THIRD DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 726, 10 February 1877, Page 2

THIRD DAY.

Wellington, Wednesdiy] The Cricket Match was resumed to-day on the cessation of the rain, at half past two, and will be continued to-morrow. The Wellington races were to have commenced on Thursday, but, m consequence of the state of the course, they have been postponed till Friday. The Eleven will, m consequence, play another day, and, provided the wea- ! ther holds fine, the match can easily be finished. The innings so far has produced a larger total than tvas expected, chiefly through hits over the boundary. Charlwood's innings was splendid, and better than his Auckland one, as it was not disfigured by any chances. The bowling was not good on the whole, with the exception of Cross, who was very successful. He is a pretty fast bowler, with a good delivery, and very straight. The number of wides is easily accounted for by the stateof the ground, on which a hard hit ball^ffequently

hashed up a little cloud of spray. The fielding was excellent— far better than that of the Auckland team, and there were very few mistakes. There are still two wickets to go down before the second innings -of the Wellington men can be commenced, and it is quite on the cards that they may have 200 staring them m the face before they handle the bat again. The following are the soores : — AIL^ENGLAND ELEVEN. . FIHST INNINGS. Shaw, b Cross ... ... ••• 25. Selby, o Mace, b Parrington ... 20 Charlwood, o Anson, b Oross ... 56 Olyett, b Cross ... ... —*£ Greenwood, b Kaye ... » Emmett, b Cross } Armitnge, o Mason, b Kays '3 Poolev, not out 1° Hill, b Cross 9 Lilly white, not out, ... ' Extras ... — 15 Total ... ... ■ I^l FOURTH DAY. Thursday.

The match has at length been and the result is a bigger thrashing for this province than Auckland got. Four men of the, 'Twenty-two were absent, but they' would nothave niademuch difference. 'The Eleven : were -fielding 'up well, •and the fowling too much for j their opponents. The "fielding of :the local team "was again excellent, Lilljywhitewas^rather carelessly >missej9^on 'one «occasion. Russell long-stopped remarkably well. Pooley and Southerton gave -a lot of trouble before they -were separated, and the innings of the Englishmen Anally at 190, Pooley carrying his bad for a well earned 18. The winders of the fielding and bowling •trophies have not yet been decided, •but Mace takes the cup for batting, with a score of Tl. The attendance •was very small indeed, the weather 'being cold and wet, and the interest -of the game gone, m fact every one v concerned is intensely glad that the miatch is over. .

At 2.30 p m Knap opened proceedings m Armitage's place, by bowling a maiden to Pooley. Lillywhite's snicked Cross to leg, but Knapp's next over gave an easy -chance to Pooley m the slips, which was refused. He then gave Mace •one of the same bowler, which was • eagerly taken,; 1-76— 9—9. Souther--iland, who occupied his usual position m the last of the Eleven, broke :his duck's by a single, and Pooley : aided by a wide from-Knapp brought the score to 180. The bowlers were not so well-on the wicket as on the (previous evening, for scarce an over was bowled . for some little time which did not contain one or more '•wides. Pooley, after several vain i attempts, got Cross to leg for 3, and .Armitage took his old place at the morthend, bowling a maiden to bejgin with. The captain apparency • did not think.it neceasary /to relieve ♦Cross, who was far from being on the wicket, though he had bowled •well on the preceding day. Both ibalsmen scored occasionally off him, • causing 190 to appear. Armitage bowled five .maidens m succession, :»nd finally hadSoutherland caught at leg, the innings,.closing .for 190, i«f which Pooley made 18, not out. After an interval of half an hour the Eleven took the'field, Morris>fielding m place of Selby , absent. HilLcom--riienced the bowling with a maiden <to Mace, and Lilly white took the tfball at the other end. Except Mace, ;uo one made a stand, and the innings 'require little description. Lilly white •was well on the wicket, and Hill, ; though not bowling particularly well, •was toogbodrfor the batsman. Mace's ,11 were neatly, and slowly put together, chiefly on the left-hander — .Hill finally clean bowled him.

The following are the scores : — -All Efigland Eleven.— First innings, ■190. Twenty rtwo. of Wellington.— ;Second innings, 38. - A match of 100 yards for £50 aiside has been arranged between :Selby, -oricketer, and Donovan, a flocal'Vped" of some note. The | *money has been staked, and the j race will probably come off to- 1 imorrow,'w|ather .permitting. HEAW ELOODS IN THE '-,'• SOUTH. ) • Westport, Thursday. There vwas a heavy storm from the southward this morning, and the .river was flooded, but no damage «wasdone to the town. The stone fof the protective works is standing well so far as completed.