ALL ENGLAND CEICKET MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 40, 15 February 1877, Page 2

ALL ENGLAND CEICKET MATCH.

After we went to press yesterday afternoon the game was continued with no variety beyond repeated changes of bowlers, all of whom failed to get rid of judicious Jupp or swiping Selby. T. Eden, W. Eden, H. Cross, Delaney, C. Halliday, and C. Knapp, Fowler, and Silcock all tired their hands, but, although each did well, they might have been bowling at a stone wall for all the impression they made, There stood the wicket, and no matter from what direction ifc was attacked, directly from the front, or from the off or on side, between ifc and the ball the bat was found to be an impassable barrier always in the right place just afc the right time. The fielding generally was very creditable, although one or two mistakes were made, and one or two chances lost. Cross was exceedingly good at the wickets, and Eden remarkably active afc point, while Wigzell, as

one of the distant scouts V.fielded the ball on some occasion's jin such a -manner as to <^% I forth loud expressions of admiration fr§m the spectators. 1 But all^was of no avail fire wherever a m^n Was not there was the baU sure to be put. [ The "wicket" is in splendid condition— indeed our visitors say that,\witH the exception bfthafc at Melbourne, it is %tie y best they have played on in the Australian Colonies— but that is so much the worse for our men, as the batsmen know exactly where the ball will go after touching the ground, and are prepared to play it accordingly. It looks at.present as though they had selected Nelson as the place jto be made a " f rigb|ful example " of, and from what they showedus of their play yesterday, it looks as though they are quite, capable of jdoingAtJtjytgo. pleases them. The score when the "stumps were drawn at 6. o?clock was 142. . Jupn, out,' 30; Charlwobd, c Cross b.FoWl%_,'3B; Selby, not out, 64; wides, 8; byes, 2. This Day. ""'"'" At 1220 Jupp and Selby resumed t&efcplaces at the j wickets to the bowling ofrT.^ Eden and S. Fowler, and for an hour they kept together, although the runs made were few, only nine being scored during tliat t£2ae£: at the close of which Jupp, in playing a ball'" from Eden, -stepped back aud knocked diiwa _ his wicket,, his jaeore being S4,;.'of. which 26 were ones, the balance being made'up by two threes and a two. Two wickets 'for Ml,-. Greenwood followed, and he and Selby _^g# the field alive for- about 20 ;; minutes .when the latter ,was, given oufe » leg-, before i wicket, bowled T. Eden, after putting together the splendid score of 82,; comprisingr.32 ones; 6 » twos, 7 threes, 3 fours, and a five.. Thre^fijjr* 170. Ulyett iweht to the defenc. of <ihe-. vacant wicket and soon began to knock the : f^ttt£ about in fine style, one fine chance wMc!f7%«>. gave to Delaney in opening his innings b&ing ; declined. 'The score now run-up^ rapldly-^ until at two o'clock, when thje lunch adjo-atra-* j ment took pl_ce, it stood at 194.T Refreshed ! and invigorated by the excellent* _u_ch pro- | vided by Mr Stallard, th- field again, took up iheir- position at, 2.40," and the first pysr*-- ! bowled by Fowler was a mai J den;":T_|den i ' gof knocked about 'for 4, and thepjbherejwasr gonte steady play until Ulyett in' hitting ,at..a roll from Fowler miscalculated its distance." and catching the corner of his bat it went away to slip, where K. Knapp hilii it. _.he score nowi stood, at 201 for four, .wiciets, Ulyett having made 19 by some very lively play. Shawthen took the bat, but This .life: was comparatively speaking a short oneV he - being bowled -by .Eden after making 8. Five" for 218. Eramett, a left-handed player, followed, and soon hit a difficult catch to Delaney, who, unfortunately, fell just as it reached his hands owing to ah inequality in the ground. Five minutes later Greenwood skyed a ball from Eden, which . Delaney at- | tempted to catch but fell in doing so,! and so Greenwood escaped. Shortly afterwards Emmetfc' was cleverly stumped by Cross while playing a ball from Eden. Hill took his place, but before having an oppor- '_ tunity of scoring was disposed of in a most unusual manner. .-. Cornwall, who had been put on to bow. instead of Fowler, delivered ; the ball to Greenwood at the opposite wicket, ! ! who hit it straight into Hill's stumps, and he having started to run was out oi his ground, '. and had to retire, Pooley taking his place : At this stage of the game our reporter left the ground, shortly after four o'clock.