The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-04
THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH.

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Attendance OF spectators-Ssrsat Display
| OF Crickcting Scicnce-The State or thc
Game, &C.
This long anticipated match at cricket was commenced
yesterday the ground recently formed at Hobo
ken by the St. Georges Club Of this city. The weather
all that could have been desired for the occasion, Us
cool breeze agrcoably tempered the SUMS rays and
rendered the witnessing Of the match exceedingly agree
able AT early hour tho enclosed ground began re-
ceiye uninterrupted flow of vsiters, that when the
wckets pitched about half pasteeven o'clock there
fully five thousand people assembled This number
greatly augmented in the afternoon that tho num-
Der present may be safely estimated between eight and
nine thousand people The arrangements made by the
| St Georges Club excellent, and were well
! calculated to secure the comfort and enjoyment
Of those present, and more particularly of tho fair
| SEX OF whom there were very large number
| present Tents and marques for the refreshment
and convenience Of the players seats and galleries
for the accommodation OF the public and the press were
literally provided by tho Club Indeed, the care and
oreihought Of the st. Georges Club this respect con
trusted strongly with the different policy pursued by the
Cricket Club Of Montreal the occas nito ~
week in that city. We consequently pa 4. a"s,a,o-
late the managers Of the st. Georges Club the
which lar attended their liberal enterprise bring
ing out the best team OF crcketng professionals in Eng
land
The game commenced about quarter to twelve O'Clock
Waller he captain Of the twenty wo) first took the bat
to the bowling of Parr and Jackson the former being
bowler delivered the rs over and the third ball
Lang scored single by fine cut The first ball Of Jack
Lang drove for and after scoring two singles moro
by cuts, of jackson and parr he lost his companion,
| Waller being run out without having scored run. a.
Sharpe, Of the New York Club, NOW faced Lang but the
latter after making forward DIR We for J. Of Parr recev-
cd his DISMISSAL by Of the tempting but dangerous
balls Of that bowler; 2 wickets and runs Ham
mond, the professional bowler Of the Germantown
| Club, and hnc bat, succeeded him. In the
| next over rom Jackson, Sharpe allowed himself
tempted his ground by ball from Jackson,
and the watchful Lockyer had his balls of in in
slant This fine performance OF Iockyer brought down
repeated applause from the assenblage; who could well
appreciate his mastery skill and activity his peculiar
branch Of the game Sharpes score was single from
drive forward wickets and Gibbcs next faced
Hammond but the FIRST ball he received from Jackson
took his wicket and this renowned premier batsman
Of America did not place single run to his credit;
with q cut from Parr for following it up with another
| from jackson for 2 Hammond, in the meantime, was
astonishngy true Five maiden overs IN succession from
him showed the precision and good length OF his delivery
Hammond made splendid drive for g. OF Parr, but
the next from that bowler caused him to retire, he
having sent the ball into Haywards hands His score Of
! comprised ga and one single. Marsh next took
the bat hut in the very from Jackson he
given eg before wicket without having scored any
thing Wildly succeeded to the vacancy, and after
maiden overs made capital drive two jackson and
single TO leg OF Parr Scarlet, in the meantime, had
committed the as Marsh, eg before wicket"
being the decision OF the umpire when appealed to;
wickcts and 90 Parr in his next bowled Willy
for 3, and that player made way for Senior Of Pha
delphia; wckets and II runs. The latter, with H.
Wright, made stand, but the bowling good
To OFF Senior after obtaining singles, hit his
wicket in playing at bail Of PARIS Hgham, the well
known captain and wicket keeper Of the New York Club
joined issue with H. Wright, but '.rimmer from
Jackson settled his business; wickes and 20 runs Mr.
