CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8121, 18 March 1887, Page 5

CRICKET.

THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. ‘BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT; [Eedtee’s Telegrams.] [Received March 18, at 1.5 a.m.] MELBOURNE, Mabch 17. A cricket match. Smokers v. Nonsmokers, in which the members of Shaw and Lilly white's Team and the Victorian Eleven took part, commenced to-day. The Non-smokers went first to the wickets, and scored 420 for the loss of two wickets. Bruce ... 131 Shrewsbury, not ont 183 Gunn, not out 104

BANKS v. INSURANCE COMPANIES. This annual match was played at Hagley Park yesterday, when the Insurance Companies gained a win by 137 runs. Digby and. Glasgow captained their respective sides. The former won the toss, and sent his opponents into the field. The Insurance representatives only totalled 66 (A. Eidley 25, P. Wilkinson 17). The Banks scored 66 in their first innings, < Cotterill with 21 and Longden 19 being • the chief scorers. The Insurance men ; made a capital stand in their second innings, and 194 was telegraphed when the last wicket fell. Cuff carried his bat through the innings for 75, Barker got 24, Owen 28, Pilbrow 15, and G. Reeves 12. Wanting 189 to win, the Banks could only make 51 (Cotterill 13, Glasgow 10, H. Hassal 10). Digby, Cuff, and Wood were the most successful bowlers. Digby, in the first innings got 6 wickets for 10 runs. The following are the lull scores:— EASES. Ist innings. 2nd innings, Cotterill, o. b i ilbrow... 31 b Digby 13 Lougdeu, bWi buisou J 9 b Digby 0 Glasgow, b Digbj ... 9 b Cutf 10 Hassal, o Cuff b I’.igby 7 c and b Pilbrow... 10 Wood, o, b Dieby ... 0 b Wilkinson ... 8 F dir burst, b WiJkmeou 0 bCnff 0 Todd, o Wilkinw. n. b Digby 2 b Wilkinson ... 1 Jones, b Digby ... ... 5 bOuff 0 ah iw, not out ... 2 bCud 0 anainson. b Digby ... 0 not, out ... ... 3 Wide 1 Byes 2 > eg-biea ... S Wide 1 Total 66 Total 51 66 Grand total ... 117 ISSEEASCE C UPAEIES Ist inning 4 2nd nainga. Marshall, Ibw, b Wood 0 Ibw, bHI .tgow ... 2 Barker, b Wood ... 0 b Wood 24 Cull, b Wood 4 not out 75 W Wilkinson, Ibw, b Fairhurst 1 o 'haw. I. Wood 6 A. Kidley, o. b'Cottf ril! 25 c, b < otterv.l ... 5 North, o, b Fairhorst... 5 o and b Wood ... 5 Digby, b Pairhnr*t . 0 run out 1 Wilkinson, b.Ootrerill 17 c Hassal, b Wood 6 Pilbrow, b Cotterill ... o st. b Cotterill ... 12 Uwen, not out 0 run out 28 G. Beeves, b Cotterill... 0 at, b cotterill ... 12 B.e 1 Byes 12 Wide 1 Wides 2 Total 6J Total 194 Go Grand total ... 254 THE N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY v. MILES & CO. The annual match between the employees of the above firms was played at Lancaster Park yesterday. The Loan representatives batted first, hut only W. Lawrence and L. Harley were able to -make double figures. The latter, contributed, 25, and the former 69. The total of the innings being 132. Caloutt and Lawrence dismissed Messrs Miles and Co.’s team for .70, out of which • Thompson claimed’ 18. Being 62 to the good, the Mercantile team again went in the field. The Hereford street house men fared little better than at their first attempt, and the last man was out with only 83 on the board. J. Hassal was top scorer with 27. The necessary runs to win the match were made by the Loan Company for the loss of one wicket, they thus winning by nine wickets. Luncheon was provided for the players in the pavilion. The wicket had been watered on the previous evening, and the downpour of rain yesterday morning may account for the inability of the losing team to get runs. The weather was fine, but the approach of winter was apparent by the keenness of the atmosphere.

Lyttelton Club v. S.S. KaiKotriu.— The Port club had a game with an eleven of the big steamer on Saturday. The landsmen proved themselves too good for tie mariners, and won on the first innings by 107 runs. The scores are:—Lyttelton, 166 (G. Christian 56, J. Christian 34, Browning 25, Hildyard 14 not out); Itaikoura, 59 (Wetherburn 14, Clifford 11, Scovell 10), and 94 for seven wickets (Clifford 15 not out, Scovell 19). JUNIOR CUP. United (Hamiltou’s XI) v. Addington.- Bennett, f'ooka, Hamilton, bargroavi-s, I ongdes, Pilb-'cw, Ros>-, Smith, Wilkinson (.<), Wood.