The English. Eleven v. Australian Eleven

Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 21

The English. Eleven v. Australian Eleven

The following is the full score in the match which was interrupted at a most interesting stage by the rain: — Tub English Eleven. First Innings. Ulyett, c Blackham, b Garrett .. .. 149 Barlow, c Blackham, b Garrett :. ..16 Selby, b Spofforth .. .. ..7 Bates, stßlackham, b Garrott .. ..23 Shrewsbury, lbw, b Palmer .. .. 1 Midwinter, c Palmer, b Boyle .. ..21 Scotton, st Blackham, b Giffen .. ..26 Emmett, b Giffen .. .. ..27 Shaw, c Murdoch, b Garrott .. ..3 Peatc, c and b Garrett .. .. ..13 Pilling, not out .. .. .. ..6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 17 Total .. .. .. .. 309 The Australian Eleven. First Innings. Bannerman, c and b Midwinter .. .. 37 Murdoch, b Midwinter .. .. .. 85 Horan, c and b Midwinter .. .. ..20 M'Donnell, c Barlow,b Ulyefct .. .. 6-2 Masßie, c Emmett, bShaw .. .. ..19 Giffen, c Scotton, bPeate .. .. ..Id Blackham, cPilling, b Midwinter .. ..6 Garrett, c Ulyett, b Bates .. .. ..10 Pa'mer, c Ulyett, b Bates .. .. ..32 Boyle, c Shrewsbury, b Bates .. ..6 Spofforth, not out .. .. ..3 Sundrios .. .. .. .. 16 Total .. .. .. .. 300 Thk English Eleven. Second Inningf. Ulyett, c Palmer, b Boyle .. .. .. (ti Barlow, run out.. •■ .. .. s(i Solby, not out .. .. .. .. 48 listen, not out .. .. .. ..52 Sundries .. •• .. .. 14 Two wickets for .. .. ..234

H. Fen wick, a member of the United Club, Christchurch, on Friday, made 170 in a match Bankers v. Insurance Companies. In a cricket match played at Christchurch on Friday by members of the " Muff Club," there was some hard hitting. Mr Hall made a score of 93, not out, towards the end of which he hit nine successive 4's, followed by a single, 6, and 4, thus making 47 in 12 consecutive hits.

The life of a prince is evidently not one of ease. A story comes from England that a short time ago a well-known baronet, who represents an important constituency near London, asked tho Prince of Wales to t;vke tho chair at an annual dinner of a big society. He received a courteous reply from the heir apparent, stating how greatly he was interested in the society in question, but regretting hisinability to preside at tho banquet ; that he wawjooked for every day and evening for the ne.w'two year 3, but possibly something could, bo arranged for the third.