INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 268, 11 November 1895, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

WELLINGTON BEATS CANTER

BURY.

(BX TELEGRAm. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, Saturday. The cricket match bebween Wellington and Canterbury, which was expaefced to lasb into Monday, came to a conclusion this evening, play being prolonged till twenty minutos paßb aix p.m. in order to finish it. The local men outplayed their opponenbn at all points, and secured a lead of 88 on the first) innings, and then disposed of Canterbury for 121. This left 34 to Red, and the order of going in was changed, with bhe resulb bhab ib cosb four wickeba to get the required number. The mabch proved the great weakness of the visitors' batting, and it was evident the team was really far from inberprovincial form. There were about 1,500 people preseob, and bobh weabher and wickeb were favourable, save for a little wind at times.

The scores and analyses are: — Canterbury, firsb innings ... ... 169 Wellington.—First Inninga. Cross, b Frankish •- 6 A. Blacklock, b Gunthorp? 7 Holdship, c aad b Hasseli 47 R. BlacUlock, lbw, b Gunbhorpe ._ 20 Gore, b Reeee ... 25 Holdsworth, c North, b Reese 6 Howard, b Gunthorpe ... ... ... 51 Fitzßimmonß, b Gunthorpe .- ... 19 Upham, c Hassell, b Reese ... ... 5 Ashbolt b Lawrence - 34 Niven, nob ouO 19 Extras ~ ••• *8 Total •« 257 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Rons. Wkls. Gunthorpe ... 210 10 91 4 Frankish ... 102 4 43 1 Guff ... .... 36 0 20 0 Haseell ... .... 66 4 24 1 Reese 132 6 47 3 Stevenson ... 18 0 9 0 Lawrence ... 10 0 5 1 North ... 6 1 0 0 Frankish bowled 1 wide, and Reea 1 no ball. Canterbury.—Second Innings. Lawrence, cA. Blacklock, b Upham 0 Cuff, b Holdsworth 54 Ridley, run out — .~ ... ••• 27 Wilding, b Upham .„ 7 Fowke, b Ashbolt ■•'•8 B'assell, c Howard b Upham ... .« 1 North, c and b Ashbolb £.12 Reese, «t Nivan b Upham 3 Stevenson, lbw b Ashbolb ® Frankieh, not out 1 Gunthorpe, c Holdship b Ashbolb ... 1 Extras 6 Tatal 121 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Runs. WkbaUpham 132 4 47 4 Fiteeimmonds... 36 2 12 0 Howard 24 2 9 0 Ashbolb 77 3 22 4 Holdsw-orbh ... 2 25 I Wellington.—Second Innings. Cross, c Stevenson, b Reeae ... .~ 10 i Gore, nob oub 18 Howard, c Frankish, b Reeee ... ... 4 1 Ashbolt, lbw b Reese .... ... — 2 Fitzsimmons, c Frankisb, b Lawrence.« 0 Holdship, nob oub ... ... -~ ••• 0 i Total for 4 wickeba 34 1 Bowling Analysis. Balls. Rldn». Rubs. Wkts. I Gunthorpa... 36 2. 15 0 I Reese ... 48 1 18 3 Lawrence ... 12 1 1 *