CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7559, 11 February 1886, Page 3

CRICKET.

» Thb following were the score# In the mMx played on the Domain ground between West End Second Eleven and the North Shore C.C.. which resulted in a win for the former by 126 runs — ■Wist End.—First Innings: Abbott, b Wynyard, 2; Ban field, b Wynyard, 10 Yerney, b Wynyard. 0; Marsden, b Wynyard, 3; Wright, run out, 9; Donald, b Wynyard, 0 ; Doughty, b Wynyard, 3; Hay, b Burgess, 41; Veale, b Hinton, 2; Oolebrooke, not out, 0; Baker, b Hinton, 2: byes, 2 : total, 74. , Wist End Second.—Second Innings Colebrook, b Wynyard, 4; Marsden, b Wynyard, 0; Yerney, c Wells, b Burgess, 10; Veale, o Chapman, b Burgess, 5; Banfield, o Wynyard, b Hinton, 21; Baker, b Burgess, 3; Abbott, o Wynyard, b Burgess, 9; Donald (substitute), st Chapman, b Benge, 41; Wright, b Hinton, 0: Hay, b Wynyard. 0; Doughty, not out, 25; extras, 11: total, 129. North Shore. — First Innings : G. Wynyard, b Donald, 2; Dsnby, b Verney, 6; Benge, b ' Yerney, 0; Jones, o Abbott, b Donald, 0; W. Wynyard, b Donald, 0; Chapman, not out, 18; Wells, b Donald, 0; Hinton, c Wright, b Donald, 8; Conley, o Abbott, b Verney, 5; Burgess, b Verney, 0; Sutherland, o Banfield, b Abbott, 1; extras, 2: total, 42. North Shore.—Second Innings: Chapman, b Donald, 0 ; Jones, b Donald, 0 ; W. 'Wynyard, b Verney, 2; Benge, b Donald, C/; Hinton, b Verney, 5; G. Wynyard, - b Donald, 0; R. Wynyard, b Donald, 4; Burgess, b Donald, 12; Den by, b Verney, 0; A- Wells, b Verney, 2; Sutherland, not out, 8; extras, 3; total, 36. Last Saturday a match was played at D'rury between the Drury C.C. and the Wairoa South C.0., resulting in a win for Drury i/a one innings and 21 run?. Scores : Drujry, 64 ; Wairoa South, 27 and 16. To fill up the. afternoon Drury went to the wickets for a second innings, when they scored 96. The* prinoipal contributors were For Drury : R. Crowe, 47 and 15; L. Easton, 0 and 45 ; and Tom Brooks, 0 and 17, For Wairoa South: "Wilson9,j and 3. VISIT OF AN ENGLISH TEAM. We have received the following letter from Mr. B. J- Wardell, Secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club, re an English cricketing team visiting Australia :— It is under the consideration ot '„he Committee of the M.C.C. to invite a team of English cricketers to visit the colonies during the season 1886-87 (to arrive in Adelaide about the end of October this year). I am desirous of arranging a programme of matohes for the tour, and shall be glad to i.'eceive, either an offer nf a lump sum, free of all expenditure to the team (the latter only paying travelling and hotel expenses) for a oao, two, or three days* match on your ground, or, if thla method not suit'ibAe to you, please name the term* tor your ground* for each match, to be played on dates convenient to the arrangements of the team. In the latter csas. the team would pay all expenses of advertising, Ac. (but not of opposing players, preparation of gronnd and expenses properly attaching to the match Vtself), the team receiving gross takings of ground, stands, sale of booths, &c., and taking the man»genrjeut of the match. An early reply is requested.— am, faithfully, B. J. Wardill, Secretary.