The Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 226, 12 January 1877, Page 2

The Evening Mail.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877.

••"Wbßteatti bhiritfS. i»iulUv Ujnp- ct' hilt ftvllintr npiMi :t {hotljflMi amy p*i«lu«u Mats wU'wh tiiouyiniiU thtak.,'"

It ever tliere extsknJ a game vrfrkh shtoitlti * lf« fee* from 4t envy, hatred, mikltce, attct aB tajc&aiirfitaWeiiesiSy"" vfc b the eststetitfolty Eigliaht ©n« »f Cricket, yet aomelvmr *>r nth/St in tM» Celwny ami <&«• > cut M»au alway* ten tujee the ptaue »t' lederat to ti atul concord amcottgal; the Kiitgltts* of ttw WiHotr. Hkb slwniiM' fee remeiiteil at all Coßt» r otfieFwiae ottr nattoruvJ; gatne will foil into- eraels ilisrepu'te that c«w% if suty, who nave alway* lieett glad i& eotae to tke feont ftt wilt <c;wr« tt» lie tntstist witn the e!n!>& owt here-. Inat there b a strong love for the game thertrcan be m> daaht—tiha ccroratry viTlage matches thail, Ko man i» more wiQtitg to encourage It, not only morally bat iu projwrftt jwrnwdi than the- yonng ctnratc, fresh probably feont cricket gained at <ar the "Oval/'" and although .:■ ltt may have made a toogh stand against ••- bowMng, that seems to> liim no I ttimm why he should not do his heat Hos<ki» from the neighboring village; ;.. ihe same nnHcnbr Christianity which, I' dbtkt with Strang; misgivings, has made | kin aland np ntanfolly against the one tts,,

will -"give him as keen a zest in playing cunningly the balls given him by his more nrtsophisttealiecl and rustic opponent. In order to enjoy all tin's it 13 necessary, absolutely necessary, that the " pnll, pnll, together boys '* system should be eatriccl out, not rightly, for true Were* of the game there is tin necessity for any rigidity, firtfc rpuctty arid tinotontaively, and thai system, otto;? estaUtshed, will fast a long time- ; by it* preacnee enabling teams of small fame t> win victories over thojc which ate thought to be beyond bsating. The potent season, as far as cricket is concerned,, is likely to be a lively otic. Elevens of small places seem to wish to l>lt their strength against their stronger neighbours, and, as far as has been seen hitherto, certainly without loss of honour, lint, whereas amongst thos:e clubs raised m ptaeca whieh are not in a prominent position, there appears to be that cordiality, that r<!.iemw-hfi*- T which must fell in the long men amongst the more important the reverse is the ease and. jnst as a hn-vtso divided against itself will fall, so a trickyt club where dissent is the order nf the day wilt fad, and that most miserably, to uphold I lie name which has been entrusted to it by its members originally. Fa Uaraarn r.o are ktehy in this respect, as, although there have been .occasional signs of the cloven hoof, the good sense of the cuajotity has been stithctetit to keep the <stub together. DtmeuJn, however, give* a* melancholy illustration of what (petty jeatorr.shjs: ean bring about : from having a thoroughly good working; team, as they had fast year, tire .Dnnedtnit-.s, who-still number good cricketers amongst their■ t'ttiir.ji;s. cannot bring an Eleven which ivut't in thy smallest degree be niinitli r.'d ci' such a e;:y. i.hiriste\m,v'.t also scorns t«> hern i;v>uM«\ and- we notice that fotu- of their best jitrv i.TH have tk'chni'd to pi->.y tri tire r.-iL:r-Piovme'al laaivh a ahist < H;\:». Jf the yti'vt' large t'fuhs throughout Che Colony arc 'u a -eeul.T eoniteioii to Utose of D;metlui ant e'(avi<teht;r.dw ;;hc Mitgihet Klcv-.n -.viM h;.v- a to > E »[>[> »rc;tru;:y of retrieving i"* ;.■ brtr -I-' I"--- by ta.aa in Atn'ralia : but on j thin-; '■:• u'.yt:-;'! da. thai if in march .-s i->li sn h l;a;--a';: :.oi"- a-t cho-:.- b. t.>voeu V-*'-'vimvs. o::;i.-arrwr. s:t-h player, a* the Alb Knglaud, !■•; tf- "..' tm n a;\: tn-'t «»-.-d th.-.:i aro lih- ly to F>c this year. t-A-A-rr. v';il 10--; - I:-.-, :'..r the people. ;uid the ia«;ovu-a-:-ni'-io vdiich ihty have hitherto, hecrt rc-atly t-> give, withhold altog^-tiu'r.