New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-18
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News0gleans and Mobile crieI.es Match.

Neyxssgleans and Mobile Cricket Hatch.
: = fkfeh interests large class Of the
,cofs l6py lfDm the Mobile Tribune Of
Wedaesdsy she folisxHng report Of the contest be-
tween the Crescent City and Mobile Cricket Clubs
The match between the Crescent City and the
Mobile Cricket Climbs, which was adjourned Mon
day evening, concluded yesterday in favor of the
Crescent City Club. This was result to be ex-
pected from lgatch between an experienced club
and one which dates its existence only about three
months back, and, we suppose. was anticipated
by the Mobile Club when they invited their New
Orleans friends hitier Instead OF being chagrined
by the result they feel amply repaid by the lesson
Of fine play which they have been taught, and we
do not doubt that when the clubs meet again they
will show that they have profted by it. Not that
the Mobile Club does not boast some excellent
players but most Of them novices i'm the sport.
during the first half of the first New Orleans in
nngs the Mobile fielding exhibited great degree
OF nervousness, number Of fine catches being
missed missed bat after Abracus, the great Achilles,
lerrof q W. plain was run out, they seemed to
acquire confidence, and did much better. These
innings occupied Iii. 45n.
The Mobile eleven entered upon their innings
with spirit and made some shrewa runs on indiifer-
ent balls, playing a very dashiDg game In this
manner they had scored some 10 in quarter Of an
honr, when the summons was given for half
hours recess for dinner. On resnmfng their play
they continued in the same style until they had
scored 60, the whole time OF their play being lh-
40m. The fielding Of the Crescent City eleven, and
particularly OF Bryson, was admirable
The Crescents then entered upon their second
innings, playing with much Judgment, evidently
seeing that they had SO far established but an nm
safe margin of odds; and when night suspended
the contest had run their score mp to l20, with
two Wickets to go down. An Improvement was ia
be seen in the fielding Of the Mobile players some
of them having established good reputation in
the first innings among them Campbell, Rowel
and Glover for his fine round-hand bowling.
" Yesterday about Q o'clock the match was re-
sumed, when the Crescent City eleven held the
field for forty-one minutes, running the score up
to 173 The whole Of this was accomplished by
their gallant President, Rieharby. and Bryson,
whose scores speak for themselves. The sun was
hot, without any wind stirring, and the labor was
tremendous. II showed what the game Of cricket
is, when it it is played. Matthews bowling was
excellent, but most Of the MobiIians showed but
indifferent skill in stopping. 81
The Mobile Club then entered upon the task Of
reducing an odds of 189 within respectable limits,
for to overcome it seemed hopeless. However
they went CALAMITY to work, and the scores Of
Leslie Campbell and Matthew show that the worst
cause ought never to be despaired of. But two of
the eleven were absent, bad luck feven In games
of skill luck is an entity attended some Of the
best players, and the Crescent City boys Eve re-
greet that want OF familiarity with their names pre-
vents us, through fear of making mistakes, from
specifying some Of them) rarely permit ball to
l5m. innings the Mobile Club found themselves
played OUT and took their defeat with the good
humor Of gallant gentlemen.
| Some daylight remaining, an impromtu game
was got up among the members of the clubs pro-
miseuously, hut the record OF their. achievements
cession Of foot-races, in which Mohilian main
tanned the credit OF his club, by holding the field
| or rather the course, against oil corners.
The following is the official score Of the match !: