CRICKET.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 74, 16 March 1876, Page 2

CRICKET.

Town v. Counthy Butchers. A very pleasant match was played yesterday between the Town and Country Butchers at Richmond, which resulted in the former winning, with seven wickets to go down. The Artillery band was present during the day; which added much to the spirit of the scene, and at the close of the game the players and several of their friends sat down to a capital dinner provided by Mr. Tovey, pf the Star and Garter. About midnight, the well-known air that bids those who hear it look out for one or more conquering heroes, was borne into town by the " Spout wind " that was blowing, and shortly afterwards the victorious eleven arrived, accompanied by the band, all asserting that they had spent a very enjoyable day. The following are the scores: COUNTRY BUTCHEBB. First Inning**). Second Innings. J. Primmer, b PrAtt ... 4 b Pratt ... 7 J. Gardner, b Cumminga 8 b Pratt ... 0 G. Fowler, b Cummings 0 b and c Pratt 0 H. Tasker, run out ... 2 b Cummings 0 J. Tasker, b Cummings 2 b Pratt ... 0 E. Eowler, b Cummings 0 b Pratt ... 6 C. Primmer, c& b Pratt 6 b Cummings 8 VV. Cross, b Cummings 0 b Pratt ... 5 Say well, not out ... 0 b Cummings 2 Sigglekow, c Sarnett, b Pratt 1 rnt out ... 4 P. Simmonds, bPratt... Olbw ... 1 Byes 3, wides I ... 4 Byes I ... 1 Total 22 Total ... 3i TOWN BOTCHERS. First Innings. Second Innings. R. Bright, c H. Tasker, bG. Fowler ... 0 not out ... 2 H. Newport,' b Primmer 1 c Gardner ... 1 H. Barnett, not out ... 24 bC. Primmer 0 Cummings, b E. Fowler 2 cJ. Tasker... O C. Bird, bB. Fowler ... 8 not out ... 3 Pratt, b Primmer ... 1 Parker, bB. Fowler ... 0 VV. Downs, run out ... 5 <~ook, bC. Primmer ... 3 Sy moods, cJ. Tasker... 1 Trask, bC. Primmer ... 0 Byes 6, wides 4 ... 10 Byes 1, w. 2 3 Totil 50 Total ... 9 Publicans v. Bbewjbrs. This morning a match was commenced between the brewers and publicans. Having driven round the town accompanied by the band, the two teams met in the Botanical G-ardens at 11 o'clock, and at once set to work, the Brewers being the first to wield the willow. As will be seen by the scores, the match promises to be a closely contested one. Brewers —lst Innings.

