CRICKET.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5739, 9 February 1884, Page 2

CRICKET.

TASMANIA v CANTEBBUfIfr <

The assemblage on the ground morning at the appointed time to yPp-|l| tinuothis match was certainly nets WspsP one; in fact,you might almost &**££: mM the whole lot into a good sized bag. ?rf-'||§| was no doubt owing to the very threat*"* mm state of the weather, but happily/at f#'Wk woie 00, so the elements improy<&aJ*ffifal also did the state of the ground, sntS^.m 1 about 2 pan. there was a beautifollj fi £p«K sky, a grand wicket to bat upon* *** WM everything in the outfield «mdori« ~#;fil smart pick up and quick return 'Mtf&ji. WmS and every fieldsman. Not only tw« «■"" %m change is the weather had also ?"%lfl about a most desirable change *Jt* I|| number of spectators, as during the 3 noon tiiere could not have been fe* P"* ■f|§| about3ooo present. And in "l 1 these said spectators we niußtwj»f s £,.||| never met a more impartial crowd, ft* «**. good fielding of the Taemamaas,^.*Z {JJti good .stroke made by a man were equally and alike app»**r'*S|| It was the intention to oaVft- f™L '.ms. menced play at eleven ©'dock,> .Iff before stated.'the weather was all aep*? -Kg cricket, and consequently a be. effected until noon, when Butler took up their position at «"»g**X\M|i to the bowling of Wilding *«*. f Curious to state, during neariywf/•K'JB of the innings of the Ta«na>aaaCanterbury bowlers had to n,WM M wet ball, and pwraaps A , (l^^^- -% gentlemen who huve decried Jll the Canterbury team in the *?Vr£]gfr„. m fielding line been placed in m they would undoubtedly w j2foS»y >•&% found out the diflVnncu between*^^b s ?.M the Pavilion and their representative*, and hatt *^p'H|g

I "** * lA tS3» -Ta^RhSf £ A* ; !STbe noticed in the subjoined score, a % trfii oe t-eij bafcmen got into «d that b^reaUy - ScdcSSt in two or three of ourlate - and °* "^f** Steiofebt learn a very good lesson by -: wateb£? the various styles of ths Tasv - •rhftotal made by the Tasmaniaus is '-- —Awbtedly a very fine one, and as the "' present stands Canterbury must, improbability,be sligbtiy in arrearon -' innings. Watson, however, is stiU ITand Fowke, his partner, is playing well, /with a large amount of confidence, and *farwe consider the game is'very even. ' §!ot even, because we do not think the will make so many runs in Ajar second effort, for this reason, that 2f«ousd'ifl gradually drying, and on a la* wicket the Canterbury bowlers wiU " fora a n""* better opportunityof showing 2S they can do with the ball. ;. ifLgreat feature in the match, so far,is ' J -inificent batting performance of went in upon the fall of the ]"^£| B t,when the score stood 4 runs TziZ, wick*fc» and kept his position during *£r*ft«Js afternoon against the bowling Taamanian team. Watson's be ranked as one of the finest of good, sound cricket, ever seen combining, as it did, grand , powers, with a power of drmng Scßttiag seldom seen in a left hand He was heartily cheered upon STretutn to the pavilion, and most deftly so. Dudney, too, who was only Smthe team at the last moment, played Jmnital innings, and showed clearly that LTeSdto aplace in any team that -"" Casterbury can produce. - She finding of the Tasmaniaas was '-•to grand, Harris and Sidebottom being and deternuned in their '"- commenced by WUdtagdeKvering to "Suns from the south end, the first over, Sn» a maiden. Pocock's first was cut ' ted by Butler, but only a single eventu- ' '-tan, "Two more were obtained in the same over. The first score made from " TTikfiWs bowling was a good cut by liaSerfor 3, and 200 was hoisted. Barnes' Bu«ed Sams in the slips. Butler was first " towbeißg canght by Barnes off Pooock— Sf-7—la. The retiring batsman had ?*am. fair form and hitting powers. iuZaMmA a htUe one cff Wilding to «bxt ok score with, and shortly afterwards laLt roore. Ashby took Pocock's mlssd tried hit Ribs, his necondand third nsattisc ai stadght drives for singles— onoid his shoulders and iowWiklißg to theca; 3 being run, and MgßtfieMaarred the same out to the tune *fa«wrie. Wfldiflg at last got his first wjsa**72ean bowling Mantfield—2l9—B— jr. At- 431 Sams ran out to one of Askby, and Fowke whipped the bails off. SSL—9— 25. Kendall as usual was last .. nan, and cut the alow bowler for 2. Chap- " man relieved hna, but the end was close by, as at 226 Fowke got a chance of stumping I Eirby, which he did cleverly,.and the innings eonclsded. Tasmania. First innings. ; V.Harris,bAshby... _ e» 6. Gatehouse, c Barnes, b Pooock .„ 20 H. Hale, b Chapman ... — 36 W. Sidebottom, c Wilding, b Ashby ... 1 ~BL Bums, b Pooock ... « J. G. Davies, c Longden, b Barnes ... 42 L.B.Sams,stFowke,bAshby... ... 25 .E. H. Butler, c Barnes, b Pooock ... 19 X Mansfield, b Wilding ... ... ... 7 '" .-B.Kirby,stFowke,b Wilding ... ... 0 ~G. Kendal, not out „. ~ 2 Extras. ... .... -. 8

