CRICKET IN WELLINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH.)

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2974, 27 January 1882, Page 2

CRICKET IN WELLINGTON. (BY TELEGRAPH.)

Wellington, Jan. 26. The cricket match was resu.ned this morning. Tho weather was beautiful, ,md thn nttondanco was muoh larger than yoaterday. It is estimated that 2000 wero prnnent. Tho Englishmen, who had lost fivo wickots for 176 runs on thii previous day, resumed their innings. Tho fielding of tho Wellington team was vory Rood, and the in nines olosud for 222, tho temaiuing fivo Englishmen only adding 46 to iho score Several brillunt ditches wero made by tho Wellingtonians. After lunch the Wellington team took tho wiokets. A good start w\s mado, hut after the first eight had bnen disposed of the wickets fell fast, tho telegraph showing 80 when the last m^n »as t>ivpn out. Aftor a fow minutes dolay Wollingtnn followed on, and at 6 o'clock, whon tho stumoi were drawn, had lost ton wiokots for 53, the came ending in a draw. Th«> lidding of tho Englishmen was much admired, but at times was loose. Tho following are tho scores — English first innings ; Mirowsbury, c Cross, b Cmtts ... 70 Scotton, o Armitago, o liayley ... 20 Kmmett, c Marchnnt, b Coutts ... 1 ■Shaw, o Alpo, b Bayley 14 Pilling, not out ... ... 9 Poato, cJ. J. Salmon, b Lynch ... 10 Byes 2 Leg byes 2 Wideß 2 Total 222

WELLING rON— MUST INNINGS. Kennedy, run out ... ... ... 1 Maco, o Scotton. b Peato 4 Mansell, 1 b w, b Midwinter ... .. 9 Fulton, c Ulyott, b Peato 9 Firth, b Peato 9 Brown, run out .. ... 0 .1 J. Silmon, c Ulyott, b To to ... 6 Harton, c Peite, b Midwinter 6 Blacklock c Pillinp, b Midwinter ... 0 Lynch, run out . . „ 1 \V. J Salmon, at Pilling, b Peate ... 0 Wilson, o Shaw, b Poato 0 Biyley, c Shrew»bury, b Midwinter ... 0 Pogo, st Pilling, b Peate 6 Cro«, b Peate 11 Coutts, b Midwintor ... 1 Alpe, b Midwintor ... ... „, 0 Arrnitage, not out 10 Hiokson, o Shaw, b Midwinter „, 0 Marchant, c and b Midwintor... ... 0 Luxford. c Scotton, b Poate 2 Extras 7 Total 80

WELLINGTON — SFCONJ) INNINGS. Armitago, o b Kmmott 1 W. J. Salmon, o Ulyott, b Kmmott . . 7 Kennedy, run nut .. 7 Matnell, b Emmott 0 Mace, b Bitos 18 Fulton, b Knimott .. 1 Firth, bßitoa 2 Brown, b Bates .. ... ... ... 2 J. J. Salmon, b Emir.ott . . . 0 Barton, b Kmmett .. ..3 Blackloo'i, not out ... 8 Lynch, not out ... .. .. ... 1 Extras 4 Total for ten wickets ... 54