New-York tribune., 1879-05-08
TIE CRICKET MATCH.

THE ENGLISH TEAM FAR AHEAD.
RESULT or TIE FIRST DAYS C0NTEsT-BRiLLIANT
PLAYING BY THE ENGLIsHMEN-ruE SCORE
239 TO 81.
The English cricketers yesterday were IA
vored with deli ghtfu weather FOR tho opening Of their
match with the team OF Americans selected from
the clubs Of New-York and Phi sdephla The grounds
OF the ST. Georges Club at HoboAen where the match
wa, played were in excellent order. During the day
about one thousand spectators witnessed the match.
and several fashionable carriages and drass stood
about the grouGs outside II the incOslnc ropes Many
ladies were present II fully II o'clock before tho
English team arrived At the ground behind rour-n-
hand from the Windsor Hotel, although II a. NJ WA the
hour announced for the game TO begin. Once On the
ground no tins lost The captains Of the teams, A
\ Hornby Tor the vsitorsy and j. T. Soutsr for the
Americans. tossed for ehocs OF inn.ngs. This being
won by the latter he decided TO send ns opponents into
IN field Frederick Morley Of The ST. Georges Club,
was seected as umpire FOR the EnEshmea and Captain
Charles A. Vernon United states Army, for the Ameri
eaps and It was agreed that all hits over tbs fence
should count for six ths ropes four, and under
them three.
At 1920 play was called J. R. Moors and C. z.
alue. were the rst face the bowling Of Lucas aud
Lana OF ths EnElish team. 1Bs former made only
three runs bsfors companion Was neatly caught out
by Lucas OF Of his own bowling. Charles NeTaA' The
largest Of ths three brothers took Hsuess place "hen
,I,ora IN trying 10 make two ruua from bit which
IN worth one vas puI out by the Dali reaching the
ziczet before he aid Robert Sewa joined biz brother,
bt tbev were quickly separated when Charles let soft
hall from Lane dstErs his wicket 30 that the balls fcl
p ! Cross tho vicket-keeper for the Americans iS!-
lowed tho last batsnan. and with four long ana hsa
hit, nftsI the and the hopes OK Ihe American
oAert e-vz sls- started maEs COED score. but on
On. oec.op Ae stars1 soon and stepped cut of his
ro.d 40 far A1t before Ae could GOT back AIS wicket
,vns knocked down by Mr Webbs, who " kept wicket
tor I'm, Eg,Iish team T. Brewster. of Germautov5.
torsJ Cross but before another added 20 TIE
s,1 for home team NO" began 10 4"nL tc4y lopl
fui FOR i've hsd alreaty 7e-u Opposes ot Of ony
by OFess He and Ercwat"r ran few Sh.ip t1lls' .tt
80 "A ter was n1t proc. against sharp s1soiinE 1al
delivered by NJ. esuttcr, 5us O. lhe br1 htleFe
~ - - C-Orkss Clun ~ lowed. Jut it9i ,cois- i've
Sas nta-y oaugAE Cat By ocAu'tI, ElIAIns
rn-ua for L. II. M0rTa1. lie. however. made
only a short stay, being csushs OJ HSilsy
%''arsD TsI.ut QUO succeeded Llm. BOta he and
Ses.u pxyss carefully, bus when he"..l Aal nlsds
sirtr-n. with two exceptions on HHele A!Is. n' 80
caught ont " Lucss IRON sae p0wlhe ol Lahs Lah ! =
-. >. fkls tlms had rezcacd - runs via only
on, more man ~ 20 10. This " as J. J. uc' nAV
yegas AT rast 200 pVusas Fer SPOUT ten innutr7 ne
faafea sb0d be served ~ tEc sioss Of the lnhliSh
BY this delay tks score OF 80 Ama1eth e~m va ~
vsucei - sA runs. hhd lhste 10 Vas -.olPoo
by kes.l.f being sAuSht cut 81 loTls ou 'As bowling
80 i,l, IN hour devoted 20 lunch ths Ensissmcn
took theT AnIass hessrs Lucas and Hsbue - .lle
as,.I rave to- Lue.s all outside Of BOUNDS, and
fes .sssztt ssr Esnt sstng np ihto lne sEJ srd
,eu Aah hSes o,zssss shs ;ronnee. Inen iot"N
s-rAs Of hin he ropes eaon coustfns thrce.
Ly.sra AeIs gAd tA.ro bI over mo ropes ana
occA. onaIy by uto tbs adjoining street CApiaiI
souIIor cssBsed L!s sovers and Charles and Daniel