CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3045, 18 November 1878, Page 2

CRICKET.

COLONIALS V. WORLD.

This match came off on Saturday in the Parawai Gardens, and as the weather was fine, it tempted a fair number of ladies to patronise and grace the ocoasion with their presence, and Mr Spencer, as usual, with commendable forethought, had provided lawn tennis for their amuse* ment. About two p.m. a fair number of both teams were on the gronnd, and after a few preliminaries the Colonials elected

to take the field, and Whitford, the World's captain, sent Smeaton and Lawless to the bowling of Burgess and Geo. Spencer. After a very fair amount of play, Lawless was run out for 5, Murphy supplying the vacant place; but nothing of any note occurred until the Captain took the willow, when, as usual, ! he made a very good score of 36, and it was mainly owing to bis batting and judgment that the World did so 1 well. He made some very pretty drives, and kept the field well employed. Wardell also made some good play, but want of practice prevented him from running up his usual score. The, remainder of the World's team contributed a fair share of runs, and ducks-eggs, aid the innings closed for eiphty - nin#, a very much larger score than any one would have thought them capable of making, considering the very good bowling of Spencer and Burgess, who trundled the leather throughout the match. The captain of the World soon had his men in position, and Lawless commenced bowl* ing to Grey and Buttle. Both these players were eager to make scores, and aided with a rather high wind, several balls were got away for 3 and 2, but Grey's wicket soon fell to a ball from Whitford, and very few of the Colonials were able to keep thejr wickets up for any length of time, as both Whitford and Lawless were bowling well, and Smeatorr was very smart as wicket-keeper. Gudgeon made the best stand on- the Colonials' Bide, and defied the efforts of all hands to dislodge him, and as only a few runs were needed to complete a victory, the players were eager to attain them, which they did through the very loose manner in which several of the World's men fielded. One player was conspicuous for his peculiar gait, as if there was, no need to hurry. The innings closed for 91, the Colo* nials thus winning by two runs. The greatest unanimity prevailed throughout the game, and all returned to their home well pleased with the afternoon's sport. WOULD. Lawless, run out ... ..... ... 5 Smeatan, b Spencer 9 Murpky, c and b,Burgess 3 Whitford, c Hargreaves, b Spencer ... 36 Paul, st Buttle, b Burgesi 1 Pott?, b Burgess 2 Wardell b Spencer ' 7 Mills, b Spencer 0 Weßt, c\Bull, b Burgess ... "... 0 Lough,b Spencer 6 Baxter, b Spencer 2 Munro, not out ... ... ... Q Byes, &c. ... 18 Total 89 COLONIALS. Buttle, c Smeaton, b Lawless ... 10 Grey, b Whitford \2 Cameron, b Lawless ... , 4 Burgees, b Whitford 3 Spencer, at Smeaton, b Whitford ... 6 Hargreaves, b Whitford ... ...10 Gellion, c Whitford, b Lawless ... 2 Bull, b Whitford .4' Gudgeon, not out ... ... ... 10 Waddington, b Smeaton 12 Sohefield ... 0 Tregonning. run out 0 Byes, &c. 18 Total 91

A number of the " Unions " were out at practice, and we noticed amongst them a gentleman of the black cloth, who seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself, especially when fielding, as he generally left his belltopper behind him. As the T.C.C. intend to visit Coromandel on the 30th November (or the day set aside for St. Andrew's Day), I think they could not do better than devote Saturday to playing together, as many of the old hands are likely to retire on their laurels, and new blood will have to replace them. I hope that the members ef the T.C.C. will not think I have overstepped the mark by