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New Zealand Mail, Issue 839, 30 March 1888, Page 13

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ENGLISH ELEVEN v. WELLINGTON TWENTY-TWO. The Fikst Day. The match which was begun last Friday between the eleven which has recently toured Australia under the management of Mr Lillywhite, and a local twenty-two, attracted a good deal of attention, principally no doubt in consequence of the prowess shown by the Englishmen in the other colonies, where thev carried all before them, except when they met the New South Wales eleven. The attendance was not as large, however, as might have been exposed, there being only about 2000 people on the ground during the afternoon. Those who were there saw some exceedingly good crioket for their money. All the Englishmen played splendid cricket iu their first innings. Shrewsbury, perhaps the best bat of the day, batted in rare good stylo, his freedom and ease being very conspicuous. He had hard luck, however, in being caught out before he fairly settled down to his work. Maurice Read played one of the most brilliant inniug3 ever seen here, but his batting was loose at times and he gave one or two distinct chances. Ulyett’s innings Was a lucky one, to say the least of it, -although he was very strong on the off side. Briggs and Lohmann played lively good cricket for their runs, but, all things considered, Preston showed soundest batting. Although he gave a chance just before he was dismissed, Preston played with excellent judgment aud effect, aud his drives along the oarpet were . a treat to. see. In fielding aud bowling the visitors appeared to be even stronger than in batting. They missed no chances, and their picking up and returning was faultless. Two or three times there were overthrows, but the general form of the team would appear to indicate that these would not have happened had the men been put on their metal. The bowling was entrusted to Briggs and Lohmann, who did terrible execution amongst the batsmen by means of the off theory. Both bowlers have a strong break, principally from the off, and the variation in pitch and pace was quite too puzzling for the batsmen. Heenan played a free innings of 14 before he succumbed to the off theory, and Kirker, VViren, and Moorhouse also batted well; but apart from these the display was a poor one. However, we must not complain when we look at the performances of the same bowlers against the best Australian players. In the field the. local men, with one or two exceptions notably Moorhouse, Nicholls, Roberts and Stinson —were very weak. The bowliug, on the other hand, was excellent, and Hewatt’s performance was about the best we have had from a Wellington bowler. He kept an excellent length, varied his paoe well, and bowled Dryden and Gore also bowled well, the former having a good deal of hard luck in the way of catches missed. Dr Collins, and Malcolm, Webb and Salmon being unable to play, their placeß were filled by Cotterell, G. Mansill, Roberts and Sanderson. Motley waß elected captain of the Wellington team. Mr Ashbolt umpired for the local team and Mr Lillywhite for the visitors. The wicket prepared was a good one, though a trifle hard. The slight rain which fell at about midday, however, had the effect of softening it a little. Among the visitors were his Excellency the Governor and suite, Archbishop Redwood, and a number of other notables.

Smith having won the toss from Motley, eleoted to go in, and at a quarter to 12 Pilling and Newham took the wickets to the bowling of Gore (town end), and Hewatt (Newtown end). Hewatt opened the bowling to Pilling, and w ith his second ball completely beat the crack wicket-keeper ; I—l—o. Lohmann joined Newham, and put Hewatt to leg rather streakily for a single. A legbye was rpn, ajicl Lohmann cautiously stopped JEJewatt’s last ball. Gore’s fjrst ovef put two on to the singfe to each ' batsman—and the play was rather slqw fop 9 while, the bowling being, apparently, to q good to take liberties with. Presently, however, Lohmann opened his shoulders and lifted one of Gore’s over the ropes for four, and a little later he brought 10 up by cutting the same bowler for two. Newham got two for a leg glance off Hewatt, and one for a similar stroke off Gore, and cut one from Gore for a single. At 17, however, his career was stopped by a fast one from Hewatt, which he played on ; 17—2—5. Shrewsbury partnered Lohmann, who promptly put Gore to leg oyer the ropes, and thus brought 20 up, nine overs having been bowled, Lohmann having added another to his score, Shrewsbury faced Gore, and put the first to leg for a single ; Lohmann put on another one or two and was then bowled by Hewatt; 24—3—16. Hewatt was bowling splendidly,, sufficient proof of which may be found in his analysis, which, at the fall of Lohmann’s wicket, was three wickets for four runs. Maurice Read was the next man, and opened his account with a single off Hewatt, Shrewsbury adding another. Several singles were scored at long intervals, and 30 was reached, by Shrewsbury driving Hewatt for a . single. Both batsmen were content for a time to play the bowling steadily, though Read made several well-intentioned but ill-directed strokes. At 35 Shrewsbury got right under one of Gore's and lifted it over the bowler’s head down to the ropes, where McGlrr made a very good but unsuocesßfnl attempt to hold it. A pretty cut by Shrewsbury off Gore brought 40 up. Read drove Hewatt for a single, and cut one of Gore’s to the same extent, Read responding by driving Gojre for a single. Read now livened up considerably. He drove Hewatt for 2 and for a single, apd lifted one of Gore’s clean

