CRICKET.
[Special to Peeks Association.] LONDON, March 7. The Si James’s Gazette states that a cricketing expert has bean noting the high scores registered in several of tho innings oi the Australia*! elevens, aad taking tho bowling strength of Sooddart’e eleven, ho concludes that England's supremacy in the cricxet field is dangerously threatened in the near future, as tho attitude is too complacent. On Thursday afternoon a match was played between Oust and Eaiapoi on the ground o 1 the former. Gust ecored 133 (Coouer 40, Sail 19, Walsh 15 and Hodgson 14). ” When stumps were drawn Eaiapoi had lost six wickets for 50 (Midgly 17, lw M. Wright 15 and Parker 10). A match was played on Thursday on “lr Monck’a ground at Sumner between the Kotaii Chemists’ and Sumner Clubs, resulting in a win for Sumner on the first innings. The scores were:—Sumner 83 (Barker 34, Hair 30) and 91 for seven wickets (Hair 89, Barker 22); Chemists 43 (Quill 16).
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10601, 9 March 1895, Page 5
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163CRICKET. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10601, 9 March 1895, Page 5
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