The New York herald., 1879-10-16
CRICKET.

DAFT's ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN DEFEAT
EIGHTEEN BASEBALL PLAYERS.
Tho cricket match between Daft's All England
Eleven and the picked baseball eighteen was played
yesterday the Union Baseball grounds. Brooklyn.
and resulted in the defeat of the baseball men in
one inning by 10 runs. The attendance was
limited there being not moro than two hundred
spectators the grounds. The wicket In
wretched order and not favorable to good batting.
The baseball eighteen comprised George Wright
Cross Farrell. e'Rourke. Matthews. Ward and
Kinds, of the Providence Baseball Club champion
OF this year,; 8. Wright captain of the New Bed
ford Baseball Club; Booth and Clinton, OF the Jer
sey City Baseball Club; Brenthsl. of the old Eu-
reka Baseball Club. of Newark; Hicks. Gedney and
Hatfield. OF the old Mutual Baseball Club. Of New
York; Robinson. Of the old New York Baseball Club;
Sprague. Of the old Eckford Baseball Club; Let's.
of the old Hoboken Baseball Club. and Williams. of
the Newark Cricket Club. They went to the bat and
the game commenced about noon.
nH THE GAME.
Williams and O'Rourke went to the bat against
the bowling of Bates and Emmett. The All England
Eleven did not distinguish themselves in the first
inning they let the baseball eighteen get total
score Of 81. They appeared to be amusing them-
selves ana did not exhibit their best form in the
feld. George Wright played good inning for 20.
but the rest OF the batsmen evidently knew very
little about what they were expected to do and
the game until the English went in and the base
ball men were in the field.
ENGLISH AT THE
Ulyett and Bates went in against the bowling OF
the ground made it pretty hard FOR the baters to get
unless lifted the bowling aud eighteen
The fielding was not remsrkably good at first and
when g. Wright took Ulyetts middle stump the
Englshmen had 80 scored. Of which Ulyett was cred
tied with 40. Shrewsbury Joined Bates and after
making single was caught and bowled by G..
Wright. Two wicketz 36. DAFT filed the vacancy
tional hitting. He drove G. Wright for g. the ball
landing on the top Of the refreshment stand. and
the next he sent of Spragucs clean the
| He was caught behind the wicket by O'Rourke
of 9; WI Wright with Is to his credit Three
of G. Wright. Four wickets for So. selby joined
went at sprague's end. bowling rather fast
round After half dozen overs g. Wright changed
over the bower's head, with II to his credit Five
wickets for 75. Barnes filled the vacancy, and the
a the in s S
leg off O'Rourke that give him for ''lost ball."
spyeue went in at O'Rourkes end and took Barnes
&c. Emmett joined Seby and got off
sprague. after eight men had handled tho
ball. Emmett spooncd one of G. Wrightss and
was caught by Hatfield with to his credit.
Seven wickets for SO. Shaw went to the bat
to Ss credit css Ur
Pinder joined Shaw and got single to the on OF
Sprague. Matthews picked mp couple OF balls in
der caught ut the on by Ward OF G.. Wright
with single to his credit. Nine wickets for l00
he hit G. Wright for to leg. shaw was DO wled
by G. Wright. with to his credit and Oscroft car.
red out his bat for q The total of the English
| was 107.
The baseball men were then put in for their
second inning. and. this OCCASION tho seventeen
wickets fell for 81. Sprague distinguished himself
for driving Bates for AN excellent hit the club
house. The inning closed at Ave P. NJ. leaving tho
To-day the Providence baseball are to play ten
of Daft's cricketers baseball. The English are
given six outs. and play will commence at three p. NJ
Daft has arranged to play the Young America
eleven at Stenton Friday and Saturday next. and
the Merton Club at Ardmore on the 21st and 22d.