over the grand stand for 4 ; 150 up, 26 overs having been bowled. Both men laid the wood on, and at 59 a change in the bowliug was tried, McGirr relieving Hewatt and Dryden Gore. Shrewsbury put MeGirr to leg for 2, aud the rest of the over went for nothing. Dryden’s first ball was a particularly loose one, and Shrewsbury lifted it over the ropes for 4. The next, however, was a trimmer, which Shrewsbury snicked into the slips. McGirr held the ball very nicely, and the crack English batsman retired, after making 21 by excellent crioket. 64—4—21 was the telegraph as Briggs joined Bead. The new comer started by cutting McGirr for a single, ajid Read drove Dryden hard for 3. Rqjj* came pretty freely, though mostly in singles, and 70 and 80 were hoisted in quick succession. Briggs made the best hit of the day so far by cutting one of Dryden’s away over into the far corner for 5, all run out, Bead following by lifting the same bowler over the ropes for 4 ; 90 up. Read hit one of McGirr’s to'square-leg for 4, and a little later got one of the same bowler’s away to leg for 4. Briggs lifted one of Dryden’s over the ropes for 4 and the century was hoisted. For a few minutes after this the two prefessionals made things very lively, both men hitting clean and hard—Read getting most of his runs on the leg side, and Briggs doing nearly all his work to the off. At 110 Read had a life, Kirker beiDg unable to take a catch in the out-field. At 124, however, Hewatt replaced McGirr, and Briggs hit his first ball hard into the slips, where Dryden made a magnificent onehanded catch ; 124—5—19. Preston joined Read and started with a single off Hewatt. Read was hitting out merrily all the time, and a beautiful hit for 5 off Dryden evoked a storm of applause ; 130 up. At half-past 1 an adjournment was taken for lunch (excellently catered for by MrGodber), the score standing then at 134, Read having made 69 and Preston 3. On resuming an honr later Read added one to his score, and then, failing to get hold of one of Dryden’s, snicked it up, aud it was safely held by Heenan at point ; 136—-.6—70. The retiring batsman had played very free cricket for his runs, his hitting having been hard and clean, while his timing was almost perfect. Ulyett filled the breach, accompanied by Pilling, who ran for him. The new comer very quickly got to work, and as Preston also played freely, runs came pretty quickly. At 160 Preston had a life, Cotterell being unable to hold a rather easy catch off Hewatt lu the outfield. A little later, however, the Ynrkshireman’s time came, for he was smartly taken by Moorhouse off Hewatt; 173—7—22. Preston’s batting was perhaps the best that had been shown, his defence having been strong and his hitting, with one exception, all along the carpet. Pougher joined Ulyett, and the novel spectacle was presented of two batsmen with men to run for them, Pougher having Briggs as his attenaant. Ulyett skied one of Dryden's, and Kirker, though he got underneath a rather easy catch, was unable to hold it. At 179 McGirr replaced Hewatt at the Newtown end. Pougher opened his account with a single off Dryden, and Ulyett brought down the house by lifting one from the same bowler to the stand. Ulyett continuing to score freely, 190 soon appeared. Immediately afterward Ulyett snicked one of Dryden’s high behind the wickets, which Werry, who was long-slip at that end, missed. In the next over, however, some amends were made by McGirr clean bowling Pougher. 193—8—5. Smith joined Ulyett, who signalised the arrival of his skipper by hitting Dryden over the ropes for 4. He had another life a moment later, Sanderson missing him at deep square-leg. 200 being hoisted, Lawson went on to bowl in place of Dryden, and began with an over for 3, of which Ulyett made a couple of singles. The change had very little immediate effect, for Ulyett continued to hit out freely. Smith, however, was playing very awkwardly, and at 207 he lifted one of Lawson’s over the bowler’s head down to the ropes, where Sanderson held it; 207 —9—l. Brann, the last of the Englishmen, partnered Ulyett, and was bowled by McGirr without scoring. This closed the innings, Ulyett being not out with a luoky 47. Sc’ores : English Eleven —First innings. Pilling, b Hewatt... ... ... ... 0 Newham, 1211, b Hewatt ... ... 5 Lohmann, 111421114, b Hewatt... ... 16 Shrewsbury, 111111141111114,0 McGirr, b Dryden... ... .. ... 21 Read, 111111121411312411112144411122 442251, c Heenan, b Dryden ... ... 70 Briggs, 111115141111, c Dryden, b Hewatt ../ ... ... ... ... 19 Preston, J.11'11241121141, c Moorhouse, b Hewatt... ... ... ... 22 Ulyett, 3112411412313424131113, not out ... ... ... ... ... 47 Pougher, 131, b McGirr ... ... 5 Smith, 1, c Sanderson, b Lawson ..! 1 Brann, b McGirr... ... ... ... 0 Log-bye ... ... ... ... 1 Total 207 Bowllng Analysis.

At 4 o’clock the Englishmen took the field, Heenan and G. Mansill being the first batting representatives of Wellington. Lohmann staried the bowling from tho town end to Heenan, a maiden resulting. Briggs (left-hander) trundled from the other end to Mansill, who drove him to the off for three and then took a maiden from Lohmann. Two leg byes were run in Briggs’ next over. A few overs later Mansill gave a difficult chance to tilling, and in the midst of a chorus of “How’s that?” the English wicket-keeper missed it. Two balls later, however, the batsman snicked one into the slips, where Shrewsbury held it j s—l—3,5 —I—3, Boddington joined Heenan, and the latter clouted Briggs to leg for 5, all run out. Boddington followed suit by cutting the same bowler for 3, but was smartly snapped up in the slips by Pougher in Lohmann’s next over. 13-12—3. Morice joined Heenan, and the latter, after playing an over or two patiently, drove Briggs very nicely for 4. Morice opened his account by hitting Lohmann for 2. Jleenan drove the same bowler for a single,

