CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4954, 7 February 1877, Page 3

CRICKET.

ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN v. WELLINGTON TWENTY-TWO. The wickets were not pitched until 3 o'clock, owing to the continuance of the inclement weather, and even then the play conld not be commenced till 3.45, at which time the rain ceased. Horwood, the not - out man, and Lockett were the first to go to the wickets, the Englishmen occupying the same positions in the field as on the first day of the match.. Shaw commenced bowling from the south end, completing his over, the second ball of which had taken Armitage's wicket. Southerton's first over was a maiden, but the third ball of Shaw's next over scattered Horwood's stumpsTelegraph : 25—16 —0. Southerton's next was a very disastrous over, the first ball takiDg Horwood's successor, Foley, who had only scored 1 off Shaw, and the last ball putting out Evans, who had succeeded Foley, for a iuck. 26—18—0. Mason succeeded Evans, but was given out leg before wicket the first ball he received from Southerton. 28—19—0. Hood filled the vacancy. From the second ball of Shaw's next over Lockett scored 2, being missed in the far field by HilL who, however, made a very good attempt at a by no means easy catch. Lockett did not escape a second time, as he hit the last ball of the same over into Greenwood's hands, where it was held. 28—20—2. Speed took Lockett's place, and from the second ball of Southerton's next over scored a single, Hood hitting the following ball to leg for 2. Speed, however, was bowled by the third ball of Shaw's next over, thus leaving Hood not out. 31—21—1. .The. ceremony—for it was little else—of rolling the ground, was then gone through, and in a few minutes the twenty-two were placed in the field by Mace. The principal positions were as follows :—Mace, wicket ; Russell, long-stop ; Garwood, short-slip ; I. J, Salmon, long-slip ; Cross, point; Foley, long-leg ; Mason, short-leg ; Horwood, long-off ; Kennedy, long-on ; Parrington, mid-off; W. J. Salmon, mid-dn. Several were stationed near the chains at the extremities of the .field, and on the whole the field was admirably placed. Shaw, and Selby were the first representatives of Old England at the wickets, Armitage bowling from the north end, and the first-named soon opened his account, for Armitage's first was snigged away to leg for a single. Selby took the remainder of the over. At the other end Anson took the ball, and Shaw treated him with the same consideration he had shown Armitage, by cutting the first of the over for a single, and Selby placed 1 to his credit for driving the next. A maiden by Armitage followed, in which Evans missed an easy, catch. A couple of singles were got off Anson's next. Off Armitage 1 was scored by Selby, and the same batsman got Anson away for 1, which was immediately followed up by Shaw driving him right over chain and ditch, counting 4, according to arrangement. This was the first ball they ■-■ had managed _ to get up a bit. Some of the previous hits had been hard enough for fours, but the dead Btate of the ground and the excellent fielding prevented anything more than singles being scored. Three maidens in succession were then bowled, two by Armitage, but, Shaw then got Anson away again for four, for a splendid, leg hit, very similar to the preceding one. ' The next ball he cut hard, but Cross, at point stopped it cleverly; then followed a drive to the off, all along the carpet. This should have been stopped by J; A. Salmon, but he obligingly opened his legs and let it through, and a single was run. After an over from Armitage, off which Selby and Shaw scored one each, Garwood replaced Anson. He commenced with a wide, and- off the third ball Shaw drove him to leg through the chain for 3. A maiden by Armitage followed, and in Garwood's next over Shaw cut him for 3, but he would have lost his wicket on this occasion; had Horwood not missed a tolerably easy catch. The telegraph now showed 30. Garwood's next over was a maiden; Armitage's first was a wide, his second Selby got away for two, the third was a wide, and the Wellington score is exceeded by two before the fall of an English wicket. Selby hit the last ball of the over to leg, J. A. Salmon fielded it very smartly, but in his hurry threw it wide of the wicket, and Shaw secured another "life." Off the first ball of Armitage he was again let off, this time by Kaye, but the catch was difficult. Garwood having done no good, Cross was put on in his place, and as it turned out, the change was successful, for although he opened with a wide, the second ball was a regular "Yorker," and Shaw's stumps went flying. 46 —1—25. Shaw showed some excellent cricket, especially in his leg-hitting, but a couple of rather difficult chances were given. Cross was cheered loudly for the styk in which he bowled his man. The rain, which had been coming down steadily for some time, now prevented further progress being made, and a rush was made for the pavilion. The teams waited in hope that the weather might clear a little, but were disappointed, and shortly before six, as there was no sign of the cessation of the rain, the stumps were drawn. The following are the score 3 made yesterday : Horwood, b Shaw .. 0 Xockett, c Greenwood, b Shaw .. .. 2 Foley, b Southerton .. 1 Evans, b Southerton ..0 Mason, lbw, b Southerton 0 Hood, not out.. 2 Speed, b Shaw < .. 1 Bye 1 *7 BOWLING AMA.LYSI3. - , Balls. Euns. Maiden's. Wickets. Southerton .. ..84 14 12 8 Shaw .. .. 83 -U •' IS 13 ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN—FIRST INNINGS. Shaw, b Cross 25 Selby, not out 10 Wldeß, 3; byen, 2 6 40 Pl*y will be resumed at 11 o'clock to-day.