The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-06 00:00:00

THE CA.NTIZBURT WEEK.

CANTERBURY, Anoint 6.
The cricket season commenced here to-day with beautiful
weather In the St. Lawreace Ground, which is about • mile
from the city, • portion of which, about eight acres in
extent, is enclosed, and entirely surrounded witb can-
vas erections. The programme this year consists as
usual of • series of three matches, which the autbonties calcu-
late, by beginning early and playing lab, to be enabled to get
through daring the week, provided no serious interrup-
tion is occasioned by the weather. No particular time is allotted
to the matches, but they follow each other es quickly as
may be. This year all three are first-class matches, and
they Include • very large proportion of the leading ama-
teur and professional talent of the south of England,
together with halt a dozen anneal northern players.
The weather early this morning was charming in the extreme, •
night, clear, cloudless sky, and a pleasant westerly breeze blow.
leg. The North having won the toss, sent In es their represents-
Lives Grundy and Summers to the respective wickets, which
were In splendid condition. The South bowler were Mr. Lips-
comb at the north wicket. and Bennett at the reverse, and the
former with the flint ball of his first over bowled Grundy's
middle stump before • run was made. Mr. Wilkinson followed,
and made the And runs traim the bat na two to shot t let, and the
second was so short that he ought to have been run out, but
escaped. In Mr. Lipscomb's fourth over, Summers was caught
by Windier, making the second wicket for five runs. Alfred
Shaw came in, and he also bad a narrow escape of running out
before he had scored, and after making two ideates he was
finely stumped by the South wicket keeper off Bennett-3 for 14.
Mr. R. A. Mitcnell took the balance of the over, and drove
Bennett for • single to long-on. Mr. Wilkinson made a
late cut for four off Mr. Lipscomb, and 10 were posted.
Mr. Mitchell evoked by • splendid hit to l
err Bennett, into the reporters' tent, • general cheer&pare : his form
was of the old calibre. He next sent the fast bowler Into the
refreshment bar at square leg for three. Thesame over settled Mr.
Wilkinson, whose leg stump was canted away by Mr. Itiosoonib.
His sixteen included a four and four twos-3 for 114. The Rey.
Mr. M'Connicli now became associated with Mr. Mitchell, and
the long reach and great power of these two gentlemen were
exemplified in a striking manner, runs being put on rapidly, and
both fast end slow bowling being pretty equally psh, the
slows getting rather the wont of It. Mr. ll'Oormick now
Isprung" the handle of his hat, and while he was gone to the
. Z. tent to obtain another, Windier, In defiance of law 14. W,
the infraction of which we have In common with our engem-
porarles recently repeatedly called attention, bad • "trial ball"
preliminary to taking up the bowling at Bennett's end. With the
soon at 44 Mr. Mitchell cut Mr. Lipscomb vary finely for four,
and In Willsher's next over he also cut him to the "settling
booth" for three. Mr. M•Cormick was, hi Mr. lipecomb's next
over, well caught at the wicket, after making nine hy two twos
and singles—four for 62. The next Amer, Mr. V. M Walker,
made a good beginning by driving Mr. Lipscomb all alone the
ground for four which elicited a cheer. An overthrow now
added three to the score. Mr. Y. E. Walker played one of Mr. ,
Llpecomb's through the slips for three, and Mr. Mitchell twice
cut him for two. Mr. V. E. Welker made one of his own drives
all along the ground for three to loon off. Mr. Lipscomb now
had the satisfaction of obtaining the " Leviathan's" wicket with
• "shooter," after be had obtained by • brilliant display of bat-
ting 68, by three fours, five threes, six twos, dec.: he went to the
wicket with the score at 14, and out with It at 166. Mr. Mitchell
was cheered loudly. Mr. V. K Walker made& good on drive fo-
three off Mr. Lipscomb. and then was badly missed by Wlllsher.
Mr. Grace, who by • great effort snoceeded i Rose made • single,d then wu beautifulnly caught by
reaching •
ball with the right hand very low down—nine for 169.
Wootton was last in, and after marking • unit, he
got Ids leg In Mr. Upscomlis way. Mr. V. K Walker
carried out his bat, for a remarkably good innings
(barring one chance) of 54, including one five (four for the over-
throw. fours,
two fou. six threes, and two twos. The innings closed
at 4.25,, the total being 100. The South bowling in this innings
was an under:—Lipscomb, 41 oven, 12 maidens for be runs and
Me wickets: Bennett, 16 oven, five maidens, for 24 runs and
one wicket ; Willsher, 25 oven, 14 maidens, for 45 runs and four
lekets Orifilth, 11 oven, two maidens, for 22 rune The South
began their innings at 4.55 with Dr. Grace and Payne. Wootton
started the bowling, and his first over was punished to the
extent of seven—Mr. Grace making an on-drive for two, • leg
hit fielded by Shaw, and Payne • snick for four. Grundy dell-
vend from the other wicket. Payne was unfortunately placed
hors de combat temporarily by • ball of Wootton's catching him
full on the cheek, and driving In the molar bone. Humphrey
took bis place, and began with a good off-drive forthree,
then be got • flukey two In the slips, both off Wootton.
Mr. Grace was then leiwled by Wootton after making
six—one for 14. itipp Joined Humphrey, who was in his
finest hitting form. He got • three and four (off and
on drives, off Wootton. In Grundy's next over he cut bum
finely for four—fagsplause'--and Mien drove Wootton for three
twice. The Notts left-hander retaliated by bowling June's off
stump—two for 40. Gaffith was next In, and opened his ac.
count with a single, then made two by • "snick," and a three
into the booth, all off Wootton. Humphrey got Wootton to
square leg for four. At 61 Alfred Shaw relieved Grundy, but
Humphrey cut him well for four, and in his next over he made •
very fine drive for four to long off. Griffith made an on drive
for three, and Humphrey cut Rum finely for three, and his I ist
effort was • fine on drive for four off Wootton, and then he was
caught by Summers In the slip. The score was at SI when Hum-
phrey went out, he having made 67 of them by eight fours, four
threes, two twos, itc. Poo•ey was caught the first ball. and Mr.
Thornton began with • three to leg off Wootton. Ile subse-
quently made a three to the off from the same bowler, and a
two to leg, then an on drive for three, and then was bowled off
his leg by Wootton—five for 111. Bennett went in, and Grillith
was next Mt, being well caught by Wootton off Shaw for 27—nix
for 11.,. With the fall of this wicket the play ceased fur the day.

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