INVERCARGILL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2779, 10 January 1878, Page 2

INVERCARGILL.

.-» Wednesday. The Australian Eleven t. Twenty-two of Invercargill commenced play at 12.45. The latter won the toss, and went in. The weather was not at all favourable. There was a strong S.W. wind, with squalls. The Twenty-two were disposed of for 89, of which B'were byes, and 6 leg-byes. Wesney, for,, Invercargill, . scored 39, made by capital play. The'-Australians were unaccustomed to the cold weather, SpofForth's bowling all through was firstclass, excepting in one or two instances. The fielding was not so good. Gregory made two very fins catches. When Invercargill were all out the Australians sent in the two Bannermans, to the bowling of Eeade and Morrison. The batsmen commenced cautiously, feeling their wny. The following is the score of the InYBBCABGILL FIRST ARMINGS. How»rd, b Spofforlh - - 2 Keacle. b SpoiForth - - 5 Lcnvy, b Spofforth. « ■•• 4 Mills, b Spofforth - - 0 Eoss, c Bajlej b Boyle • - 1 ' Galbraith, c Spofforfch b Boyle • • 0 Murray, b Boylo - • ■ 0 Buchannn, run «ut . -,■■•• ■■■.';■;• 0 Weeney, not out - - 39 . Crocs, c Gregory b Spoffbrth - 8 . J Asher, b Spofforth - • 0 Searle, c Horaa b Boyle* - 2 Co well, b Spofforih ■ •'-•- "I- : •. Stock, b Spofforth • •. 1 Smifcb, c Grof»orj b Spofforth - 0 ; . Kingawell, b Spofforth - - 0 Kingshncl, c and b Boyle -0 Nash; b Spoijbrth - - I l.omaiM, b Spofforth - . ? 0 Bickford, c Garret b Spofforth r j -: Stead, b Garret - ; :, •. •10 | - Byes and leg-bye» :• " ; , * 6 ' O?otal - . -89 Bowxino Analysis : —Kendall, 24 baili, 1 maiden, 6 runs; Spofforth 88 ball*, 9 maidens, 25 runs, 14 wiokcti; Boylo, 72 bulls, 3 maidens, 4.4 funs, 5 wickets ; tiillet, 1 ball, 1 wjekei.