and a bad return by Preston resulted in 4 for the overthrow and 20 up. Iu Briggs’ next over, Heenan, after playing good cricket for 14, spooned one of Briggs’ up, aud Lohmann (at mid-off) held it ; 25—3—14. Gore joined Morice in time to see him bowled by a fast one from Briggs. 25—4—3 Moorhouse filled the breach, and Gore snicked Lohmann fora single, and cut Briggs for 3. Two were run for leg-b; es, aud 30 was hoisted, whereupon Moorhouse cut one of Briggs’ for a single, and snicked Lohmann to the same extent. Both batsmen played very steadily, the contrast in their styles being somewhat remarkable, for while Gore, taking advantage of his reach, played forward to everything, Moorhouse invariably played back. At 39, however, Gore incautiously went out to play a ball, and missing it, was smartly stumped by Pilling ; 39—5—4. Kirker joined Moorhouse, and the latter, after cutting Briggs nicely for 3, was beaten by a fast one from Lohmann ; 42 67. Motley, the next man, was bowled by Lohmann without scoring ; 42 —7 —o. Cotterell succeeded his skipper, and opened his score with a single off Lohmann. Kirker drove the same bowler for a single, and Cotterell cut him beautifully for 4. Cotterell, however, spooned the Surrey bowler’s next ball up, aud Briggs at point held it; 48—8—5. Dryden joined Kirker, who brought 50 up by a drive for 3 off Briggs. Dryden broke the ice by driving the same bowler for one, and got a lucky single off Lohmann, Kirker being very nearly run out. Kirker slogged one of Lohmann's for 3, and the bowler with his next ball lowered Dryden’s wickets ; 56—9—2. Lawson, the next man, was stumped by .Pilling before he had scored ; 56 Koch joined Kirker, and the latter, after hitting Briggs away over to the fountain for 5, snicked one of Lohmann’s ipto the slips, where it was well taken by Pougher; 61—11 12. Wiren partnered Kooh, and snicked Lohmann’s first for 4. Koch was then bowled by Briggs ; 65—12—0. Sanderson went in, and Wiren drove Lohmann very prettily for 3, after which Sanderson was bowled by Lohmannn ; 68—12—0. McGirr filled the breach, and a lucky over-throw by Briggs gave him 3. and brought 70 up. In Briggs’ next over McGirr spooned one of Briggs’ up, which was held by. Lohmann at mid-off; 71 —14—3. Stinson joined Wiren in time to see the latter bowled by Briggs, after playing very steady cricket; 71 —15—7. Werry, the next man, was bowled by Briggs before he had scored; 71 —16—0. Ronaldson joined Stinson, and fell another victim to the devices of Briggs and Lohmann, being caught by the latter at the invariable inid-off. 71—17—0 was the total, and it was then (5.30) decided to draw stumps. Scores : Wellington. —First innings. G. Mansill, 3, c Shrewsbury, b Lohmann , 3 Heenan, 545, c Lohmann, b Briggs ... 14 Boddington, 3, c Pougher, b Lobmann 3 Morice, 3, b Briggs 3 Moorhouse, 11113, b Lohmann 7

Gore, 13, st Pilling, b Lohmann ... 4 Kirker, 1335, o Pougher, b Lohmann ... 12 Motley, b Lohmann ... ... ... 0 Cotterell, 14, c Briggs, b Lohmann ... 5 Dryden, 11, b Lohmann ... ... ... 2 Lawson, st Pilling, b Lohmann 0 Koch, b Briggs ... ... 0 Wiren, 43, b Briggs 7 Sanderson, b Lohmann 0 McGirr, 3, c Lohmann, b Briggs ... 3 Stinson, not out ... ... ... ... 0 Werry, b Briggs ... ... ... ... 0 Ronaldson; c Lohmann, b Briggs ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... ... S Total for 17 wickets ... 71 The Second Day. The match was resumed on Saturday, but could not be concluded for want of time, and resulted in a d»aw. The attendance was not very large in the morning, but increased rapidly during the afternoon, until at 3 o’clock there must have been fully 4000 people present, his Excellency and suite being among the visitors. The play was much more interesting than on the first day in consequence of the creditable stand made by the local team. The first innings was very soon concluded, the last four wickets bringing the Wellington total up to SG, which necessitated a follow on. In view of the execution done by the visitors’ bowlers in the first inniDgs, it appeared almost a certa’nty that the twenty-two would suffer a one innings defeat; but their batting was a vast improvement on Friday’s exhibition, and the consequence was that the Englishmen had a task set them to win the match, which was a simple impossibility under the circumstances. The first of the Wellington men to" make a stand were Hewatt and Mansill, the latter, by" consistently playing 3, straight 1 bat, keeping hjs wicket up for a Jopg tirpe. Lafer on Morice played' a'dashing and free innings of 21, and Motley, who met all the bowling with pondence, made a similar score by fjrstrclasg cricket. The hitters of the team, however, by playing with a good heart, did what the more scientific bats utterly failed to achieve, and fairly stuck the bowling up for a time. McGirr hit out freely for 11, and Stinson played a good defensive aud offensive innings of 14,while Roberts batted Bteadily but with a good deal of freedom for a similar number. Worry’s innings, however, was the feature of the match, equalling Read’s for force, and excelling it in rapidity in scoring, though the bowling to which he was opposed was of course infinitely better than that which the Surrey professional had to play against. He played really good cricket, too, and the caution with which he treated Preston while ho drove the other bowlers with the utmost cheerfulness, had to be seen to be appreciated, Although Werry’s innings was marred by a chance given to Preston, it was undoubtedly an excellent display of sound batting, his defeuce being very strong, while his hits, with the one exception, were all either perfectly safe or hard along the carpet. When the last wicket fell the Wellington score stood at 222, and the Englishmen, wanting 102 to wio, went in at twenty-five minutes past 5. At a quarter to 6, however, play was stopped, and the match was drawn, the Englishmen having then made 20 for two wickets. Mr Aslibolt and the Rev L. M. Isitt acted as umpires. At half-past 11 Stinson, the not oub man, with Nicholls, went to the wickets

to the bowling of Lohmann and Briggs. Nicholls took a maiden from Lohmann, and Stinson oue from Briggs, after which Nicholls started by driving Lohmann for 3. In the same over Stinson put one high up in the slips, where Newham held it. 74—IS—0 was the telegraph as Roberts joined Nicholls and was bowled b/ Briggs before ho had scored ; 74 —19 -0. Littlejohn, the next man. cut Briggs for a single, aud then gently returntd one of Lohtnauii’s to the bowler; 75—20—1. Hewatt, the last man, drove Lohmann for a single, and Nicholls got two for a drive off the same bowler, giving him a distinct chance immediately after. Hewatt put Briggs to the on for a single. He also drove Lohmann for a single, aud a lucky overtluo\v ga\e him four more. The next ball, however, Nicholls hit up ’and Pilling held it safely. The innings thus closed for 86, Hew att being not out with 7. Scores :

W Ellington. —First innings. For 17 wickets ... ... ... ... 71 Sticson, c Newham, b Lohmann ... 0 Roberts, b Briggs ... ... ... ... 0 LittlejohD, 1, c and b Lohmann... ... 1 Nicholls, 322, c Pilling, b Lohmann ... 7 Hewatt, 115, not out ... ... ... 7 Total 86 Bowltng Analysis.