Head OF Chicago the next but he quickly lost his
partner in consequence Of Lockyer catching him the
wicket Off Parr; 10 wckets and q The veteran,
San wright , VINO was heartily appaueea o on KIM ms
next over lost his partner, Head, who was BOWED BY
Jackson W. Newhall of Philadelphia touk his place and
the veteran, in Jacksons next over induced TO step
Of bis ground by "se6ucer" from that bowler, and
the almost inevitable consequence ensucd he was stumped
by Lcckyer III really magnificent styles is @ickes and Is
runs Morgan, Of Philadelphia, now faced his fellow
toNnsmsn, Newhail, who was scoring prety After the
latter had obtained s. by drive for and singles he
| beautifully caught by Diver off Jacksons bowling
! J. Walker, of the St. Georges Club, was the next
on the list and the very from Parr deprived
him OF his partner Morgan, who caught Slip by
jackson of farr; IS wckes and So runs Crossey the
retired after notice to that effect from Jackson in the
shape Of asplcndd bail ball. Comery and Crossley were
tent without having called the services nto seqn
sion. Bagc, his successor, led of with capital hit ont
him his quictus. H. Iywhitc, Of the professionals
Of the St. Georges Club, and brother to the celebrated
cricketer, John Iywhite, (who oficated in this match
the first ball from jackson into the air. secured by
Carpenter at point Barclay Of philadepha took his
without SCORING HALLS the last man bringing out his bat
without having had chance to do thing the four last
amount OF the innings OF the twenty-five being 80
only no less than nine failing to make run
Dinner announced and after this necessary mat
ter had been satisfactorily accomplished the eleven com
meneed their innings AT three o'clock Hayward and
Carpenter appeared the wces opposed to the bowling
OF Wright and Crosscy the former giving the first
His third ball was finely hit TO square leg by Car
pentcr for g. and in the next over Cross!ey was 'no
balled' by j. Lllywhte the umpire after Hayward had
scored single OH him. Ia consequence, Comery
substituted for Crcssey, although was pretty generally
considered by parties competent to judge that the
Of the latter njudcoss and hasty the part
of the captain of the twenty-five Crossley is undoub.
edy the best bowler possess the States re-
him summary rather uncaed for stretch
Of authority. The change, however, was not advan-
tageous as the two ba;smen corned to score rapidly
pcatedy hitting the ball OF the bounds The bowling
completely colarcd, and leather hunting III every
part of the field afforded abundant occupation to the
witnessed than afforded by those two celebrated
cricketers. Changes in the bowling tried, but
sw balls as ey a"a
! Off as the more medium paced delivery OF Wright
and Comery 1t was not uft; after having been at the
| wckes for one hour and half that Carpenter was
caught by Senior Off Halls, at square leg His OF
&c comprised five 3s, twp, and the balance in singles.
On his retirement he received with regular ovation
Of applause from the assenbage One wicket down and
l sixty Wisden the renowned bowler next joined
Hayward but unfortunately run out after he had
scored three wckets ard IS runs The appearance OF
l the most celebrated basmen of the age George
parr' was the signal Tor repeated - accamatlons
familiar as "household Words from his crickcting
achevemensfor the lastdozsn years He commenced With
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magnificent leg hits the latter bowler for which
he famous The ball hit clear the heads Of
the outer circle Of spectators and far out OF the boundary
Of the ground So complete mastery had Hayward and
Parr obtained the towlng, that II seemed almost
impossible TO disiodge item from their citade's-the
wckes-and at five O'Clock the stumps were drawn and
the game adjourned al today, when it will
| be resumed ut eleven O'Clock A. N. Hayward's
! score Of 80, and moi out, comprised five 3's,
l two 2s and thirteen singles, obtained by magnid
cent play. Parr had g, aud MOI out, making
total Of 81 with the loss OF two wckets The eleven are
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morning.
appcars exceedingly probable that the Twenty two will
be defeated in innings, and thus suffer more hollow
defeat than that sustinedby the Canadians There
large amount of speculation on the match, and many
laid that II the Eleven would score more
| than the whole twenty-five Mr.. Baker, OF Montreal
ocaed as gscorer for thu Eleven, and Mr. Chas Vinton
umpire for the Twenty tw,.
The following is the OF yesterdays play
/ TwHTy-Two.