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Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 41, 15 March 1884, Page 7

The marriage of the Hon. Ivo Bligh and Miss Florence .vlorfy took place at Ruperttiwood (Victoria), the residence of Sir W. J. Clarke, on February 9th. A large number of guests were pr. s jut.

It is stated thai E. h\ S. Tylecote, the well-known English cricketer, will visit Australia during the present year, but not m time for tne cricket season ; it is probable that he will remain m the Colony.

The Australasian says it is rumoured that W. Giffen will visit England with the Australian team, and also, that, although SpofTorth has more than once declined to join the te.-mi, there is now 1 fair reason for believing tnat he will be on board the Sutlej when the time comes for the departure of the team.

According to the opinion of the readers of the Melbourne Sportsman, Midwinter is the best all round cricketer m Australia ; he polled 1207. G. GiiTen 1181, Garrett 382, Evans 321, .Scott 304. Midwinter is also selected as the best all round cricketer m Victoria, having ldS'2 opposite his name. Garrelt heads the New Souih Wales cricketers with 20G3, Evans Jos3, Bannerman 221, Murdoch 204- For the best all round man m South Australia, G. GiiTen has completely out-distanced all others, scoring 37»53 votes, Jam's r>f>, Noel 43.

Tne features of the late Intercolonial match, Victoria v. New South Wales, were the bowling of Evans a'jd the batting of Bannerman and Moses. Bannerman, says the Argvls, never batted with greater spirit and determination, or more attractively ; lie at times surprised the Victorians with the rapidity of his run getting. His hitting all round being well timed and remarkably clean ; when he had almost nuxde n century, lie unluckily played a ball on to his wicket. Moses' display of batting cannot be too highly spoken of. He played a true and correct game all through.

Evans gets a trophy costing £2() for his maguidcient howling.

I)r K. M. Grace's entire performance for the past season was 80 innings ; ten times not out, 15550 runs, averaging 50 runs per innings. The Dr is now 42 years of age, ami exactly 20 years ago last month, he playoil with George Parr's eleven on the Melbourne Cricket ground against a. Victorian twenty-two.

Sl unv, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite are organising an All-England Eleven to visit Australia* Barnes and Gunn will be included m the team. They will play the first match m Adelaide m November

next. Flowers and Ulyefct, two well-known cricketers, have joined the English cricketing team which visits Australia. The team is a very strong one.

The highest individual innings ever made m Australia was made recently by W. Burce, 328 not out.