CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2159, 11 July 1895, Page 33

CRICKET.

KOrES BY SLIP.

A Loadon cable states that in the interuniversity crioket match Cambridge beat Oxford by 134 runs. Arrangements are proceeding to send an Australian cricket team to Engl-tnd in Match. So far as at present arranged it wiil be as follows : — Turcer, Iredalo, Gregory, H. Trott, A. Trott, Johns, Graham, G. Giffen, Lyons, Hill, Darling, and Eady. Developments of the coming ciicket Beason may, however, alter the personnel of the team. Johns, who is highly recommended by Blaokham, will be wicketkeeper, and Eady will be taken for his fast bowling. Moses and Bruca are enable to go. Stoddart completed 1000 runs in first-class cricket on Saturday. Tha matih between Notts and Sussex, in which the former, by scorii g 726 in the first inniugs, accomplished the bent English perf i rinance in inler-county contests, resulted in a win for tbat ccunty by an irmirgs and 378 runs, Sussex scoring 170 and 178 (W. Newham not out 75). A victory for Surrey by an innings and 223 runs was the result of the matob between that county and Warwickshire, which was concluded on May 18. To Surrey's total of 520 Warwickshire replied with 123 and 174 (William Quaife 50). Rain prevented a definite result being obtained in the match between G. I. Thornton's Eleven and Cambridge University. The first innings of the former team realised 426 and that of the Light Blues 323. The second inning* of Thornton's K'oven was closed with eight wicket 3 down for 203 (Alec Hearne not out 59, F. S J<ickson 35, Lord H*wke33), and the Uui varsity then made 182 for five wickets (N. F. Druuo not out 109, C. E. Wilson not out 36). The match between Gloucestershire and Somerfetshire, ended on M»y 18 — the match in which W. G. Grace scored 288 — was won by the former c<>un*v with niue wickets in hand. Scon s : Somrrhet^ 303 aod 189 (S M. J. Woods 47, G. Fowler 33) ; Gluuc6»t*rshire, 474 and 19 for one wicket. With only eight micutes to spare Yorkshire def t» t«d Warwickshire on May 22 at Bradford by eight wickets Warwickshire scored 198 (Law 89) and 271 (W«lt. r Quaife 74, Lilley 50, Law .42), and Yorkshire made 363 (Lord Huwko 79, M.orbo.ise 74, Hiist 64, Oharleaworth 48, Brown 44) and 109 for two wicket 3 (Brown 65, Tuuu'cliffe not out 31). In Yorkshire's two inningo Lilley did not allo.v a single bye, and he had a baud in the dismissal of five b&fomen. Leicestershire followtd up their success over Surrey by defeating Notts on May 22 by 79 runs. The match was played at Leicjkter, and the home team scored 205 (Geesou not out 49, P< ugher 45, Holland 34) and 91 (P ugher not i-utsl), while Notts made 9l and 126 (Daft 43, Gunn 30). Derbyshire defeated a somewhat poor batting team of the Marylebone Club and Ground at Lord's on May 22. The Peak C>unty scored 103 (')avirlson not out 58) and 185 (Davidson 61, L. G. Wright 47) to the M C.C.'s 149 (N. Leese 59, Alec Hearne 32) snd 97. For tbe county Poitsr took altogether eight wickets for 49 mus. A powerful batting te*m of amateurs, with Roberts, tha Gloucestershire professional, defeated Cambridge Univsrt-ity by nine wickets. The Gentlemen made 348 (H. T Ho«vett 109, A. E. Stoddart 84, W. G. Grace 52) and 32 for one wicket, and the University made 199 (W. G. Druce not out 40, F. Mitchell 30, J. Burrough 30) and 179 (H. H. Marriott 51, C D. Ruhneon 41) Lancashire defeated Sussex on May 22 at Old Trufford with Beven wiok^ts in hand. Sussex made 194 (G Brann 56. K. S. R*DJil.»inhji 35, W. Newham 32) and 157 (K. 8. Raujitsiubji 46, Bean 42) to Lancashire's 293 (Smith 81, S. M. Tindall 58, Hallam not out 31) aud 59 for three wiektti (Sugg not out 40). An exciting match between Somer<e ( shiro and Oxford University terminated on May 22 in a victory for tho latter by only one wck-ifc. The county made 176 (H. T. St»nl«y 53, J. Bncknell 33) *nd 296 (8 M. J. Woods 48, R. B. Perch 42, D. L. Evans 38, Robson 35), and the Uuiversity scored 261 (G J. Mordsunt7o G R. Bardswell 69. P. F. Warner 52) and 214 for nine wjokets < .(H. D. Levisou-Gower 65, F A. Phillip* 47, P. F. Warner 36). A. E. Stoddart, at a banquet tendered to him by tbe Hampatead Cricket Club— tho cub which brought him out— said the eight months he had been in Australia were amongst the happiest he had evor spent. Referring to the proposed visit of an Au> tralian Eleven to England in 1896, Mr Btodd&rt expressed a hope that the counties would see their way to invite such a combination organised by the Melbourne Cricket Club and the trustees of the Sydney Cricket Ground. W. G. Grace, who was present at the banquet, had on tbe previous afternoon completed his total of 288 against Somerset, and as the veteran entered the room the whole company rose and cheered him lustily for several minutes.