CRICKET.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XVII, Issue 1284, 3 January 1860, Page 3

CRICKET.

Tlie match, Married y, Single, about which there has been bo much excitement, came off yesterday, in the Albert Burrocks Square. Every^ effort was brought into "request in ordjH»give &fo<§^the garno. At a very early hour yesterday morning men were employed in the watering and rolling of the ground so as to render it re suitable as possible for bowling ; but, notwithstanding, it was exceedingly hard and dry. The time for commencing was as uiual»paid no regard to, consequently the play did not begin until J past 11, which ■will account in some measure for the fact of the match not being played out. The tents and marquees were erected about mid-day, and the Single having won the toss .sent in the Married to the bowling of Messrs. Russell and Turton. Messrs. Fenton and Dobie were the first 1 to present themselves before the stumps, and the former, by erroneous calculation, suffered his innings to be brought to a summary conclusion, with a score of 6 appended to his name. We must say that either he or his partner had ample time to retrieve their mistake- Mr. Dobie was also afterwards run out ; and the veteran Young succumbed to a first ball from Mr. Russell, which was so good that we are sure he was glad to retire before it. The bowling of Messrs. Turton and Russell during this innings was highly commendable, being "good length" and "steady." Several capital catches were given, and embraced by Messrs. Jreland, Barbor, and Simpson. The Benedicts going out for a total of 49, 8 only of this number being contributed by mishap*. A very short time transpired ere Messrs. Russell and G-. Ireland were at theSwickets as the representatives of the Single division ; the former, however, walked out for 2, in consequence of a "true ball' 1 from Dr. White, — the latter being cleverly caught at point by Mr. Hamley from Stedman. Messrs. Barbor and Tin-ton next employed the bowlers and scorers attention, marking respectively 14 and 12. Mr. B. Ireland made double figures, Mr. Muttit was unfortunate, and the remainder added 1 8 collectively ; byes and wides supplying 15. The Single thus completing their first innings for 74. The very necessary aid of " good cheer " was next brought into requisition, Mr. Fielding being the caterer. The players were as energetic as could be desired on this important subject, and the "young men "' having refreshed the " inner man " mustered in the field evidently nerved for the final tussell. Before the wickets stood Messrs. Dobie and Barton, the latter parting company after scoring 3. The former " stuck to it with a will," placing 47 on the paper, which is we believe his largest score this season. Mr. Young batted very nicely for 21, being eventually "run out." Mr. Harris got 20 with his usual play. Dr. White was a victim to an error in judgment. Mr. Fenton after making 6 got his leg out of place, and had to retire. Mr. Hargreaves and Mr. Stedman each obtained 7, byes and. wides counting 26. In the second innings the single gentlemen obtained a total of 53, t with 6 -wickets to go down ; but at length "twilight grey clad all things in her sober livery, 1 ' and it was found necessary to draw the stumps. Owing to an injury received by Mr G-. Ireland he was obliged to vacate the field, and Mr. Bell became his substitute. It is to be regretted that the game was not -played out; but if gentlemen will not be punctual at the commencement, how is it possible to make good the loss. The Single must, under the circumstances, be given the benefit of the doubt, and accordingly secure first honours. The game was, as we predicted, » ■well contested one ; and the attendance of visitors was large. We w ere exceedingly pleased to notice that the fair sex for the first time (and we hope not the last by many) honoured the ground with their }.resence. Subjoined is the score.

DE3TKUOTIVE Fjke.— Between the hours of 3 and 4 p.m. on Friday list, the 30th ultimo, it was diicovered that a fire had broken out in an unfinished building situated in the Ponsonby Road, near St. Anne's College, Freeman's Bay. At the time of the outbreak, a few Mechanics only were there, who, however, rendered every assistance in their power, ably seconded by the police and tie immediate neighbours ; but owing to the dryness of the timber, the flames spread with such fearful rapidity that ere twenty minutes had elapsed, the entire building wa» consumed. It is supposed to havo originated- from- the accidental falling of a lighted match' among a heap of shavings left in one of the rooms. ,Th.c house was building for Mr. DmicanjOhisholm, but if we are correctly informed the loss wijbfall upon the builders^ 'who are young colonists, unfyrtu- ' • nately) not in a position to sustain so serious a demand on^their resources.-- -One^of the workmen employed on * itheubMding, is^ we regret to hear also a sufferer, hairing m security placed a sum of money in the pocket of a t%rhjch t :he deponited in. an upper room, and cbuld noViicwas 'before the flames acquired an s ascen<lancy, ' , and.thm debarred his entrance into the apartment. *t The match befcreen Mr. Farmer's jiijflw .Kauri -Gum, aged 10 - 8, arid Mr. HargreaW ,|!fJlly, i.jre., 9 t 9, will be run thit day at Xicllclock. on the "'^Ellerslie race course. The Jockeys we^tre ihformpd are '-Farmer and Pollock. In the betting the filly sjill \ has the call of hec, competitor. * ** "pH "-, .vMRr Bbooks' FABEWKMi 1 GosroEHT.— We feel asgurea „'; ( .that'the 'numeroui attendance at this Concert ,on"S»"%tardayi«Vening, must haye 7 afforded Mr. Brook« verjr, of f tii© estinfat© ferined by r publii (^ gener^#h|l abilitieji at a munbi^ri. The Duett for f4> -Jffiirb'indPian^orte arrauged upon'Eoifiiiii 1 * celebrated ably - executed b^'Mr. watf welcomed with* acblaP^^irad^^nd^Mijbr^ljeviidii's : 'ioS^^ihe ," Lay of the

