The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-31
CRICKET.

The First Match of the season."st.
Georges" VS.. the Staten Island Club
Victory or the Former Cricketing
Notes.
The first cricket match OF the season was played
yesterday at Staten Island, between the st.
Georges Club, OF this city, and the Staten Island
Cricket Club, and resulted, owing to the heavy
RAIN in a drawn contest. The spot chosen by the
knights Of the willow for the match was the pic.
turesque one OF Camp Washington, the most
northerly point of the island and in close proxm.
ity to the Light House Department and Quarantine
Station. large marquee, placed on the ground
by the Staten Islanders, was filed with visitors
from New York, including large number Of ladies.
The almost tropical heat was relieved by pleasant
breeZes from the bay, and all augured well Tor the
contest, with the exception OF some heavy rain
clouds which showed themselves IN south.
easterly direction. The st. Georges team
lett this city by the ten O'Clock boat from White
han ferry; but, upon arriving at the ground. found
that the Staten Islanders were not all present,
and it was not till q few minutes before noon that
the umpires called play, the Staten Islanders hav
ing in the meantime gained the toss for choice OF
innings and elected to go in. The ground was not
IN good playing order. being somewhat lumpy and
un true, the more SO owing to the conformation OF
the land, which has decided slope down to the
waters edge, giving "screw" bowiers great ad-
vantage. Both clubs played their professional
bowler, and both caused terrible havoc In the
climber yards" OF the opposing eleven. The first
champions at the wicket on behalf OF the cricket
ing reputation OF the 'Gem OF the Bay''
were Messrs. outerbridge the captain OF
vvors OF the Inflated seamer Missouri. and
Brewster, the clubs professional bowler.
Their stay was brie and ingl0ri0us, Outerbridge
having his timbers shaken by Jones and Brewster
by smith, the score of each being one and in fact,
later on none OF the Club got into double figures
Irving, Filmer, Davis and Lawrence, who followed
were duck's-egg men and added nothing to the
score Luske, by some careful forward play and .
couple or good drives toward long field OIL, scored
five, when ne was captured by Jones, who caught
and bOwled him. The Staten Islanders now be-
came somewhat demoralized, ana bets were ireely
offered among the spectators at two to one that
st. Georges would win, and this idea was substan-
tated by the clean fielding OF the New Workers,
vino apparently iclt that they were playing win
ming game. The swift bowling OF Smith lprofes-
sioraD from the lower end was excellent and the
| wickets were no sooner set up than he sent the
balls flying. The whole innings OF the Staten Island
were brought to a close with the score at nine
| teen.
INNINGS OF THE sr. GEORGES CLUB.
After the elapse OF the usual time the st.
Georges were sent IN, leading or with Bowman
and Talbot but they were not fated to keep COM
pany together long, for couple OF trimmers from
the professional bowler Brewster, sent them back
into private life, with the score at SIX. Counsellor
Moeran followed, and after exhibiting some clever
play including the surrey cut, he retired to pri-
vate life on account OF 81. b. W." while attempting
a cut to square leg. The highest score was made by
jones' who scored ten runs. Four OF the eleven
scored precisely nothing The Club went out for
total OF forty-one runs, being twenty-five runs
more than the Islanders had made.
Alter dinner the Staten Islanders went In again
ana scored twenty-six runs for the loss OF six
wickets when at about three O'Clock the rain COM
menced pouring down, and 1t was mutually agreed
that further play was OF the question and that
ST. Georges were the winners on the single In
ming count. The following Is the score:-