. After a short interval the Wellington men went in again, Heenan aud Hewatt being their first representatives. The fast bowlers were given a trial, Preston starting from the town end to Heenan, who drove his first for a single. Smith, trundling from the other end, delivered a maiden to Heenan, and Preston one to Hewatt, after which Heenan clouted Smith to leg for two. Hewatt got 4 for a lucky snick off Preston. In Smith’s next over Heeiian was bowled off his pads and retired ; 7 I—3. Mansill joined Hewatt, and both batsmen played very steadily for a time, though Hewatt displayed a tendency to hie out now and again, and played some very nice strokes, Mansill acting almost entirely on the defensive. Twenty was hoisted by Hewatt hitting Preston to leg for three. In Smith's next over Hewatt forgot his caution, aud hit wildly at a straight one ; 22—2—10. Boddington, went in and was beaten by the second ball he got from Smith ; 22—3—0. Gore, who followed, met with a similar fate ; 22—4—0. Morice partnered Mansill, and cut one of Smith’s very nicely for 4, fallowing it up by putting one of the same bowler’s for 4, and driving another for 3. Mansill cut Smith for one, and Morice, who appeared to like the Eng. lish skipper's style, put one into the slips for 4. Each batsmen added two or three, and 40 was hoisted. An over or two later Mansill, after making the best stand so far made against the English bowlers, was beaten by one from Smith; 43—5—S. An adjournment for lunch was then (1.30) made, Morice's score standing at 15. On resuming an hour later Moorhouse partnered Morice. Maurice Read replaced Preston and bowled from the town end to Morice. Eight were run for byes, Newham (who had taken short stop while Pilling went into the slips) being unable to stop Smith’s fast ones), and Morice hit Read to leg very prettily for 4, and cut him for 2. Four more for byes, and -60 was hoisted. Moorhouse did not ’ appear to relish Smith’s bowling, but he presently got one well away to leg for 3. In the English captain’s next over Morice was bowled after playing a free innings of 21 ; 64—6—21. Kirker, the next man, out Smith to the ropes for 3 and put Read away for a single. Moorhouse got 4 for a lucky snick off Read, and 70 was telegraphed. Immediately after Kirker played all over a fast one from Smith; 72 —7 - 4. Motley filled the breach, and Moorhouse hit Read to leg for 3 twice, Motley getting 3 for a similar hit off the same bowler ; SO up. Read being rather expensive, Lohmann went 011 to bowl at the south end and started with a maiden to Motley. In his next over Smith completely beat Moorhouse, who had played his bowling very shakily all along ; Sl—S—l4. Cotterell joined his skipper, and cut each bowler for a single, giving Ulyett a rather difficult chance iu the slips off Lohmann. Motleycut Lohmann for 2, and then lost Cotterell, who was bowled bv Smith ; Ss—9—2. Lawson, the next man, played very cautiously for an over or two, and Motley got 4 for a snick off Lohmann. A single to Motley off Lohmann brought 90 j up, and Lawson opened his account by chopping one of Lohmann’s for 4. Motley placed Smith to leg prettily for 2, and Lawson “brought down the hocse” by a splendid drive for’ 1 4 off Lehmann': 100 up 1 . A little later, ho .veVi r.'' Lawson wds' well caught 1 jay'Braun in i'jie slips off Lohmann (who had changed eudti’with Smith) ; 101 10 Jjj/ ‘ Nicholas, the next man, got a single j off Lqlimaph, and was - then caught by Shrewsbury off Smith '; IQ2—l1 —I. Dryden sqcceetl hijn, and ? after playing a few bali§, spooned one .»i into Braun’s hands; 102—j.2 - 0 Wiren partnered Motley, and several singles were run, Motley presently placing one of Smith’s to leg for 3 prettily, At 109 Br i ; :i replaced Smith, and a leg-glance by Motley for a single brought 110 up. Runs oaqio slowly now, principally by means of singles, Motley doing most of j the scoring. At 114 the Wellington skipper, after playing sterling cricket for his runs, snicked one of Lohmann’s (which he had not intended to hit) up in the slips, where Pougher held it; 114—13—21. Ronaldson joined When, and after cut ring Lohmann to j the ropes for 3 was bowled by Briggs; 117 i —3, ‘ Sanderson billowed, and a couple ! of byes were run, after which Wiren saved I the one innings defeat by cutting Lohmann ‘ to leg for 3. Sanderson went next ball, ; spooning it into (Jlyett’s hands at point; 122 —15—0, McGirr went in in time to see Wiren bowled by Briggs, after playing a steady and patient innings; 122—16—6. Stinson joined McGirr, and the latter, hitting out very williugly, drove Lohmann for 2, and clouted him round to leg for 4. Briggs pitched a couple up to Stinson,' and the batsmen drove them beautifully for 4 and 2. McGirr then got hold of one of Lohmann’s, and drove it for 5, and Stinson, following. suit, drove him for 2 and for 1; 140 up. Stinson added a couple, and then lost McGirr, who was bowled by Lohmann after a short but merry life ; 144—17—11. Werry filled the vacancy, and pat runs on in very

