CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4955, 8 February 1877, Page 5

CRICKET.

ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN y. WELLINGTON TWENTY-TWO. The rain having cleared' off wickets were pitched about half-past, two, and shortly, afterwards play commenced. The twenty-two took their old places in the field, the bowlers being. Cross and Parrington. Knapp not .being on .the ground at the time play was commenced, McKenzie took his place for a few overs. Cross opened the ball by finishing the over (of which the second had taken Shaw's wicket on the previous day) to Charlwood, who was Shaw's successor. Selby, the not-out man, made 1 off Parriugton's first ball, which was badly fielded, his next being driven'.for 1 by Charlwood ; off the first ball of Cross' next over Selby scored 1 for a cut, the ball being . beautifully fielded by Blacklock, and Charlwood drew the , last of •; the same oyer, for l. : Parrington then bowled a maiden, and Cross' last ball in the. next over gave 1 to Selby.. Parrington and Cross then bowled a maiden each. Off the first ball of : Parrington's next over Selby got for a pretty .draw ; the next, ball was hit by Charlwood for a single, and , the third ball of ■ the over separated the bats r ' .men, SeU>y being-: caught at the i wickets iby , Mace - off Parrington. Sejby had.. made J2Q, ,'l6j of. which, were. accredited tp the previous day. Telegraph: 57—2—20. Ulyjett took Selby's place and the last, ball of Parringtpn'B over. The second ballot Cross', "next over, ; was put away by Charlwood : to leg for 4. T?he first .ball of Parriugton's next over was driven by "Dlyett for a single, jahd Charlwood negotiated the three remaining balls. On, commencing his,.next over Cross, changed his bowling, from over to round the wicket, and; Ulyett got 1 for a leg hit off his fourth ball. Off Parrington's next over TJlyett scored 1 on the second ball, and the last gave;3 to Charlwood for a straight forward drive. Cross then bowled-a, maiden to Charlwood. Parrington was, considerably knocked about in his/next four balls, Ulyett scoring 3 from both the first and third, and Charlwood getting 1 from the second 1 and 3 from the fourth.. Off the first ball of Cross' next over Charlwood obtained a single. I. J. Salmon was then put on to .bowl, instead of Parrington, but was not very successful ; his second ball was driven by Charlwood for 3. In the next over TJlyett scored 2 off Cross- third ball, and 4 off nss la3fc - Salmon then bowled a maiden, as also did Cross. In the next, over Salmon was hit ; for 1 on his first ball by Charlwood. Cross bowled a maiden, and off Salmon's third ball in the next oyer TJlyett scored 1.. The first ball of Cross' next over was fatal , to -TJlyett, who had playedsteadilyforhis 16. Telegraph-.90—3—16.' TJlyett's place was filled by Greenwood, who broke his duck with a single off Cross' third .ball. Salmon bowled a maiden. Cross'first ball in the following, over was sent flying, for 3 by Charlwood, an'l Greenwood scored 1 off thesecond, Charlwood getting another run off the fourth. Cross then bowled a maiden, and Lyster-Kaye took off Salmon at tlie north end, and commenced by bowling a wide.: 1 Greenwood made 1 off the following ball, and Cha'rl:, wood a single off the next, the score now Btanding at 100. Cross bowled: another maiden, and off the third ball of Kaye's. next over Charlwood scored another; single. In Gross'next over the third ball was prettily, cut by Charlwood for 3, and the third ball'of Kaye's , succeeding over was. driven, for j a single by the Bamc batsman. Cross'.next was a maiden over, in which he:bowled, three,successive leg balls, which .were let off.:. Charlwopd scored 1 from the first ball of Kaye's foll.Qwjiig'; over, and Greenwood 3 off the next,/owing to its being mulled in.'the fielding.; vCross bowled a maiden, Kaye imitated his examplei-.. and Cross, not to be outdone,' bowled another. maiden. Charlwood drew Kaye's first ball for.: 1, but the ehd of this over saw \ the untimely ) end of Greenwood, who was clean bowled by Kaye,.after making 9. Telegraph : 116—4—9. Emmett"filledithe vacn.ncy, and being a lefthanded man it was expected he would give;a little trouble ; this expectationj however,, was; pleasantly dissipated. Charlwood and: Emmett scored asingle each duringjCross'inext.over,. then Kaye bowled a maiden, and Charlwood, having scored I,'Cross bowled Emmett with!a, regular, trimmer, when he ihad barely broken his duck.—ll9—s—l.. /Armitage took,the post vacated by Emmett, and, after, a couple more had fallen to Charlwood's. shaire, : scored a single for a drive off Kaye.; Cross'; next three overs were maidens, as also was one of Kaye's, the second ball of whose)next,over, however, Charlwood cutfor 2. In the following overs Charlwood scored a ,1 single ; from Kaye's bowling, a leg-hit to 3 from: Cross, and a leg-hit for 2 from Kaye. Cross then bowled another maiden.' In the.succeeding over from Kaye both Armitage and- Charlwopd: scored a single, when ■. after scoring another single, fell a victim,<j<;beij>gi caught: in the slips by Mason—bowler 1 ,■ Kaye. : Telegraph : 136—6^-3., ! Pooley followed; Armitage. ; Charlwood ,"gcored i for a splendid leg hit off the first, and a single.off. the third ball of.Cross' next-over. Kaye bowled a maiden, and after Pooley had broken his duck with asingle off Cross, Kaye bowled another rnn-lessover, an example followed by Cross. Of Kaye's next over the .first and last balls were driven by Pooley and Charjwood respectively fPr singles. Charlwood got another single from Kaye, and Pooley drew a double from the last ball of the same over. . From the last ball of Cross' next over Charlwood was splendidly caught in the long-field by Anson,