'in the, programme a " Cantat*) \entitled ", Cinderella, fbut winch M Wade^ed firtat sfliltake,? *as the-eip»el«qtt> r of''t>pini6a l |iYen^''the addienoe in ironical ,ob.eeri "clearly dsmonitrated. Our worthy could* "no.t understand thein^KBw6vfflv|/sq forthwith, amidst the most deafeiung^hissea of >th%?Snaj6Tity, of s h}» auditors, hVmflicteciJ&ipQU, thema.St.'GUeV.melody called "Mrs. Chtfpp^j&d h'&d ttiey^bjgCotherwise than we have designated' them, and* ha&fffitftheir good taste, appreciation of decorum, and delffe to •hear Mr. Brooks in one , of his favourite solosr^'^MyvHeart and Luto, with variatiojd»,"'»«bdtied th'ei/ fewiSgs, Mr. Hamilton woufd Ufk-jrer«ceivedft merited 1 jmortifioatiogi which nothing" but Jus. overweening prido -would have prevented his understanding. >tt is painful, to have, to write thus, but stern duty, compels us to enter our protest against this very reprehensible outrage upon the good taste which has by judicious training boon gradually, but «urely,> developing itself in the minds of the musical public of tins pity, and therefore we do not shrink from performing it. Happily for Mr. Brooks, his own talents relieved the errors which he had inadvertently raacje in his programme %he was deservedly to encoted thiice in the solo abov» alluded. Mr. Strauoh, 1 accompanied by Mr. Fleetwood on the pianoforte, sang "II Balen," with his accustomed "feeling and ability, which was vedemanded. * An apology was made for Herr Schmitt, and his place very agreeably supplied by Mr. Brooks in a Fantasia on the Harp. We are happy to learn that Mr. Brooks intends returning here after a professional tour in Australia, and we feel convinced that the exquisite >taste f and feeling which he display! on the Harp, will secure" 1 for' him many admirers among our Continental neighbours. Total Abstinence Society.— This Society will hold its first meeting for the year 1860, this evening, in the Odd Fellows' Hall. The chair is to be taken at 8 o'clock, and we have no doubt that the members and Mends of the Society will muster strongly on this occasion and furnish tangible expression of their appreciation of the principles avowed. The Almanac job IB6o.— We have to acknowledge receipt of a copy^of Mr. Chapman's Almanack-4small §yo, of gop^L-BizedJihickness. After allowing for^fgw {rifling ina^ccurracies and otnicsjons, to be expected in a first year's publication, we have no hesitation in saying, that it is the most complete work of that nature which has yelrbeen got up within the colony. We Have been given to understand, though not bom the publisher, that owing to the great expenses of compilation, there is no ohance of the outlay being covered by the sale. This, it is to be presumed, must have been expected, in regard to the first year of issue ; but it must be remembered that a large portion of the work already got through, will be available with small additions, each successive year tb come. Besides the tables, with their appendages, which from the Almanack itself, a large mass of useful extraneous matter has been compiled. For instance, the "Typography of the Auckland Province" — to be completed, we presume, in the next issue — by Mr. Heaphy, whose name is a guarantee for its correctness. A table of distances for travellers ; instructions for the management of sheep, by one of the clearest headed and most successful of our country settlers, Mr. Joseph May ; also hints on beo keeping ; flower, kitchen garden, orchard, and field-calendars ; a trade directory, in which, as usual, a few omissions are complained of, with an official directory of the General Government, and of the Provincial Governments of New Zealand. A sketch of the rise, progress, and present state of New Zealand, and of the eight provinces, though fairly written, on the whole, is, to our mind, somewhat superficial ; but the concluding remarks, addiessed to intending emigrants, are true, and well worthy of attention. An abridgment of the Acts passed by the Provincial Council of Auckland is useful, but appears to us somewhat incomplete. Session v and vi, we observe, are confused together.. A laiger portion of the work is devoted to an abstract of the Ordinances of the old Legislative Council, now out of print, and to the Acts of the General Assembly. We do not profess to have compared this, line by line, ■with the originals, but can say, so far *s our memory of them serves us, that the abridgement is fairly done Upon the whole, we can recommend the New Zealand Almanack for 18G0, as the most comprehensive work of the kind which has yet been published in this I

