Cricket.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2534, 19 February 1877, Page 2

Cricket.

For the first time for many weeks the weather and the inclinations of the players were favorable to cricket, and a very pleasant game was played on Saturday between the old opponents, Shortland and Grahamstown. Grahamstown won easily last year, but Shortland, owing chiefly to one of the Grahamstown player* having migrated to Parawai, won the first match this season. The return match ef Saturday was won by Grahamstown/' though it • is only fair to Shortland to say that they were deprived of the services of two of their best players—.Crump and Crawford. On the Grahamstown side Hobinson had to play without spikes, which told a good deal against his bowling. Gellion won

the toss for Shortland, . and went in, Robinson and Steedman bowling. .The ground played better than might Lave been expected, though it had to answer for the full of Robinson's wicket, but the long-stopping portion was very, rough. Shortland were all out for 34, of which number Paul contributed .-nearly half, the highest and best played innings of his side; he made several good hits to his. favorite spot, mid wicket off. Macdonald was the next highest scorer; Whitford was, unfortu- * hately for his side", run out, and ™ the remainder did but little. For Grahamstown Hargreaves threw in very well, and continued to show, signs of .that i improvement which has marked his play this season, but nearly all the cricketers were more or less out of form, owing, no doubt, to the length of time since they played last. For Grahamstown Kobinson played well for. 15, and was caught at short leg off a ball of Spencer's which got up nearly breast high. Hargreaves played steadily, and Curtis got a few runs nicely until Paul bowled him all over his wicket. The innings closed for 52 or 18 in advance, 20 of these being scored to extras. The deciding match is, we believe, fixed for Saturday nest. We -must not forget to mention the appearance, at the. wicket of a very juvenile cricketer who 1 carried out his bat (nearly as big as himself) for one fun. ' It 'is to be hoped for the sake of Thames cricket that he will turn out like his: father. The following is the score: —

• ■ :...:,•■,'"> SHOBTIAND. ; ' . ' ■<) Geo. Spencer, Jan., run but 3 Nodder, st Colson; bSteedman ... 3 Whitford, fun out ... •'.' '.'.'.'- . ?;... 1 Gellion, b Bobinson .;. ' 0 Paul, b Steedman 16 West, b Eobinson 0 Macdonald, b Steedman : ; , 5 G. Spencer,' sen.', b Steedman ... 0 Moore, b, Steedman, ... ... ... r 0 Lucas, not out ... ■- .'.. : > \:.l -'-'-{.X 1 Purnell, b Steedman 1 Extras. ... ... ' 4 Total „. ... 34 , . GRAHAMSTOWN. Hargroaves, 1.b.w., b Whitford I*'1 *' ./; ; '6 Colson, c Moore, b Whitford... ... 0 Steedman, b Paul ..'."... ... 0 Robinson, c Gellion; b Spencer ... 15 Lawless, b Whitford ... , 3 Curtis, b Paul ... ... .... „.,.4, Thompson, c Purnell, b Macdonald ,i?.-(!i4 Chew, b Whitford ... !0 Barrett, b Whitford , 0 Gudgeon, b Gellion ... _„," ,V.' 0 Steedman, jun., not out - ... ■ .... 1 Extras ... ... ' 20 Total ... *..'.'": r;;rs2