CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND.

Press, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5704, 31 December 1883, Page 3

CANTERBURY v. AUCKLAND.

IpBESS ASSOCIATION TBLEGBAM.J The Canterbury v Auckland match waa resumed on Saturday. The Auckland team commenced their first innings, facing a score of 171 runs. The weather was favorable, but in the forenoon only 500 people were present. In the afternoon the attendance rose to 2500. Up to the adjournment the Auckland men played ahakUy and cautiously. After the adjournment their play was loose, and showed carelessness. Canterbury's fielding improved as the game went on. In Canterbury's second innings the Auckland fielding was good, and when the stumps were drawn, with six wickets down for 80, the Aucklanders were inspired with hopes of recovering the deficit of their first innings when Monday arrives, more especially as nearly all the best of the Canterbury men were disposed of. The Canterbury men left the pavilion for the field at 11.45, ahd Yates took the strike to Chapman, whose i last baU was a bye. WUding sent down a maiden to Yates. Testro took a like record from Chapman. Two consecutive maidens had been registered when Yates opened his shoulders and drove the Canterbury captain over his head for 3, amid applause. Still more maidens.until Yates cut Wilding, and drove the ball prettily through tho slips for a quartette. | Each single was watched with interest. Yates and Testro each played WUding for 1, and the first 10 appeared on the telegraph. The little " stonewaUer " played Chapman to leg, and a single was scored. Yates responded with a nice cut off Chap- ■ man for a brace. WUding now-changed with Chapman. Yates cut the second for I 3, Pocock taking his captain's place with leather, a leg cut by Testro off WUding for j a single, and the board showed 20. A leg bye wa3 smartly run by Yates. Pocock got Testro to pat one between slip and point, but no one was there. Pocock's next was a no ball, but Yates cut it past cover point, and 2 were recorded. Testro gave Malet at short slip a chance off Pocock, but he refused to hold it. In WUding's next Yates skied him over Edser's head at long-on, and a single was run. The play had become rather slow until Yates drove WUding to the on for a brace. Testro got Pocock sharp through the slips, and the first 4 was ran. Ashby was now tried at WUding's end. Yates cut Pocock prettily for 3, and drove the first of Ashby's next to the on for a couple. Yates cut same trundler to covert which was grandly fielded by Harman. Testro responded with a cut 'off Ashby for a single. Edser changed with Pocock at the Hospital end, and trundled a maiden to Yates, who waa playing exceUent cricket. Chapman resumed at the other end, and after two overs Testro got him to leg for a single. A leg stroke to Testro for 3 off Chapman

