THE ENGLISH CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4955, 8 February 1877, Page 3

THE ENGLISH CRICKET MATCH.

"this lonst-looked for event qommenc'e'dj on ]tftfn^ylMt'te^"d^cn^i^mce^M^ing|lSit , ' "sycp»ble. : .Bain ( fell more, .lorries?; T-heayily, throughout .tha three days of the match,; and it would have.been'-pttt off ! 'ifpossible.,.,,There 1 wwe however;, insuperabV"3iffip l iuHe3 u» .the way ' of postponemenK-iJ vwas.nepes: sary in order"to the fulfilling engage* r -ments ■' made' ! elßewheresthat I .' : . yince, Bhoul4 s be'iuspt«ed "& of. thftyreelc; >and it must be: at the^coSclußionof- the'Wepnpo?!matcK;\7ani' ganui is toJ>e,yisited.. /The, ,wet dnd JBonflideringid the , hedvy rainfall, the wicket was surprisingly good, ■ and if no-more rain had fallen would have been afternoon r . The?"attenaanbel ,was': Sotuhwge*. ?- t CrJioket,. however^obai'w !, not a ßiiffloie"iitlyiattrachve]to induce iflattyitO'»tand Basin Ketetve i6n- , a i; wet.and^6ld ; da^i ; --Tniere'cbuld not hsjvp been mWthan''two^oVHhree' J hundred' within: } ffie" g£trt" ? at w any wore a most ; de«olate>, appearance. His Excpl- ( leney tbe< {Jqvernpr,-#mYW(t kept; his; word! iit spite of .theunfawrable-weather, and about; :-3161 clock 6if the' first Hay:drOVe'.to *hes grtmiid. H?"was receive* *at'ithe t- gate«byj Esq./°and " Th'bmas"• Buchanan,; B Esa„ l ; and>! cpnduoted,to„the plape* , for; .lumi^the^ Anthem, the cricketers (who were'at this'time; in the,field), anSStJier, jpersons, 'and 'there' tPishake.jpff the depressing feelingi.*ihduced.% the miserable weather;; but call inKvain ;T theVwater.) came ,the.ground.',p.3--.jj»5.;: : -.i/,'-*{'";>'>'"j , i ' ; .'the following is an account ofcthe play '.—: (i ;_ | •; <■"■' After lunch' shyingi the copper was gone ,"through, ( J;he : resvilt,being thatLiUywhite, secured choice,\Of an" inconsiderable } «dvantagB 7 ;Beeliig foe' dead, state of the. ground,'j sent to the wickeW. Russell (who by tif***7 had been taken into ; the ; ;team in place of Bell, who at the last >moment*fouttdhiinself unable to play)-' and VTJ 31 1 were the first tq iFpwsentTW^^ 'ton'goingion[bowling ii«*'-:ttier nortbxendvand Shaw attthe^opposite'Jeiid.'5 was. changed about it fe;un|pssible to'set maa'aowM? ticular<placefor : any considerable time. Pooley, p|i. ''coursei was stationed behind the sticks. Emmettstood at^intfand -Wyett;at;Myer:. 'point, ;> afad "the 'bowlers 'when off filled top slips. ~At ,the ..firatT^Tl'Sftljson.slogged .hard;, /missedoit,!and lbethiswicketiMi A.meU*nohdly commencement.^Kennedy and. safely . UffJ&awV first baTTa By was run, and anothet one was got off thet last "ball of«the'">dver, E carerully' :, pla^edVtKe^esV'of ( ' IhVoVer. > ;f A maiden by Shaw'foUbwed,, and .then Kennedy placed 2 mojreVjib'Ms Wedifc for a'forward drive} ■&d':l'?bra' r cu* offSes»xt baUl Russell" nsj which he poked &<;!