CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11538, 26 March 1898, Page 6

CRICKET.

United. Press Association—By Electric TelegraphCopyright. STODDAET’S TEAM. Eeoeived March 25, 9.30 n,m.

LONDON, March 24.

Th &*Times, commenting on the tour of i Stocldart’s team, says that they -were con- ; tinrtally-outpla,yed in all branches. Their ‘batsmen ■were unable to adopt the plodding I system of the Australians. The batting of jirm and Darling equalled anything that 'the Englishmen were capable of.

SOUTHLAND v. OTAGO. [Per Peeps Association.! DUNEDIN, March 25,

The-cricket match, Southland v. Otago, i -mas concluded to-day. The visitors suffered : defeat by an innings and 71 runs. Inver- ; cargill were disposed of in their second | essay for 35, none of the players reaching • doublefigures. Webb secured four wickets [for 6-runs, Austin three for 8 and Fisher I these for 18.

A match was played at Amberley on I Thmsday between the Kaiapoi and j Amberley Druids. Afternoon tea was pro- : Tided ,by the Amberly ladies, who turned tout in full force for the occasion. The i game resulted in a win for Amberley by !20 runs, the scores being:—Kaiapoi, 124; : Amberley, 144. For Kaiapoi, C. M’Grath 43, M’Gregor 26 and Wright 21, and for ; Amberley Pitzhenry 57 and Mason 42 not • out were the highest scorers. The bowlers j for . Kaiapoi were M’Grath (2) and i M’Gregor, and for Amberley Fitzhenry and Mason-secured the wickets. A match, was played at Waiau on Satnr;day afternoon between a team selected [from the employes of the Lyndon Estate and the Waiau Club, and resulted in a win for Lyndon by four wickets. The princi- ■ pal scorers for Lyndon were Timms and D. Douglas, and for Waiau Harding and i Derrett.

' The Senior Cup match, Sydenham and Addington v. Lancaster Park Thirteen, will be continued at Lancaster Park to-morrow, when the. Midland match is finished.