andWUdingwenton again in his place. Deepening his field he tried slows. A cut by Yates for 2 and a couple of singles off the last of Edser'a next, and Testro was dismissed for leg before wicket, he having played most patiently for an hour and a half—s2—l—l7.; Barton joined Yates, and let—ng out at Edser drove him for a single, and in Wilding's next ne played him vary finely to leg for 4. He cut Edser prettily to Dudney, who returned smartly, and a single resulted, which brought 60----up on the telegraph board. A drive by Barton off Wilding added a brace to the total. Yatea put Wilding to leg for a single, and his next was a wide. Edser had hard luck in his next, Ashby failing to hold him in the slips, he having 28 to his credit. Runs now came faster. Yatea snicked Edser to leg for a triplet, and soon after 80 appeared. After a leg bye had been smartly run by Yates, Barton was dismissed by Pocock, Malet taking him at short slip, after compiling 15 very quickly. 82 —2—15. O'Brien joined Yates, to see him yorked by Chapman, he having been over two hours at the wickets, and he had played with every confidence. 82—3-38. Arneil partnered O'Brien, who drove Pocock prettily to on for a couple. An adjournment for luncheon took place at 2 pan., ■ the score standing at 84. Play was re- j sumed at 2.50. O'Brien took a maiden from I Chapman. After three maidens ArneU got Pocock away to leg for a single. O'Brien then responded by drawing Chapman prettily for a triplet. Arneil played the same trundler to Edser, at midwicket, and a single was attempted, O'Brien losing his wicket by a splendid shot of Edser'B, being run out. 87—4—4. . Blair opened his record with a single to off. ArneU cut Chapman next to Ashby in the slips, who accepted the catch by a grand effort. 88—5 1. The hopes of, Auckland reaching the Canterbury total now rested with the two A.C.C. representatives, Dewes and Blair. The latter, by forward play, added three singles and a brace, and then drove Chapman splendidly along the carpet for 5, the first of innings. Chapman sent down a no ball to Blair, and the century was hoisted. In the next from.Pocock Dewes endeavoured to slip, but snicked the leather into Malet's hands behind the stumps. 100—6—2. Lankham received' a maiden from Pocock, and then Blair cut Wilding, who had taken Chapman's place at the creese, grandly for three. He followed this up with a stroke to the on for a brace. Lankham then opened his record with a single off Wilding to the off. Blair then got too much under the last of Pocock's next over, and Buchanan safely held him at mid-off. 103—7 —16. The Auckland captain (Robinson) foUowed, and three byes brought 110 upon the board. Robinson drove WUding grandly past long-on for 5. Wilding then sent down a wide to Robinson. Next he played to square-leg for a brace, and then &nicked the same trundler to a similar place for 3. Pocock secured Robinson in the slips, Dudney holding him. 125—8—10. The Otahuhu representative, Bowden, filled the vacancy, and saw Lankham drive Chapman, who had resumed at his captain's end, for a quartette, but Pocock clean bowled him with a bailer. 129 —9—o. GiU, the last man, negotiated the rest of Pocock's over successfully, and I Lankham drove Chapman to the on for a triplet, and foUowed this with a cut through the slips off Chapman to the boundary for his second four. This brought on Edser instead of Chapman, and Lankham played him to the on for a couple, and then got the same trundler to leg for a like number. GUI was clean bowled by Pocock, and the innings closed for 141, Lankham being not out with 19 to his credit. Auckland. First innings. R. Yates, b Chapman 38 Testro* lbw, b Edser 17 Barton, c Malet, b Pocock 15 O'Brien, run out 4 Arneil, c Ashby, b Chapman 1 Blair, c Buchanan, b Pocock 16 Dewes, c Malet, b Pocock 2 W. Lankham, not out 19 Robinson, c Dudney, b Pocock 10 Bowden. b Pocock 0 Gffl.b Pocock 1 Extras ... J8 r Total v.. w. ;.. ... ...141 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Mds. Wks.N. Bis. Chapman ... 108 36 15 2 1 WUding ... 116 48 13 0 2 Pocock ... 121 18 12 6 2 Ashby ... 29 .5 1 • 0 | WUding bowled 2 wides. , The Auckland men took the field after :an interval of a quarter of an hour, Dudney and Fulton making their appearance on behalf of Canterbury, the former cutting Lankham first to Blair at cover point for a single. The stonewaUer had to retire, Lankham's second being taken at wicket by Dewes off,' a snick—l—l—o. Buchanan was the next, and Barton started the attack upon Dudney, who got his through to long leg for a couple. Lankham and Barton each trundled a maiden. Dudney then drove the former grandly to long on for 4, then cut his first in the next over hard for three, but the Becond he put up over Robinson's head at mid-on, who by a splendid effort just held it—l 3— 2—ll. Secretan joined Buchanan, and Harman went out to run for him. The incoming batsman opened his record with a cut for a brace off Barton and a cut for 3 off Lankham. Buchanan responded with an on drive for a like number off the same trundler, which made 30 appear on the telegraph. A cut by Secretan for 3 off Barton and a leg stroke off Lankham to leg for a couple, and Bowler scattered his stumps with the next ball—2B—3—ll. Ashby filled the vacant crease, and saw Buchanan put Barton grandly to leg for 3. His next stroke was a cut off the same trundler for a like number. GUI now came on in Barton's place. Ashby cut Lankham prettily to the cover, and two were registered, soon after driving the same trundler to off for a triplet, and then got GUI to leg for a like number. This brought Blair on instead of GUI, and Buchanan wag caught .by Dewes at the wickets off Lankham after compiling 16 in a very fine manner.—sl—4—l6. The visitors Captain, WUding, joined Ashby, and saw him drive Blair to long off for a quartette. Ashby then drove him to the on for 3, a leg stroke for 3 to WUding, and an on drive for 4 proved a rather expensive over. This brought the Auckland Captain on instead of Blair, and Robinson stole into Wilding's wicket with a shooter—63-5 —3. Edser filled the vacancy, and was clean bowled by Lankham after receiving three balls— 71 —6—o. Pocock snicked his second through the slips off Robinson for a triplet. By strokes for singles the total was raised to 80. When the stumps were drawn six wicketa were down for 80 runs. Cantebbubt. Second Innings. Dudney, c Robinson, b Lankham ... 11 MUton, c Dewes, b Lankham 0 Buchanan, c Dewes, b Lankham ... 16 Secretan, b Lankham 11 Ashby, not out 28 WUding, b Robinson .- 7 Edser, b Lankham ... 0 Pocock, not out ... 6 Extras 1 Total 80 [mso— oub cobbbspo:ndxnt_ AUCKLAND, December 29. Although the Auckland men succeeded ia putting together 141 their play did not certainly justify this number. Had all the catches given been taken, I am of opinion that their score would not have reached beyond 100. Yates played a really good innings, with but one chance, but the remainder of the men did not show anything like good form. With 30 runs to the good Canterbury began the second innings, but bo far have not done bo well as might be expected. Ashby and Pocock are now in, and playing weU. Pocock's bowling average is a very fine one—l2l balls, 18 maidens, 18 runs and 6 wickets. There _> no doubt that the match must prove a close and exciting one, but I think from to-day's play that the odds are in favor of Canterbury.