ALL ENGLAND CRICKET MATCH

Southland Times, Issue 2707, 9 March 1877, Page 2

ALL ENGLAND CRICKET MATCH

The match was continued yesterday morning, the Invercargill Twenty two following their innings, as they had more than 80 to make up. The ground was rolled before the game recommenced, and was in good order. The sky was clouded, but the clouds cleared away in the afternoon, whioh was beautifully fine. The attendance was not so good as on the previous day, not more than about three hundred persons being present. The Invercargili captain, at a quarter to twelve, sent to the wickets Howell, the not out man of the previous day, with Galbraith as his partner. In the order of going in afterwards the role of thumb method was adopted of putting the men in as they had been tke day before. In the early part of the play the Invercargill men were unnecessarily slow in going to the wickets, and the captain far too remiss in not insisting that they were not to waste any time, as it was known that the Englishmen were compelled to leave early in the afternoon. Southerton bowled the c "«fc over from the lower end, and his --. -ing, but sharply twisting balls slow ban*. -*-<s cq *t to play as Lillyseemed fully aB v.. ,• / £ mmeU ; a white son the preceding a»y. ** l » u "">*t »

fast left-hand bowler, who delivers from tbe end of the crease, bnt is otherwise not as difficult as Hill, bowled from the upper end. The third ball of Southerton's Howell hit clean off the ground for 4. Galbraith scored two singles, and then in trying to repeat Howell's performance, hit the ball high up to the fence, but was caught by Ullyett at long field off— I — 2 — B. Cross joined Howell, and took a maiden over from Emmett. In the next over Howell made a single off Southerton, but was soon after stumped by Selby off the same bowler— 2 — s—B.5 — 8. Kings well went in. Cross cut Emmett to coverpoint for 1, and Kingswell was bowled by Emmett - 3—o—9. After some delay Murray came to the wickets. Cross skied Southerton almost to the same spot where Galbraith had before, and met with the same fate, being caught by Ullyett at long-on— 4—l — 9. Buchanan was the next man. Murray slipped Emmett, but was caught by Charlwood— s— o-11. H. Morison succeeded. Buchanan made a good forward drive off Southerton for 2, and then made the Invercargill hit of the match, sending Southerton right out of the ground, clearing the road beyond it, and lodging the ball some distance in a garden beyond. This was received with loud applause, and tbe hopes of the Invercargill men as to making a good score, or even drawing the game from want of time to play it out, rose. In the next over, however, Emmett scattered H. Morison's stumps— 6—0—17. JReade, the captain, took his place, and showed some good free batting, leading off with a cut from Emmett for 2, and he treated the next ball in the same manner. A bye was run off Southerton, and then Buchanan was caught by Greenwood off Emmett at short leg — 7 — 7 — 22. Robert Wesney followed, but seemed doomed to bad luck in this match, as he was bowled by the second ball of Emmett's— 8— 0— 22. John Wesney joined Eeade and made a single, which was followed by a hit beyond cover point from Eeade for 2. Emmett then sent J. Wesney's stumps flying — 9—l— 28. John Morison succeeded, but was caught by Jupp at slip without scoring — 10—0—29. Levy came in and drove Southerton for 2. Reade made a single, and then an adjournment [-for luncheon took place. After luncheon Eeade was clean bowled by Southerton, the first ball — 11—10—32. Ross went next to the wickets, but almost immediately, to the surprise and disappointment of Invercargill, retired for a duck's egg, hia wicket being taken by a neat ball from Southerton— l2 — 0—32. Yuille went in, and seemed likely to score vrell, leading off with a fine square leg hit over the fence for 4, and playing Emmett's fast bowling in good style. Levy now skied a ball of Southerton's, and it was taken and held by Armitage— l3— 2— 39. Mills followed, and alter a maiden had been bowled by Southerton, Selby stumped Yuille off Emmett's bowling — 14—4—40. Howard followed and quickly made two singles, and was thea bowled by Emmett — 15—2—42. Pickford came next to the wickets. The rest of the men now went out very rapidly. Mills was caught by Shaw at mid off— l6— o—42. Ash came in and his bails were displaced by the first ball from Southerton— l7 — 0 —42. Stock succeeded, and made two singles, but was stamped whilst straying from his ground. Some of the spectators not knowing the laws of cricket, foolishly called cut " shame !" It is almost needless to say tbat it is always the rule in first class matches to play the strict game, and the wicket-keeper was therefore perfectly right in appealing to the umpire. Smith followed, but was compelled to retire by the first ball from Southerton— l9— o—46. Hayward came next. Pickford who had been making a stonewall of his bat in front of his wicket, slipped Emmett for 2. Hayward was cleverly caught at the wicket off Southerton — 20—0—46. And Searle, the last man, went in and received the remainder of the over. In the third ball of the next over Pickford was bowled by an apparently simple ball from Emmett, the innings closing for a total of 46 at 2.33 p.m.

