CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4693, 28 November 1876, Page 2

CRICKET.

Ouk friends in Otago are nuking effort to make the yiait of the All Began* Eleven a brilliant success, and it behoveathi community to strain every nerve if we hiUtH to feeep pace with them. One great secreVof their enthusiasm ia that the principal mere chants and officials have been enlisted in th cause, and the committee recently elected' at a public meeting contains the names of the most influential persons in Otago 0 the 20th inst., a public meeting was held * ax e Chambere, prerided ov« by His Worship the Mayor, who, in a stir ring speech, reverted to the importance nf cricket upon the yonth of the nation as a strong tendeney to keep them from Dublin houses, and trusted " that the citizensnf Dunedin will not be backward in finding the sinews of war to carry this matter to a satisfactory conclusion." A committee was then formed, consisting of the Mayor Conn cillors, and the principal merchants.' Pri O p to closing, the Mayor stated that Messrs Kohn and Company, jewellers, had verv kindly determined to present a trophy to the highest scorer in the Otago team. AUCKLAND' V. WAIKATO ZLKGARI. [BY "trPI-DEE."J Yes ! I was one of the team, and like the rest, felt in the best of spirits as I paid f or my ticket at th% Auckland station. The. return tickets, I should say, were furnished through the kindness of- Mr. Maedonald, at single fare. Arriving at Mercer, we took coach, and then commenced a somewhat tedious journey. Still, each one's conntenance beamed with the prospect of tomorrow's conflict; each had a laugh for the other's joke—and many a good grin, answered to many a good yarn. As Carter , pulled up his horses at the Hamilton Hotel a cheer -welcomed us that will not soon be forgotten by the team, and every man a fc once felt it home. I pass- over- the shaking of hands, which were hearty in the extreme,. and recount the match.. The Zingariwoa the toss, and sent Auckland to the wickets ; Cotton and C. Abraham took op the batting to the bowling of the brothers Cox. After some steady play, Cotton-retired for Lynch, who added 7 by his usual careful! play, Blaokett added a flourishing 9, Buckland a nervons 2. McLean played well for the donble, and I mnch mistake if a large score is not credited to him before the end of- the season. Whitaker and Philson followed in_. order, and Browning succumbed after an impetuous 6. R. Abraham carried his bit out. Zingari was defended by Soper and Hunt, Blackett and Buckland taking up the bowling. Blackett's slows seemed quite to confound the batsmen, for not a stand was made till F. "Pilling by batting—which to me shews better things—gave the visitors an opportunity of fielding 13 for him. The innkg3 closed for 32. The brothers Abrahwn; answered to the call of the Auckland captain, and were soon doing service against the bowling of J. Wood and A. E. Cox, the former very fast, and managed to initiate his ball into C. Abraham's wicket at the latter's third run. Cotton took the batting, and when joined by Lynch, to the discomfiture of B>. Abraham, who prettily contributed 10 ; the two seemed desirous of spending a long honeymoon,* when a fatal ball o£ Cox's found.Lynch's stumps, and he retired , to a well-merited applause. Cotton followed suit, but it took a very smart catch of F. PUling's to do it. Yates was now at the wicket, and in scoring form, but the bowling waE too good for fast run-getting. Blackett, with an extra flourish, hit his wicket, and sought shelter in the pavillion. W. Pbilsoa will be heard of again, and oftener with a " double" than a "single" to his credit, and if there is a medium between prettily and brilliantly, he's got it, but it will ripen into the latter. The last wiokol, fell for 1 Ofi, Uiosr leaving the Zpgari 157 to win. I believe the plucky boys intended to do it, and well they commenced, Soper and Cox each setting o£ with a 3 off Blackett. Merrily ran the raw, when. Blackett was taken off. Cox was bowled by a trimmer from Buckland. Soper gave the visitors a lot of trouble, and eventually fell a victim to Bnckland, after a well- - deserved 19. E. B. Cox was credited witfe a slashing 7. Morrison and Bond kept their wickets up till it really looked like pulling iff off, although Lynch was now handling the ball in place of Blackett, and was well oir the wicket. A change was again tried, when Cotton sent his missile to Bond's off stump, whose 10 was worthy of a longer score. Bnckland never bowled better, nor his musical laugh ever heard to better advantage. The district assembled en masse, thegentler sex, I thought, predominating; bat. it may be the way I have of observation,; failing to notice much beyond a—but L can't describe a woman. Subjoined Ls thß score:— AUCKLAND. PIKBT IKNIKOS. SECOND IS>'IKO3. C. Araham, o F. Pil- . ling, bA. E. Cox ..18 bJ. Wood .. ■• >> H. E- Cotton, b A. ... E Cox .. ..4 cF. Pilling,b J. Wood 18 D. Lynch, bA. E. Cox T bA. E. Cox. .. "1° K. Yates, c W. Hunt, 0T bE. B. Cox.. .. 0 bA. E.Cox .. •• a H. Blackett, b E. B. - Cox 9 Hit wicket .. •• » W. Bnckland, b A. E. w , Cox .. .. .. 2- cJ.Wood, bW. filG. McLean, b E. B. ling £ Cox .. .. .. 10 b\V. PUling .. •• ° E. Whitaker, c A. E. . Cox. bJ. Wood .. 5 bJ. Wood .. ■■ « W Wood hUS ° n '.. b f: 0 c Hunt, bE.B. Col ..U E. Browning b W. n Filling .. .. 7 Notout.. •• - » E. Abraham, not out 4 bJ. Wood •• •• "J Extras .. ..16 Extras .. -_^ Total 82 Total .. •• 1W ZIKGAKI. FIRST INXING3. SECOKD ISKISGa. Soper, c McLean, b y\ Blackett .. .. i bßackland .. •■ » Hunt, b Blackett .. 2 Sot out W. Pilling, lbw b jBlackett .. .. 0 Eunont.. •• •• ' E B. Cox. st Buck- r land, b Blackett .. 0 b Bnckland .. ••,. Bond, run ont.. .. 0 b Cotton •• ■• ' Morrison, o McLean, b ,_,,,,,, .IST Bnckland .. ..5 bßuokland .. \ee\\™.? 2 c Blackett bßntfl^ C. Wood, run out .. 0 b Buckland .. Whitaker, c & b Buck- a? land 0 b Bnckland .. • s F l illinft, b Blackett 13 b Buckland .- ■• 7 A. E. Cox, not out' .. 0 b Buckland .. ■• 13 Extras .. .. 5 Extras ■• • _ Total 32 Total .. •• " n After the match, the visiting team were invited to dinner, sumptuously servea uj Mr. Gwynne, of the Hamilton Howu — Cox, Esq., M.H.R., presided. _"« usual toasts were drank, songs «JS and when we left on Sunday, at nnd-day, £ ended one of the most heartily pleasant f ana enjoyable visits that ever feU to the lot ot^