&> induced the field to cluste& (i off Ids'bat next I. J. SalnW thenl Kefihedy.b, Aanaideiii 'was' bowled -by.'Shaw r KennedyplayingremarkablysteadilyJ by.Southertoni; tnedy'f had' ttf ! yMd W a'tegulaV shooter frrfm Shaw._ Telegraph ilrrfcfc— Kayle Jook the TOcant r bat. Salmop drovejjSouaierton but the BKtnersWp was short, for off the nextj ballO«Weßw**f«'«atiS«t" I *y Odover, RP^t mim.m -hoped4hat-these r twopf :i the-best : .team? would Iniike fl yainj was the hop? K 2,!andj followed::tlus.up%-» poke r for iscored! at^hte^mminent'riskloi'Pamngto^s wicket. The run was., shortcut 1 the ball was ;fumlbled";by:;(Southerton,at■, the-.wicked and ,Snl£on eß(»pe*^ at 'first.atid,.kepjt,tW : l»llAwn,- but, a icouple*^.' hit* niade Mmrathepwenturedprne, field-was too smaVt'to let him pff. i?.r; 5 -r»Gross,'one of th'e ! guns^of son: 'now joined, Pftrringtprviand : ppssessedLthe, wickets toierself.;:-'He opened his : account quickly: by a.drive for 2, and:;pff the'next ball a bye .was:.rpn,; sue: ceeded by another 2 fou : a drive, thiß time by Parrington, and then another! single for. a bye. In; ■Sbuthertotfs' hextjoyeiy Parrmgton re'eeived hisi qipetus. telegraph: 19—6—2; and from Shaw, in ithei succeeding oyer Cross received• ; notice : tb ! .quit. * 19-f 7—2. Ansbh (a Martbn'man) and Knapp wore now at the wickets. «TJbe .latter scored a sißgle for a forward tap, but in Shaw's next over lost his wicket,, being taken in the slips by Sout&rton. 20-0-0. This was the first ball'of the most disastrous over of the day. By ' the second ball Edmunds was clean bowled, and ditto Garwood and Blacklock by tho third and fourth balls respuctively. Four of our best wickets in one

over'! and the telegraph presenting the dismal, spectacle; 20—11—0. : The fielders, iii ac;cordauce with custom, dub up their shilling each for a new hat for the bowler, and then rush . away for refreshments. Half the team had been disposed of in less than 40 minutes. After a short adjournment play was resumed. Anson-and J. A. Salmon'were now vis-a-vis. The former negotiated, an over from Southerton, defending his stumps in good style,: and off Shaw's next over Salmon got a single, getting anotheroff Southerton's next; but his life %yas short, for he was immediately caught and bowled by Shaw. . 22—12—2, The rain, which had been drizzling for Borne time," now; came down in good earnest, and | operations had to be suspended. The having passed over, Armitage and Anson -faced- the, .bowlers. 'The .latter had seen" nearly hair a dozen men out/arid though he troubled the scorers much; still he had managed to parry the bowling. ; He' now 'beganJ to hit .out a little more freely, and cut Southerton very neatly for a single,: when the rain again stopped the game. On resuming Shaw sent in a-perfect trimmer to' Anson, driving Puis.iPff wicket a yard or two. 23—13—1. Skipper Mace next came forward to do battle. jArihitage broke • his duck •; b'y ; a :: cut' which! under ordinary drcumstances would liave bjeen a double, but the ' heaviness of.: the ground, prer Tented much travellings- Mace "was caught in the slips by Emmett off Southerton's next. 'Hprwood was the next man. Armitage then yielded to a shooter from Shaw, and the rain coming on very heayily it was decided tp draw stumps. The game will be resumed at noon to-day. The bowling of both Shaw andSouthertpn evidently is quite beyond "Wellington batting. The .average pace is medium, but is varied greatly,',by' Shaw particularly, and the rapid changes in "this respect, as also,in respect of : pitch v and. break, are exceedingly puzzling and only*to be met by free.wristy play, which is seldom Seen in .Wellington; ; still : the sloppy state of the against, the batsmen.

