CRICKET. TARANAKI V. THAMES.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5709, 10 January 1876, Page 3

CRICKET. TAR ANA KI V. THAMES.

Tur, T.iranaki cricket team iirrived l)y the ' Knteipme ' about throe o'cloc'c on Saturday moi iiin<,', and were roc-hed hyapmtion of t!u Thames toa.n. All proceeded to fie c> iu'cc ground Parawai, to ])! ly ott' tli" mut< h whicli Mas iinaugcd. The Thames v on the toss, and went m, but were disposed of foz* a total of 59. Taranaki then went in, but their luck also -na^out, ■with one exoopti'di, tli.it of (wiiwood, who made <i splendid total of oG, and was the iiioans of m inning the hist innings for the Taran iki boj's A second innings was commenced, in which the Thames men showed in better fonn, and for six A\ickets they made a total of S'2. The following iuu the scores : -

The \isitois wero eutei tamed at a banquet .it the Academy of Miuio in fie e\uiiug. lln Worship the Major jnosulnl, an 1 (J.inncillnr JChronfrcid ououpicil tlio vieticlmr. TJie usual t >a.sta vtciu piopusud, m-' eluding that of the " Guests,'' the " Maym and Council," "The highest scoier," and otliera ; and v/ith siughi", &c , a pleasant exening w.is passed, until the time ot the dcpai ture of the steamer for Auckland at midnight, when the Tai-inakituam were ac companied to the whari by uicml/cu of the Thames, and mutual cheers were given as the stoaihor oayt off. [Thames correspondent, Jan 8 ]

WEST END V. CAHLTON. On Saturday afternoon the return, match bot.veen these clubs came ofl". In the loinicr match, the West Knd weie victois by two runs, and in this one the West End weie again viotouuiis, but by one innings and 48 runs J. M.icky made a splendid stand for Ins 23 Mason and Taylor weie the only others who put together double figuies

A cricket match will take place this clay at Onelmng.i, between the T.u.maki crickctcii and the Maimkau Club, pl.iy to commence .it 10 o'clock sliai p. The M.uiu-U-x.ii pi i) era will be l>ono%dii, Iiiniu.in, ilamcr, OHJ.dl.igh.ui, riCg<,'ctt, lUly, I'.itkn (2), Pilling, Lynch, McMahou, Leahy

Y\ hat h the difference between the death of a baibcr .ind a sculptor? One curls up and dyes ; the other makes faees and busts Agiieultuial Laboureis' League m Scot land- — The Scotch farm labouiei.s have begun to form branches of the Lihour League. Mr. Banks met seveial ot the leadus in (Jlasgow dm ing the Tiades Congress, and there is to be a thoiough agitation of Scotland and the Noithein counties of England by a special staff of delegate i Useful rnfoi niation : Peas aie of Egyptian origin. Celery oiigm.vted in (Jeini.uiy The oliiMnut came fiom Jtal>. The nettle comes from Kurope Tolneco is a native of Virginia. The citron is a natue of (Jicece Tlie pino is a native of Ainenca. O its originated m Xoitli Afiica Rye came from Siberia The poppy oiiym.itcd m the East. The mullioiry ouginatcd in IVrsia Parsley was fiist known in Saidinu Spinach was Mist cultivated in Arabia The sun flower was brought from Pciu. The walnut and peach came fiom Puisia. The hoi.ie-clic.snut is a native of Thibet. The cucumber came from tho East Indies. The radish originated in China and Japan.

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THAMES Jrawford, b A dims Bull, lbw, b Cle m . . Wbitford, c mid b Gaiuoo'l Robinson, c Glc 1171 , b Ail 11113 slcad'iian, b C'le.i\ L'olson, b Clu.m Jruiiiji, b Cloai \ kVardcll, c Ad mis, b Clo ir\ . F P.ml, b Daues S. Pail', b Ck.uj f/iwle-s nut out ]\t.i-, r > not out 32 4 1) TuKc 0 1 IiUiimoikI 22 2 not out 2 b c Gaiuoml 1") 0 c ind b Duili 1 <( .i I) 1) I)a\ics (1 IS 10 1<i v. >