The following is the Invercargill score during the second innings : — Twenty-two— Second Inningm. Howell st Selby b Southerton ... 5 Galbraith c Ullyett b Southerton 2 Cross c Ullyett b Southerton „. 1 Kingswell b Emmett ... ... 0 Murray c Charlwood b Emmett 0 Buchanan c Greenwood b Emmett 7 H. Morison b Emmett 0 Keade b Southerton 10 R. Wesney b Emmett 0 J. Wesney b Emmett 1 J. Morison c Jupp b Southerton 0 Roes b Southertan ... ... 0 Levy c Armitage b Southerton ... 2 Yuille c Selby b Emmett ... 4 Mills c Shaw b Southerton ... 0 Howard b Emmett ... ... 2 Pickford b Emmett ... ... 2 Stock, et Selby 2 Ash b Southerton ... ... 0 Smith b Southerton 0 Hayward c Selby b Southerton... 0 Searle, net out 0 Byes 5 ] Leg Byes ... ... ... 2 Wides 1 Total 46 Bowling Akaly3lS. Southerton, 24 overs, 13 maidens, 11 wickets, 24 runs. Emmett, 24 overs, 15 maidens, 9 wickets, 14 runs. After a short delay, when the match was over, the Invercargill cricketers, with their English visitors, adjourned to the luncheon booth, where the usual complimentary toasts to the captains of the two teams, and the scorers and umpires, were drunk in bumpers of champagne. Mr Lillywhite, in proposing Mr Keade's health, spoke of him as one of the best cricketers he had met in New Zealand, and suggested that he should be one of those chosen to represent Otago in case the different districts sent representatives to play an Australian team. As for himself, he said, he had been very well pleased with New Zealand, and hoped to make one more visit here yet in the course of a few years, though that was very uncertain. So far as the young cricketers here were concerned, if they practised under good captains, they would make good players in a little while. Mr "Wade also made a few remarks, and said that the prize bat presented by the Club for the best scorer of the Eleven would fall to Mr Greenwood. There were also a prize bat and a prize ball for the best baUmaa aad bowler in the lawnwgtU j

-- - '■■'■■■■gSgggg-!' team, and a trophy for the beat fieldsmen, presented by His Worship the Mayor and other local gentlemen. The other umpire and himself tyd awarded the priie for fielding to Mr Henry Morison. The cricketers then left the ground for the Albion Hotel, whence they proceeded to the Invercargill railway station at 4 o'clock. They were heartily cheered by a number of cricketers on the platform, And accompanied by the Vice-President and Secretary of the Club, and some other gentlemen, to the Bluff. There tbey paid a visit to Captain Mills, of the Valparaiso, and were entertained with genuine British hospitality in tbe cabin of his vessel. Several songs were song, and just as the last train for Invercargill was leaving the Bluff at a quarter past 6 o'clock, the Alhambra, with the English cricketers on board, steamed away from the wharf for Melbourne. The train, we may mention, had been kindly delayed for their con* venience by Mr Arthur, the traffic manager of the Southland Railways.