CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2543, 1 March 1877, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Wednesday, Cricket match continued—Hill relieved TJlyett. In Enimett's next over Watson lost his leg stump —28.2.6. Stevens then appeared and played the rest of the over down. Hill was then clean bowled by Leach 28.3.8. H. W. Moore joined Stevens, and slow scoring followed- for a time, and then Moore returned, a ball to Hi 11—33.4.2. Sampson appeared and received a maiden from Emmett. Tbe first ball of Hill's next over dismissed Sampson —34 5.0. Being? 2 o'clock an adjournment for lunch took place. Play was resumed at:3 p.m. Godby took the vacant wicket, and played Hill's second neatly forward for a single. G-odby cut Emmett for two and several| maidens followed, Stevens letting off a lot of loose ones from Emmett. Godby was then clean bowled by Hill~31:6;4. Oliivier succeeded Godby, and cut Hill's second ball for" a single, scoring very; slowly. Stevens got-2 and 1, and then cut Emmett and 'started to run. Oliivier foolishly refused to move, and Stevens was nearly run out. Off Hill> first ball OHivier was given out leg before wicket—43.7.l. Neilson joined Stevens, but was caught off the second ball by Selby—43.B.o. Secretan next appeared, and made a pretty ciit for 3, and was then bowled by Hill — 46.9.3. Ashby joined Stevens and made a single, and then in the next over Emmett, with a terrific breakback, sent the bails flying. T. R. Moore filled the vacancy. A couple to Stevens and. 3 for leg-byes, in making which Stevens had two narrow escapes of. being-run out, and then Moore lost his b£F stump"to Hill— 54.11.0. Alpe came in, one bye was run, and then Emmett's third ball dismissed A1pe—58.12.0. Sweet next appeared, and after a short pause the score began to mount quickly. Two singles to Stevens, one single and 2 to. Sweet, also a bye coming, rapidly, and raising the falling hopes of Canterbury. Three maidens followed, and then Stevens, after being in for two hours for 10, was clean bowled by Hi 11—63.13.10. D'Emden joined Sweet, who directly after made a magnificent drive for 4, and one off the next ball for 2, all off Emmett. A short pause and then a single to Sweet, which he followed up by another splendid drive off Emmett amidst loud cheers. D'Emden then made his first score by driving the same bowler for 3, but> Sweet's time now came. He slogged at the first of Hill's next over, and lost his middle stump—Bo.l4.l7. Fowler, the next man, played the rest of Hill's over down. Ulyett relieved Emmett. D'Emden got 2 off Ulyett, and then the first ball from Hill, who had bowled seven maidens in succession, scattered Fowler's bails—B2.ls.o. Fuller came out, but Hill's second ball sent him back to the pavilion—B2.l6 0. Frith joined D'Emden, and 2 were added to the total, and then Hill dismissed Frith before he had scored, and the innings closed at 5 p.m. for 84, the Englishmen winning by 25 runs. The following is the score:—

Leach, 1,2,3,2, b Hill ... .8 Corfe, 4,1,4,1,1, b Emmett ... ...11 Watson, 1,1,4, b Emmett ... ... 6 Stevens, 1,2,2,1,2,1,1, b Hill ... ... 10 H. W. Moore, 1,1, c and b Hill ... 2 Sampson, b Hill ... 0 Godby, 1,1,2, b Hill ... ... ....4 OHivier, 1b w bowled Hill ... ... 1 Neilson, c Selby, b Emmett 0 Secretan, b Hill ... ... ... 3 Ashby, 1, b Emmett ... ... ... 1 T.-B. Moore, b Hill ... 0 Alpe, b Emmett ... ..." ... 0 Sweet, 1,2,2.4,2,1,4,1, b Hill ;.. ... 17 D'Emden, 3,2,1, not out ... ... 6 Fowler, b Hill ... -.'.. ... ... .0 Frith, b Hill ... 0 Fuller, b Hill 0 Byes 7 Leg byes ... ... ... ... 8 Total ... ... ... 84

This day. Yesterday evening a match was run between Selby, one of the English cricketers, and W. Frith, a local amateur, at, 100, 200 and 300 yards, £10 a side. Selby won^ the 100 yards by 4 yards—time: lOf- sees. Frith won the 200 yards by a foot—time : 22f sees. Selby refused to run the 300 yards, giving as an excuse that the crowd did not keep back. Frith was thus declared wiuuer. > Some thought Selby could have won at 200 yards if he liked.

The-cricketers left this "morning for Dunedin.