CRICKET. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue VII, 27 July 1872, Page 4

CRICKET. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

A sarcastically-inclined correspondent of the Australasian, who does not entertain a very high opinion of colonial cricketers, says thai JieVcan foresee how the first match will'go'if the All Eagiand Eleven out, and can fancy himself reading in the Argus of New Year's Day some such report as follows : — :; ; \ „. /Wednesday, Jan 1. grand international cricket match. ;.>,#.. . The Eifth * Day's Play. \ ;Thiß match -was continued yesterday, bjjt iVall . .hope-" of its being played put is ■,:. abandoned. Nevertheless .crowds visited grpnri4, and the hill outside was '.';• coveje4 v iwith. eager sightseers. \ At 12. punctually Mr. Grace and. jßaft resumed their places. |it t.he ? pickets?; Their.appearance^ 'Wiaß^;g'reeted^w^th/. tremendous ;chee):ipj|w^'!*p^ the corofplimeatfjby^^ Grace. „: mainiained^: .^ demeanor : whicXvcjhaidcterise'd: his play; all .Saturday and ,,;^n3ayp/j^ The^^icitprjans looked ;.. lagged? an|^ • ito.-'wilnesfts V>'--v'^':'v.' , j'<..'"° , Wf -,*"v ■•.?'«"• *"'''' '" 'Www''.'-' . '• ■>■ ''^d_Kvs&!t^^ ;- ., studyi^m-:itsol%a%iß ,SaidMthat;.he "/emptied

did not put in an appearance at all, his hand was so injured from the hard catch Daft hit to him on Saturday, that he was compelled to carry it" io a sling. Wardill, looking very fine-drawn, bowled at the opposite ,end — but ho wa9 very tarne — he could hardly get tbe windmill on at all, still ha stuck manfully to his post, and bowled his best. The weather was certainly very trying again, which accounts for the fielding being awfully loose, as well it might he. After our full reports of the match it would be tedious to go into further particulars, suffice it to soy that about 5 o'clock Daft was msgnificeutly caught by G-. P. Robertson at long-leg with one hand, and thus three wickets of the England men had fallen for a gross score of 362. Daft's exit was a great relief, and there was a general ru9h of the .eighteen to the pavilion for drinks, most of them seeming as if they greatly needed a refresher. Mr. Thornton then joined " the wonder," and caused some fun by his hitting. Twice be drove Darke, who seemed half afraid to bowl lo him, over the chain fence, and once out of the ground, the ball being lost, of course, as somebody, . a larrikin probably, pocketed it. Mr. Thornton was il not out" when the stumps were drawn at 6 p.m., to enable the eleven to get ready for the grand dinner this evening, his score being exactly 67, obtained by one 6, one 5, and 14 fours. Mr. W. Gr. Grace was not out fcr 234. When he retired, the fence was rushed and broken through, and the pavilion surrounded by a dense mob. Mr Grace appeared under ihe verandah, and the ecene that ensued baffles description. For an hour the people refused to budge an inch, and it was not until a strong detachment of horse police arrived that order was restored. We may add that Mr Grace went in at 4 p.m. on Friday — so that he has been at the wickets three days and two hours. This argueß highly in favor of the Victorian fielding that his score was not greater, but with 18 in the field, so many of his best hits were stopped, which accounts for it. His patience at the wickets is astonishing, his play was the same all through, not so much to look at, but most effective. The match may be summed up iv these few words. Between the heat and Mr Grace, Victoria was tired out, fagged to death. Here follows the imaginary score, which shows that the Victorian eighteen had in the first innings made 220, while the England eleveD, with only three wickets down, had run up a total of 476.