*feer having put together 56 with first-rate cricket and .without giving for, which he was duty carried up to, the, pavilion. Telegraph : 148—7—56. Hill took Charlwood's place and received the next over from Kaye, off the third ball of which he broke his duck with a single. CrQss then bowled 2 consecutive maidens, and Kaye was cut for two singles by' Pooley, and one by. Hill; off, Cross' next, over Hill and Pooley; both, scored singles. Kaye then bowled a maidep, and. the first. ballot. Cross' next was jfinely hit to leg for 4 by Hill, who also drove the third ball of Kaye's next, over .for 3. Cross bowled another maideni and then Annitage sjslieve'd Kaye;; and bowled a maiden, i The fiirsr bill of r Cross' next: over" took Hill's wicket 161-rB 9. Lilly white, a left-hander, filled the vacancy, and before time'j was -called, he were botli playing steadily, managed to.put together another 10, / The chief features of the match yesterday were the combined, steadiness and pretty, cricket shown by the. Englishmen, and the very good, considering, the statie'of ijie ground, fielding displayed; by; our twenty-two,. especially Bussell and Cross. The latter'ei bowling was beyond tations raised of it; but no.more need be said of it as the analysis below • speaks for itself. -The Governor was present during a . considerable part of the. afternoon. The attendance was very limited, being larger outside; than inside the fence. Appended are the scores of the -,•"''''.: ■',':/!.'' ' ENGLISH.ELEVEN..'.,' ' Shaw, b Cross ... '..'., .. ' ''.'.'; 26 Selby, c Mace, bParrlngton '■'■..' »:' 20 -Clmrlwood.ic Anson, bCross ...'... 58 Ulyett, b. Cross ..- ... ..... ' ..16 ? ' , Greenwood, bXyster-Kaye... , .. .... i» ;! Emmett, b Cross .. '.. '.'. ■- -.'' !'l ■ Annitage, c Mason, b Lystet-Kaye, .. ;3 '.,. Pooley, not out ;,;. . .. ..... 10 HiU, bCross ... ... . .. r .. ~.. 9 '■' XUly'whlte; not but .'. -.. ">,.. ■',... >7 • ' " Wide»9,byes6 ..-'■'•!','..'•".;.;■. •'•■■"■ 15 ~ ''/"\ : i: ',.,','_..;;.' : v •• in ■■'■'',

Play'wiirbe.re'sumed to-day if the weather is fine. .'.'::■-,

iBOWXING, AifAX.XSI8.; . '■ ' ' iBalb. Runs. Mdns. ■Wckts. Widss Armitage • :,- 72 ■ " 14 ;■ . 9 ' 0 3 Anson ... .;. 20 : .■,16? • .-l-J.-j • 0 0 Garwood . ,.24, ... 14,. .1 . 0 :■ ;1' Cross - . : .. 180 ' 53; '22 ',6 .' 3 Parrington - 1. 129 20 ■■:'2- ■ '■ 1' '. : 1 .. ■ Salmon, I: J. ■ ... - 24 6 \ 2 . 0 'C . Lyster-Kaye .■>vl00 1 34 7 , .2 . !l ',