CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2153, 27 April 1886, Page 2

CRICKET.

Thk Easter excursion trains furnished the opportunity for a visit from the city of a team of cricketers from the Auckland club, who have usually managed to play an annual match in the Waikato. The match against Waikato county was played at Cambridge on Saturday. Play commenced at eleven, and was soon ended, the visitors having it all their own way throughout; neither can we say there was any great display of skill on either side, except Beale, for Auckland, whose bowling was dead on tho wicket and most destructive to Waikato. Ho clean bowled no less than six wickets in the firat innings, besides having another caught off hii bowling, and himself catching two more, so that he alone caused nine to retire. Mr Barton, the great bat, did nothing phenomenal, as Mr Longbottom took his middle stump very neatly after he had only put together seven runs. The Waikatos made a tolerably good commencement, and something respectable was expected from them, but after the reti ementof Mr Longbottom, Messrs Pilling and Browning, no further stand was made and the end soon came. Mr Longbottom was too eager for an old veteran and forgot his usual care when he made a tremendous attempt at a yorker fr. Un Mr Beale, and allowed it to get at the sticks with only 5 to his credit. Messrs Pilling&nd Browning played a steady careful game for 9 and 10 re* spectively. The Auckland Holding was very good, and showed the ad vantage of constant practice, of which the Waikato players are sadly deficient. We firmly believe that a team equal to any which has ever visited the county could be got together in the Waikafco if the players would only mutter in the laasou and keep up a steady practice. Without it, it is simply n farce to face any well-trained outsiders and expect to do credit to themselves or the district. In their first innings Messrs O<mond nnd Stewart for Auckland »howed line form and kept the Waikatos leather-hunting very smartly. Mr Beale was unfortunate and failed with his bat, bavin? immedi ttely to retire for obstruction with hisleg; butMejwrs Ewing and Hall made things lively for the field. Mr F. 0. Cheeseman made the top score and carried his bat with 23 to his name, after a fine free innings. The Holding of Waikato was very weak, an was to be expected, several lives been given. After the adjournment for lunch, the Waikatos went in for their second innings, being 65 behind, but there was a general collapse, Mr Beale Again taking one wicket after another. F. Forrest was the only one who made a stand, making in capital style 18 out of tho total of 26. Auckland, therefore, won in one innings with 39 runs to spare. The pitch was in fair order, but rather dead. The attendance of the public was very moderate, and there was no display of excitement.

WAIKATO COUNTY. Ist inningi. 2nd innings. Longbottom.bßeale 5 b Beale ... 0 Pilling, b Beale ... 9 b Beale ... 2 Browning, c Beala b Barton 10 c and b Morey 0 Hunt, c Bealo b Barton 1 b Morey ... 0 Mclntosh, c Barton bßoale 1 b Beale ... 1 F. Forrest, b Bealo 0 b Morey ... 18 Connolly, b Barton 2 c Moray, b j Beale ... 0 Graham, b Beale ... 3 c Twenloe, b Beale ... 4 Bygrave, b Beale ... 0 b Beale ... 0 M. Stubbing, not out 1 b Beale ... 0 A. Forrest, b Beale 0 not out ... 0 Byes 4 1 ToUl 36 26 AUCKLAND CLUB. Ist innings. Osmond, b Connolly 18 Stewart,- b Browning ...< ... 11 Beale, lbw b Longbottom ... 0 Ewing, o Hunt b Longbottom... 15 J. Hall, run out 14 Barton, b Longbottom 7 Morey, stumped 3 F. C. Cheeseman, not out ... 23 Twenloe, lbw b Connolly ... 0 H. Hall, stumped 6 G. R. Cheeseman, b Connolly... 1 Byea 3 Total 101

The expenses incidental to lust Lord Mayor's Day in London amounted to nearly 20,000d015., of which sum upwards of 10,000 was expended upon the banquet at the Guildhall. These ii a rare pontage stamp said to be worth 600dol* to 800dols. to collectors. It in the one istuei by the postmaster of Brattleboro, Vt., in 1847, which was »«ppres»ed after a few weeks. Messrs Kempt and Windsor will be in attendance at their Hamilton branch, opposite Gwynne'i hotel, on the 18th, 10th, 20th, und 81st tat., between 9 a.m< and 6 p.m.