c Conran, b Turner 7 T. Skelton, c Stevens, b Harman 3 H. H. Secretan, c Conran, b Turner ... 14 E. J. Cotterill, c Conran, b Turner ... 41 J. .Allen, c Conran, b Beaumont 7 H. Cotterill, c Million, b Turner 44 A. Lougden, b Million 10 W. Beard, b Turner 7 P. Ilorwood, c Hannan, b Beaumont ... 0 A. S. Baker 24 W. B. Perceval, not out 32 T. Jones, run out 2 Wides 2 Total, second innings 193 Total, first innings 97 Grand total ... 290 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Second Innings. Ovrs. Mds. Bus. Wks. Wds. G. A. Turner 31 10 77 4 0 R. D. Harman 21 2 61 2 0 T. Conran ... 4 0 10 0 0 A. Beaumont ... 12 0 38 2 0 W. V. Million... 4 14 12 W. L. Rees ... 1 0 1 0 0 Country. Second Innings. W. L. Rees, b Skelton 31 A. C. Wilson, b Beard 6 E. Mitchell, c Longden, b Beard 4 K. H. Peter, b Beard 3 T. Conran, c Secretan, b Beard 0 F. 11, Morice, b Beard 0 B. C. J. Stevens, b Beard ... 0 G. A. Turner, b Skelton 10 W. V. Million, c Stevens, b Skelton ... 3 R, D. Harman, c Secret .m, b Beard ... 29 A. Beaumont, c Skelton, b Beard... ... 7 J, Fairhurst, not out 10 Byes 5, leg byes 2 7 Total 2nd innings 110 Total Ist innings 160 270