SPORTING NOTES.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1003, 28 February 1883, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

... (By t Looker-on.) The-- International -cricket match at! Sydney,'’ Engl and v. A ustralio, resulted in a victory for the latter by four wickets. The highest scorers in the second inningsof the Australians being, Bannennan 63,; Blackliam 66 not oiit. The latter ihust have been in good form, as he made 57 in. the first innings. The result of the match would go to show that there is no real .difference in point . oL, merit bet ween the; two teams. The first innings of both closed for- the* same number of runs, and occupied almost the same length of time, and the highest scorer, on eae.h side was missed from the field.when he had made

very few runs. No Australian eleven will visit England this year, and it is expected that the chief interest there will be centred in thq matches, B’igh’s team,against All England and other strong teams;

Tins New Plymouth team will leave for Auckland on the 17th March. The coraj from -withinthe, old Taranaki boundaries. If lvo Bligh ishbally™ earnest about taking to England the “ revered ashes of ; English cricket, deceased,’’ he could not do-better than pay Patea a visit. The only difficulty T see is that the ; local deceased ” died a natural death, and not from the effects} of a severe struggle. 1 I . don’t > think though that I should care to bet much on the cricket “Phoenix ” producing powers of the local ashes.” The Hobart Cup was wpn by Assyrian, with Rhesus second. f •' ■ ~ ‘ .By some mistakothe result of the first match Australians, v. Bligh’s team', was telegraphed Home as having been won by the latter by nine wickets. The English papers of course praised -the supposed winners, and pronounced them 100 good for their opponents. Thcymusthave felt bad when they received and published the correct result. The Dunedin Cup, run on Wednesday last, was won by Adamant by Traducer, carrying 6st 71b in 3min. Msecs., the fastest time yet made for the same race. Salvage finished a close second, and King Quail third. There were £IB6O in ihe three totalisatore, and the dividends were, £62 12s, £6O Bs, and £43. The Racing Club Handicap was won by King Quail, Lady Emma being second. The betting was 5 to 1 against King Quail. ' A fast bowler named Hipgrave playing , for the Heathdote/Sydney) Club has the following remarkable averages for his three wickets for no runs, nine for one run, and five for six runs. The Australasian gives an account of a somewhat remarkable match lately played ,in Victoria. The first innings of each team closed for 18, the top scorer on each side made 6 runs, five of each side were but for ducks eggs, and the extras on.,each side amounted to 5. • ; !