ALL ENGLAND-- ELEVEN. From the Sydm Morving &f iM .Z e ££ enabled toplace before our day's play of the All England C"« e * f 3O fi previously been published^— Ine aro» isverylairge. The Englishmen were :te* £ go t» tne batting. Up to wicket had been lost, and Ulyett^had sec* 24, Jnpp 7, which, with one mde>B» total at that stage 32. The patient to£g of Jupp, and the fine free play of are greatly admired. Ulyett was. e\ who, after scoring 3 only, was cau Bright off Whitridge. Three wickets tor The vacancy was filled by wm* however, had put but 2 to the he was bowled by Wh.tx.dge wicket thus falling for 101. loy for 3 . caught by Morcom off Whitrulge ■" i Kvl wickets for 109. When the rt»«nP fc I were drawn at 6 o'clock Selby ul for 35. Emmett not out. ToW '

The subjoined is a formal statement of the score:— ' AIL ENGHAJTD BLBVBN. jibst Dramas. Q.Tnyett.cHiUud.bKiDg .. .. 23 H. Jnpp. c and b Whltridge .. .. 55 . H. Chttlwood, c Bright, b Whltridge .. 8 A. Greenwood, b Whitridge .... 2 E. Pooler, c Morcom, b Whltridge .. S J. Selbj.notout S5 T. Emmett, not out 0 ■Wldes, 2; byee, S S In speaking of their practice before the match, the telegraphic correspondent of the same pager says:—The English cricketers in Adelaide had a full practice yesterday. Shaw is a fine medium pace bowler, with great break. Hill has terrific pace, and also possesses fine break. Jupp and Charlwood bat splendidly. The following New South Welshmen have been selected to contend against the Englishmen on their visit to Sydney : —The list is exclusive of country cricketers, and is subject to any alteration that may be decided upon. A. Bannerman, C. Bannerman, J. Coatea, A. Docker, E. Evans, T. Garrett, D. Gregory, E. Gregory, J. Humphries, G. Morgan, \/. Murdock, W. Pocock, T. PowelL. C. Rush, J. Seale, E. Sheridan, F. Spofforth, E. Tindale, J. Tooher, N. Thompson, W. C. Wilkinson, W. Woods.