Cricket.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5782, 22 November 1886, Page 4

Cricket.

THE ENGLISH TEAM IN NEW SOUTH WALES. CBr BLBCTRIC TSLSGBAPS—COPTSiaiIT.] [Ebutxb's Tblegbahs/] BTDNEr, Nov. 20. The match between the English oricketers and eleven of New South Wales was resumed and concluded to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance of the public large. The visitors, with no wickets down and four runß up, continued their second innings, which closed for a total of 98. The following are the scores : — Barlow, caught 16 Shrewsbury, caught 4 Barnes, Lb.w " ... 7 Bead, bowled 24 Scotton, caught 21 Bates, bowled 0 Gunn, bowled ... 8 Briggs, bowled 0 Lohmann, stumped 1 Sherwin, bowled ... < ... 1 Flowers, not out 12 Exrtas 4 Total 98 The bowling of the home team was excellent, and dead on the" wicket. The New South Walea men, wanting 62 runs to win in the second innings, obtained the required number with the loss of only four wicketß, thua winning the match by *ix wicketa. The highest scores were :— Bannerman, canght 26 Moses, not out 31

CANTERBURY v. AUSTRALIA. Mr Ollivier has chosen the following 24 men from which he "will pick the 18 representatives on "Wednesday : — Afhby "' Horgreaves x Barnes . Bailey Buchanan HTrnan Orawahaw Lcaghnan Cotteril], R. Mathius j Ccttorill, W. Millton Cuff Moore. H. Dunlop Bayuer Firth. Socretan FowJca Taylor Xrith. . TVlieatloy Garty , 'Wilding Each of the above gentlemen are particularly requested to hbtend practice at Lancaster Park this and each day previon3 to the match, at 4.30 pm. Pour nets will' be provided every afternoon. Mr. Ollivier would be greatly obliged if any of the local trundlers would bowl to the representatives at the practices. The practice on Saturday was well attended, and good play was shown by many men. Aa some of tb«> probable players will give the selector of tl o 18 a certain amount of trouble, on account of the < c|i>ality of their play, they will do well '• r<-y and improve their play by attt^i : . .•- every practice.