ENGLISH CRICKET GOSSIP.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 72, 24 September 1877, Page 2

ENGLISH CRICKET GOSSIP.

T?v tliP la «t- Pun Frnnvfaen nvvil. \l> J. Confes. writing under dnt? .Tnin» 20fh, forwarded 1 tlif« following intending gosMtj ro a friend ir. r— " An it.i»n) of nptr< that will pro'nhlyinterest yo*i isriho r»robnbi!itv o' elev»>v amateurs visiting \»r*trnffa. Tlio gentle* men 1 plffveiN nf E -alnird' are somewhat annoyed n ! t'»e reports w-likli have renche I here eoneornng. the. conduct of the last : eleven out in \inrrilw. nn \ they aro rrnxious to redeem the reputation of RtiijHvli (M-ifft«>t, Wh°n T w-i< phymjr tit Lord's in fhe North and' South tm'ch r several ir i ">il*»Tn*»iT mentioned the su''j i4 ct to ny, Hirl the following ifMitlpnv.Mi were Riirl to ho willing to vi<if A'l-;trnlin,.t»> pay their own expenses, nnd* to ph»v twelve nvHrh^s. to !■><> nrr;inue'l l»v thp crii?k*»h nsworiniioiii of New Soatb and fiotorii :— A. J. Wpbbe (')xf.iH. captain). T>. Q; S e-1 and fawns (O«mhridv'«;)l \. .T. Ffnn.hv (Lnnen-hirA C. R. GreotT. T I>. Wrtlkpr. (T. F". Rufler 'Uid'dle^ex),. F,ord Unrrs («>n')'. .T. M. CfpreU (mt-s-x). W. O. \fob.»lc\ -Hid F. Town. »cud fGlou'-e* erV Tli" 'e»n» wou'd hei "prrV iii l>ow mx h»i+ imni'iKJi'lr «tronr in iiattin^. F suvrostp i ihi> snl.li'jon of 'Wo prn'p^^'umsil tmvVi»"«i f\Tirh'V muV MnctoM). Wh-tHiti* t'ipv will i">rn« t*r not is sir : '*uslv tn'kcif nhnut. X lpiv*»'"TtT in S'-V'Tsil a-inil m^phe*. but- a< T h:ive nlwnj"* pli\ ¥ t"l without pficli«y?. [ \u\vc sirircVv iloup jilstip-' 1 to mvselF. [ i>l)p]o^P V^U' n!j'-tijM|l--«rs of'oiiß. "•ThP \'n lis'i I'lovpn t'mi I'H'-n lifplr rpl'nni" ' have cvnwlninod pnlilii'lv ahont tie inpffiWfn-y of' umpire in Ansfrhlia, srum liriii rs'-pciilly nt Janp l*"intr ct^pn 4 nut UvV. Wrll. m-tF»rt r^r I .' fi''--t mntcly in winch Junp i-I,T-'f><l on his rpturn (Surrey v. Gloiv'p^'pvyiip wi<s L'tVpn out" l.b'.w, ti'vp ffi'ff h ; 'lf in thp fi>«t. inn'n.'S; nntl thp s' % ciin^ hill ip fho <io-onl irtn'nq^s,nnd I rlid not fm-jpf to mpr.t'on tfi*» m-it— ■ Ipr to Southprto" an»T Lillys liito. Pa^lpy hn^ .not returned yet w\ ]\'\t crip^etinir dtiys are orer..»s he will not !>« allowed to n'nv eitlWi' nt L>p.f< <y th» OVa'. '■ Gmpp 1 !" in ijon \ ftirm n?" ; n -vHU 1 o-h>" hat nivl l»il'l. T * w him nv»kp 205 hi«tr 'vpi>lf a-tr-iiiw* t'»" \.>«»h. TT* >5 t»^wln<f .vr-enr 1 ' r^rv'.« : r» .'<». '.ii* s' : 'l li» i«ili'C«>ivi'; sill'Pi'S.W hn «1 <r (>nr. TV* »«-»»i'Uo h'* 1 hwf "JC't^nn' ii'icl H •i->'jMni'>'ii i 1 m ti'rti'i>"n x forsprprnl. fit 'iifniirj rmim '« '« tr> ' v> "i'p— sph'p(? to hhn, Ori(«?fpf i>! w-»" % ilpi*f'iMv r |)O)»tHar in 1 Kn<r nnft. anrT prmv ii'll » ril.•me hcT< i's n\tn groun-1 anrT its O'vn pro~ rp«sion'tl'. T »>lny*»H in ir lonal mntch ln<t Siitiirday, JC-iirliley v.. Bnclfn-d. Armitnee and F bowled rfyhf fhrou-ih for K!eie;liley. Allan Hill p-layel f.>r Brad, ford. We won ea<ilv\ and Australians vrilF be surprised wlien T tell them 1 hat weplayed till haTf'pasb cigß in order to finish the match."