CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2202, 14 May 1896, Page 35

CRICKET.

JSOEES BY SLIP.

••. ' I am- indebted to the-bron secretary of the Grange Club, bha winwers of the Senior Cup for' 1 th» season of 1895-99, for tha averages of the members For the Cup matches, which are given ' below. Me has also foL-wardfed me the average) ' for thff juuior feeaaw. Firoov bheae I gather' that Weitz^P headß' bhe b&Btfng averages for- tbe ' Second Blevea wibh an average of & 61 runs per innings-, and that ab the head of the- bo.vfmg lisb for bhat team comes A. Bsquilanb with an 1 ' average of 4*l ruaa per wicket for' 54 wfekets, closely followed by Cunningham (4 $5), Doadfe (s'Q)', Hsadry (6-82), and. Manby, (6^B). • . • When Mr Ssoddorb left 1 Home for Aa«tralfa lastr year- he was nimble to accept Lord Sheffield's invitabicra to plsy againstr an All-Eng-land Eleven owing 1 bo tbe absenoe of t&reffof biff team. Heated correspondence has since been carried on' between Mr St'oddutt and Lord Sheffield, and' the latter has now closed the' gatleß of his tamout park against alt memberrof Stoddarfs team. • . •H. Gratiam, of the Aastraliaw beam, is improving in health. The team practised at Lord 1 * List Friday, as the-Mitcham wfekets are inferior: Thdr play has much improvecf. . '.* The following is tho team selected" by Lord Sheffield to play against bhe team of Australian cricketers in' the opening match of the latter 7 *' tour:— W. G. Grace, C. B. Fry, F. S. Jackson, Davidson, A. Hearne,. Pougher, MTold, E. S. ' Ranfitainjbi, Gunn, Shrewsbury, and Lilley. ' . * The Australian cricketers were entertained by the Sportsmen's Club, when Lord Harris and Mr M.'Calmonb, M,P., heartily welcomed them. Graham, has recovered. The Turner Testimonial Gomi>> tt^<> iro appealing far sabs6dg*ioas in Bn^UnO-

• . • The Now Zealand Cricket Council met last Friday to consider the terms offered by th« various association* in the colony for a vnit of the Australian team next season. Ib was resolved that alternative offers be made to tho Australian Eleven tor £650 for five matches based on guarantee* from Hawke's Bay, Wel« lington, Canterbury, and Southland, and tb.B takings ef a New Zealand m^toh, or seven matches on the teruia offered by the different associations, with a minimum guarautee of £150 for a New Zealand match ; that It be a condition that the matches either bo played out or that there be three days' play, with tho exception o? the matches at Napier »nd Inter* cargiM, which would ba limit id to two days.