INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Press, Volume VII, Issue 710, 7 February 1865, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

CANTERBHIIY v. OTAGO.

The first innings of this match was played out yesterday, and resulted in favor of the Canterbury Eleven by seven runs. The weather was beautifully fine, though perhaps with rather more wind than was desirable towards the afternoon, and the ground wain capital order. The piece specially laid down for match-playing had been carefully watered and rolled for many days previously, and, considering the spell of dry weather and parching winds that we have been' visited with lately, did great credit to the assiduity and judicious management of the working committee of the Canterbury Club. The attendance, however, was unaccountably scanty. There seems to be a great falling: off in the interest taken in the game by the general public since the old days when the announcement of a cricket match of far less importance wassufficient to draw to the ground a. ring of applauding and criticising spectators., We recommend all who wish to see a game of cricket played as it should be played not to neglect this opportunity, and can assure them that they will find a day spent on the Hagley, ground a greater treat than they have enjoyed since the visit of the All England Eleven. The umpires, Messrs. Young and Kissling, having pitched the wickets and all other preliminaries being arranged, the Otago champions commenced their innings by sending in Messrs. Ca\rna and Chapman to the bowling of Messrs. Stevens and Lance. Tennant was behind the wicket, Bloxam long stop, Sale point, Wilson and Harley long leg arid cover point, E. C. Stevens and Cowlishaw. mid on and long slip, Dickenson short slip, M'Donnell mid off. Stevens led off the bowling with a maiden over, but in the third ball of the next Lance.fbund his way- to Chapman's wicket, and Hope took the vacant place. Several overs followed with no great result, the bowling being well on the spot and both batsmen playing very cautiously, at last Cairns got hold of a ball from Lance and sent it down to leg for four, tlius breaking the spell which had hitherto confined the hitting to singles, and receiving his due in a round of applause from the pavillion. A maiden over followed, from Stevens, and then a pretty draw by Cairns enabled Hope to get the ball again, of which he took advantage to make a fine cut, but Sale was too quick for him and no runs could be scored. Stevens in his next over disposed of Cairns—-2 wicketa for 10 runs —and Borton, a left-handed player/now came to the wicket. Each made a smgle and then Hope began to be busy again. He got a two andjfcsingle to leg dft' Stevens, well by Harley, a little one to leg from Lance, anda three from Stevens again, the last by a fine drive to the off. Borton got two -ingles; the second by a hit'to leg which only smart fielding saved, from being a four hit, but an undeniable one. from Stevens enfe short hid career and he had to retire ;in favor of Worthington— 3 wickets, 24 rims. A eharige in tho bowling was now thought advisable, and Lance gave up the ball to Dickenson, but in the next two overs Hope added six to his score by a fine- bit to* ; long leg, and two singles very neatly, put away in the aame direction. This, however, waa the end of hb performance, for at the last ball in that over he was admirably caught at the wicket .by Tennant, and re-; tired withl7tohiscreditonthe scoring sheet, obtained by a four, a three, two twos, andsingles-r-4 wickets, 30 runs. Eulton now joined Worthington, and the game soon began to grow very lively. The next two only yielded * le S bye to Otago; but in the third, Fulton drove Steveus to long off for two, and Worthington followed with a fburcr from Dickei_»oa

