THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 3 January 1879, Page 3

THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

TARAWA'; y, AUCKLAND UNITED. The match T} W een the Taranaki team and ; an eleven of t> Aiickland United Cricket I Club commend on the Domain ground : this morning. The weather was remark- ! ably fine, bututensely hot. There were [ not many spcttors oil the ground when \ the match coinenced, but the number ' gradually in cread. The United team having appointed Mr Mnford captain, that gentleman tossed witltlr Davies, captain of the f Taranaki cleven,i r choice ot innings, and, l winning [the tos ] 1C decided to send his men in first. Wix-ts were pitched .shortly , before twelve o'o c k, and the Taranaki team fielded out s follows :—F. Bayly, bowler, also short-V ; Cleary, bowler, also J short-leg; Sarten, \infc ; Harrison, wicket- ] keeper; Adams, Cfer-point and long-on; j Bewley, long-ofF X l long-leg; George ( Bayly, loujj-leg andmg-ott ; Cunningham, ) long-slip ; Davies, joit-slip; Keddilord, f long-on and cover-put; Northwood, long- j stop. Mr C. B. Audw officiated as umpire ' { for Auckland, and MLukis for Taranaki. j Robinson and Munifd went to the wickets, 1 liobinson taking the lit ball from F. Bayly, ( who bowled at tlio sou. crnem end. The first t bn 11 was put away to le^y Robinson for two, 1 and tlie next into the d^i at .square leg by the same player for thrt Only four ball's { were bowled in an ovt and Cleary took , the ball at the other el. Mumford was caught by long-slip olliig second ball — 6-1-0. Yates then wen\to tlie wickets, but was bowled by a b,i which played from his leg-guard on to tj wicket —6-2 0. Lyuch took his place, andiut his first ball '' to point for one, and folwcd this with { another single to leg. I.Bayly's next ( over, he Avas clean bowledjy a, shooter— C S-3-2 Buckland was the ext man in. lRobinson got a single, to ong-leg, and ] Buckland commenced his gore with a i single to the same of the fielo-10-3-2. The ( next ball was nicely put awajto point for * 4by Itobinson. Three byes Mre then run. i In Bayly's next over Robinso was given i out leg before wicket. Telegiph board— \ 17 —4—lo. Eindon then Mut to the , wickets, and put the third balhvell away 1 to point. It wa3 well fielded^ud was on its way to the wicket-keeper win a second run was attempted. The wicet-keeper, however, became flurried, and ustead of taking oil" the bails, the ball droned down by the side of the stumps, an Bindon reached his ground just in time. A siugle ! to leg was obtained by Bindon, and the ( telegraph board showed 20— 4—lo. Buck- ' land got two more singles, audßindon < added another. This was follows by a ; draw to long leg for o* by : Buckland, and nicely cut b*i to point by Bindon for two. The-same batsmen brought up three more >y a , beautiful cut for 3. Several bya and ! siugles were run, and Buckland was lean '• bowled by Cleary—3l—s-4. Colman was the man in. He played the firstball from Cleary to square by for 2, and folHved ', it up by a iine drive to long-ou for 2. fhe next ball he played back to the bowler, nd carelessly running out of his crease, :as thrown out—3s—6—4 Ivens took his plao. Bindon commenced Bayly's next over bja fine cut to point for 1, and Ivens played in first ball carefully. Bindon was caught V Bayly at short leg off the next ball. 37—* —10. Carter succeeded him and played th over steadily and carefully. Ivens com menced again by driving one of Bayly's tc point for 3, and Carter qualified it by a nice cut for 2. Telegraph board, 40—7—10 Carter got a (single from a well run block, and followed it with a splendid cut to point for 3. Ivens put Bayly well away to leg for 2, and several singles and byes Avere run. Telegraph board—so —7 —lo. Carter put one of Cleary's balls Avell away to point for three, and Ivens followed by a fine hit to leg off the same bowler for two, and a nicely played single. Sarten now took the ball from Bayly at the southern end. The bowling of Bayly wps generally admired. His pace was remarkably fast, and his pitch, extremely well judged. Ivens gave a good chance for catch oil' Sarten's first ball, but it Avas badly missed by point-, and being carelessly throAvn, an overthroAv was added to the run already made—telegraph board —60-7-10. Carter snicked Sarten nicely for oae, and gave a chance to point, Avnich was not taken. He drove the next ball well to leg, and added three more to his score. Carter played another single, and Iven=i was clean bowled by Sarten—69—B—l3. Ivens score was made by some fine batting, and several of his cuts and drives were greatly admired. Being a left-hand bat, his back play, as is generally the case, was rather weak. As a young player, ha is likely to make a name for himself. Recce was next man in, at the Avickets. He commenced with a single, and followed with another. Both of these Avere exceedingly well run, the ball on bsth occasions being in field's hands when the men Avere starting. Two good drives brought up 6 more, and Carter snicked to leg for 2. 70-B—l3. Five Avere run from a badly-thrown ball, and several brought up 80 on the telegraph board. Carter put a ball from Cleary nicely in slips for 2, and slipped another for 1. Eees made a fine cut for 3, and put Sarten well away io longleg for 1. Telegraph board 90—-B—l o. Reeco run himself out badly mi tlie last ball of the same over—SO -9 (>. Wai taker was the last man. He I played his second ball to point am! | got' one through an overthrown ball. Whitaker played Sarten's first ball, and was clean bowled by the next. Carter, who had made a, Una stand, ar.tl played a ■splendid inning.", carried Iria \>f.t for HO. j Tiio innings closed for 02, and an tvljoarn- ! r.i2nt wvs made for lunch. ; "BOM4T ', ".?;[) p.m. . Auckland field was p];ic,\l ixs £>1!owm :— Lynch and jVuckland, bav/iera ; alo shortplip ; Carter, Avkkofc-kcejjer; ■ ;inilon, longstop ; Mumford, point; ivtmu, long-leg; liobiuson, long-slip ; Yates, cover-point jA. Whitaker, iiliwt-lcg; Knece, mid-oil' Coloraau, third man. Northwood anc Adams went to the wickets, Lynch com mencinfj on the latter. Adams snicke* the second ball to leg, and a .single wa •run. BuckJand took the ball at the othe end, and Kortlvwood got "his first to lons

