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CRICKET.
TWELFTH CLUH MATCH. (
IT haring come to tho turu of Bust Syd rr ty to tookie tho
holders or the Challenge Cup, the reutest commenced on tho
Allier! Ground on Saturday afternoon. l'cr-plo In Sydney
have not so used to »co tho Alberts win their marches, th»»
each Cnp match Is looked upon as a foregone-conclusion:
and thu» there were not n hundred peoplo round the lenco of
the plnyfog (¡round nt nny part'of Saturday's play. Tito
weat her was very disagreeable-a strong and very cold south
wind blowing right Into the pavilion ; and tho day was as
unlike cricket us oncean well imagine. late in tho after-
noon, moreover, during the Inst two hours or so of 168 play,
there was u very bad light ou tho ground, which Interfered
with tho batsman quite as much us the vuriahle wi-sd did
"li the bowlers. In consciiut'iice or tho dentil*, of
? of 13. Gregory's children, the Eutt Sydney men wcrutle
, .ved of tho sctñiccs of their tumnl captain, und besides; only
batted ten plovers,. Icaviiiir Bed's plnco vacant for bfaifto
occupy next s'lturdiiy. his portion us ca phi lu being In lils
absence tilled hy Dave, who won the tosspud went Hist to Mio
wickets, toking with him Geary, ThelattcrrecelvedlhellJiit.
bowling from A. I>ockcr, who was-on nt tho south end, and'
otT thu first ovcrinado a couple of two», which Dnvo followed
vith I and a singlo off SiiotTorth's- first over from tile nortV
and the Has* Sydney cnpln-ln commenced scoring.
Hy off Docker, ni-- wei' ""' " '
pofforth. until vrhon t
had been gut off thobat.
the Alberts in place of Goddartl, put *Qu>mp?on on to bowl in
his stead, and thc scoring became- sloty-n-, hut in Spofforth's
next (his slxtli) over. Geary wns-caught hy A. Docker, and
tho Hi st wicket fell for 37Î Nat'» seoond over was a maiden,
aud hei-e misfortunes began to cloud -trloit lind been a splen-
did oponlng. Diimnictt being bowled, and Dave Gregory niuo,
bv Bi-offortli. in his sewnth over,* tlio-second wicket going
down for Ito, and third for. 10. llinliy v/cnt to tho wlakots
In Dtimmctt'sTilwc, and-was jolncdcby Stonie, hut tho latter,
liko tlic other East Sydnoy.liattlng crack, only contributed u
single, before ho wnw "kxwled by *Not in-his fourth over, nnd
1-1-17 went up. Toohey joined llinnlioy. who was making
t good stund, nod onmmouoed to put together a »coro; hut
Tuohey, from whom mush was expected didn't seem to Uko
thc ''owling, nnd lind ord>:> made a »Ingle- o»d two, when he
vms howled l'y Spofforth, and live winket» weio down I
for SI!. At this st-»£o the Albert» began to Uko '.
thc look of things eonelilornbly ; but Tootler, who
was the next man, joined Hln«hy-.->o nbly ia miming up tho
score, that ten after ten went on tho board lu rapid (mcoeasiun
until the scoro had mor.ntcd up tn Si, -.rheo tho pair were .
separated by HiKilTorth Unding out Hlnchy'-vwlckct for a score !
of 21. Blair followed, ami was at thevlckç* nome time for j
:> runs, during which Tootler continued le'scwo rapidly, tho
figure» running un to '.>* beforn tho lattin was bowled by 1
Spofforth for n well got i.'.*» ? and C. Grcgory.took In his hut, A.
Docker now wont on again to bowl, mid presently d<smis6cd
¡iBlair, when 102 went v.p. und Ayres th» lint man joined
.Chorley Gregory. Tho Ir.»t iialr mado things very lively, nnd
-;there was considerable craitetiicnr. us tho acoro was run un,
,-uui first 110, then 120 showed .^a. tho board;
iA. Docker taking the north cn J« bowling from
."fut. and putting W. Docker to trundle willi, the wind. Tho
Matter had bowled thrco oxers, when off :ho last ball of W.
