CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5006, 12 February 1878, Page 2

CRICKET.

Australian Eleven v. .Auckland

TWENTYMTWO.

rPKRPREBB Agency. .. pAUCKLAND/ February 1 9. Piay was resumed at half-past 12 to-day Robinson and Mumford beginning ther batting to the bowling of Kendafi and Spofforth. After two singles,- Robinwm was clean bowled, and Wood came mr Mumford scored four 2's, a couple of singles, and got double figures in the first twenty minutes. Wood getting. 2to leg off Kendall, Boyle took the ball from the left-hander. Mumford cut his first for 2 but unwisely left ground to the fourth, and suffered the penalty. 2-^l6^ Another single was added by Wood ; when the rain 1 came down in torrents, and the game had fc; to be suspended for a quarter of an hour, '* When they returned, about 400 people were present. Wood got a single,: and; a leg-bye was scored from 80y1e..; Another bye brought up 20. A single was, credited to Wood off Spofforth's next. Boyle thin delivered a maiden, Spofforth following suit. Wood hitting one hard ;to a vacant spot, 3 was scored. He followed tins up by a good leg hit for 2 off Spofforth, and then got a good 2 in the slips, which was turned into a single by a short run. In Spofforth's next Swanson was clean bowled. 3—28—1. Garter filled the vacancy, and a pretty cut by Wood brought up 30. This he supplemented by another 2in the slips. Garrett took the ball from Boyle, and Wood slipped his first for a single, but skied the second of Spofforth's next, which was carefully held by Kendall at midon. 4 — 33. Wood's 16 was compiled by genuine good play. Lynch supplied the vacancy, and got a well-hit 2 off G-arrett in the slips, but oae from Spofforth proved fatal to him, sending one o£ his bails flying 35 paces. 5 — 36. Yates, on coming in, was. greeted with cheers. Horan let one go by, for which a run was scored. Spofforth sent, dewn five maidens in succession. Yates, playing rather eagerly, got a nasty hit on the elbow from Spofforth, which,obliged them to stop the play. for aiew minutes. At the adjournment 'for lunch the score stood 5 wickets for 38. The game re started at 20 minutes to 3, the ground being very sloppy and the wicket very much cut up. Yates got a nice' 2to square -leg off Spofforth ; but Garrett's next over proved too much for Carter, who allowed a straight one to pass. his bat. 6 — 40. A. Whitafcer came in, and Yates drew one of Spofforth's : for 2, which was caught by A. Banneraan at mid-off. 7—42. Gleeson came frert, and was bowled by a " yorker " from Spofforth's first ball, his stump being knocked away half-a-dosen yards. 8 — 42. A similar fate befel Whitaker from the first bail in G-arrett's next over. 9—42. Curtis came in next, and got a flukey one to leg ; then took liberty with Blackham in the following over, which was visited with punishment. 10 — 43. Lankham was caught for a "duck's egg" by Murdoch in the slips. Gleeson, directly af ler, got cleaned bowled by a " wind jammer." 12—43. Russell followed, and was faced at the other wicket by Cotton, who fell a victim to; Garrett. 13 — 43. Lawry came next. Spofforth bowled four wicfcets in three overs. Enssell hit Spofforth hard to the off for 2, but Garrett spoilt Lawry's wicket with the first ball of his over. 14 45. Cameron came to the wickets, and Garrett knocked his off stump down at the first attempt. 15—45. Buckland played an over of Garrett's, and then Russell was bowled. 16—46. Dacre joined Buckland, who got 2 to square leg and a single to long-stop. At 3.45 quite 1500 -people had assembled on the ground. Buckland hit a good drive for 2. Spofforth then bowled Dacre with a bailer. 17—53. Nolan followed Dacre and made two or three good hits. Buckland played very steadily and runs began to creep up, 59 having been reached when a stinger? from Garrett did for Buckland. 18—59. Philson stood only one ball, and was then bowled by Garrett. 19—50. Whewell followed, and after two overs Nolan was bowled by Garretfc. A similar. fate befell Lublin before he scored. [ The innings came to a close at 4 p.m for 62. The following are the scores :--^k Auckland.— 2nd Innings. Mumford, st Blackham, b Boyle ... 12 Robinson, b Spofforfch ... ... ... 2 Wood, c Kendall, b Spofforth ... 16 Swanson, b Spofforth ... ... ... 1 Carter, b Garrett o Lynch, b Spofforth 2 Yates, cA. Bannerman, b Spoffortljfc] 4 Whitaker, b Garrett <... o Gleeson, b Spofforth ... ... ... o Curtis, st Blackham, b Spofforth ... 1 Cotton, b Garrett ... 9 Russell, b Garrett ... 2 Lawry, b Garrett .... ... ..." g Cameron, b Garrett '. 0 Dacre, b Spofforth o Buckland, b Garrett ; 10 Philson, b Garrett ... o Nolan, b Garrett ... 5 Whewell, not out „ 0 Lublin, b Garrett 0 Extras ..., ... ... 7 Total ... ... 71

February 11. A single wicket match was played between three of the Australians, and eleven Aucklanders. The following is the score as far as the game went :—Australian's Innings. — Horan, b Buckland, 15 ; Garrett, c Wood, b Buckland, 1 ; 0. Bannerman, b Buckland, 0 ; bye, 1 : total, 17. Auckland's Innings.. — Nolan, c. and b Bannerman. 1 ; Buckland, not out, .4. Buckland, who took up the. bowling after Lynch, performed the feat of getting three Australian wickets for one run.