CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 1959, 10 September 1891, Page 29

CRICKET.

NOTES BY SLIP.

At a recent special meeting of the committee of the Otago Cricket Association the question of securing a visit from Lord Sheffield's team of cricketers was considered.' The Auckland Association have already taken steps towards this end. For the purpose of ascertaining what it had done, the secretary of the Otago Association was instructed to communicate with it. In the meantime we understand Mr Moore has received a communication from the Christchurch Association covering proposals sent by Auckland to the various cricket associations of the colony. These will be laid before a meeting of committee on Friday evening nexb. We trust the efforts of the colony will be successful, and are satisfied that thousands will flock to our centres to see the world's champion alone perform. The oable informed ua some time ago of the defeat of Surrey by Darbyuhite by 10 wioketi. It appears that the southern county bad first use of the wickets, but Porter and Davidson bowled unchanged, and the innings closed for 104. Derbyshire ran up 187, mainly through the fine bitting of Bagshaw (80) and Ohatterton (59). After Surrey's second innings, which closed for 111, the Peak County only wanted 29 to win, and these were got without the loss of a wioket. Porter in all got 10 wickets for 121 runs, and Davidson nine for 82.

Middlesex defeated Lancashire by an innings and 69 runs, the magnificent batting of A. 18. Stoddart (215 not but) being the chief factor in producing this brilliant victory. Stoddarfe went in first, carried his bat right through, and only gave two ohanoes, one at 86, the other at 109. He was at the wiokets just over five hours, and his treatment of the bowling of Briggs, Mold, and Watson waa masterly in the extreme. T. 0. O'Brien ran up 51 in 25 minutes' play. Middlesex scored 372, against 163 and 140 realised by Lancashire.

The return match between Sussex and Notts, like the first one, produced some sensational cricket. In their first innings Sussex ran up 332 (Butt 72, W. Newham 61, G. L. Wilson 55). Shrewsbury made 75 for Notts, but it was the tail end which saved the follow on, Shacklook hitting 40 splendidly. Then on the last day of the match, which few people thought would be finished, came the sensation. The wicket bad out up, and Sussex were put out for 38. Atte'well bowled remarkably, sending down 70 balls for 12 maidens 6 runs and 4 wickets. Then Wilson's bowling nearly enatohed a victory for Sussex. Going on first change he got rid of Gunn, who had made 25. Still six wickets had to fall, and only 40 runs were wanted. Threa men were got out for 20, but then the fearless Attewell hit ud 17, and Notts won by three -wickets.

Middlesex and Sussex, after not having met for 28 years, came together at Brighton, and the metropolitan county suffered defeat by six wiakets, Sussex -obtaining 200 and 73 for four wickets, Middlesex 186 and 86. S. W. Scott (65 not out), A. E. Stoddart (41), and T. C. O'Brien (41) did best fcr Middlesex, L, Marlow (69) and C. A. Smith (50 not out) for Sussex.

A match between two powerful elevens, practically representing Yorkshire and NMb, got together by Hall and Sberwin. was produotive of some tall scoring. For Hall's eleven Peel and Ulyett gave a magnificent display of batting. Ulyett made 67 without a fault, but Peel went on until be reached 150, also got without a chanoe. The total reached 393. To this Sherwin's eleven replied with 345, Shrewsbury batting right through for 151, while Barnes hit brilliantly for 68. The match was drawn, the Yorkshire Bide being 145 runs on with seven wickets in hand. In the return match with Surrey and Yorkshire the Tykes again went down, the home team— the match was played on the Ovalscoring 302 and 5 for no wickets against 67 and 236 (Hall(60). There were nine doubles on the Surrey aide, Henderson heading the list with 54 (not out), obtained in good style without a mistake. Lohmann took six wiokets for 33 and six for 79.

The Somersetshire Eleven defeated Gloucestershire at Tauriton by 10 wiokets. The scores were—Gloucestershire, 94 and 142 ; Somersetshire, 236 (L. O. Palairet 74) and 1 for no wiokets. W. G. Grace got only 2 and 7. S. M. J. Woods did great destruction for the winners, capturing nine wioksta for 100 runs. Somersetshire had previously defeated * Kent, L O. Palairet and S. M. J. Woods doing the bulk of the work in that match also. The Hon. Alfred Lyttletpn has shown that long absence from the field has not muoh affected 1 his batting skill. Playing for the Lyno Olub against Will o1o 1 the Wisps on July 18, he scored 72 (not out) in fine form out of a record of 151 for four wiokets. J. J, Ferris was a good second with a well-earned 51. The English correspondent of the Australasian reports that Walter Qaaife has been summanly expelled from the Sussex County Eleven. It being rumoured that he had bean applying to other oounttes for an engagement, a u das aofcuall y qualifying for Warwickshire, the Sussex oommittee called him up and asked if it was true. " I shan't answer that question," he coolly replied— and off he was sent, straight. He waa top scorer for his county last year. Qaaife has since published a letter, Btatmg that he neither showed nor intended to show any disrespect to the committee, but told them courteously, though firmly, that he would not answer their question. He also Bay a that previously W. Newham, the olub'B secretary and craok batsman, had threatened to knook him down with a bat for declining to answer him, personally, the same question. Quaife sayß that he is joining Warwickshire because the Sussex oommittee will not get him employment for tbe winter months.

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