Cricket.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 359, 28 December 1878, Page 10

Cricket.

A cricket match was played on the Basin Reserve on < Saturday afternoon between the Wanderer and Excelsior clubs. The latter were put in first, and were disposed of for 45 runs. A shocking exhibition followed, so far as batting was concerne'l, for the Wanderers were all disposed of for 22 runs. They were sent to the wickets again, but this time things were very different, and the Excelsiors were treated to a pretty fair amount of leatherhunting. Speed particularly distinguished himself, and made the top score of 32. At half-past six-o'clock, when time was called, seven wickets were down for 85 runs, so that had the match been played oat the result would have been very different from that of the first innings. The fielding of the Wanderers was not so good as usual, and the bowlers were off the wicket. On the Excelsior's side the fielding was better. Duncan and Holmes bowled very well, particularly the latter, who was very effective. Annexed are the scores : t ■ EXCELSIOR. Duncan, b McDermott .. .. .. 3 Stohr, c Nicholson, b McDermott .. 5 Rentier, b Hickson .... .. .. 9 Mcßeath, run out .. 14 Mansell, c Blacklock, b Hickson .. .. 0 Kennedy, b Hickson 0 Climie, c Mansfoid, b Blacklock .... .. 8 Hoggard, b McDermott .. - - .. ' 2 Brown, b Blacklock .. .. .. .. 2 Holmes, not out ~,... .. ■,••■•§ Kreeft, run out ...... : .. a Extras .... .. .. ..4 54

' ■'■': .-. ■"".',"'.'-' Nelson, Thursday. The cricket match Wellington United Club v. Nelson Star Club took place to-day. Nelson went in first, and were quickly disposed of for 20 runs, the bowling of McGirr and Dryden being very destructive. Wellington's first -innings closed for 42, 16 of which were made .up. of byes. Nelson in their second innings, made 38, leaving Wellington 17 to get- to win. McGirr and Kutchen went j in first, but were immediately cleaned bowled for one. At this juncture of the game rain set in, and the match was given in favor of Wellington on the first innings. In the second innings of the Wellington the bowling of Halliday and Wigzell was particularly good. It is to be hoped that the victory of the United Club will induce the Wellington interprovincial team to pay Nelson a visit, to play the annual match. Several of the best Star players refused to play in this match on account of it not being the iutarprovincial. This materially affected Nelson's batting. The following are the scores:—

Melbourne, December 26. The Christchurch' cricketers arrived this evening at 7.30. They play at Ballarat tomorrow. The English team v. Fifteen "Victorians The latter went in .first and kept the wickets all day. When the stumps were drawn twelve wickets were down for 288. Campbell is the top scorer with 128 runs. The weather was splendid. ; . Sydney, December 26. In the match Australians y. Eighteen of Adelaide, the latter are all out for 115. The Eleven: have nine wickets down for 119. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ,*;.., 'FRISCO. , f (From the News Letter.) Grand excitement out at the cricket grounds. —Australian plays the Calfornia T*7eDty-two.—Fourteen thousand people preae t. Twenty-six thousand get fooled by going to Badger's. Park.—Popular impression that°aH violent and sanguinary pastimes take place over there.—Crowd very much disgusted to find the admission one dollar, and so twothirds ia continently,.climb over the fence.— Game advertised to be called at 11.30; everybody- seated at 10.30, so as to be m time. - Fifti r-siz people carried out with the sun■trolM ait 1.15.—Ai 2.25. Australian team driv. 63 up-. Captain finds only ten players pres. man went fishing early in morning, asd aow 'oecafcned.oa other side of Alcatraz.

