THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 40, 8 February 1864, Page 3

THE ALL- ENGLAND ELEVEN.

From the Daily- Tinies; 'of the sth, Sve learn the conclusion of the/ great 'cricket/ 1 match between the All-Eiiglarid- : Eleven and Twentytwo of Otago, the former -winning ; 'the'match in the second innings with nine wickets fo go down. "At the termination of the game the match between the All-England Eleven and Twentwo of Cantev&iry 'ahd ; ; Otagbwas' com; menced. Thecfirst day?s'.play : gave the follow;---ing result s — United Twenty-two, first innings, 91; All-England>sKieven, f^fii-st innings, 36 runs for two wickets. < -On -the Allowing day the Eleven scoredv 63 ' itf- all ; ior their first innings ; the. United' -Twenty-two' 'getting 66 for their second innings^ .There -Vas -nb'jtime to play the second innings' r by theEleyen^and the game was necessarily 'a dnnvii"bne;-' i The Eleven cricketers were- "then' ■' driven a to the Provincial m th^ir ff ' coach, and. six,,, and after a short iMe-r^were'^escorjKd^ acjcompanied by a band 5) of ; niusic u1 .to.^ th^ je?ty, The TAventy-two-went/with'^heitfj the : Canterburians"-tof re^ura Vj h6^e7 r and-the O,ta|gdniansto:see,them v dff.]'A^^ was formed, the Eleyen^andpihe; Twenfy-two being towed by the wattrmSn^of the port, and . both being cheei^dhe^rtUy-as' they started^ and as loudly returning the compliment. „The cricketers were conveyed in Hiejnew 'bbaii|, the Lady Gay Spanker and the^L^la-'Montes, •which were placed"- at- their disposal by^ Mr. -Liardet. wOni arriying on b'oardlthe 1 Gity more cheering rand -,morei'hcaltii'B>j.drinljiiig f* tobk iplace, ; vand> mahy.a hearty -/good * f wishes iwer^ exchanged, after which the steamer got under weigh. and, started , without delay.-'! : - ■.;?'' v