ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 4072, 29 March 1888, Page 3

ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT CHRISTCHURCH.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Cheistchttech, March 28. In consequence of the weather, the cricket match between Lillywhite'a eleven and the local eighteen could not be continued to-day. It will be resumed tomorrow if the weather permits. March 29. The cricket match waa resumed at noon to-day, but the wicket was very dead. Bead and Ulyett faced the bowling of "Wilding and Donlop. Ulyett was caught by W. P. Beeves off Wilding increasing his former score by three. Newham joined Bead, but, after making three, was clean bowled by Danlop. Briggs, who followed, was caught by Wilding off his own bowling* without scoring. Smith went in, but Wilding bowled him before no could score Preston succeeded him, bat, after making a single he waa also bowled by Wilding. Brain followed, but was soon given out 1.b.w., bowled Wilding. Lohmann waa caught by Garrard off Wilding without scoring. Puugher now joined Bead, made 5, and fall another victim to Wilding. He was succeeded by Charleston, who waa clean bowled by Wilding without scoring. The innings closed for 75. Bead cirried out his bat, having made 43 by ."steady, careful play. The following are the scores : loixrwHnE'a Bleybn—lsx Insings. Read, not out 43 Shrewsbury, c Frith, b H alley 2 Ulyett, cW. P. heaves, b Wilding ... 19 Kewham, b Dunlop 3

Briggs, c and b Wilding.- ... 0 Smith, b Wilding 0 Preston, b Wilding ._ 1 Brain, low, b Wilding - 0 Lchmann, c Garrard, b Wilding ... 0 Pongher, b Wilding ._ ... .- 5 Charleston (sob), b Wilding 0 Extra ... ... - • ~ Total ... 75 Wilding got 8 wickets for 21 runs. Canterbury then went in for their second innings at 1.15, Donlop and Cuff facing the bowling of Briggs and Lohmann. Caff made six before the luncheon adjournment at 1.30.