The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-07

GREAT MATCH BETWEEN ELEVEN ENGLISH AND
EIGHTEEN AMERICAN CRICKETERs-REsULT OF THE
FIRST DAYS PLAY, ETC.
Gn,ARp HouS, Philadelphia, July s, 1850.
On Wednesday, the 4th, the annual cricket match be-
tween eleven English players selected from the various
clubs throughout the stee, and comprising the most
scientific cricketers the country, and eighteen pick.
cd Americans commenced the Camden cricket ground,
Philadelphia This match Is regarded among the cricket
ing community the important event In the year,
and invariably creates great interest The game OF
cricket which is the national game Of England, as base
ball is Of America has not been very many years nau.
rallied In this country but has already become exceed
ingly popular In Philadelphia especially has 1t most
strongly established tsef and large nnnber Of c1be
have been Organized the majority Of the members being
young Americans. These have already attained
high degree Of proficiency In the game, and pro.
mise In few years to excel their teachers in
their national recreation Indeed among the Philadel-
pha players IRE some who are fully equal 20 any the
English players In crioketng skin. Among them nsssrs
Waiter Newha y Barclay, kephart and j. wsier stand
most conspicuous.
On Wednesday morning tie play commenced at GUAR.
ter rast eleven O'Clock the English eleven taking the st
innings and sharp and Hampshire welding the willow to
the bowling OF Provost and Davis. The former was
bowled by Provost after making five by singles The lat
the most accomplished amateur crickcters in tho states,
beautifully caught by Knox after he had scored seven
ceo ore v Club Of tbs city played bot steady
innings for II before he BOWED by Davis. sadier
Was well caught by Hunt of Provost, aft he bad made
10 Ia his peculiarly nne style. Sans was caught
by kepbart on Provost for five, and wildly WAS
sent back 10 the tent for seven, being caught
by stevens on Davis bowling Barlow showed
some splendid crickcting, as also dill Higham. The
former was unfortunately out after making IL,
and the latter nd the honor of carrying out his bat after
scoring eight singles The total score Of the English was
o. aud remarkable circumstance In cricket that IS
"a these obtained by singles there being only ono
three hit and eight twos the total score This speaks
yeIy highly for the fielding OF the Americana which was
magnificent, was also their bowling The fielding of
Rowe and Greedy, on the American side, was especially
worthy of notice.
The frst innings closed little after four o'clock, and
no delay ensued IN the Americans sending johnson aud
Payard 20 the wicket The former made eight by really
fne play and then caught by Saddler Of Gibbcs.
Bayard snccumbed tue bali FROM the ssino bowler
and Vernon beautifully cargh' nj wicket by Highau
on Hais, before he could Hunt dismissed
by trimmer from Gbbes Tor acoupe and Jones Wter,
splendid bassmsn WIS unfortunately stutaped without
scoring BY Hghaln. The ball had been bowci and re-
turned by the long stop 20 the wicket kccP who ws
about sending the ball back 70 the bo~lo, when he saw
wscr about TO step out of his ronnd and waiting mo
rnert caught him In the and stntnpcd him. WISER
w.a considerably astonishei at tbs result, as he wa
under the impression tho ball regarded as dead"
under tho circumstances. AT quarter 90 six O'Clock
heavy stopped further play and the parties adjourn
ed 10 meet the following day. Knox and W Newal were
the bat, and I'VE wckeb had fallen Tor twenty ave
The attendance OF spectators immense. but very
few ladies we're the ground On Friday the match be
tween eleven Of Newark and thu sarnc number of Pals,
dephians No played. Tho English cricketnrs all stop
inc Al the Cirard where every effort s uscd ~
cure and promote their comfort and enjoy ment.
Tfof lia rim a. taQ