to leg, the wind being rather a__in«t«._ «. "'—"""-i" ' Jv t baU i tho - that end, and he made a fine leg Srlft- -*- right down to the hedge, scorin*■ W tlnngton, not to be out done, hi? next over of Stevens up to the number. Two maidens, and Fuli™T» • *«»«&» II hi--favorite.legliit a fromDSenfo3S n 1 to his credit, following it up bvTS 1 ™ little smarter running would at least E ft * '" Stevens was then punished by the _S_? _° who got two twos in succession by drive, the former well fielded and HL_??"*«. Harley. Lance.nowtook the baUagaiHoT.V* " time, during which Worthington waTlet J £f* ' but after bowling three overs he lianoVlu Harley, whose first baU was successful in V** *> of Worthington, 5 wickets having now f_ll!»tt? •' runs. Tho game now began to look verTfc "' •- for Otogo but it soon took an xubZSS* * Munson, the next batsman, was run out euwS?* - had gamed three singles, and Maddock? w ] place, was bowled the first ball he U^ 1 * Harley; 7 wickets for 65 runs. * in, and Cowlishaw took up tho bowun/at fi#___* end. For several overs runs wore made ffi? ' Julton marking two and a single 'for W hib*s* Cowhahaw, and a single by a drive Crump got one just over short leg's head for &i£s* ' and m the next over gave something of a -W B^ ' point, but Sale could not reach it in time. ' and a maiden, and then the iunings came tol s_! with singular rapidity. In one over from shaw Fulton was nailed at the wicket W_ Tennant, another very fine catch, Hendley wasttJft in slip by Dickenson, and Parker, the last *__!?' one up which fell into Tennant's hands, andtKnT last two wickets added nothing to the score vSa* finally stood at 73. It was a great pifcy ftttffi'/i could not Jiave maintained his place a little h t- J and carried hiß bat out, which his fine hittiofl wan '% deserved. His score of 22 coinprisocl two fouri W hits, and lour twos, leg hits and drives. Thebowr "''■ of Canterbury was very steady throughout, espeddj ' that of Stevens, and the fielding good. In ths j_Hm ' department, Harley and Sale deserve special for their performances at long leg and point 'JjSfc** saved many runs. Tennant made two «pl_2fe" catches at the wicket and got rid of two of theJ_S' dangerous bats" among the Otago Eleven. ' • An adjournment now took place to the tent Morton aud Kobertson had provided lttnb_»o_kl which by the way was a great improvement on. we have been accustomed to on former and that being satisfactorily disposed of pipe of digestion duly|smokod, the Eleven commenced their innings. - Sale and were the first to appear at the bowling of Hendley and Borton, the lattsra )&$Ht handed bowler. Otago played without a rt*_fc_fi wicket keeper, Maddock, tho short running up to the stumps when Hope was long stop, a position he ~8f1&5|5 in first-rate style ; Fulton point j Murison and man, cover point and long leg; Cairns and Otoantelf*' long off and on; Worthington, mid Parker short leg. The two first bats did right, well, and appeared determined to Btay ttnd~_i|fe the-bowling. Sale began the run-getting wiffi*|p| single from Hendley in slip; tben came- three o»s|lp broken only by a wide; but in the fifth each secured a three, Bloxam by an off drive and Sale?wl§l a hit to long leg. Then four more maidens, in"ffism which a sharp cut fromßloxam was cleveriysfopiSltj by Fulton, and then Sale made two very neatcut just before poinr, followfdby BloK-n'imW an off drive for three—a good hit, but rathertosnwK|| for safety. Many more steadily played oven f<ssqmjm both batsmen playing very cautiously, and thft&ejll|§ gradually mounting up, chiefly by singles. < Sffi3J|j|lP got two for a good hit, which the fieldman pass him, and Bloxam made.tlie same Another single or two, and then Sale well to his partner, who was caught by long- B%fi||fi not till he had just made his way into figures ; and so - the first Canterbury down for 26 runs. This was a.very ning, and the backers of very cheerful