THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN IN NEW ZEALAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4983, 7 February 1877, Page 2

THE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN IN NEW ZEALAND.

By Teiegeaph, peom otte own Coeebs PONDBNT.] SECOND MATCH. Second Day. Wellington, Feb. 6.

In consequence of the weather, the match wasnotresumedtill four o’clock to-day, and was broken off about half-past five. This evening, however, gave the Englishmen time to dispose of the remaining six wickets, and to obtain 46 runs for the loss of one wicket. The Twentytwo only scored 31, and it does not look as if they were going to better themselves in the field. Their fielding, however, is very good, not a mistake having been made so far; but it is evident that they are weak in bowling. With the exception of one or two, the score of their opponents was made up solely of singles and hits out of bounds, for the latter of which Shaw put in heavily. There was a wretched attendance, scarcely 300 entering the gates; but quite as many remained outside and witnessed the game from an inexpensive distance. The Governor was not present to-day. To-night the Eleven patronise the Theatre along with his Excellency. When the ground came to be examined, it was found that nearly the whole of the pitch was under water. The two captains, after a consultation, decided to break through the recognised rule of cricket —that any innings shall be played out on the same pitch as that on which it is begun—and a new one was selected. Locket joined Garwood, the not-out man of the previous day, and took the last two balls of Shaw’s unfinished over. Garwood fell a victim to that boWler in his next attempt, playing too late at an awkwardly pitched one; 24—16—0. Foley drew his first to leg for a single, but Southerton with a beautiful ball soon clapped his bales off. Evans was disposed of in the same over by trying to play a straight ball to leg. Lockett then had a life. He made a vigorous slog high into Hill’s hand, but strange to say, the very easy catch was declined. Hill excused the miss on the plea that the ball hit the cluster of telegraph wires which crosses the ground. The very next Lockett played into the hands of third man; 28—19—2. Southerton’s luck was evidently in to-day, as Mason got his foot in front of his first ball and retired. Speed, the last man, snicked his first for a single, and after Hood had out Southerton for a couple, was bowled by Shaw. The innings thus closed for 31, a miserably low total for Twenty-two, even on such a ground. Hood carried hifl bat out for two.

After a short interval Shaw and Selby appeared in the oval to defend the wickets for England. The roller had been pat over the pitch in the meantime, but so wet was the ground that so far from improving the wicket the operation only made it worse. The principal fielding positions were—Mace, at the wickets ; Cross, point 5 Edmunds, short slip ; Mason, short-leg; Bussell, longstop; Haye, long-leg; W. J.Salmon, mid-on; the rest of the field were scattered about, and on that small ground appeared to entirely fill _ it. Armitage and Anson took up the bowling. Shaw put the first to leg for a single; but the rest of Armitage’s first over produced nothing more. Anson was treated to a couple of singles by either batsmen, but he nearly got Shaw with a shooter. Four or five singles were scored quickly before a square-leg hit by Shaw, out of bounds into the ditch crossing the enclosure, brought 10 up. Anson was again treated shortly afterwards to a fourer by Shaw in the same direction as the other, the ball being lost in long grass thirty yards across the chains. This had the effect of bringing Garwood on in place of Anson. His first ball was a wide, causing the appearance of 20 on the board, and his third Shaw hit to leg under the rope for 3, Armitag ein the meanwhile bowling several maidens. Garwood fared as badly as Anson, for the batsman soon got his measure, and proceeded to knock him about for singles, varied- by a 3 again to the credit of Shaw, who was doing most of the scoring. Up to this time nothing but singles and hits out of bounds had been recorded, and Selby got the first 2 by a hard hit towards leg, which went instead to longslip. Armitage then sullied his fame by bowling a couple of wides in an over. This put him off a little, and ho sent down several loose ones to leg, of which full advantage was taken to bring 40 up. Garwood was supplanted by Cross, also a swift bowler. The slippery nature of the ground produced a wide in his first over, which he amply compensated, by immediately clean bowling the Nottingham man, who had played a good innings of 25. Telegraph—46—l—2s; Selby carrying his bat for a patiently obtained

The Wanganui men have eent word that they will not be able to get a team together, and the match will be abandoned. The iileven remain hero till Friday, when they leave by the Rotorua for Taranaki, but unless the steamer from the North will delay her departure from Now Plymouth, to suit the date of playing at Nelson, this match also will have to be abandoned. Taranaki and Nelson are only two day matches. The team do not much like the idea of going back on their tracks to the former province; and of the two, would much rather play at Wanganui, where there is a good ground, and where they would meet a far stronger team than is playing here. Bennett is not quite certain that the Wanganui people may not yet got their men together at the last moment. The following are the scores : WELLINGTON TWENTY-TWO. First Innings. Ruaaoll, a Emmett, b Southerton ... 0 W. J. Salmon, b Southerton 0 Kennedy, b Shaw ... ... 5 A. J. Salmon, o Emmett, b Shaw 5 Kayo, o Ulyott, b Southerton 0 Farrington, b Southerton 2 Cross, b Shaw ... ... ... 2 Knapp, c Southerton, b Shaw l Anson, b Shaw I Edmunds, b Shaw 0 Garwood, h Shaw 0 Blacklock, ibw, b Shaw JJ J. A. Salmon, o and b Shaw 2 Armitage, b Shaw 1 Mooo, c Emmett, h Southerton 0 Horwool, b Shaw 0 Lockett, o Greenwood b Shaw 2 Foley, b Southerton 1 Evans, b Southerton 0 Mason, Ibw b Southerton 0 Hood, not out 2 Speed, b Shaw 1 Extras Total 31 BOWLIHQ ANALYSIS. Balls. Buns. Maidens. Wiokots. Southerton ... 81 ... 14 ... 12 ... 8 Shaw ... ... 83 ... II ... 15 ... 13 ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN. First Innings. Shaw, b Cross... ' ... 25 Selby, not out... ... 16 Extras ... 5 Total 4S