CRICKET EXTRAORDINARY.
ELEVEN WITH ONE LEG ONLY V. ELEVEN "WITH ONE ABM. This annual match, played by the ■Greenwich pensioners, was commenced on 30th August, on the Surrey Ground, the Oval, Kennington. There were close on 3000 visitors on the ground. The children of the Licensed Victuallers' School, Avith their drum and fife hand, and the band of the L Division of police, also attended ; and what with music all the afternoon, the fun of the one-limb cricket, kiss-in-the-ring by the lads and lasses, &c, it was quite a gala day on the Oval, the manifest enjoyment cf the visitors being materially enhanced by the fineness of the weather. As to the cricket, it was funny, to sure, but hardly so jolly as last year. The oneleg men first handled the timber, and one of them (Brownhill) scored 24, making a brace of 4's. Another scored 25, his lot was made up by 2's, and the rest singles. Their total was 123, against which number the one-arm men commenced their innings with their crack players, named respectively Holden and Thorn. The latter was unlucky, but Holden played cricket ; he hit to leg like a Briton, and scored 43 by three 4's, four 3's, six 2's, &c; a good innings this for a man with one arm only. It was late when the stumps were drawn for the day. Nearly 3000 visitors assembled on the following day to witness the conclusion of the match. The children of the Licensed Victuallers' School, their boys' band, and the band ofthe L Division of police, were again in attendance, and the afternoon's fun appeared to be thoroughly enjoyed by those present. The cricket cracks of' each Eleven again ran a close race in the scoring. On the previous day Brownhill was beaten by Holden, who "held" an advantage, of 19 runs ; but on the second day Holden did not "hold" his advantage, as Brownhill not only headed Holden on the day's hitting by 25 runs, but he brought off his mates of the One Leg victorious in the match by 21 runs. Holden hit well, scoring 68, and made the only hit for 5 in the match, a 4, two S's, and seyen2's, &., but Brownhill made 63, which was decidedly the cream ofthe hitting ; he hit five 4's, three 3's, twelve 2's, &c. "When he left the score of his side was at 76, of which number he had scored 63. The jolly tar was loudly cheered on his retirement, and a collection of upwards of £2 was made and presented to him as a reward for his hard hit and rapidly "hopped" score. The afternoon was rife with cricket fun, and the match very accommodatingly lasted until just prior to dusk, a clever " c and b " by one ofthe men at a quarter to 7 bringing the match to an end — a victory for the One Leg heroes by 21 runs. Score : The Eleven with One Leg, first innings, 123; second innings, 100. The Eleven with One Arm, first innings, 109 ; second innings, 93,
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 199, 8 January 1866, Page 3
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511CRICKET EXTRAORDINARY. Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 199, 8 January 1866, Page 3
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