ouiok time, Stinson responding by putting Brices to the ropes for 3; ICO was soon hoisted, and Werry had a life, Preston dropping a catch in the outtield. In Briggs next over, Stinson hit one of Briggs up, which was held by Shrewsbury. The out-going batsman had played dashing cricket and was well applauded ; 163 IS—l4. Koch partnered Werry, and the latter out Lohman to the ropes for 3, drove Briggs for 4, and put him to leg for 3. Koch made a luckv single, and Werry continuing to hit all the bowling, the play was lively for a time A.t 177 Preston went on and took: Koch in his first over, the batsman playing one on ; 175—19-1. Roberts joined Werry and drove Lohmann for a single. Werry scored freely, and presently a couple of tremendous drives brought 190 up. Roberts shaped very well, and driving Lohmann for 3 and Preston for 4, brought 200 up Werry drove Preston for 2, and Smith went on to bowl in place of Lohmann. Single to each man off Preston, a leg bye, and Roberts clouted Smith to leg for 3 and Preston for a single. In Smith’s next over a formidable partnership was dissolved, Roberts being bowled after making a useful 14 by good batting: 213—20—14. Littlejohn, the last man, went in, and Werry cut Preston beautifully for 3, an overthrow making it 6. In Smith's next over Littlejohn was bowled, and the innings olosedfor 222, of which Werry made 53, and carried his bat out. # Scores : Wellington.—Sc codc! Innings. Hewat, 4123, b Smith 10 Heenan, 12, b Smith .. ... Mansill, 1111121. b Smith » Boddington, b Smith ... ••• Gore, b Smith ... y Morice, 443442, b Smith Kirker, 31, b Smith ... ••• Moorhouse, 3433, b Smith ... ••• Motley, 324121113111, e Pougher, b Lohmann ... ••• •• ••• „ Cotterell, 11, b Smith ... ••• ••• " Lawson, 44, c Braun, b Lohmann ... b Kicholls, 1, c Shrewsbury, b Smith ... 1 Dryden, o Braun, b Smith ... ... 0 Wiren, 1113, b Brings 6 Rona'dson, 3, b Briggs ... 3 Sandereon, c Ulyett, b Lohnumn ... U McGirr, 245, b Lohmann ... - H StinsoD, 422123, c Shrewsbury, b Lohman ... --- ••• ••• ••• 44 Werry, 12323111343311344121216, not out Koch, 1, b Preston 4 Roberts, 1341131, b Smith 14 Littlejohn, b Smith 0 Extras -0

The Englishmen went in to bat at twentyfive minnte3 past 5, requiring 102 to win. Maurice Read and Lohmann were the first batsmen, the former taking strike fro? 1 Hewatt, Drvden bowling from the town end Both men p'romptly got to work, Read hitting out with especial freedom, at 15 Lohmann 3nicked one of Hewatt’s up, which Wiren held ; 15—1—6. Preston joined Read, and the latter drove Hewatt for a single, the new comer darting with a couple of singles. At 18 Preston should have been run out, and Read had a life, Stinson missing a rather easy catch at long off. Immediately afterward Preston|was run out by means of a smart return from the outfield by Mansill; 20—2—3. As the light was getting bad it was then decided to draw stumps, and the match was drawn. English Eleven. —Second innings. Lohmann, 1131, c Wiren, b Hewatt .. ■ 6 Read, 13511, notout 11 Preston, 111, run out 3 Total for two wickets 20 first Innings ... .. ••• •• 207 Hewatt took one wicket for 12 runs.

LILLYWHITE’S ELEVEN v. CANTERBURY EIGHTEEN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, March 22,

Mr Ollivier chose the following team tonight to represent Canterbury m the English Cricket match:—E. P. Barnes W. J. Crawshaw, L. A. Cuff, D. Dunlop, J. Fowke, W Frith, C. Garrard, R. D. Harman, A. Labatt. R. Halley, H. R. Mathias, R. B. Mathias, F. A. McDonald, H. Ogier, W. P. Reeves, H. M. Reeves, W. Studholme, and Wilding. The team is strong in bowling and fielding, bnt its batting form is not much above the average. Christchurch, March 2b. The above match was commenced at Lancaster Park to-day. Owing to the late arrival of the Wanaka from Wellington with the English Eleven on board, and to the fact that the wicket was on the wet side through a heavy downpour of raifi early in the moving the game was not commenced until 2.15 p.m. Wilding, the Canterbury captain, having won the toss from Smith, elected to take advantage of tha excellent wicket provided, and Crawshaw and Studholme apE eared as the pioneer batsmen for Canter. ury to the bowling of Lohmann and Briggs. Pilling was an absentee, owing to an injury to his hand, and Pougher took the position of short-stop. Studholme scored a couple to leg off Briggs. After Lohmann had sent down a maiden to Crawshaw, Studholme scored another couple off Lohmann, but after Crawshaw had broken his egg the former batsman was well caught by Briggs oil the Surrey crack ; s—4—l. Barnes partnered Crawshaw, and os the bowling was well on the spot and the-fielding above the average, it seemed very hard work to score a run. After a faw unimportant singles Barnes caused 10 to appear on the board by a straight drive off Lohmann. Crawshaw placed Briggs to leg for 3, and Barnee followed suit by cutting him to the fence for 3. Both batsmen wore now playing with confidence, and 20 was soon hoisted,! amidst applause. Crawshaw hit Lohmann to leg for 4, and Barnes, not to be outdone, followed suit by putting Briggs in the same place for a similar number, and cut the next ball behind point for a triplet. At 44 a double change was resorted to, Preston relieving Briggs, and Smith taking Lohmann'a place. The scoring, however,

