CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6494, 20 December 1881, Page 5

CRICKET.

IRWBLIi v. SPBINGSTON SCHOOL. A match was played at Springston, between tho above Clubs, on Saturday. The visiting team proved victorious by one inning* and two runs. For thovieilorsJ.DtvisaudJ. Young scored tho greatest number of runs, whilst tho bowling of J. Heelop and H. Heslop was very effective. For the homo team tho bowling of G. Wright and H. Grant woe excellent, but tho batting proved a thorough collapse. THE OTAGO CRICKETERS. The Otago Cricket Association hove chosen tho following players to practise for the English and Intorprovinoial matches - Allan (Taiori) Gross Morrison Austin Fitxgerald Parker Carr Frith, 0. Rattray Cargill Frith, W. Ross Oollinson Glasgow Strode Clarke Harris Spring Orawabaw Haskell Tniaroa Cooke Leith, J. Wyinks Cooper (Ex- Loitb, S. celsior) Msogregor ENGLISH ELEVEN v. NEW SOUTH WALES. By our Melbourne files we have telegraphic accounts of (he first day’s play of tho Englishmen in the above match. The Colonial Eleven wore A. Bannerman, 0. Bannerman, Davis, Evans, D. Gregory, Garrett, Hiddilston, Jones, Mossie, Moses, Murdoch (captain). Massio, whose thumb was not not quite right, did not field at tho commencement of tho game, his place being supplied by Woarne until later on, when Jones, in fielding a ball, sprained hie ankle, thus necessitating tho appearance of Massie. Jones’ loss was a severe one. "He bowls well, is a grand field, and perhaps, next to Massio and Murdoch, is the best bat. Three byes only wore obtained during tho day, which redounds to the credit of the wicket-keeper (Murdoch) ia no small degree. Evans bowled well all through, with the pitch and precision of his early days, and Garrett from the start tried every variety of ball, from tbe slow judgment ball to tho Yorker, without avail. It was a batsman’s day on a batsman’s wicket. Ulyett and Barlow wore first in, the latter playing on tho defensive. Ulyett scored rapidly, until a full-pitcher from Jones struck him on the arm ana cannoned on to the wicket., It seemed impossible to dislodge Barlow from his firm position, which ho with perfect confidence maintained for several hours, and despair finally settled on the faces of bis antagonists as hour after hour passed and he continued adding to the rapidly-increasing score. Selby scored fast, until he drove a ball hard back to Hiddilston, who made a most brilliant catch. Selby’s innings of 66 was a fine display of all-round cricket. The features of the day’s cricket were the splendid batting of the English Eleven and the good bawling and magnificent fielding of Hiddilston and Jones. Tbe following is the score :

THE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND. Ist Innings. Ulyett, b Jems ... ... 47 Barlow, not ont 70 Selby, o and b Hfddilston ... ... 66 Bates, o and b Btddilston ... ... 0 Midwinter, oC.Baanerman.bHiddilston 10 Shrewsbury, o Davis, b Qurett 23 Sootton. not ont 25 Byes. 2; leg-bye, 1 ... ... ... S Total for five wiekote ...234 THE NEXT AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. The Australian Eleven of 1882 (says the Argus), is to be organised on a somewhat different basis to those of former years. The promoters comprise several gentlemen in Melbourne and Sydney, who are to take the whole risk of the adventure, aud are to pick the best available cricketers in these Colonies, and pay them regular salaries for their services. They communicated in July last with Mr Perkins, the secretary of the Marylebone Club, and asked that 32 first-class matches might be arranged for the Eleven in England. A special request was made that three of these matches might be against the All-England Eleven, so that an ample opportunity might he afforded of proving whether England or Australia could claim the championship of the cricket world. A reply has been received that 22 first-class matches have been arranged for with 17 oonnty teams, the Gentlemen of England, the Universities, the Players of England, and the All-England Eleven. The All-Eng-land Eleven, however, are only to meet the Australians once in the programme.