The New York herald., 1879-08-26
CRICKET.
CANADA VS.. UNITED STATES, ON THE HOBO
KEN GROUNDS THE CANADIANS AHEAD.

CANADA VS.. UNITED STATES, ON THE HOBO
KEN GROUNDS THE CANADIANS AHEAD.
Agame of cricket played yesterday between
the Hamilton Club. of Ontario. representing Canada
and the St. Georges Club. of New York. on the part
Of the United States. The of the contest was
at the Hoboken Cricket Grounds. The game was
called ut ten minutes before twelve, the st. Georges
winning the toss and going to the wicket The play
was excellent Giles. the ground keeper OF the St.
Georges. keeping up his good name The positions
OF the Canada team in the field were Wand ut
wicket; A. II. Hope. long stop; Park point;
Simonds cover point; Hymen. mid OF; Bay. long
slip; r. Hope. long leg; Simpson. long slip; Har-
vey. mid on; Ferrie and Kennedy. bowlers. Saun-
ders taking the first ball from Kennedy. the last
ball of Ferrie. Soutter the noxt victim to the
same bowler. the second ball scattering his wicket.
Bance came next. and was beautifully caught at the
wcketby Wand Moeran then to tho resc OF his
club. aud commenced by getting by slip Of the
fast bowler. Ferrie then by a cut, and moro BY
a good leg hit; then drive for 2. Giles. who had
made by good play. including fine leg hit for A.
was then clean bowled by Ferrie. Fraser taking his
place. played very carefully for runs. Moeran in
the meantime did yeomans service. playing very
straight at the good balls and hitting the loose Ones
making 81. He was finally bowled by Simpson. who
had gone at Kennedy's end. Sadler taking his
place got s. including a slip The weather was at
this time promising rain. which commenced to come
down very rapidly. stopping the play ut quarter to
until five minutes past two. during which
time lunch was had. A ter resumng play the first
ball from Simpson disposed r. Fraser. Holland
then came to be bowled out ON No second ball. L.
E. Blackwell followed. who played very we'll for 8.
r. Hausling who was in. was joined by G. E. Black
well the last the St. Georges team. The
total A. very small for the st. George's
although they had not the strongest team they
raise. The bowling and fielding of the Hamilton
Club was almost perfect The Hamilton Club COM
menced their innings ut quarter to three, with A.
H. Hope and s. Ray. The latter badly missed
by +. Blackwell when he had made only six runs,
after which he missed again ut mid by
Saunders CATCHY ut 10, with the at 81.
A. II. Hope was caught at point by Bance,
Il. K. Hope taking his place. Ray was then
again missed and again at A. The
increasing uncil ut "a Ray caught ut tho
wicket. his place being filed by Smonds. one of the
finest batsmen in Canada, and it was really treat
to SEQ him play placing the ball in any part of the
field with perfect safety. Moeran now bowling in
place OF Souther, at 68 Giles went on at Fraser,
but at this time 1t again rained heavily stopping the
game until ten minutes past four. Hope and
Simonds. who were playing admirably. then in
creased the score fielding Of the St. Georges
assisting them.. On resumng play, with the score
ut 95, Bance went with the slows. in place OF
Giles at 90 the rain again stopped the play for the
day. 1t will be resumed tomorrow at eleven A. NJ.
Below is the score in detail:-
81. GEORGE, NEW YORK.