f went on apace, Barnes cutting Preston in grand style for 3. Several sundries were | inn through the inefficiency of Pougher behind the wickets, and 50 was put up. Ihe fielding of the Englishmen was very smart and sure, and the scoring became very slow. At 67, Smith and Preston changed ends, but without avail, as the runs came slowly but surely, both batsmen playing carefully and well. 70 was hoisted amidst applause, and the prospect of the century being signalled without another wicket falling seemed very rosy. At 73, however, Crawshaw got hard on to a fast one of Smith, and waß splendidly taken in the left hand by Shrewsbury at point'; 73—2—30., The retiring batsman had played sterling cricket for his Lcoro, and well deserved the applause that greeted him upon arriving at the pavilion. .Mathias partnered Barnes, who at this time was playing all the bowlers with confidence and ease, and after a maiden or two Barnes got hard on to Smith’s to the off for 2, and followed this up by a grand leg hit off the same bowler for 5, all run out. This was the Midlander’s last score, however, as after a m a id on or so an< 4 Mathias had scored a single, “Jumbo” was taken in the slips off a hard back cut by Lohmann, and retired with 39 to his credit; 54—3—39. The outgoing batßman had played very good cricket. He deserves every credit for his ■ determined and plucky inuings. W. P. Reeves came next, but was not in long before he witnessed Mathias’ downfall, bowled by Briggs ; SS—4—l. H. Reeves partnered his brother, but was almost immediately dismissed by Smith ; S9—s—o. Harman joined W. P. Reeves, and coon afterward the century was hoisted ainidst applause from the 700 or SOO spectators. At 105 Harman, after shaping very well, left, clerned bowled by a fine legof Briggs’, and Wilding came in. At 107 Lohmann relieved Preston, and the Canterbury troubles began. With one run added Wilding was caught and bowled by Lohmann, and after Gar'ard had finished the over Reeves wjh bowled by a short one from Briggs ; 10S—S —13. Reeves had made a number of good hits in his score, when he r ceived his coup de graoe. Labatt joined Garrard and was at once to work, but at 116 Garrard fell a victim to Lohmann’a diplomacy, being well caught in the slips by Smith. Fowlce was next, and commenced carefully, but with three runs added, Labatt followed Garrard’s example apd 119—10—5 was telegraphed. Macdonald joined Fowke and began confidently, and although the light was very bad, both men kept their stumps intact until 5.30 p.m., the time arranged for discontinuing the game, when the total stood at 126 for 10 wickets, each of the not outs claiming 3 runs. The visitors’ bowling did not strike the cognoscenti as being anything terrible, although no mistake could be made about their fielding. Shrewsbury at point worked like a machine, and received round after round of applauce for his catch which dismissed Crawshaw, as did Lohmann for his performance in securing Barnes. Briggs, Braun, Ulyett, and Preston also worked without a mistake, and the opinion was universal that but for the splendid efforts of the Englishmen in the field the local score would have been far higher than it was. Crawshaw and Barno3 both played sterling cricket, and it was a matter of surprise to many that the good example they set should not have been emulated by a number of their comrades. The following are the scores up to tho drawing of stumps : Canteubury—First innings. W. J. Crawshaw, c Shrewsbury b Smith 30 W. Studholme, c Briggs, b Lohmann ... 3 W. P. Barnes, c Lohmann, b Smith ... 39 H. R. Mathias, b Preston ... 1 \Y. P. Reeves, b Briggs 13 H. W. Reeves, b Smith ... ... ... 0 R. D. Harman, b Briggs ... ... ... 7 F. Wilding, c and b Lohmann ... ... 0 C. Garrard, c Smith, b Lohmann ... 5 J. Fowke, not out ... .. ... ... 3 T. McDonald, not out ... 3 Extraß... 18 Total for 10 wickets... ... ... 126 Bowling analysis—Lohmann, 128 balls, IS maidens, 32 runs, 4 wickets ; Briggs, 140 balls, 23 maidens, 27 runs, 2 wickets ; Preston, 100 balls, 14maiden3, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Smith, 88 balls, 10 maidens, 25 runs, 3 wickets.

Christchurch, March 27,

Heavy rain on Monday night rendered the wicket greatly in favor of the bowlers, and the remaining Canterbury batsmen found it very difficult to negotiate Briggs’ deliveries, he securing the remainder of the wickets at a very small cost. Play was resumed at 11.50 to-day by Fowke and Macdonald, not outs of yesterday, appearing to face the bowling of Lohmann and Briggs. The weather was still cold, and at first more pleasant than that of the previous day, but the attendance was very meagre. Just before lunch a south-west storm came up and spoilt everything. Lohmann opened from the north end by sending down a maiden to Fowke, but Macdonald played hiß fourth ball from Briggs very softly Into Braun’s hands at cover - point. The eleventh wicket fell for 126, the last man’s score being 3. Dunlop filled the vacancy, and Lohmann bowled a maiden to Fowke. Another maiden from each end and Dunlop opened with a couple of risky singles. Two overs later Dunlop got the lefthander to the rails for 3. Smarty run single to Fowke, who broke a succession of maidens, and the same batsman repeated the performance in the next over. Both batsmen seemed puzzled by Briggs, and after another period of slow 1 play Fowke fell a victim to the Lancashire bowler; 123—12—5. Halley succeeded, but succumbed to the third ball he received from Briggs, and the remaining ball of the over dismissed Ogier. R. Mathias joined Dunlop, and enlivened the somewhat monotonous proceedings by driving Lohmann to the off for 2; Mathias took a maiden from Briggs, and soon after hit one from Briggs high up to off and ran a couple, but in attempting to repeat the performance was bowled; 139—15 —2Cuff followed, and created a diversion by driving his first ball from Briggs to the rails for 3. Batsmen were now introducing a little vigor into the game, but the field (made no mistakes, and Dunlop only managed to add a single before Cuff was taken by Braun at cover point; 140 —IG—3. W.