• The Auckland racing club held a meeting on Friday last, and fixed the days of meeting. It was decided to divide the meeting, and take the first day on Easter Monday, and the second on- the Queen's Birthday, thus practically making two autumn meetings. The Dunedin LEvening News is guilty of the following: — " We were clipping some slips off our printing blanket this morning, and some of them were lying, about the street. A lady was just standing outside the oflice near one of the strips. "When she moved, a gentleman exclaimed " pardon me, madam, but I think you have dropped your gar ." "It can't be mine," replied the lady," "I always wear elastic." Some people may think this is not true, but — it's a fact. A very successful blast (says the Lyttelton Times of the Bth instant) I was fired at nine o'clock yesterday j morning at the Officer's Point Breakwater, Lyttelton. Four mines had been constructed, in two of which were placed sixty-three quarter barrels of powder each, another held sixty ,kegs, and the fourth seventy kegs. The total quantity of powder used was 6500 pounds. The result was most successful, an immense mass of rock being dislodged. The Melbourne Argus mentions that a large shoal of fish, said to be a species of bonita, were fallen in with by the schooner Eliza Mary, on her passage , from Oamaru, when about 400 miles E.S.E. of Cape Howe. The sea was literally alive with them, and they followed the vessel until she arrived at the outskirts of the Strait. They took bait freely, and a large number were caught. The Otago Guardian of the Bth ; instant says: — We must curb our impatience for the treat so long expected in the visit of Mdlle lima de Murska. The mail yesterday brought news of her husband's continued dangerous illness, which compels her to remain for the present in the vicinity of Melbourne, where, however, she is coining money. Her engagement; in the opera terminates on the 10th March, after which, we understand, she gives a short season of operatic scenes in the provincial towns. Says a correspondent of the Bruce Herald: — I am sorry to state that Mr James Macandrew has shown the basest ingratitude to one of his warmest supporters, and an influential member of the provincial party. Mr James Clark Brown, M.H.lt., applied for the billet of station master at Lawrence, but the Superintendent appointed some one else. If conduct of this kind is to be tolerated, what opening will there be for high minded politicians of the Brown type?" A meeting of the ratepayers of one of the Wellingtoneducational districts relative to the overcrowding of one of the schools was held the other day, when the following dialogue took place: — Mr Lee, the Inspector, said the disturbance had been caused by the local committee taking in more children than they could accommodate. He made some remarks on the fact that no difliculty had arisen in connection with the girls' school for the reason that the mistress had never admitted more than her school would hold. He was sorry that the whole question had cropped up because — An excited ratepayer — Who's propped up? What do you mean by saying we're propped up? (Laughter.) Propped up! I should like to know who propped us up ! (The speaker proceeded in this style for some minutes.) Mr Lee — I said " cropped up.'' Excited ratepayer — Cropped up, eh ! Where are we cropped up from? I don't care whether it's propped up, cropped up, or dropped up. Tou have no right to make such insinuations! Cropped up, indeed ! (Eoars ot laughter.) At a recent meeting of the Teachers' Association of Wellington notice was given of the following motion : — l( That the Board of Education be most respectfully requested to permit teachers to visit occasionally schools in the neighborhood ; and, by a slight alteration in the time of the Christmas holidays, to allow teachers from the country to visit the town schools." A New York lecturer, the Eev Mr Morgan, is reported to have said that it cost as much to launch a woman on the sea of life in these times as it would to fit out a small schooner. As to sails, cordage pennants, and streamers, the difference, he thought, was in favor of the schooner. The whalers on the East Coast have made several fortunate finds lately. Some week or ten days ago two small whales were washed ashore close to Mr. Bendall's store, and a day or two ago one of the Soaraperdown species was found on the beach, near the Mahia by the Maoris. This latter yielded tipwards of fifty gallons of oil. From Tokomaru we hear that a school of whales, no less than 23 iv u umber were washed ashore there, all of them being secured by the natives. — Poverty Bay Herald. The following are the official agricultural returns of the provinoe of Canterbury :— -4,175 holdings, comprising 63,823 acres broken up but not in crop; 57,499£ acres wheat estimated to yield 1,770,363 bushels; 5,507$ acres of oats for green food; 72,522^ acres of oats for grain, estimated to yield 2,888,788 bushels; 16,819£ acres of barley, estimated to yield 628,699 bushels; 14,392| acres, estimated to yield 23,318£ tons; 352,850 f acres artificial grasses; 3,140 acres potatoes, estimated to yield 17,895£ tons; 42,416^ acres of other crops. Total quantity of land in crop, 550,759| acres. Last year's grain remaining on haud, 8,654| bushels; wheat, 61,246 bushelßj oats, 5,415 bushels,

J. Sharp, b Gollop 17 Elliott, b Stullard 10 Hm-ley, st StallarcJ 6 Dodaon b G-ollop ... , M § Nenl, b Gollop ... 0 Strike, run out 7 C. Sharp, b Gollop 0 Cotton, b Stallard 0 Gardner, b St'illard 3 Little, not; out ... 10 Eeeve, b Gollop ... . ... 2 Byes 4 Leg Byeß I S3

PHPMPA.NS— IS? INNISGS. Infield, b Strike „ 2 M'Kenzie, b Cotton 17 M'Donald b J. Sharp 7 D'sher, b C. Sharp 13 Gollop, c and bC. Sharp ... 0 Stallard, b Cotton „. „. 0 Tregea, c J. Sharp 1 . Hall, bG. Sharp ... ... o , Shore, b Cotton 8 Fields, bC. Sharp ... ... 1 Hurflt, not out 4 Byes l 7i