v.: : ;«"V ;; ; - SECOND pAY.:;,.':,:"'/: j ; The wickets were not pitphed until 3 o'clock,, owing, to the of, the inclement weather, and even then the ; ' play, could not be . commence^' tjill, 3i45, at time-the rain the?not-oufc;.'man,j and; Lockett .were the first to - go; tb' thewickets, the/Englishmen occupying thfe' s s'aia&,positions in the field' as! ohY the first day.'bf the match". Shaw commenced bowling from : the "south end, completing his; over;the second:ball I .'of '. which, had taken, Armitage's wicket. .Southerton's first oyer.wa> a maiden,; but the third ball of* .Shaw's next over sbattered Hdrwood's'stumps. "was?a. very 'disastrous.over, the first .ball taking Horwood's successor, iFoleyi -who'' had lonly scored 1' off J Shaw, ; and'the last;ball putting but Evans, who "had succeeded Foley,: for a ,'duck.', 26t— 18—O.b Mason, succeeded-Evans, but»was <• given outleg before wicket !i the (first. ball he received from South'erten; ~'2B^-19—-0." , Hood filled the vacancy. ( ;■ From .the second • ball, of. Shaw's i next overi'Loekett '■• scorei 2, Being nussed : ,in : the far;field'by.Hill, who, however, made a, yery good attempt at-a by no means easy, catch.: Xockettdid not escape, a second, time, as;'he hit the last bail pf jthe., same dyer intc>,',.G:reehwood's hands,Jwherp it'wiis helfi. ;28^20—2. TSpeeditdok.liockett's; place, andfrPmthe seccnd ball'of Southerton's, hextbver'Scored a single,'Hood hitting jthe J ■followtng't^l ;, tp* 1 'was howledr.bythe: thirdbalT of Shaw's next over,'thus leaving" Hood not put. - ! . The; ceremony— it; was, little else-H>f rdilingthe ground,,was-then gone through; and in-afewminutes the twenty-two jv'ere placed in;the=field by Mace: 'The principal,positions were: :—Mace, ' ■ wicket ;; [JRussell, 'lppg^stop:; .Garwood,'shortrslip-; I. J. Salmon, long-slip ;; point ;"-"; Foley! ;ldpg-lbg';" 'Mason, short-leg ;■, Borwppo*,-' longfpff j Ken—jiedy,' ,long-pn'; Parrmgton,,,mid-off;>«W. I J. ; 'Salmon,' s mid-on.! 'Several'' were.-'-statibied , near '■ the; chains' at ; -,the ; extremities j of,, the field, 'andv- on;' 'theCwhple ■:>the- -field was; admirably . placed.: ; .Shawi''and- : were■ the first representatives -W' ;Old' England at' the; wickets,, Armitage, bowling ,'irboi: the ( . jtidrth' end, and, the: soon; opened his account, for Armitage's :i first ■away to*leg"for a ,tde£; the mainijer of the oxer. .At 'th'e' ot&errend Anson s took the ball, and Shaw treated him ; \yftlf the; same!by ; butting' Hhe .first ,bf'."the -.iOver;-fdr- « I single,' ,-i i, and j • Selby n placed r; 1, - to •';• his 1 ■ ■ credit, ifbr' driving'the 'next.'" - A-maideri; 1pj r in;yhich| Evang mjssed au , pftV "Ansda'B: Off W< SelbyJ'.arid the 5 samb k hatßma^ l 'gp^J^sßn;ajyay', 1 , for'' J.J .which-'was, ifblldwM i ,upV' byiv"Shaw'i,-'.driving I hirnis s righfriy over*-' chainn.andi ditch,;' counting'^4,' 'according; , ;t. 6 arrSngement. V'.'jThis ; ' jWas'', the, ,'|u?C |they?,7 had ""managed ■,i'tp.;',,.get*:;<'up,(tra,>u;bit.iiSome of the previoußhitshad been hard kfrtjugh ; forfoiirsV;Dttt th'e dead'statetfie 'excellent fielding,pre vented,any .than sihgleaheingsoored. ,<Three c maidens' uv su'ceessibn Wbre then bowled, twb'tij Af then 1 got Ahsbn'. away ,agaui" fpr, fpuV,'» ! fpr,asplendidileg; hit,!