Wellington v. General Assembly,
By Telegraph.
Wellington, September 30th.
Tho opening cricket match of the season was played this afternoon on the Basin Reserve, an eleven of tho General Assembly being opposed to the Wellington team. Wellington won the toss, and sent the Assembly team to the wickets. In their first innings tho Assembly scored 50, and Wellington 55. In tho second innings tho Assembly were not so fortunate, only making 29. Wellington pull«d up on them with the lobs of three wickets, thus winning the match by one run and seven wickets to fall. The top scores were— Kennedy, for Wellington, 24, and llees, M.H.R., 17. Rces's bowling was a great success, taking ten wickets out of thirteen, and had he been supported'iby a good field, the result of the match would have been different, Randall Johnson's (Assembly) bowling was very good, but tho ground militated against his chance of success. Captain Morris had charge of the Assembly team, and Mr Worry was captain of the Wellingtonians,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1297, 7 October 1876, Page 17
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168Wellington v. General Assembly, Otago Witness, Issue 1297, 7 October 1876, Page 17
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