MIDLAND CANTERBURY C.C. v. LANCASTER PARK C.C.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5062, 28 November 1881, Page 2

MIDLAND CANTERBURY C.C. v. LANCASTER PARK C.C.

This match* which was comaei-ead on Saturday the 12th inst., and continued the two follow- | ing Saturdays, resulted in a draw in favor of ; the Midland Club, the scores being Midland '■ first innings, 123 runs, second innings 298 runs, making a grand total of 471 runs, I against which the Lancaster Club in their j first innings scored ISB, leaving 834 to get to win. The match was played on the Park ground, and the wicket played fairly. Fuller won the toss,, and sent in Strange and Fowler who appeared all abroad. No stand was made till Fowke joined Watson, and on the former retiring the score stood three wickets for 41. Fhilpot was caught first ball, and made room for Washer, who pasted the bowline as it deserved. Watson hit across » half. Taßsy and was bowled. Hia 28 were not made in his usual style, hint he did his sid^ good service by playing steadily. In his seor* there were twenty singles. Lodge knocked v? 16 before he was clean howled. Ataok **• J seconded his brother left-hander, and quickly scored 28. The end soon came, Washer

f si ,l ed . * et "*> » Rood one fromWiidteTT", retired for 69, made in capita ,H jw"* mencod with Malet and Milton, d" , soon retired for 5, and Ollmer on the ,£T of tune «v ought by Fairhur.t off fif Beenming on the foUowingSatwawßS ' Milton kept hu place at the wiokete, LtL» m the most stubborn manner. Stater,. « S joined Milton, but the latter had tcIS curly one getting put hi. bat. At this e^ of the game the score showed ii x wicketi»,! 45 run*. McDonnell was next m an ? and Stovers play.-d very plu:ki'y. The m* ! were coming rather fagt, owing to t^. wretched fielding of some of the player, _{? ovideatly got careless. This was hwdlj fS, to the bowlers, who were doing rcmatk&v' well, and bowling in their bcit -fan? McDonnell got uader a half-voller T^ rotired. F. Loughnan, the next corns; proved to be very stubborn, bnt a lbw ?«,}& got rid of him. Soon after this the mnas^, of the L P.O. woe cloan-bowled for 61. fl£ innings wae indeed good, and, considering thl bowling against him, wag the beet innion fo! the last ten leaeone. The latter part of fcj, inninge perhaps wae ilightly matred bj twa chances. Tho total eoorewas 138,0r 35 bthmj tls Midland. At twenty minutes pa»t flyo Foslt* and Fowke wont to the Triclcete, end % tts- ntime they had. At call of time 51 ruaj yJL up for one wickot:, J. Fowler 18. The gaiEe was eontinufd on Saturday, and m about the best afternoon's leather hntitis? that has been ieen for a long time. AtsJ was very severe $ hie 85, not cut, we»Bjsi up as follows : —One 5, seven 4'a, seren 3's, five S'e, and singles. Philpot, who msdj [,4 played carefully and welL The whole 0! tjs toam batted well, and completely nsivstj^ the bowling. The innings cloied fo? ;jM which were made in exactly four hours, Md considering that the whole of therour, ezstst cay 11, were run out, it may be r#ckoa«d tv% sooring. The bowling of the L.P. Olob wis very weak indeed. Wilding showed bssiHiOst of the other bowlers Rivinn too q^4 half volleys and long hops. The following 4^ the fioores and bowling analysis :— MIDLAND CO. First inninsrs. Seeood inaicOT, C Strange, b MarBhaU 7 b Milton... „ tg J. Fowler, o Ollivier, b Marshall 0 0 ana b Wilding 13 Q. Wataon b Longden 28 c Wilding, b MS. ton .„ ,„ g J. Fowke, 0 Beeves, b Wilding ... 15 b Wilding ,„ 13 P. Philpot, oEeevea, b Wilding ... 0 0 Milton, bWild. A.Waßher.bWiia- ™ S * ing 69 b Wilding ... 3 W. H. Lodge, b Beeves 16 b Longdea .„ 37 W. H. Atack, b Longden 28 not oat... J. D. Fairharst, b Longden 3 absent ... ... 0 W. Beard, b Longden ... ... 2 b Wilding ... 8 E. T. A. Fuller, not % out 0 bWildlsg ... 23 i-xtraa 5 Extras ... 9 Total ... 173 Total, with 9 ~*~ wkts. down 223 L P C.C. First innings. W. V. Milton, b Fuller ... „. ... 14 F. W. Malet, b Fuller 5 A. M. Ollivier, 0 Fairhurst, b Fuller ... £ W- P. Eeevee, b Fuller i A. Longden, b Fuller ... .„ 5 F. Wilding, b Fuller 0 E. C. J. Stevens, b Fuller m 61 0. Lonahnwi, b Fairhuret € K. T. McDonnell, 0 sub. b Atack D F. Lonphnan, lbw, b Atack ... ... ... U A. Marshall, not out , ~. 3 Extras «« ... 4 Total „& BOWLING ANALYSIS. MIDLAND C C. First innings. Balls Mds Boos WHf WJ W. P. Beeves ... 65 2 41 1 1 A. Marshall ... 95 3 S3 S 9 A. Longden ... 70 1 29 fc> 0 F. Wildina , ... 80 4 3»»"ja» 9 W.V. Milton ... 60 2 &■' $ I Second innings. W. P. Beevea ... 75 2 47 0 5 P. Wilding ... 244 12 100 $ I A. longdtn ... 60 2 6? 1 S A. Marshall ... 65 2 41 0 1 W. V. Milton ... 90 4 85 S 0 L.P.C.O. First Innings. R. T. A. Fuller... 17fi 8 64 1 § J. D. Falxhnrat 95 8 29 I 0 W. Beard ... 85 2 18 « 8 C.Strange ... 15 0 9 0 1 W. H. Atack ... 60 1 19 2 9