Dncliev's fourteenth over C. Gregory WHS caught by E. B|K>f
forth, uftcr makin" lo. Apre» currying hls.bav out with ll to
his orr-Jlt ; and thc Inning» closing for n tobo! of 123, which
.iucludcfl u dozen sundries. During tho Imitais Woods kept
wicket for a time, us nbc did Morgun. E. lälmfforth tlcldlnc nt
'point, mid .1 mini son liin/¿ stopping. Tho howling was, agrcat
deni of it, very louse, anua t least 150 sho--.id.bnvc been gotlmd
RjiclTortíi be.-n ptiiilshcA whim he gnvo chances ot being
kum ki'd about ; he got the wickets, however, nncL
the Alberts would fu*ve bceu In a. qncer fix wlth
ont Mm. It is Warth}- of remark that moto,,
.byc.n were given hi tb!» innings t han in. tlio previous eight*
innings gone through by. the Alberts. Giptain Airey was the. i
Alhur-t umpac. mid Ma:. Ironsides for Jiufct Sydney, Tak&fx.
nltoïïthiT the llelillng .?>:» not trod.
Atter a stir.« delny,. Dave Gregory ana bis leam took Uie.
field, Thompson and Vjodersou going ta.tllo wickets, tho ap-,
wind bowling being ; done by tho (Japtuin, willie A /res
handled tho hull ia. vim bootu end. Tluj now East Sytüioy.
bowler dld'nt come off . and was a good' deal knocked rliout
In-fore lie wits take?.'., off to make wi.y. for Genrv ; but Dave
howled well, dollvc-.jiig Ins balls for fourteen runs and two
wickets. Kat wan in. great halting form, and Anderson
begun well, hy putting «"ITCH on the i*ore-book, before ho wns
run out; but tho-'.nither* Spoirwh went nut fox 7 nnd
2, Morgan only muUiuc :': ami tho ioiu-ih wicket weit down
for r.s. '1'. liocUur wa;, tim sixth, und wlieu tho stump-, were
drawn, hail niaik- lo, Thompsou's toUd being IT, nnd the book
showiii't 75 for the loss of four wicketts Tho match promise»
lo be highly Intimwtlug, ns East f'jedney will haw! tlioud-.
-routage nf Nisi Gregory's bowlhig.-at thu conolual'an of their
Innings, ns well mi lila batting lu tlntlrowii second.
Triuihlo was behind the pnvlll<<3i bar, where he Ans become,
iiultc an IiiMtltlitJrm ; nnd lt ueci)a«nlv to any ho va» thero to
? tell that Hu' stuff was of the bast. Wo mny- say of tala
.caterer that the waj he providedfor tho pavilion oompany
liming Hie hilmiiiuloual innteheipoints to film olonrly as.thn
mau that li.wuntciHn tho plnco la« vacant hy lust O'itiliHj.al
tim grand stand nt lt-indwh-k. ? ?
Tho following uru the scores :*
E.vsT Gvi,.~n,r CO. At.AT;itT CO.
D. Gregory, li F. Spofforth 23. N. Thoni|iso-i, not out, ... 35
Henry, o A. Docker, b r. Anderson, run out ... ll
Bpoffurth ... ... H F. S po "Tor Ci, b D. Oregon- 7
Diiinmctt,li F. B|iofCor(h Ï Morgan; b Geary »
Hhii liv. li P. BporTorlli... 31 13. Spofforth, b D. Oregory 2
Massif, I. Thump on ... I T, Dock-ir, not out ...Id
Timhcv, HP. HiKifforth .... n Di. I li 4, wt ... 7
Toolicr, I, F. Bpnrforth ... 25
Illolr, h A. Docker ... n tolnl for i wickets 75
C. tlicgory.c E. HpoHorta,
l'A. Docker... ... in
Ayres, not out... ... ll
110, lb(5, w 1 ... 13
Total for 0 wiokcls 123
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