The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-05 00:00:00

CRICKET.

THREE SURREY PEOI ONALS AND ELEVEN

OF PUTNEY.
The above match, which was made by Mr. Guy,
who is in pomeinion of en excellent piece of ground at Put-
ney, was begun yesterday, and was the cause of an exosileat
assemblage of well-limier supporters of the game. It was
sot a single wicket contest, as the "Three" were allowed to
make bits at all parts of the gross& wherever the fields
could be placed, while the Eleven could only play ac 722
be the laws of single wicket,viz., make hits on their
and keep the bell in frost of the boundary stump. It was
therefore a " match" is which " three " could, it was
alleged, play an " eleven." It caused immense
Utmost, and whoa the players arrived on the
ground much exintemeat prevailed. An excellent
wicket bad been prepared, and every accommodation, in
the shape of marquees, tents, &c., bad been provided by
the manages'. Patsy is well-known to be eerily accessible
from Waterloo-station or Vauxhall. consequently the public
took advantage of the arrangements made by the railway
company. The play commenced at 12.30 (far too late thew
short days), and the three "Salmi pets" having woe the
tom against their strong oppouenta, seat in Poole, to the
bowling of Shepherd. the ler t-tmoded county player ; be made
bat a single, and wan caught, what is termed by cricketers,
"a popper." The ball just hit hie glove, end he was caught
is the slip. Jupp had thee to make his appearance, and
from his recent brilliant performance (21C, at South-
ampton) much was exportedhe can.
pleased some of his feet, but he, neeerthaless,
stood to hie ground, and was not to be driven back until he
bad accomplished the task of contributing 40 rues, which
he made be four twos end elegies, in leg kite. drives, sod
brilliant cots. Your bowlers were tried, viz.:—Shepherd,
Mr. Taylor, Mr. Prue (Haute), and Mr. Clinton ; the
firmer was tried three times, and the latter twice ; oar the
last occasion he messaged, with a slow medium
eueder•heod ball, to bowl over the " great run-
getter of 1865." Humphrey was then looked upon,
owing to his previous performaistee, to be another
wonder, sod having kept posseesiou of his wicket for one
half hour for seven ruse, was curiously caught et point,
ooverslip, or anywhere, foe the bell was handled es it is
tumbler's hand, which, however, safely " landed." The
"Three," therefore, were disposed of for 54 runs. Tbe
Eleven seat In Mr. T. W. Bargellay, whose commending
height made him moors a two and three singles from
Humphrey, who eventually disposed of him. Clinton,
who was previously run out (bat not given oat by the am-
pis), Ins bowled by Noisy, who took the bell from Ham-
Owewho did not relish the decision. The umpirewas wrong,
bat as sings (or half elects) wicket is sot now much played,
it may be attributed to the want of practice is holding that
onsrose portion. He only, however, received a few hells
s~lkswerda, and when the stomps were drawn Mr. Taylor
bad made seven 'index. The contest will be resumed this
awreirg. The score ie as ceder :
TUE TRZI
TIM IMMO&
Poetry, e Bowes, b ainpind
11..hipp, I. Clinton
T. II =Wei, et Clinton,W b Shepherd
iden

1
40
7
6

TIM NLIIVEN.

7. w. b IlearbreS • • •
mom b
Maim rot est

Somegirey bawled 46 balls fat 5 ran ; Pools', a fes 7
sm.