The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-29 00:00:00

ORICWIT.

Semites r. Kier 'Rerificti —When the stumps were drawn
on Thursday night at the Oval it will be borne in mind that the
Kent total was at e 5. Mr. Norton being (not out) 7, and Charles
Payne—who had gone in first and retained possession of the
wickets for more than two hours—(not out) 28. On Friday no
play took place, owing to the wet and boisterous weather, so an
early hour 'eleven a.m.' was agreed upon for the commencement
of operations on &dui day morning; but is cricketers are not
proverlaal for punctuality. It was all half-past eleven before the
pus proceeded. The weather though very dull and cloudy was
flue, and the wickets, considering their thorough saturation on
the previous day, played very fairly. The "n 4 outs," Mr. Nor-
ton and Payne, resumed the occupancy of the wickets, tit* attack
being entrusted to sontherton and Humphrey. Mr. Norton
made no addith n to his Thursday night's score, ea Southerton
sully disposed of bum. Mr. Lipscomb faced Payne, and during
his stay rune were accumulated somewhat rapidly, so ninth so that
tirifilb was conuniasioned to bowl vice Humphrey, with the score
at 104, and this goodtempered and persevering Surrey bowler
toppled over the off stump of Payne's wicket, who had Increased
by steady and effective play bin score to 30, which Included
one four, three threes. mid three twos. Payne was nest man la,
and eighth out, the total being 106. Here Mr. Hilton came in,
and od the Brat over he took from Griffith he made two four
one straight Into the Pavilion, and the other an off drive, which
elicited a Kentish cheer. HM union with Mr. Lipscomb was,
however, of short duration. as Griffith retaliated for the punish-
meat received in the previous over by bowling Mr Lipscomb,
whose 15 was a most useful contribution to the Kent score—
• for 119. Mr. Hilton was now joined by the Kent wicket
keeper, and the pair gave considerable trouble to the Surrey
Kieven. The former gave a chance (not easy) to Buckle when he
had scored IS, hut It did not come off. When they had got the
score up to 130, another change in the bowling was deemed
politic, so Sewell relieved OriMth. No satisfactory result
tot-
wed, and when by free hitting end excellent defence twenty
more had been put on record, thitlith resurr.ed. Still the cry
of the men of Kent was " Excelsior," and they hit the score op
to 166, whin Griffith got one past Mr. Hilton's bat. This gentle-
man's 41 was an admirable display of batting, and included three
fours and other prominent items. Heuty carried out his bat for
13, all well and carefully got. Kent was therefore bas a minority
of 28 on the first innings, The Surrey bowling was as under,vis.
ifoutherton, till ewers, 27 maidens, for 73 runs and 5 erkkets
Griinth, it oven, 14 maidens, for 64 runs, and 4 wickets ; Sewell
Hovers, 7 maidens, for 8 runs ; and Humphrey 6 oven, 3 maidens,
for 12 runs. The fall of the Kent wickets was as under;—one
for 18, two for three and four for 53, five for 68, six far 74,
seven for 88, eight for 108, nine for 119, and ten for 166. The
innings closed at 1 15. After the usual Interval, the Surrey
captain, of course, sent in Humphrey and Jopp, the first pair of
bowlers being Mr. Lipscomb (fast) and Bennett (round a;m
slow). The former delivered the first bell to Humphrey, and
when nine runs wen booked, Jupp was caught and bowled by
Bennett; and Sewell, the "not out" of the previous innings,
had the chance given him of going In first wicket down, which
'he turned to excellent account. It was not long ere Humphrey
made a sweet out for 4—to which one was added for overthrow—
off Sir. Lipscomb, and then he was well stumped by Meaty, Den-
sett having drawn him off his ground—two for rt. Stephenson
occasioned no trouble to the scorers, being bowled by Mr. Lips-
comb, which wade marten look well for Kent. Sewell was then
mated by Mr. Noble, and soon another twenty were added to the
seem In nearly equal moieties, when 31r. Lipscomb dis-
missed the Surrey gentleman, and made way for Griffith,
who, as per usual was 11000 making "duets and
drakes" of the howling. This pair rapidly moved the tally
op to 77. when Willaber took ep the bowling at Mr. Lipseonib's
end. Sewell gave a dinicult chance at longoff, but Mr. Trough-
ton could not get it, but in Bennett's next over Griffith was
well caught by Palmer, at long field-on. He was succeoled by
the Surrey wicket-keeper. Here dinner intervened, and subse-
uently the bowling was en good that little progress was made.
A splendid piece of fielding by Mr. Hilton, at cover point, de-
serves especial mention. Sewell's time at length came, and he
was caught by the longstop. Mr. Richardaoo, off Millibar, having
made another 28 by two fours, one three, and two twos, &c.
proof of the pohey of putting him in early sometimes At this
point of the game, law 47, of the existence of which. as well as
of Mw 14, umpires appear to be entirely ismorant, was again
openly violated. Morflock mane In, and not until 30 rims had
been put to, by tar the larger proportion of these being got off