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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2300, 31 July 1880, Page 2

Quit readers, we trust, will forgive us if we refuse to follow the Australian cricketers much further. Wo have duly chronicled their triumphant march through the British provinces as far ns Crowe. They have been successful in ncarl} r every contest, and as the crack players of England arc not likely to meet them, their achievements are not likely to encounter any serious reverse. The cream of the batting fields of Australia has proved too much for the skimmed milk of the Old Country, and we congratulate our cousins ou their success. But the game of reciting (heir triumphs is growing monotonous, and the time has come when the honor and glory of dogging their footsteps diligently, must bo "left to Mr Ilculcr. As for the cricketers, we believe the young men will he able to fake care of themselves for the rest of their j‘burncy, so that in the absence of press telegrams, their friends need not feel anxious. The New Zealand public have been pretty well surfeited with their doings, and now that the football season has commenced, foreign cricket must give way. It is desirable that the bat and bail should have a brief respite, so that preparation maybe made for the aquatic sensation, seeing that Triekctt is in training, and Hanlon is likely to shew up. In the meantime, should any calamity occur to the Australian cricketers, we shall have much pleasure in giving them a gratuitous announcement, but to keep a vigilant eye for months over their daily frolics, is more than wc feel equal to.