NELSON.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 35, 17 February 1877, Page 3

NELSON.

Wednesday. The damage done by the floods m the Motueka district is estimated a b £30,000. Many families lost homes, land, cattle, and all "they had. . It is beautiful weather for the cricket match, which commenced at 1.23 p.m. England haying won the toss sent Jupp ' and Charlwood to the wickets, to the bowling of T; Eden and L. Fowler. The bowling was remarkably good; and the - fielding very fair. Ak2 p.m. an adjournment'was made for lunch. Charlwood had scored 15 and Juup 2. • Play was resumed shortly before three - o'clock, and at a quarter to four Charlwood was cleverly caught at the wicket, by Cross, off Fowler, after running up a score of 38—1 for 52. Selby took his . plage, and he and Jupp remained m till the stumps were drawn at six, when the score was 142. Jupp, not out, 30 ; Selby, not out, 68 ; wides, 8 ; byes, 2. The. bowling throughout was good, and - so was the fielding; but the ground being m splendid condition, was m favor of the batsmen, who could calculate to a nicety on the movements of the ball. ■ .'■•". Friday. The cricket match was resumed at 11.30. Most of the IjTelson men failed to make a stand against the splendid bowling of Hill and Shaw, and were all out. by 2; o'clock for 56, of . which 15 , were byes and 4 leg byes. Halliday and Barnett made 8 each ; Cross ! and Wiggins, the latter a young boy, 6 each. Shaw bowled 9 wickets and Hill 4. The adjournment for lunch took - place, when the Nelson men will go inj again*. . • '/-

. Lateb. The Nelson team went to the wickets at 3 o'clock for. their second innings, and by half -past 4 were all out for 39. Emmett bowled instead of Hill, and his fine left-handers did terrible execution, as did Shaw's slows. The largest scorers were Cross, 6 ; Silcock, 6 ; and Levi, 5.