CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 749, 7 April 1866, Page 3

CRICKET.

(Communicated.)

The match played by the members of the legal fraternity on Saturday proved a success in every sense of the term. The weather was delightful — it could scarcely have been more agreeable. Spectators were in good muster, and among them there were not a few of the fair sex. The players, so far as they were concerned, seemed in capital spirit. There was such an appearance of unctuous satisfaction about them, that one would have almost supposed that they themselves derived aa much enjoyment in allowing, for the nonce, the world to rest in peacf, as those who looked forth and beheld the display of cricket after a new and approved fashion. : Yet after all the studious and contemplative observer could find in the picture | exhibited on Saturday, much of human ' nature in which he could revel. It was not the least favorable feature of the programme to observe men daily contesting in the same arena for the laurels of wealth and honor met together in amity,! with minds free from the impressions which rivalry generally makes. And what pictures of happiness and mirth were some of the faces of the players. One of whom great success was unfaithfully predicted, seemed the very personification of good nature. It was well said of him that he looked as if the milk of human kindness was oozing out of every pore. There were others who looked as sternly upon the proceedings as if they were engaged arguing in banco. Of course there were a few facetious player 3. There were some veritable sloggers, too, whose names hereafter will be remembered with heroic regard. Some of the runners displayed alacrity and speed, well calculated to engender feelings of .alarm for the personal safety of those at all within a reasonable distance of the radius wherein the runner performed his evolutions. But we believe no personal injury was inflicted— at all events none ha 9 been reported. Of the match itself there is very little to be said, as it belonged to the class of things better imagined than described. It was, however, rather too one sided. While Turton (G. X ), and Creagh (M.) were the only meu on their side who knew anything of cricket; upon the other were Maddock, *frrr ; s, Kenyoa, and Haggitt, and the re-

maining players on the same side had generally a better idea of cricket than their opponents. Maddock having won the toss, sent in Kenyon and Harris to the bowling of Creagh (M.) and Macassey. It was very soon evident that if the latter knew anything about bowling, he reserved his knowledge to himself. Turton tried his hand at it, but the batsmen were not separated until they had run up a good score." James Smith succeeded to Kenyon's place, but the tenure of his estate was of very short duration. Turton (H.) came next, and although his inteations were good, his efforts to swell the score were fruitless. The others, with the exception of Creagh (A.) and Haggitt, were disposed of with little difficulty, and the score then stood at 56.

The ball unon the other side was opened by Messrs Kidston and Dods. It was fully anticipated, from the extraordinary agility displayed by the former, that he would have done deeds of greatness when he got to the wicket, but in this he lamentably disappointed the interested spectators. Creagh (M.) gave promises of making a good score, but he succumbed in an unwise moment to one of those balls which are supposed to have some mysterious and peculiar affinity to Sydney. With the exception of Turton (G. K.) r none of the remaining players did any execution worth speaking of. Prendergast, from his reputation as a scientific slogger, was towards the close of the innings the plank of the shipwreck upon which all hope was embarked. But even the winning manner with which he prepared himself for the reception of the ball failed to divert it from its fatal course. The ball took a slight, but rather lively hop from the bat into the hands of Creagh (A.), and thus the chance of the eleven scoring equally with their opponents was at once destroyed. The total Humber of runs was only 36. As the game had not thus far proceeded in a very fortunate way for Turton's eleven, it was hoped that there would be a favorable turn in the tide of fortune in the second innings of Maddock's men. The goddess proved fickle, and left her unhappy votaries even, more wretched than they were before. The stumps were drawn at about half -past 5 o'clock, when, there were only 8 wickets down for 123 runs. Messrs Murison and Richardson kindly officiated as umpires, and, of course, gaveuniversal satisfaction.

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Ye append the scores: — Maddock's Elev£it. Kenyon, B P, c Turton, W, b Turton, G X 15 Stuart, W D, c Turton, G X, b Creagh, M 0 Turton, H, b Turton, G X O Muir, S N, b Creagh, M 1 Smith, J, b Turton, G Iv 0 Harris, J X, run out, b TurtoD, W, st Turton, G X 15 Martdock, HD, b Turton, G X... 3 Tarnbull, not out O Haggilt, B C, c Turton, W, b Creagh, M 10 Creagh, A, c Turton, G X, b Creagh, M 9 Hodgkins, b Creagh, M O Bye 1 Wide balls 2 Total 56 Turton's Eleven. Kidston, b Maddock O Dods, c Keiyon, b Harris 3 Creagh, M, b Maddock 6 Tarton, W, c Turton, H, b Harris O Macassey, Jap, b Maddock 0 Turton, G X, b Harris 20 Gillies, TB,b Harris 1 Hodge, not out 4 Prendergast, Jas, c Creagh, A, b Harris O Crawford, c Turton, H, b Maddock G Turton, F X (substitute), c Turton, H, b Maddock O Bye 1 Legbye 1 Total 36