CRICKET.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 426, 25 October 1875, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V COLONIES. The above is the title of the match commenced by the U.C.C.C. on their ground on Saturday last. The Colonies were the first at the wickets, Messrs Wood and H. Cotterill being their first representatives, A good stand was made, but Wood and extras did all the scoring at first, 30 runs being obtained before Cotterill scored. Various changes of bowling were tried but without effect, until Souter managed to get a ball past H. Cotterill’s bat, the first wicket falling for 60 runs, of which the retiring batsman made 10, by aB, two 2’s, and singles. With an addition of five more runs to the score Wood had to retire, having played on. His score of 32 was well made, and comprised a 4, five 3’s, and three 2’s. We have always noticed that Wood plays far better at the commencement of the season than later on, when the ground becomes lively. This is on account of his style of play, which suits a dead or slow ground. The rest of the Colonies, with the exception of Ollivier, made a poor show. Ollivier, by some free hitting, put together 59, by two s’s, four 4’s, two 3’s, and nine 2’s. For a wonder his score only included nine singles, but we must not forget to mention that he gave a chance off the slows when he had made about 40 runs, and afterwards should have been stumped, and we think if deep mid-on had run in a few more yards, he might have availed himself of an easy chance, instead of waiting and taking the ball on the first bound. Ollivier’s retirement was caused by his playing an easy ball from Souter on to his wicket. Byes contributed largely to the total, and we cannot help regretting that more cricketers do not practice this place in the field. Nothing tends to make a good fieldsman more than long-stopping, and matches are frequently lost by having this place in the field badly repres nted. At the fall of the last wicket the total had reached 150, which is a very fair number. England then sent in Corfe and Neilson, and at the call of time neither batsmen were out, although Corfe gave Ollivier an easy chance behind the wicket; but we suppose the commencement of the season must be the excuse for his not taking advantage of the opportunity presented The bowling on neither side was good, but the fielding was very fair, if we except the long-stopping of England. The following is the score ; COLONIES. First Innings J. Wood, b Souter 32 H. Cotterill, b Souter 10 A. M, Ollivier, b Souter ... 59 J. Barker, c and b Souter 2 B. Parkerson, b Souter 0 B. J. Cotterill, b Souter 2 T. D. Connell, b Neilson 4 W. Cotterill, b Wilkinson 5 B. Deacon, not out 3 M. Nalder, b Wilkinson 0 R. A. Kent, b Wilkinson ... 0 Byes, 24 ; leg-byes, 4 ; wides, 5 ... 33 150 ENGLAND, Wi F. Neilson, not out ... 15 C. C. Corfe, not out 12 Leg bye, 1; wides, 3 4 31 ANALYSIS OF BOWLING. Colonics—lst innings : Souter—l32 balls, 4 maiden overs, 48 runs, 4 wides, 6 wickets ; Corfe—42 balls, 2 maiden overs, 16 runs; Chapman—24 balls, 2 maiden overs, 7 runs ; Neilson—4B balls, 28 runs, 1 wide, 1 wicket ; G. Dickenson—4B balls, 3 maiden overs, 16 runs ; Wilkinson—l 6 balls, 1 maiden over, 2 runs, 3 wickets. The match will be continued on Saturday next.