The New York herald., 1879-10-22
CRICKET.
DAFTs ENGLISH ELEVEN VS.. MERTON CLUB
TwENTY-rwo-AN EASY VICTORY ANTIcI-
PArED FOR THE STRANGERS

DAFT's ENGLISH ELEVEN vs. MERTON CLUB
TwENrY-rwo-AN EASY VICTORY ASTIcI-
PArED FOR THE STRANGERS.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa Oct. d. 1879.
The cricket contest between Daft's English eloven
and twenty-five members of the Merton Club COM
mencod at noon to-day. Scarcely hundred spec
tators were attracted to the grounds at Ardmore the
dull. cold weather possibly having some
thing TO do with it. The ground was
very hard and bumpy. and consequently dan
gerous for batting. Several at the wickets
got some nasty knocks. Captain Daft. having won
the toss. sent Lockwood and Oscroft to face the
bowling of Braithwaite and Law. Each batsman
opened with single. Oscroft. after making
runs. easily caught by Williams at short leg
first wicket for runs. The fielding of the twenty
two commenced creditaby and continued very fair
through tho inning. while the bowling. although
well on the spot had not much twist on. Siby
filed the vacancy aud caught for cipher.
by Sayres--two wickets for "a. Lockwood made "a
fourer'' during this partnership. and in the same
over was let of by Phller at the wicket. Shrews-
bury followed on and commenced with a single. his
next score being pretty cut for 2. Lockwood up
to this stage of the game. had been making most of
the runs the telegraph board showing 80. Shrews-
bury was caught by Vain with 3 to his credit
three wickcts for 81. Daft came next. and
playing a portion of five he sent one
to square leg, for which two runs were obtained
Lockwood was again missed in the field by Hoffman
at long field on the ball eventually going under the
rope, counting runs. The next hit of impor
tancc also made by Lockwood, for which was
allowed, the ball flying clear over the rope boun-
Diary. Daft after making 5 runs, was caught
by short sp--4 wickets for So. Out of this
number Lockwood had made A. Barnes
next became his companion and started on with
fo1 folIn hxu fhar mil in ha
direction. Some time after this batsman was badly
missed by Braithwarte. which secured hard run.
bowling Mt tho lower wicket place of Braithwarte.
runs being made off his first over. Lockwood:
the bowling freely. tho result being up
to this stage of the game over 60 runs
to his credit. Barnes had also been fairly indusri-
ous having contributed IS runs out of tho
century" announced on the telegraph board.
Braithwaite took the ball from Law at the Pa
vilion end. and commenced with maiden. This
bowler at length took Barnes wicket with first
class ball. The nottingham man played very
ful inning of 23-five wickets for 1O9. Bates next
man in. had made eight when dinner was an-
After an hours interval play was resumed, and in
the first Bates caught at long onaby Law
six wickets for 1873. Emmett occupied the vacant
wicket. Lowery bowled at the lower end. having
ment. Emmett soon got to work: and began
with couple of singles. followed by fine
two batsmen fairly collared the bowling for time.
Lockwood being the first to succumb. being BOWED
by Braithwaite His inning or SS was obtained by
hard hitting and general careful play although he
was let off twice in tho field; wickets for 145.
Shaw. nilth in. treated one OF Braith-
waites to beautiful cut tor A. which swelled
the total to $50 runs His stay however, was brief,
for after making & he rather cleverly caught by
Fox at point; 8 wickets 1856. Pinder came next,
and in a few minutes Emmett caught by G.
Haines at the wicket. Emmett's contribution Of II
consisted of 4, two rs and the remainder singles.
Morley. last man i'll. made 2, and then bowled
by Law The inning closed at twenty minutes to
four O'Clock for 162 runs.
HOME TEAM AT THE BAT.
Tho home team commenced their inning at four
O'Clock and closed ut quarter to five. During this
interval four batsmen were disposed of for total
of Is runs, out of which number stood to r.
williams credit. The bowling entrusted to
Shaw and Morley, whose reputation seemed to have
the effect of making the batsmen timd; the nature
OF the ground also against the fast bowler possibly
had something do with it. Tho score is appended
up to drawing of the stumps-