CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3825, 13 November 1882, Page 3

CRICKET.

Saturday's Matches.

' Several of the matches played on Satnrday last will bo found reported on the back page of this cvoniug's is ue, but the scores in the remainder arc un.avoid.ibly held over uutil to-morrow, owina to iho arrival of the mail steamer. The Representative team won their match against pll-comers easily. Barton a^ain distioguisbed himself by making 110 not out, while ltobinson made 67. . The bowling was, however, very poor, and the ficldiug wretched. In the match between West Eud and lifteeu of Auek'anil, flrueil batted well for a line ; score uf h'fteeii, not out, and aiso bowled splendidly, taking a number ot tickets for wry few runs. McArtliur mid Co.'a worehouse defeated L, D. .Nathan's by 119 to 25, whilo "Ourjßoys" won their match against Gordon by 74 runs and four wickets. R. Whitcside, 70, and Cromwell, 27, were tuo top scorers. The Alpha nua United match was drawn, in fuvour of' Alpha, who had lost ei»ht wicketa for 53, while the United scored G2 in.their fi:st innings. Iv the match, Waikuto v. Auck. land, the visitors made 123, while Auckland hid 90 runs and several wickets to fall Gardner nude 28, and Mumford 23. Final Selection of the Southern Team. The Si lection Commit'co have finally appointed the following team to go South on Thursday next: -Arneil, B irtou, G»rdner, blair, Dufaur, Gill, Lankham, O'Brien, Kobinson, Tostro, and Yates. Twelfth man and umpire, Bucklaud. Emergencies : B. Wyuyard and Leader, Mumford could not go South, and an excellent choice to fill the vacancy was made in the selection of Gardner, who will bo valuable as a longstop, is a good field, and an excellent bat when set. Blair will take the place of wicket-keeper, vice , ufaur. There are 'still two weuk" points in tho team, and public teeling ruas strongly in favour of the selection of Byng and Browning to take the places of the men ia question. The ch.nges made on Saturday have given satisfaction.