-very,similar>tojthe;pre-ceding;; pnei v jThe T next ball- he t cut'Hard;;bnt; (Dross rat point "stopped it'cleverly;, the^fol- ! lpwe'd ':"&', driybfto' the bffj'ail,alo^'the carpet. should ,-have been:{ stopped«"<by, J. ■-■•. JL- Salmon;- but he -obligingly' 'opened'' Ws legs and let ,it.thrpugh,.and a single was. rvnv"'After ah over from Annitage, 1 off which" Selby and Shaw'scored one'eath, Garwood replaced Ansdh.' He "cdm'menced,,with!a.wide. , and off the ' third ball : Shaw- •' drove |'him to leg through. the; chain ,for. 3;; A"maidei» by "Armitage' followed, ind,'ink Garwood'js; next, oyer, Shaw";cut him -for- 3,; but he' wouldi-haVe:'lest ' his *'■ wicketv!on".this"'dccasipn had Hprwood: not missed a tolerably' ,«asy "Catoh. wThe telegraphy now'showed* SO. Garwood's"next;,oyer; waa'/a ; 'tage'a first '!was;a wide, his < secbhd<Selby! got i iaway lor twoi.the third wasia .wide; andthe; Wellington score is exceeded by.twp'jßlfbreTOp fallal iin, : ,Englisli^wicket. ',''. Selby,hitthei:last ball of the over to leg, J. A. Salmon 'fielded it very smartly, but in his hurry threw it widj; of she wicket, and Shaw secured anether r *' life." Off the first ball' pf Armitage he was again let off, thfo time by Kaye, but the > catoh was difficulty Garwood having 1 doneno good, Cross was put on in his placd as it turned out, the change was Buccess,fnl, for although he opened with a wide,'the second ball was a regular "Yorker," and Shaw's stumps wpnt flying. 4'ft—l—2s'. Shaw showed some excellent cricket, especially in his leg-hitting, but' a couple of rather diffij cuH chances' were given. Cross was cheere<| loudly fotj the style in which he bowled his man. The rain, which had been coming 'down steadily for some time, now prevented f '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 dis-j appointed, and shortly before six, as there was no sign of the cessation of the rain, the stumps were drawn. ' i Major Campbell officiated as nmpire fori Wellington, and Mr. Bennett for the Eleven,' while the Messrs. Humphries acted as scorers. Annexed 'are the scores and bowling analysis : THE TWENTV-TWO —FIRST INNINGS Salmon, W. J, b Southorton .. .. 0 Bussell, oKmraett, b Southerton .. .. 0 Kennod>,2, 2,1, bShaw 5 Kaye, c Ulyett, b Southorton .. ..0 'Salmon, I J, 1, 2,1,1, cEramett, b Southerton 6 , Parrington; 2, b Southerton .. ..2 Cross, 2, b Shaw * ..2 Knapp, 1, o Southerton, b Shaw .. * .. 1 Edmunds, bShaw ..I 0 Garwood, b Shaw .. .. .. i.P', Blaclclock, 1 b w , b Shaw 0 Salmon, J. A., 1,1, c andb Shaw .. 2 Anson, 1, b Shaw . . . - - J Mace, c Emmott, b Southerton .. ..0 Aimitage, l.bShaw'- .. -.- J Horwood, b Shaw .. „ •• - " Lockctt, c Grocnwood, b Sluw .. .. - Joloy, b Southerton 1 Evans, b Southerton O Mason, lbw, b Southorton 0 • Hood, not out - Speed, b Shaw . 1 Byes, 5, leg byon, 1 - - ~J> 51 BOWLING ANALYSIS. ■ Balls Wckta Runs Maidens Balls Buns Maidens Wickets Southerton .. .. S-4 H 12 8 Shaw .. ..83 11 16 j The scores of the Englishmen will be found in another part of to-day's issue.