Frith, the last man, went to the assistance of Dunlop, but his sojourn had only extended ovor a couple of overs when he fell another victim to Briggs, and tho Canterbury inuing3 closed at 12.40 for 145 runs. Dunlop had played very good cricket upon a difficult wicket for 12 runs, not out, and seemed the only man able to look at Briggs’ bowling. At 12.55 the Canterbury team took the field, and were at once followed by Read and Shrewsbury. Dunlop commenced by bowliug a maiden to Read. Halley took up the attack from the other end, and sent down a maiden to Shrewsbury. A mistake in the field enabled Read to open the score with a single in Dunlop’s next, and Shrewsbury followed 'yvith 2. In Halley’s next Shrewsbury got the break at the back, and was easily secured by Frith at shoit-leg. Four runs only had then been scored, of which Shrewsbury had made 2. Ulyect followed, and at once got Dunloo to leg for 3. A couple of singles wore added by Read before ho hit Dunlop bard to the on for 4. Ulyett Bkied Halley to the off, but no one was there, and a single resulted ; and Read brought 20 up by cutting Dunlop for 3. Both batsmen were now scoring freely, placing the ball with wonderful judgment, and with 30 up, Frith relieved Dunlop. Frith commenced very short, and was roughly handled bjr both players. Wilding took the ball from Halloy, and Frith got a better length, while the fielding, which had been a little loose during the first quarter of an hour, improved. At half-past 1 an adjournment was made for lunch. The cold weather seemed to materially affect the Canterbury bowlers, as each man tried was very short in his delivery, and gave the batsmen very little trouble. During tho luncheon adjournment a heavy and continuous storm swept over the ground, and as, after an hour or two of waiting, tho weather showed no sign of improvement the game was abandoned for tho day. The wicket is now in a thoroughly sodden condition, and although arrangements were made for continuing the game at 11 o’clook to-morrow it is very doubtful if any good cricket can be shown in the latter part of the game. The following are tbe scores : Canterbury.—First innings. Crawshaw, c Shrewsbury, b Smith ... .30 Studholme, c Briggs, b Lohmann ... 4 Barnes, c Lohmann, b Smith ... ... 39 Mathias, b Preston ... ••• ••• 4 W. P. Reeves, b Briggs ... ... ••• 13 H. W. Reeves, b Smith 0 Harman, b Brigg 3... ... . ••• 7 Wilding, c and b Lohmann 0 G-arrard, c Smith, b Lohmann ... ... 5 Labatt, c Smith, b Lohmann 3 Fowke, b Brigg 3 ... . ••• 5 McDonald, c Braun, b Briggs 3 Dunlop, not out ... ... ••• 42 Halley, b Briggs 0 Ogier, b Briggs ... ... ••• £ R. Mathias, b Briggs ... ... ••• - Cuff, c Braun, b Briggs ... ... 3 W. Frith, b Briggs 0 Extras... ... ... ••• ••• 48 Total ... 145 Bowling analysis—Lohmann, 18S balls, 39 runs, 2S maidens, 4 wickets ; Briggs, 199 balls, 39 runs, 32 maidens, 9 wickets ; Smith, SS balls, 25 runs, 10 maidens, 3 wickets; Preston, 100 balls, 24 runs, 14 maidens, 1 wicket. LiluYwhite’s Eleven, - First innings. Read, not out ... ... ••• 25 Shrewsbury, c Frith, b Halley ... ... 2 Ulyett, not out ... ... ... ••• 16 Extras . ... ... ••• 1 Total'for one wicket... ... ... 44 Christchurch, March 28. The 'cricket match will be resumed tomorrow if the weather permits. London, March 26. Tho Marylebone Cricket Club has declined to endorse the rule laid down by the County Clubs' Conference with reference to the question of leg-before-wicket. ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN THE COLONIES. The financial experiences of two English cricketing teams that have toured Australia this season have been so far from successful that it will probably be some years before Australia will again see the cricketers of the old country on their fields. How Vernon’s team has done I cannot say, but Shaw, Lillywhite and Shrewsbury’s venture cannot have been a very successful one. In one match, for instance, they had two pence to divide, and in another a shilling ‘ which we advised Mr Atkinson, the secretary of the Melbourne Club, to hang on his watch chain, ’ Mr Lillywhite told me in the couree of conversation on Saturday. Cricket, he added, was going down a groat deal in Australia as far as public interest was concerned, though it was still well-favored in South Australia. And apropos of South Australia, it may bo worth mentioning that in the opinion of several of the Englishmen that colony will heat the others shortly. They have the Giffens, of course, Jarvis, Godfrey, Lyons, aiid a number oi other really first-class men. io re. turn to English teams in Australia, there is no doubt the business has been overdone. There is not the same novelty about ft now as there was when Spiers and Pond brought out the eleven which arrived in Australia on Christmas Eve of 1861. A rare agregation of the cricketing talent of the old days was that same eleven, including as it did Stephenson, Bennett, Caffyn, Griffiths, 1 the Surrey Lion hitter,’ Lawrence, Iddi3on, Hearne, (‘Father Tom’) aud others. They practically, indeed, carried everything beforethem, and one of their number, Griffiths, actually played and beat an eleven of the Ovens District single handed. The arrangement was that Griffiths was to have three men to field for him, but wa3 to do all his own batting and bowling. He bowled the eleven out for nothing, giving them one no-ball, and then went in and hit their bowling about. _ This team were treated in high style, and oefore they left were banquetted and presented with an address of which two lines were applied to Hearne — ‘Ne’er was the county in such doleful dumps „ , ~ . As when the good old “Father stirred their stumps. ’ j A couple of seasons later a second team l

came ont, this time under the management j of the celebrated George Parr. It included |

