CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11056, 6 May 1899, Page 6

CRICKET.

Tlio only mate]) of interest 011 Saturday last ™ 7 that between Parnell and tlio Auckland Y" ~ , Wlckot was slow but easy, and the Aucklandors, who hatted first, should certainly have put together nioro than the 84 runs Mown on the beard when the last wicket 101 l in fact, ono or two of tlio wickets were simply thrown away. CJrevillotopped tho baiting figures with 19, and but for a weak stroke with which ho openod proceedings, hatted very well, getting in two or three nice strokes. That he remained eomo 40 minutes at tlio wickets for fully* " 3 tlWt h battocl Vcry care " Stewart (10) was also extremely cautious, s runs all coming in singles; but Brown, who also reached double figures, let out freely °J ),s i? U ° , A ; M Baal ° was shaping ry well when lie had " 10 misfortuilo to be thrown out by Rricrley, a von- smart bit of ™ °e . r pa l " f 11,0 Pameilite. Urn fielding 1° Parnell w i la very good, and t n trundlers i also showed very fair form with thei ball, .J? usk » who took five wickots for 39 work g on a trcmc ndoun amount of n,,V i» K !I S * i Vho B ™ ro<llß < not °» l ) of the 25 lniri nn M " C , °, r " ,c loss of tWO WicltOtS, laid on the wood right merrily. lfP.,n m lB i al, ° fioltlwl we and A. imewW ' / Bplcnt i( ' 1 5" Tlio match looks loub M "1 fftV ,° m i ° f , Parnell ' but » is loubtf l? n to whether the wicket will favour the batsmen the result is yet open. lnl Pr ti y .° W , tOU against Giles ' Collego, on tho ground that one of tlio lattor's season' 3 l!«L? fnr l ,° cl » ''"ring the and 0 a rr" dismissed by the association; and C. 13. King, of the West End C.C., has fdr«T C j for making accusations of unfwr. es towards , an umpire having charge of a match m which he was engaged. The suspension will I understand, be removed on tlio AlociaHon P ° nploisi »S to tlle C "<* D oVt U fe"' ClfetC!r f, E;ve a mOTO liberal supAuckland St" "1 past years to the Auckland Cricket Annual the publishers will valuable l' 0 ?- I'"' 4 s . " le ann "al embraces \aliablo i statistics , and information, it is to OT SL 'm OtCrS Wffl aCCOrd tho ne «" lication Warrant a continuance of pubnJs^'ht a niTn icketers °P» their earnwhen L h L° Co,, ? tr y 011 Montl ay next, South nf P. i ?" t elovcn representing tho D W p ?' iiml ?' the Crystal Pal! >^ liali Li b> br «ce lias, according to an Eng. .I, con 'omporary, at last settled to work on £" SSKtf r" °rf k,t June. , ° TOady for Plication in If satisfactory financial arrangements , can 1 'ft !' ho Australian Eleven will play w back 10

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. Tho Australian Eleven open their cammifii against" the players of tho Mother CounFrv" on Monday next, wlion tlicy meet an eleven roprosonting tlio South of Engiand, led by Dr. W. G. Grace, at the Crystal Palace Tho revised programme of matches of tlio colonials' tour is as under:— MAY. B—Crystal Palace, v. South oi England. Leyton, v. Essex. Oval, v. Surroy. 18—Eastbourne, v. South of England (.) 22—Sheffield, v. Yorkshire. 26—Manchester, v. Lancashire. Oxford, v. Oxford University. JUNE. 1— Nottingham, England v. Australia. s—Lords, v. M.C.C. and Ground. B—Cambridge, v. Cambridge University. Bradford, v. Yorkshire. 15—Lords, England v. Australia. 19—Portsmouth, v. Oxford University past and present. 22—Leicester, v. Leicestershire. 26— Derby, v. Derbyshire. 29 Leeds, England v. Australia. JULY. Nottingham, v. Notts. 10— Birmingham, v. Midland Counties. 13—Bristol, v. Gloucestershire. 17 Manchester, England v. Australia. 20— 24—Oval, v. Surrey. 27— Brighton, v. Sussex. 31—Lords, v. M.C.C. and Ground. 3— Southampton, v. Hampshire. Birmingham, v. Warwickshire. Canterbury, v. Kent. 14—Oval, England v. Australia. 17—Cheltenham, \. Gloucestershire. 21—Lords, v. Middlesex. Taunton, v. Middlesex. Liverpool, v. Lancashire. 31— Scarborough, v. Mr. Thornton's Eleven of England. SEPTEMBER. 4—Hastings v .South of England.