INVERCARGILL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2549, 8 March 1877, Page 2

INVERCARGILL.

; Wednesday.'; 1 Cr^et: Match. V The attendance was double that of.yesterday..^ At 12.45 play was resumed;'; The weather improved, but there were strong breezes. Si Wheywoodtpok the first over, a maiden, Hpweli|at the oppositeend. Selby ia attempting, a leg hit was well caught, at the wickets: by Buchanan—r 5.21T.9i. .Shaw "was next. The bowling was excellent.; There were five consecutive maidens. Greenwood drove Howell to long-on ; four singles "followed. Shaw gave a chance to cover point which was missed, and then a cut for 2. ; Greenwood made a pretty draw for 1, followed up with a slashing hit to leg for 4, and then another single, the telegraph showing 110. Greenwood sent a skyer to longleg, but through Collinson's fielding it was missed. This was followed by another skyer to long-off, also missed. Shaw then played a ball into Howell's hands behind the bowler, which was accepted— 66. 111. Armitage followed mth singles. Greenwood a drive over the bowler's head for 2, and another to longon for 4. Armitage hit to leg for 3; Heade tood Howell's place, Armitage cutting thefirst ballfor 2. Greenwood likewise more singles, and then Greenwood, cleaned 'bowled, retired after making 66—-7.66.134. Emmett was next with the. willow, and quickly run out through the good fielding of Smith—B.l.l36. Lilly white- shortly appeared but had to retire the first ball, being bowled and caught by Eeade—9 out for 136. Southerton, the last man, filled the vacancy, and cut Eeade for 1. Southerton added 2 singles, when time was called for luncheon. \ . • * This day. The first innings of the English closed for 158. Southerton not out 4. There were 19 extras. It was 3.45 when, the English took the field, and by six o'clock Invercargill were all ojit for "47, only 7 being extras. The highest scores were eight, six, and two fives. There were seven duck eggs. ■