George Anderson, Caffyn, Carpenter, E. M. Grace, Hayward, Tarrant, and Lockyer, and was described as ‘ a team it would be impossible to match in the world. ’ E. M. Graeo was to the cricketing world then what his brother W.G. is now. but he suffered from a bad hand in Australia, and his average was only a trifle over nine. They won every match played to a finish, though they were badly stuck up by Cosstick aud Bryant in Melbourne. Indeed had it not bfeen for Hayward and Carpenter getting together and making a stand which lasted from lunch time on one day till late on the next, there is no saying what might have happened. However, Hayward made 61 and Carpenter 69, and that was much too good for the Colonials. The next eleven came out in 1573, and consisted of W. G. Grace (captain), G. F. Grace, Boult, Bushe, Gilbert, Andrew Greenwood, Humphrey, Jupp, James Lilly white, Osoroft, Mclntyre, and Southerton. Great tilings were expected of VV. G. Grace, but in the first match lie played in in the colonies he was bowled by Boyle for 30. His average, however, reached 35. The team was beaten by eighteen of Victoria, eighteen of New South Wales, and twenty-two! of Stawell, and won all their other finished matches. In one ma’cb, that against York Peninsula Twenty-two, a decided curiosity of cricket was achieved. In. the first innings of the Peninsula men Southerton took eleven wickets for 29 runs, and Mclntyre nine for four. With a view to giving the colonials a show, Grace took Southerton off in the second innings aud put Lilly white on ; but this was out of the fryingpan into the fire with a vengeance, for Lilly white bowled 13 wickets for seven run 3, while Mclntyre took seven for one run ! In 1576 James Lillywbite brought out a team of professionals—himself as captain, with Armitage, Charlwood, Emmett, Greenwood, Hill, Jupp, Pooley, Shaw, Selby, Sontherton, and Ulyett the evergreen. The team was very weak in batting, but they won most of their matches, and may be remembered as having toured New Zealand. They were beaten twice by fifteens of New South Wales, once by a fifteen of Victoria and once by a combined fifteen (in which match Chnrles.|Bannerinan made 165, after which Ulyett broke one of his fingers for him.

The Australian batsmen by this time were beginning to make things merry for the Englishmen, and Bannerman averaged 38 and Horan 86 against them. It was shortly after this that the first .Australian eleven’ went home. In IS7S Lord Harris's team arrived ia Adelaide. It consisted of Lord Harris (capt.) McKinnon, Maul, Royle, Penn (the finest cover point even seen in Australia), Schultze, Webbe, Lucas, Hone, Hornby, and Absolom, amateurs , and Ulyett and Emmet. The Australian eleven (Gregory’s) which had just returned from England played them in Melbourne in January, 1879, and beat them with ten wickets to spare. A eleven of New South Wales and ofVictoria also defeated the Englishmen, but were in each instance worsted in the return match. The next team was one of professionals - ‘ the best English team that ever left the Colony,’ the best cricket critic in Australia called it. The members of it were Shaiv, Barlow, Ulyett, Selby, Bates, Shrewsbury, Scotton, Emmett, Pilling, Peate, Lillywhite and Midwinter. They lost three matches, being defeated by 22 of Curuberlaod, Murdock’s Australian eleven, aud a combined eleven. At that time Spoffortb, Murdoch, Blackliam, Boyle, Palmer, aud A. Banner, man, were in their prime, and cricket was at its height in Australia. Indeed, it was in the same year that Murdoch’s eleven won their match against all England by seven runs and brought the ashes home with them. Siuoe that time several elevens have travelled about Australia, meeting with varying success. The Englishmen, however, have had the best of it since the time of Murdoch and his merry men, who have nob been worthily succeeded.

During tho stay of the English Eleven in Wellington Itookthe opinions of several members of the team upon Australian cricket and cricketers at the present time. As has been said, they appear to think the game is on the decline in Sydney and Melbourne, but progressing apace in South Australia. ’With respect to individual players, the Englishmen’s opinion of Turner ia a rather qualified one. Lillywhite and Shrewsbury both consider him unequalled on sticky wickets, but nob so good as Lohmann on a hard wicket, or, generally, in all weathers. As to whether the Bathurst boy ‘will come off in England it is doubtful.’ ‘He won’t get so many wet wickets there as he does in Australia, said Mr Lillywhite, ‘but whenever he does lie’s bound to come off.’ The Englishmen generally do not think Turner equal to Spofforth in bis best day. Ferris he considers a very good bowler likely to improve and to come off in England. As regards wicket-keepers he thinks Pilling undoubtedly the best of them all now; not equal to what Blackliam was in his best days, but better now. For Blackham appears to have gone off a great deal, and is nob equal to Jarvis behind the wickets in the present time. The South Australian ia a very showy wicket-keeper, but the general opinion seems to bo that lie ia not nearly so effective as Pilling, who however, showed very poor form in Wellington last week. The new man, Burton, Now South Wales, Mr Lillywhite thinks a good one, and a fair bat. As regards Australian batsmen, the Englishmen’s experience of them would not justify a very strong admiration. Moses they consider a very good bat, indeed, hut IHaurice Read and Lohmann, I believe, both lay the flattering unctiou to their souls that they can bowl to beat him. This hardly, chords with the Sydney man’s big scores against them. McDonnell is not, Mr Lillywhite thinks, as good a bat as he used to be, and displays a tendency to hurry to make runs. Edwards inclusion' in the Australian team having been questioned I asked Mr Lillywhite what he thought of him. ‘He’s a very nice bat that,’ he replied, ‘ and will make runs. His opinion of Boyle is emphatic. He has no business to go, ho says, ‘ there are forty better than him.’ Mouicus.

Balia Mdns. Buna Wkts He watt ... 135 5 44 5 Gore... ... 70 1 37 0 McGirr ... 07 2 37 2 Dr3*den ... 120 5 82 2 Lawson ... 10 0 0 1

Lohmann Balls .. 11S Aid ns. 12 Kuns 37 Wkts 13 Briggs .. 120 13 41 8

Total bowling ANALYSIS. ... 225 Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts Smith ... 173 22 36 13 Lohmann ... 160 10 70 5 Pre3ton ... 105 7 36 1 Briggs 75 8 31 2 Read ... 20 2 20 0