The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-27
G r G K E T.
The Gentlemen Eleven Of England w. Twenty.
two of Boston and Vioinity-Ths First In
ningss Te-The Second Innings Inter-
rupted by the Dsrmem-By
Far the Best Game Yet.


Far the Best Game Yet.
BOsrON, Sept. 20, 1872.
The English cricketers have been the lions Of the
day in Boston. They arrived this morning and
from the moment OF their advent in the city they
have been the recipients Of universal and courteous
| attention. In consequence OF delay in their de-
parture from New York few features of hospitality
have been necessarily omitted including recep-
ton by the students OF Harvard University In honor
OF the Oxford undergraduates among their number,
and also an entertainment at the pastia residence
OF Mr.. Adams Of Express fame, watertown. Upon
their
ARRIVAL,
the visitors proceeded to their rooms at the
Parker House, and after toetlng and breakfasting
proceeded at about eleven A. NJ in the midst of
drizzling rain to the Boston Base Ball Grounds,
where they were TO play match game Of cricket
with twenty-five gentlemen selected from the best
players In Boston and Vicinity. The attendance Of
SPECTATORS
during the early portion Of the game, which COM
menced at about half-past eleven O'Clock, was not
very large owing to the threatening state OF the
weather Toward two O'Clock p. M. the Grand
Stand was pretty we'll filed with ladies' and their
attendant cavaliers, while one thousand or more
people were scattered on the seats which are
rOunu tne GROUNDS. me WlCketS were
pitched at halfpast eleven O'Clock, and the GUS
tomary tossing OF the copper cent gave BostOns
men the bat. The first two to put IN an appear
ance at tire wicket were Ward aud Scizor, the
latter or whom was
D0wLED OUT
in the first over by Rose ward. however, man
aging to score three or easy balls from Appleton,
but hitting his wicket in wild stroke at the fourth
ball of Appeby's first over, he also went out.
Gorcc, who took his place, now found himself part
nered with Haigh, who commenced with cut to
slip for one or Rose and followed 1t up with two
singles or Appleby. GOrce then went out by means
OF q shorter from Rose, his place being filed by
G. Wright, and he too was snuGed out
In singular manner by the same bowler.
Cruise now took the bat and after scoring once
was run out making way for Eastwood Mean
time Haigh had run up his tally to four which
single made ny Eastwood Off Appleby, and
figured up eight runs for tho Bostons and four
wickets down. In attempting to add another
Eastwood got little incautious, and
starting after hitting ball to point
OH Appleby was run out. Harry Wright
now went in, and succeeded in making three OF
Appleby before he was caught out In fine style by
Pickering who jumped fully two feet in the air to
secure the leather. And so the game went on for
some time, being nothing to call for particular no.
tice, except the fact that Thomas Linder was the
only one who succeeded In scoring double figures,
carrying his bat out amid loud applause after real
was stumpcd by Ottoway after making two runs Off
Appleby, which made the score for the first inning
| 81. The English gentlemen now donned their pugs
and gauntletS and sent their captain (Gracc) and
| wcket-keeper (Uttoway) to the bat, while Hagh
stood behind the "stcks" for Boston, bowling Otto
| way. That terror to batsmen was, however, dis.
posed of on the third ball Of Georges first over and
| his place was filed by Horribly. Two
MAIDEN OVERS
| wore then GOT through with and the first hall
Of the third Horribly retired with a cipher. Grace
then found he had Lubbock as partner. and wait.
clean over the fence to the Boston and Providence
Railroad, thus scoring four, to which at the very
overs from Wright and Eastwood jointly, Grace by
fine cut for two to leg on OFF the second ball
by single for Lubbock or Eastwood and another
by o cut to slip OF Wright. No more were added to
the score In the next two or three overs, but,
| ANOTHER DRIVE
for swift ball OFF the right, which was once more
sent flying over the fence to the railroad track.
s snaE a Sa' an eas ' Of s' which
trie% to follow his S' EXAMPLE 1E by 0 hit
| to point. but only added one to his score. Grace
then MT 6 an easy one OF Eastwood to middle
allowed the ball to pass him, thus securing another
run to the English. a maiden over by Eastwood
Grace ran a. double, followed by single
Off the next. 1t now seemed as If Grace was
|
for which he is so famous, but on the second ball
or EastwoOd's next over his Off stump went flying,
amid the loud cheers Of the spectators, and he re-
tired, after having been at the bat for hity one
minutes, and scoring 20 hadow
| NOW HIrCHED
Eastwood Mr. F. Harris, a Slight and fair haired
young man, went In next and Lubbock, by stir
Gg ona 90 Snr h sS 0 s HF
Increased the score by, double. Lubbock's
career. however, in this inning was soon
| q
Eastwood by 7. Under, and retired for five. Fran
els took his place, and after aleg by on George
by another drive over the fence another four, but
after three maiden overs had been called was
stumped out by Haigh, off Wright's second ball in
the next over. Another run by Harris OF Harry
Wright and two by Appeby who took Francis
place was followed by Harris being caught out by
GOrse.
was taken for dinner, and after an absence OF
about twenty minutes the players returned, g.
Lubbock and Appeby being at the wlckets. The
latter, however, was quickly stumped out of G..
Wright, on Eastwood and, with Rose as partner,
Wright Rose on the next ball being run out,
Eden then changed Places wn and
| Ing two OF him, run out This brought
THE SCORES
OF the contestng parties even and 1t was decided
succeeded In scoring AZ. The EnglIshmen then
went in, but after scoring 23 with SIX wickets down,
the umpire declared the game closed on account Of
The following is the score of the American
twenty-two:-
w ~" Inning Run. Ss,o"d limiting Runs;
Lesson, b. Rose c. Pickering b. Grace
G iasn C. H2 r,ckerin- b. Francis b. Gra'e
g Wright b: Rose. G. FITZGERALD AIp'eby. 6
4 aai WTsS. B. Rose hsrTls S crae Spp.ty
PERKINS aRi% '' c. Francis b. sa% pSd oitcway
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