leg for two, and his third to point for two. Adams put the next well over the ditch to square-leg, and the ball was lost. This brought up 10 on the telegraph boavd. Adams got a five hit to square-leg for three off the second ball of Buckland's next over, and followed it by a fine cut for one. Lynch bowled a maiden, and1 the first ball of Bucldand's next was nicely played by Northwood for one. Northwood cut one of Lynch's next for two; Adams put one of Buckland's in slip for one, and the telegraph board showed 20. Northwood got Buckland away to long-off again.

TOTAL SCORES, UNITED.—IBT INNING.. W. Robinson, ibw, b Bay ley .. „. 10' J. Mumford, c Cunningham, b Cleary 0 R. J. _ates, bßayley _ 0 D. Lynch, b Bayley 2 J. Buckland, b Cleary ... _. .. _ V. Biudon, o Bayly, b Cleary -. _ 10 K. Coleman, ran out ~ .. .. * W. S. Ivens, b Sarten .. „ .. 13 G. Carter, not out 30 I.eec«\ run out .. „ ..6 A. Whitaker, b Sarten 1 Byes _ -.7 Leg-byes _. _ 5 Total 92 Analysis of Bowling. F-aßayly.. ..65 3 37 3 diary „ ..64 4 40 3 Sarten .. ..26 1 13 2 theTatest. 4.30 p.m. The game now stands : — Northwood, b Lynch .. 10 Adams, b Robinson 29 Da vies, not out «. 30 G. Bnyly, b Robinson .. .. „ .. 0 Cunningham, c Ivens b Robinson .. _. 0 Harrison, not out 5 Extras .. .... .. ... .%■.- 2 Total for five wickets ... .. .. 76