CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2160, 6 December 1875, Page 2

CRICKET.

•The match England vvtta Wbrldiwas played on Saturday at Parawai. NeitKer side t pjayed, tfcsir fiill stmgth^^gltnd losing Lawless and others end tßi |\Tprld being worse off still in being without Steadman and Brassey. England won the toss, and Eobinson and Pullein© started batting to the bowling of Crawford and the tiger (not leopard) boy. The latter on this occasion had spikes and was not long before he.bowled the Yorkshireman with one well up for 5.' ''"F. Paul after a life at point managed dexterously to turn one of Crawford's into his wicket, and the same bowler got the Captain caught at cover point, and completely beat Colson with a good ball shortly after. Crump scored rapidly regardless of head balls arid the World Captain put on Spencer for one over, only to take him off the next. Crump was bowled for 29 well played for on a rough and hard wicket. S. Paul and Prater being well set, slows were resorted to by the Captain as a means of stopping the fast scoring, which, though rebelled against by one of the field, got rid of two batsmen, and the innings closed for 120. The bowling ofCrawford and Whitford was very good, but the fielding miserable with, scarcely an exception. The innings of the World was a very sorry affair, no one save Whitford could look at Paul, who bowled both fast and straight. Woodward played with a mechanical skill that seemed surprising considering his want of practice, Spencer fully deserved all'his runs, and Bell shaped well and would with practice do more. The captain's full pitches were, however, too seductive to be resisted, and the yolk of his egg lent an adhesiveness- to Wardell's hands which the batsmen would do well to count on: in'the future. UAH were out fojc^sS,bf which 13 were extras, aud three batsmen got 12, the remaining 8 only 3 L The. boy had very bad luckj just as he was seeing the bowling; doubly hard too, considering; the way he was decked out. It t is not often a captain gets anything but abuse, but we 'cannot withhold a tribute of praise from Eobinson who in the short innings managed his field to perfection, considering the styles of bowling employed. 1 bngland; ■..•"..■.■'■■■ '•' Pulleine, b Whit ford ... ... 5 Kobinson, c Hill, b Crawford ... 13 F. Paul, b Crawford ... ... 1 Colson, b Crawford ... ... 5 Crump, b Crawford ... ... 29 Hewitt;, b Whitford. ... ;... 4. Wardell, b Whitford ... :.. 0 S. Paul b Gellion ... ... ... 7■? FraterbWhitford.,^ ... ... 20 West b Gellion ...... ... 2 Moore, not out ... : ... -...-- -,4. Byes, 24, Leg Byes, 5 Wides; 1 29

Total 120 THE WOBLD. Bull, lb wb Robinson ... ... 0 Gellion, bF. Paul ... ... ... 0 Crawford; bF. Paul :'",., ... \-l Whitford, b Robinson ... ... 4 Bell, c Wardell, b Robinson ... 4 Donovan, bF. Paul ... ... 0 :^j> Nodder, b Robinson ........ 1 "Walker, c Frater, b Robinson..." 0 Hill, cF. Paul, b Robinson ... 1 Spencer, b Paul ... „. ... 4 Woodward, not out 0 Byes, 9, Wides: 4 ... ... ... 13 ;>: * Tpt&l, ' : : ■•■*. 2^ '