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Kumara Times, Issue 1652, 14 January 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Havelock, January 10 Charles O'Donnell met with a fatal accident.yesterday atTotara Hill, about eight miles from Havelo-k. A truck went over him bodily at 9 a.m., and he died at 3 p.m. Wellington, January 12. Government state that the delay in failing to provide means for fumigating the English mail at Auckland is attributable to the negligence of the Auckland Harbor Board, they having full power in the matter, and Govern, ment can do nothing without thei” sanoti m. The return of George Gerald FitzGerald for Hokitika is gazetted. The members of Government have, thorough the Premier, presented Mr Geo. Beetham, M H.R., with a valuable gold watch and chain in appreciation of his valuable services during 1880 and 1881. OTAGO V, ALL-ENGLAND CRICKET MATCH. Dunedin, January 10. A strong northerly wind was blow--ing. Dunedin won the toss and went in first. Three men ('Vernon, Crawshaw, and Harris) scored 42. None of the others made double figures. Six went out for ducks’ eggs, and three of the, best players were stumped. The innings dosed for 84, as follows •

OTAGO EIGHTEEN. Vernon, b Peate ... t .; 13 Crawshaw, c Pilling, b Peate 9 Harris, b Peate ... ... ... 11 Rattray, c Shaw, b Midwinter ... 11 Dixon, b Mid win tel* ... ... 6 Davenport, st Pilling, b Midwinter 0 Cargill, rim out ... ... ... 5 J. Leith} b Midwinter .. ... 5 Spring (captain), st Pilling, b Bates 7 W. Allan, b Midwinter ... ... () Strode, c ShaW - , b Bates ... S W. Frith, b Midwinter ... ... 0 Fitz Gerald, b Bates ... ... 0 Cooper; b Midwinter ; ... ... 0 Haskell, st Pillihg', b Bates ... 1 M'Gregor, c Shaw, b Bates ... 0 C. Prith, c Shaw, b Bates 1 8* Leith, not out .u .;. 3 Extras ... ... 9 Total 84 The All-England then went in. Ulyett was caught after scoring 76; Barlow, not out, 5 ; Hill, not out, 3 ; extras, 9. This closed the day’s play. JanuaTy 13. The cricket match was resumed today at 12.40. A stiff easterly wind was again blowing. At 2 o’clock Barlow was given out l.b.w. to C. Frith j Bates took his place and begun scoring rapidly. At 60 Fitz Gerald was put on to bowl in W. Frith’s place. Selby pat up a soft one in the slips, but Spring missed it. Runs then came steadily, the field becoming demoralised, and several changes of bowling were tried, till 101 Davenport, at point secured Selby. Shrewsbury was caaght by Harris in the slips after making a single. Midwinter should have been run out as soon as he joined Bates but for loose fielding. At luncheon adjournment the score stood at 108 for 3 wickets, Bates having made 58, not out. After Bates was dismissed the game was very slow. The innings concluded at 5 o’clock for 153, as follows: ENGLISH —FIRST INNINGS. Ulyett, c Spring, bW. Erith ... 7 Barlow, Ibw, bC. Frith ... 9 Selby, c Davenport, bW. Frith... 37 Bates, b \Y. Frith... ... .. 66 Shrewsbury, c Harris, bW. Frith 1 Midwinter, c Harris, h Haskell... 10 Scotton, c Cooper, b Haskell ... 4 Emmett, c Crawshaw, b Haskell... 4 Shaw, c Davenport, b W. Frith... 4 Pilling, run out ... ... ... 3 Peate, not out ... ... ... \ Extras ... ... ... 10 Total 156 Otago was thus 72 to the bad, and one wicket had fallen, when time was up, for 29 ; Davenport, not out, 18.