colony. Thistles. — His Honour's Government seem still bent upon the necessary work of exterminating thistles, and we notice in last week's Gazette that a few fresh tenders are accepted and appointments made, to carry out the provisions of the Thistle Act. Not a word about the payment of said accepted tenders, however, appears. Last year we indicated a short Mid easy method of getting quit of the noxious weeds at once by , turning the uneducated Government in upon them, and we feel assured had our ad vice been followed, fresh tenders would not have been required or fresh liabilities secessarv. The Province should see to this.

The Weather. — On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the weather has continued excessively dry and hot. We have heard of one or two instances of sun-stroke. Children should never be allowed to go out fct this season with the head uncovered; older heads should be equally cautious. The country still wears a brownish hue, and the first rains now will be most acceptable ; all yesterday it blew fresh from the N.E., -with the barometer rising.

The Regatta. — We call attention to the programme in another column. We notice it contains the usual classification of craft, with both the Tewai and WakaTauo Canoes. For the first time centre-board tailing boats are on the list. Whale-boats coming first should be a fine race. Cargo boats and large trading vessels are rather too far 'down. Let whalers, watermen, natives, traders, boatmen, amateurs, and every body look out and make up a good subscription list. Onehunga H amour. — The beacons for the channel, up to nearly opposite the new wharf at Geddes' Basin, are now placed. The best positions have been chosen, and they have been put down with Capt Wing's usual care. They are painted red, and any vessel wishing to proceed up to the anchorage off Geddes' Point will, without doubt, find them all that could be wished for the wharf itself however Beeni3 stilt to bear its daily testimony as \he right thing in the wrong pace. It is never a% ailed o" for shipping, it is of no use for the Mangarei ferry, nor can any of those who subscribed for its erection tell us of what use it is ?

Mang uiei Church. — One of the neatest and most substantial Chuichei we have*~seen in New Zealand, is that recently erected in the native village of Maugarei. It is built of scoria, dug from the neighbouring quarries — the natives giving their labour, not only in providing the atone, but alao in burning shells and supplying the lime, in rafting and conveying timber, aud in furnishing the interior fittings. On Sunday last, a fitting day, the Church was opened by bis Lordship Bishop Selwyn ; a more attentive native audience we doubt if he ever had, ; certainly a more interesting one could scarcely be met with. The Mangarei natives lire widely spread ; fiom the banks of the Waikato they •ent their representatives, and well known faces from the numerous native settlements all along the shores of the Manukau, were also there, not only to join in tie services of the day, but also to contribute their offerings on the completion of a work they have had so long at heart. Under the guidance of the Rev. Mr. Burrowes this creditable edifice h^s been carried on and completed, and whether viewed from Onehunga, or from any point along the opposite shore, we doubt much if in any native village a more purely English scene can be met with, than that presented by the homely aspect of the Church and spire »t(M*ngftrei. I j i ! i I ; i i i I

Russell, b. White .... 2 run out . 0 G.l'rei».nd,c.Hainl6y,b.Sted. 3 *c. Stewxrfc, b.Fent. 0 Turton, c. Hamley,b. Fenton 12 not out .... 17 Barbor, b. Fenton .. 14 b. Hargreaves .... 2 Muttit, c. Harris, b. Fenton 0 c Harris, b. Fenton 7 B. Ireland, run out . .10 not*out 13 Campbell, b. Hargreaves 0 Simpson, c. Hargr. b. Hargr. 7 b. White 10 Eountain, run out 6 Weir, b. Dobie ... 2 Varty, not out ' 3 Byes 9, leg byes 1, wides 5 15 Byes 4 - 74 53 *Mr. Bsll played for Mr. G-. Ireland (injured).

SINGLE.

Fenton, run out v? b. Turton, I.b.w. . . 6 Dobie, run out 1 b. Turton 47 Young, b. Russell 0 run out . . 21 Stedman, b. Russell, 1.b.w.. 0 c. Turton, b. Russell 7 White, c. Ireland, b. Turton 8 run out ... 3 Harris, c. Simpson, b. Turton 7 b Fountain 20 H»mley, b. Turton . 0 c. Fount , b. Russell 5 Beale, c Ireland, b. Turton. . 10 b. Russell . . 1 Barton, c. Barbor, b. Turton 3 b. Russell 3 Hargreaves, not out 4 b. Russell 7 Powell, b. Russell 2 not out Byes 5, leg byes 2, wide 1 8 Byes 19, l.b. 3, w. 4 26 m_j._* in. n*-i_i i ai*

MAERIED.