CRICKET.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7995, 28 January 1887, Page 3

CRICKET.

By Electric Telegraph.—CoPYHidftt.

(reuter's telegrams.)

(Received January 28, 12.45 a.m.) Sydney, January 27. The otiekeli match Shaw and Lillywhite’s team v. Camden has been drawn, as the rain prevents the match being finished. The intercolonial cricket match has been postponed till to-morroW on accounted tha rairi; __

A cricket match’ was pHayod iSb the tiilsitt. Reserve on Wednesday aftern’oori.between' teams representing the Newtown Rifles aria D Battery of Artillery, and was decided in favor of the former on the first innings, although it is only fair to state that the latter batted four men short. The Rinas mado 79 in their first innings, of which Hoar contributed 37, and the Battery 43. In their second innings the Rifles made 54, A. France being top scorer with 17, and the Artillery 56 for six wickets. Both Kuohen ind King batted well for the losers, and Hyland bowled Well for the same team. On the ■ other side Hoar and Warren were the most successful with the ball* A bat for the highest scorer, and ball fo’r the most successful fieldsman, presented by Lieutenant D a “( of the Newtown Rifles, were wori by. Hoar and Warren respectively. A match will be played to-day between Northern and Southern members of the Permanent Artillery. Major Young will captain the Southern eleven, and Major Gudgeon the Northern. Play begins at 10 o’clock. ... . .. The following players will represent the Wellington Cricket Club in the Senior Cup match with the Phceuix C.C., to start to-morrow at 2.15 p.m. sharp, viz. Barnes, Brooke, Dr Collins, A. Gore, H. Gore, Izard, Koch, Kreeft, Newbold, Pon, and Ronaidson; emergency, A. W. Leokie. Phoenix team Boddara, Creeks, Cross, Good, Malcolm, Morioe, Motley, Riley, Vincent, Webb, and Wilson-Dnret; emergencies, Parker, Gooder. . The following eleven of the Phoenix will leave for Karori by conveyance, starting froia the Central Hotel at L3O p.m,, for'a match with the Karori Club ;—Arden, Baggett, Benbow, Chapman, Daunt, H. P. Grey, Ham, Key, Watty, Wilson, and WynnWilliams. , . . .. The Midland second eleven meets the Surrey first on Saturday for the junior cup. H. Blaoklook, Bond, Easton, Gillon, M. Kennedy, P. Kennedy, Kilner, Maxwell, Penney, Smith, Wylie. Emergencies— Gormley and Galloway. _ A match will be played on the Basin Reserve to-morrow afternoon between teams representing the N.Z. Times and Waddell and Co.’s establishment.