WELLINGTON.

Thames Star, Issue 2526, 9 February 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

Thursday.. The day was showery till.after 2 o'clock when play began. Mace caught out Lillywhite, after scoring nine—l 76 runs for nine wickets. Southerton then went in,. The bowling of Knapp and Cross was very wide, as compared with that of yesterday, and Armitage waa put on in place of Knapp. Scoring very "slow, Armitage bowling consecutively four maidens.. At 199 Southerton was caught i at long slip, after scoring only three, j This closed the innings. Owing to a number of the Wellington team not attending there were only eighteen in the

field. After half an-hour's spell the game was resumed, Hill and Lillywhite bowling, aud Mace and W. J\ Salmon at the wickets. „,.. Salmon soon went out after scoring 2. Hood* took his place, and after making a fine hit for 2 was caught out by Shaw—two wickets for 12 runs. Anson was next to the wickets, and in a few balls was caught at point by Emmett —12.3.0. , J. J. Salmon followed him^ and immediately got a hit for 2, and then another for 2, both off Lillywhite, but was caught by Souther ton, the next ball —b Lillywhite—l6.4 4. Parrington went in. Hill bowled five maidens in succession. Mace was. bowled by Hill, after he had put eleven together, three 2's, and the rest singles—2o.s.ll. Cross followed, and, after making 1, Parrington was caught by Pooley*, Knapp, who followed, was bowled the first ball by Lillywhite. Kennedy went in, and 'Cross was clean bowled by Lillywhite, the score being 21.8.0. Lockett came next; and made a

splendid, hit* for 2., Kennedy also showed good play. A shooter from Hill brought Lockett to grief—3l.9.4. Armitage followed, .and Kennedy, after making 6, was caught by Hill off Lilly white. J. A. Salmon succeeded him, and was bowled the first ball by Lilly white—3l.ll.o. Blacklock then went in, and was caught by Hill after scoring 1—3312.1. Edmonds, who followed, played his first ball , intb Shaw's hand's —33 J2.0. Speed tookrhis place, and Armitage, who followed, was bowled by Lilly white after adding 'one to the score—34l4.l. Mason followed Armitage, and was immediately bowled by Hi 11—35.15.2. Kussell was next to go in, and Speed, after making a fine hit for 3 "off Lillywhite, was Jbowled by , Hi 11—38.16.4. Foley came next. Kussell was stamped by Fooley without having scored, when the' stumps were drawn at 5.35. Bowling analysis—Hill'! 88 balls, 14 runs, 13 maidens, 4 wickets. Lilly white: 86 balls, 22 runs, 10 maidens, 13 wickets. This day.

At two p'cloct this morning a fire occurred in Griffiths' fancy biscuit, and confectionery; manufactory, Parish street. Notwithstanding the high' winds the firemen were soon on £he spot, and saved the building; only the roof was, burnt and the stcck damaged. The machinery was saved. Insurance: one thousand pounds in the Standard. Losses represented at a thousand pounds. Selby, English cricketer, ran Donovan* a local pedestrian, this morning a hundred yards for £30, beating him by twenty yards.

There were several very heavy Bhowers j during the night, but the strong S.E. breeze that was blowing all the morning ,got the ground in fair condition. The attendance at 12.30 was only moderate. The first race was the hurdle race, 50sovs, two miles, over seven nights of hurdles. Six came to the scratch. It was a Capital race, all jumping well until at the sth hurdle Blue Jacket fell, no injury to horse |or rider. St.- Albans got a very long lead, j but coming up straight Tommy closed up I all the distance, both plying whip and spur, but St. Albans managed to win by a bare neck, and coming home Whalebone threw his rider," who seemed hurt..