The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03
The Great Cricket Match,


The ELEVEN OF CANADA AGAINST xLEvKN OF THE
UNITED srATBs-coMMKNcEMRT OF THE GAME
CANADA WINS THE TOSS-THKY SCORE SEVENTY
rHRSE-rHH FIRST INNINGS NOT YET FINISHED.
This match, which has caused q good deal Of excite
sni throughout the United Bates and British provinces
for some time back, was commenced yesterday at the
crcke. ground Eysisn Fields, Hobokeo; and from the
FAC. Of its being deciding game, attracted notwithsand
ing the inolemency Of the weather large ooucourse OF
spectators. Tho morning Was very unpropitious for
crickesipg and continued murky and rainy until
two O'Clock, when both sides feeling rather tired, but
for the decisive battle commence the umpircs
each side adjusted the wicket and the game CON-
This mssch--she sith played between Canadian eleven
and the eleven Of tho United stateswill deade the
superosity and win exciting and desperate srug
gle both sides. the first match was played at the
Red Hoass grounds, q Harlem, IN 1883, and was won
By the STATES, by thirty four Tho second was
play cd al Toronto ls54-the Canadians winning with
ten wckets 70 fall Owing 70 the war In the Crimea and
no game Was played in 1855. Tho third match TOOK
place ut Hoboken and resulted In the states winning Win
Toroatothe Canadians winning, with seven wickets to
fall
fhs Canadians were on the ground yesterday morning
precsey a ten o'clock and were attired In the reguiar
EtsniAn cricketers cossume-whse flannel pants, and
Jackets trimmed with bue-and presented appearances
sanS that sy had ss1Sea 70 , s1s
"Lords" The gcousmc composing tho United stasos
eleven also punctual in their ateneancc, and APP
20 mesk their Northern friends again.
The following gentlemen composed tho eleven OF Cana
da-hessrs- Harding, Parsons, Howard ani Napier, OF
Toroeso; nsssrs Hesd H. philips aud T. ID. Phdps OF
a CAihar.ues Messrs Slesth and Peerless, OF Hsmton
and Mr. Fouroisisr, or Prescott
appears that little difference occurred between
and Western clubs Of Canada, and me eleven
formed entirely OF crckeers Of the Western Pos ton
az the province Mr.. Pickering who generally acted ~
captain OF the eleven, not preseat inc wing
which has appeared Ia tho daily journals, may account
Tor his Absence
Pnorxsr The o,ket clubs Of Eastern Canada hereby pro
fhe ID Of August and following days between me ned
states and eleven from C.u.ds being called
made without their concurrence and as The eleven
chosen DO represen, the strength q Csnsas beng solely
ee,rctary OF Eastern Committee
The following gentlemen composed the United St,ies
Ecvsu:-Msssrs. Higbam, sharp, Barker aad Willy, OF
che New York Cub; Bingham, Lang, Waller and Harry
snd Scnior, OF Philadelphia.
Al ter minutes past t~o O'Clock Canada Through Mr..
Be~sra) having won the toss. TOOK toe ~lcke'., and
the game commenced The first innings, which arc
not yea concluded, were played Ia q most spirited
by the Canadian gentlemen, aud toe bsttng
Mr. Howard N entitled ~ the highest encoulum. fne
Cansdans, for was what EtoD boz would call
s'aucK )" and was delivered with gres. rapidly How
sver Mr.. Howard met the bali with the
side Of bis bat giving an angular direction, and sending
n hundreds OF yards away amid the cheers OF his
friends Mr.. Phillips also evncet scientific style In
stopping, and MADE -four hit, =
winch loudly appiauaed. The utmost good humor
npd spirit evinced Dy bon pariscs, aud the New
eleven al homo. Upwards OF forty gentlemen accom-
panied players from Canada and were present during
che day.
canadians commenced yesterday morning. and will nnish
their first innings, when the United states elovtn VIII
take the heid-