faced, which,-however, grow much'longer as went Stevens joined Sale,' wh<j|na||%go6d -it" v Borton, worth «,t by Cairns that only, tfacj|pßa be in xiver fromthejßfmie bowler* deep leg for -three, but in trying to re formance in.the next over he sent hands of long stop, and had to wickets, 30 runs. Tennant now ance, but his stay was a very short' two from Borton to square leg, and by a pretty cut just before point, he fell a victim to a shooter from for 33 runs. Lance next took' up" the wMfljhnfflMM after watching .Sale play a Hendley, he began with two left handed bowler, one a out | very pretty bri drive. The thirdnext over saW the last of caught by Hope off Hendley, a remarkably steady innings 0f16—4 Wilson was next to come in, and in a two to square leg off Hendley ; I_i--tf---l-HBMH§i by a single to leg, and then to back up, left his ground before livered, and the bowler, Beizing. down the wicket and dismissed'him 5 wickets for 40 runs. Harley without scoring after two overs, in an . easy chance -which. Was not. Stevens filled the vacant place. - Lan < splendid drive .off Hendley, right up; fcvl|ll§||§|ffii a,nd Stevens made a good hit/to jegoff was so quickly fielded Jihfi single could he " obtained,, same over he was run out, the thu3"fdUmg for 48 runs. The done se> little to improve the score. thaj|ra||HEi£g be a grave question whether. off the rhns.' Cowlishaw joined and received, a maiden over from marking two in the next the slips. Cowlishaw then got a off Hendley by a drive an^ltlpn'.^^^^a^___| a cut wliioh just passed over po'inl^Jii^^pßlHi in the bowling was now niade,on in-place of Hendlev. end, and this proved successful, for" Hendley's seborid of tired with 13 aeaidst : m bame. four twos and asingle>. r Eight Dickenson, the next"comer,' made with Cowlishaw,andbrought up one short of -hat of Otago. blow in the face from abail by himself on tlie howler by twice in,capital style, which had,.the ; Bbrton on again, and Dickenson, after morerfor another drive, lifted one to long'field, and c wasj well caoght a good clean hit and "ahnoat McDonnell, the last man, came was wanted totie the first iimings of obtained in the. first' over - a ,leg hit . for. threej following %&>j£ffli§BK&gt single. from Worthington,' off - who'had increased hb score bra made two by a very neat .cut. -^•■Pa n at each end and was then cleverly Fulton, and thus the first closed for 80, leaving them so opponents- by seven runsiwaa very fair, but by>_»- means so had expected. Their fielding ;^ : _|SB| smarter than that; of Ckoterbury, more cases of mistakes on ■ thei*a|tg fieldsmen. Hope's long class. The style in , which""_ and returns the ball is a pattern, one pass him during the two teams seem to be very closely, Tlie iimings of .. Cjaiterbury quarter of an hour before the the- stumps, but it was; decided game that evening. It will "■• be. puftctually at 11 o'clock, and the A^^H

the first innings will make it unusually The following is the score of tlie first S i ____ft_?i* B reaerre the anafyais of the bowling till Jwmstch is completed s— _#»:" Chapman, b Lance 0 r -~~ Cairns, b Stevens 8 -V:- ' Hope, c Tennant, b Stevens 16 'Borton, b Stevens 5 Worthington, b Harley... ... ...14 f_lton, c Tennant, b Cowlishaw ...23 -5 M-riaon, run out .. .... •- ;0 .Camp, not out - — —j> J-S* Hendley, c Dickenson, b Cowlishaw ... 0 i S c Tennant, b Cowlishaw ... 0 i |;i Wide — \ §£L Byes * j -££-, leg-hye ■_••• _*• fc" ' 73 ;| fihle. c Hope b Hendley ... ...16. If""- Bloxam, c Hope b Hendley ... ... 10 j ?5*- "J, W. Stevens, c Hope b Hendley ... 3 i #I _fa_-_-t, b Borton ... ... .'.. 1 I;T- Xanosib Hendley ... 13 a_/"* Wilson, run out -.'. 2 0 *"" E. a Stevens, run out 1 %, : * iJbwaahaw, not out ... 10 *>V_ .Oiekenson, c Cairns b Worthington ... 10 >_* . M'Bonnell, c Fulton b Borton ... 6 /.- Wides * ••• 4 t% Byes -• J Leg-bye jt ?S£-t . 80