—Substitute put on, and game called at 3.11 sharp. —Reporter takes secretary aside, and wants to know when lunch will begin.—Young lady says 6he's sorry all the players have their legs broke.—Young man with bent thumb says that base-ball's the only game after all. — Umpire calls a bye.—Band plays "Sweet byand bye." —Fat man on the top seat melts and runs down like a stage waterfall.--Australian player wonders what makes the ground so rough. —Thinks the Twenty-two must be afraid of hot balls and have been throwing up breastworks.— Millionaire sitsin the four-bit place for economy, and tears seat out of sixteen-dollar pair of pants , on nail.—Young man with bent thumb says cricket's slow—base-ball's the game.—Rail hits umpire oa funny-bone.—Has a fit among the bats.—Old gentleman says -he never laughed so much in his life.—Ball hits old gentleman on back of the neck.—Old gentleman yells " Fire !" twenty-five times, and goes out to telegraph for Chief of Police. —Reporter takes president aside and wants to knowhow about this lunch anyway.—Matron says if she knew that the players were to walk round in their drawers she would never have brought Maria. —Maria says she wishes the young mau on the seat below would s'quit and behave.— L>ng field misses a high foul, falls on and kills a blue poodle. —Infuriated old lady chases long field four times round the ground with a green umbrella.—Policeman discolors his new uniform trying to put her out.—Reporter sends his card to the treasurer ; wants to know whether there is anything authentic about this lunch business.— The Oakland Banner is not to be trifled with.—Young man with bent thumb says there is no dash about cricket — base-ball wakes a feller up, you bet.-—Sides change.—Man with white hat opens a valise and says he wants to call attention to the only Genuine Carbolic Anti-Corrosive Corn Salve. He is killed with a bat.—California bowler bursts a blood-vessel and is carried into a clubhouse to bleed amid deafening applause.— Waiter takes four sandwiches and pint freezer of- cream into cricket-tent amid terrific excitement.—Sarcastic California captain tells his fielders that little round thing is the ball.— Funny Twenty-two says he thinks he could do better if they'd let him tie a string to it. —Broker bets five shares of Washoe that—-"L-UN-C-H !"

■WANDERERS. 1st Innings. ' 2nd Inmngs. Maplesden, b Holmes 1 not out 1 Morrah, c McBeath, b Dunc Howard, b 3 Holmes 11 McDermott, st Holmes 0 run out S Blacklock. c Duncan, b 4 b Holmes.. 0 W. Leckie, b Duncan 0 c Stohr, b Kreft 2 Mansford, Ibw, b Duncan .. 3 Nicholson, lhw. b Duncan 0 not out 2 Hickson, b Holmes.. 0 c Brown, b Holmes 15 R. Leckie, not out ... 2 run out .. 4 Hall, b Holmeg .. 0 Speed, run out ',"'.'. 0 b Duncan 32 9 15 22 85

STAR CLUB. 1st Innings, ; 2nd Innings. White, b McGregor 3 c Astell, b Dryden 1 Foote, c Crowther, b Dry0 cKeefe, b Dryden 5 Boulton, b Dryden 3 b Dryden ... 0 Hood, b Dryden .. 4 run out .. 5 J. Wigzell, b Dryden .. 1 b McGirr 11 Hale, not out 2 c Keefe, b Dryden 3 Burns, c Dryden .. 0 lb w, b McGirr .. 3 Halliday, b Dryden 0 b McGirr .. .. 5 Walker, b McGirr ...... 7 b McGirr 0 T. Wigzell. b McGirr ... 1 b Dryden .. 0 fehand, b Dryden 1 not out 1 3 Extras 5 20 38 •WELLINGTON UNITED. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. McGirr, c WigHell, b Hal6 c Halliday .. 0 Crowther. b Wigzell 0 not out 6 Daly, b Wigzell 3 Howe, b Halliday 0 Kutchen, b Wigzell 4 b Wigzell .. 0 Sunley, b Halliday 0 Wylie, b Wigzell 1 Dryden, b Halliday 0 .Astell, nut out 0 Keefe.cJ. Wigzell 13 not out 0 Brown, b Wigzell.. 0 Extras 15 42 1 7