CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11537, 25 March 1898, Page 5

CRICKET.

United Press Association—By Electric TelegraphCopyright. Received March 24, 5.10 p.m.

SYDNEY, March 24.

The principal averages for the season’s first-class cricket are:—Batting Hill 66*54, Eanjitsinhji 60*57, M’Laren 54*57, Darling 53. Hill compiled 1196 runs, Ranjitsinhji 1151, M’Laren 1037. Bowling —Newell heads the list with 18'36 runs per wicket, Roche 20'72, Jones 21*71, Trumpor 22*50, Noble 23'10, Mason is at the head of the English contingent with 25‘15, tlearne 27*55, Richardson 30*59. Hirst is last on the list with 52’69.

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS. ADELAIDE, March 24. Stoddart’s cricket team sailed to-day for England.

OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, March 24,

The return cricket match. Southland v. Otago, was commenced to-day. Otago going in first scored 233, of which Broad compiled 84 by good but not chanceless cricket, Liggins 44, Siedeberg 37, Hope 15 and Baker 14. Southland’s first innings realised 127, of which Kane made 35, Purdue 31 and Kingsland 35. Having to follow on, two wickets fell before stumps were drawn for a'total of two runs.

The Ashley County and Selwyn County Elevens played their annual match at Hagley Park yesterday. Selwyn County batted first, and thanks to a fine innings of 53 by Gascoigne, and useful contributions of 23 and 26 by Gudsell and Prebble respectively scored 137. Helmore was the most successful of the Ashley County bowlers, and secured five wickets for 13 runs. Ashley County commenced their first innings well, and 70 were on the board when only three wickets were down. Then occurred a remarkable collapse, and all were out for 73. Clayton played well for 27, and Sale made 24. _ For Selwyn County, Keast captured five wickets for 6 runs, and Graham three wickets without a single run being scored off him. Being in a minority of 64, Ashley County were obliged to follow on, and with the score at 83, their last wicket fell just as time was called. Clayton again displayed capital cricket for 24, and A. W. Beeves hit freejy for 19. Selwyn County thus won the* match on the first innings by 64 runs.