THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4948, 31 January 1877, Page 2

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT AUCKLAND.

(PBB PBESg apEHOr.) > x. .? ■ Auckland, Tueadpjf. ;. The All-England team went opt •for c ,225» Selby, caught Carter, bowled . Robinson, 4% Selby, was canght.at shortdeg almostdipinaf diately after game commenced to-day./Sputfep-ton carried, put his bat. " Carier’%. folding haltbeen- .very : gp6d ; .throughout. . . After. hiwr Simcox! Vatea', and Mumford fwere...-mPSt generally useful \ -Gleeson ast-lpng.-stpp, Tvan good, -only four’ byes being .recorded:» Thp English-say. the - Auckland—ground—is-—the largest' they have yet.played onipthe colonies, At'l.3o: Auckland sent Kent to the.wickets, ithe former :taking-j.fhSfcr ball frapp, riharf; Lillywhite'attrthadthit cadi’ The first twa. vers.were-maidens] -but. the.' .lastbailrdif Shaw’s;Second over Simcoz -tipped, into tbo wicket-keeper’s hands. One wi cketgdhawith oaf scoring. .It soon became apparent • that thd bowling was not to be trifled Wit&, batsmen were content to block. Tally white* n fifth over took’Kent's. stamps:: 1 Two-; wirikoUi down for one. Lynch now, went >o. Thefieiding was perfect, and Pooley at the wickets kepi! -the Aucklanders within the creese^'-The. thlwl ball, of' Shaw’s ninth over I tootu Gleeaon'B wicket. Three wickets dawn; for eight.": Yatetl went in’. .He and Lynch scored well —twos and threes. Total- score- np-to_2.-tO, 27,—in* eluding 13 byes. ■ ; About" four o’clock fonr- thoasini ppoplfl were on-the ground. On sumed after lunch, Hill took ibe;l»wiingat Lilly white's 1 -end, tut the-'baitsM plajodl steadily, merely hitting a few loosa’dhso;. Aft 3.30 fifty was- telegraphed/ vkheni YatMliot trying a short run for a slip, was run out/forai! wickets for S 5: Reesskied the second baljl to long-on; and", was "caught—by Greenwood; Five wickets .for' 57. ’.Dufaur next went in. : V anc^LAND— pibst issxSos. • Xynch, run out . .11 Yates, stumped 10 -'. W. Woolly .. ... .1-31. Bees, pGreenwood. b.Shaw .. . . I ' Cl. Abraham, ran out ...; .. .. .* 0 •jT Mumford.lbw, B Shaw - .. ...... .-. ’ O Buokland, c tniyett, b Shaw .. .. . -0 Bennett, ran out .... . .. _ .. .. S ■ Dufaur, not'out-- .. , ;- r - - -/ ta-H'i; ... u •» ;■ The stumps wore.drawh at.fi o’ clocks all tha Auckland men l>eing,out-for 109,0n1y.. - Robin, son made a stand at-the tail en<l carrying ; put hiß ( :19i , Our -men, have W.maw.llfi'to **re a one in* ning’s defeat. t ji**';-:',-;'.,,