The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-08
CRICKETERS In H0BOKEN.
SOME REMARKABLE PLAYING IN THE
INTERN1T IONIL MATCH
An Exhibition OF Skin by the EngIIshmen TX
ceedinE Anything OF its Kind before Seen
Herc-The scores Made on the First Day.

An Exhibition OF Skin by the EnGlishmen TX
ceeding Anything OF Its Kind before Seen
Here-The scores Made the First Day.
The fifth international contest at cricket
between American and English teams was be-
gun in Hoboken yesterday morning. under
very suspicious circumstances Tho weather
was springlike Tho grounds were in good
condition and the attendance was unusually
large, considerable interest being taken in tho
meeting from the fact that 1t was tho first out OF
n series Of five international cricket matches
which have taken place In the metropolis within
the past twenty years in which local teams
encountered foreign team on oven terms.
that is. eleven players against eleven. The first
match OF the kind was played in Hoboken on
Oct g. 4. and 8. 1859. PARIS eleven professon as
playing against picked twenty-five Of New
York. Newark. and Philadelphia the result be-
ing a victory for the eleven In one inning. by n
score OF 156 TO 3S aud 54=92. Tho next inter-
national match was played on the Jersey
Heights. in Hudson City. on Sept. &C. II. and
IS. 1868. another English professional eleven
playing picked twenty two Of the metropOl-
by score score or Of rs to 81 and O The thrd
Sept. IS and ~. 1872. This time the .Engllsh
land, team that had frequently defeated the
best English professionals, the world renowned
match the metropolitan picked twenty-five
were easily defeated in one Inning by the large
score Of 249 to GO and 44=11O-Graee's score
alone exceeding that Of the twenty-five in their
first inning.
The fourth international match was played in
Hoboken in October last. On this occasion tho
local team was reduced to eighteen players, and
they made the hest folding display ever seen on
tho st. Georges grounds. The result was tho
success OF the Australians. but they had to play
two innings The match Of Yesterday was tho
NTH Of the series; and thus far it Inns proved to
be the finest exhibition OF batting ever witnessed
here. Unuckily for the American team. the
early arrival Of the English players in the very
first month OF the season caught the local
players entirely unprepared to do justice to
themselves. In fact the members OF tho st.
Georges Club have not had even days practice
until yesterday. and the result IL seen in their
weak play ut tho bat. On the other hand,
although the EnRlishmen have not played for
month their rest has been rather beneficial to
them than Otherwise judging from tho fine
form In which they appeared yesterday on tho
field in bowling and especially in batting.
Tho match was announced to begin at 10h,
but II was two hours after the appointed time
before pley, heean. the English players not ar
toss and sent their men 10 the bat and 80 COM
paratively weak WAS the defence Of tho major
ity, that the whole team had been disposed OF by
2 7. NJ, only four OF the eleven ma king anything
ike good stand nj tho wckets. the exceptions
being Messrs. Gross, Dan and Robt Neyhal.
and Kessler The Engshmen bowled chiefly
for catches. i've being disposed OF in that way
while by their short fielding they ran out two
more. only two wickets being clean howed. Tho
last wicket fell for tho fair total OF 49, and II was
expected that. with the strong corps OF bowlers
the Americans had. the English players
score would not far exceed II. But no calcula-
ton had apparently been made on the fact that
the English team was one Of the strongest on
batting that had ever left England. No such
exhibition OF batting skill has ever before been
witnessed here rs that Of tho English team yes
terday. Before the first wicket fell the English
score had been run up to So and when the timo
arrived tor ending the days play they had
scored total Of 239 runs. with the loss OF only
five wickets. Mr.. Lucas came within two runs
Of scoring u hundred himself. Tho American
fielding. rs n general thing. WIS unusually
sharp. and the Bowling swift.
The game will be resumed to-day ut IL A. NJ
Tho score OF Yesterdays play is as follows: