CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2782, 14 January 1878, Page 2

CRICKET.

MARRIED V. SINGLE.

A bad wicket and a rather windy day were against a good display of cricket in this match, which was expected to hare been closely coutested, though the betting was slightly in favor of the single men. The married went in first to the bowling of Whitford and .Burgess, Young and Wardell making a good stand ; the bowling was very poor. Gellion went on, and with the first ball Young was well caught by Whitford, for 30 runs. Macdonald was bowled by Gellioti in the same ever. Wardell was "soon after bowled by Burgess for 17. Steedman wns beautifully thrown out by Lumsdcn. F. Paul aud Bull then made another stand. Paul hit his wicket after making a few runs ; the umpire being appealed to gave not out. This was an opportunity for a good many, cricketers (?) to wrangle. When the subject had been gone into as to whether the umpire's decision ought to be acted upon, Paul resumed his innings and made up his score to 16, being well bowled by Whitford. Bull contributed 18 runs, the innings finally closing for 143. The single men then went in to the bowling of F. Paul and Wardell. Curtis scored freejy off the latter, but was at length stumped for 15. Paul bowled Gellion. Whitford, after hitting Paul to leg for 4 and 3, ran himself stupidly out, Hargreares following suit soon after. Total, 46 for four wickets. Beneath is the score.

At the close of the married men's innings it was discovered that a mistake had been made in the measurement of the ground, it being some 23J- yards. This fully accounts for the wretched bowling, Gellion being the only man who bowled «p to his mark. As usual there was a great deal too much talking on the field. I he captains should try and uphold their positions, and insist on their men's noninterference, whereby they might prevent the cricket field from becoming a tort of Billingsgate fish-market. Scenes on the field like last Saturday, and on other occasions, must give an on-looker a very poor opinion of Thames cricketers, and a still poorer one of their elected captains. MABBIED PIRST INNINGS. Young c Whitford by Gellion ... 30 Murphy b Burgess ... 0 Bayldon b Whitford ... ' 1 Wardell b Burgess ... 17 Macdonald by Gellion 6 Steedman by Lumsden 12 Paul, F.W. b Whitford 16 Bull b Gellion 18 Lawless c and b Hargreaves 5 West b Gellion 9 Potts b Hargreaves 5 Lough not out ...' ... , 2 Extras 22 143 SINGLE FIBST INNIKGS. Curtis sfc Young b Wardell 15 Gellion bF. Paul ... 5 Whitford run out ... ... ... 8 Hargreavea run out ... ... ... 1 Crump ... ... ... 3 Extras ... 14 46