Total... ... ~ ... ...«» -- * BOWLIHQ ANALTSIB. Balls. Runs. Wkts. • Pocock ... ... 172 48 3 i ; <Stapman 128 43 1 - Wilding 108 33 2 Stznes 103 35 1 Ashby ... ... 88 47 3 The ground was cleared, and the Canter"bery innings commenced at twenty minutes -" iput-one. MBlton andLongden were de- [. - . pataA to defend the stumps, and the opf yoaiag bowlers were Kendall and Mans--s*eldV*the former bowling from the north > «nd. Davka was at the wickets, and the ethers were shifted as required. Kendall started with a' maiden. LbngdeA' got -- Mansfield's first away for 1, and served the ihsfc he rewired from KendaUin a similar, - A Begot two more singles, and ;. . then slogged at one of Mansfield's and sstzrod—4—l—4, A bad beginning. Watson was next man. Slow play followed for severalorere,untilatlastabye was recorded.

MBiton added the next unit by snicking , Mansfield fori in the slips. Both men were cauticas until Watson got a cut for two. A let-bye, for which 2 were run, brought ■ «p 10, and at 2 o'clock lunch was the , order of the day. ( Play was resumed at 2.45, when the at- 1 tendance was very fair, the sunny after- , nooa having brought out sightseers, and , there must have beea nearly 2000 persons ; present. Millton got two more singles, and a bye was run, but the bowling was dead on the spot,, and the fielding fpod, so runs were got slowly, though Watson made a good drive for Si Millton followed suit with a-square leg hit for same number, and up went 2a Harris brought down the house by bis good field- j lag atlegandoovar. Halewentonat 25, and J Wateon sent him away for 2 and 1 m his ■'. fat over. More first-class field- < rag ca the part of the visitors, i hat the batsmen seemed to nego- ] oato the bowling fairly welL Three < byyateon brought np the SO. Slow ran i gatttsg fallowed, but 40 was at last shown, aaAtbaumnediately Watson bit Kendall, : wheehaaged ends, finely for 4, followed 1 »a Kitgh. Watson got 4 for a fine i - tS? I *. ** boundary. Again did the '■ jm-hander coma out with a big hit : 4, ttfe time off Hale, both ] * SS?* 31 *®* 3 ***** for a score. ■, Side- ; ••"■"■.Ms entrasted with the leather, sag tea-led a jßaJden. Good cricket all : «o«ao. At ma juncture a new baß was '. esJW for, «ad Kendall handled it with : *■*«««* that ha broke through Mißton's sad clean bowled tiie stone-waller, to had been in an hour and a quarter for w^lfft?" 8, CotteriU was sent in. making a couple of singles made the score6o. Itcrept degrees to 69, when CotteriU was «ogat at the wickets by Davis off Side-y»»-€9--3-10. Dnctaey followed, and am 2* P**** 4 by sending away Ken«ntor 4 and 1, 70 being now put up. «»«ey,after a single, got 3 for a bit only ratal, this was the first mistake >ttdem the field. Hale was again deputed » cowl. Eighty went up in consequence *** *\w of Dttdney's for a couple, and he ««Hatethrough the slips for 3. Kirby *«* on atthe north end in place of Hale. **« a hit. of slow scoring, 90 was regisshortly afterwards, by some m» hitting, tie century showed up at **°; Great applause followed Dudney, 'a&seat Kirby to leg for4each in two °o»»scutive hits, and he had made 10 in Mansfield went on at his original «°»aad from his first 110 was putup. »was had a try at the other wicket, and «a»second over secured Dudney's wicket waa a ehooter. Dudney hit hard, and *»ejy for his score—lll—4—26. The «pam now took Ids stand at the wickets. *«dsll was again put on, and Watson govs him for 4 at his second baß. This ■waght the score to 120. Wilding soon !*"«P 8, his partner not scoring so fast as «* the beginning of his innings, but he , 2°* Kendall through the fence for 4, and /gnu caused 130 to be reported. At 135 wilding was bowled by Mansfield, who **d just gone on—l3s—s—lo. With the ■cere unaltered Ashby came and went, canght third baß by Butler from Manages!. Six fox 135 did not look co well as a aar minutes earlier the friends of Canter- . «*ry had been thinking their proapecta , *°«w.. Poe«kKX>redl from thefirstball and in a few minutes 140 came IP** the board. KendaU was instrumental Procuring Pocock's dismissal, as he sent «* back to the parißon when he had •«wd 7—147—7—7. Barnes was about «■* last hope of Canterbury, and the big in. The follow on was now . being scored. Watson 2*"** «° to go up, and Barnes added 4 gaaquare legldt He did not stop long, at 166 he feß a victim to Hale Fowke was tenth man in, ""•janad with the nit sf the day to

square leg for 5. He followed them up with another leg strike, for which 3 were run. At six o'clock time was called, when Watson had made 79 not out, and Fowke 9.

' ■ Cantbbbttby. __ First Innings. W.V.-Mfllton,b Kendall". ... ... 8 A. Longden, b Mansfield.. ■» G. Watson, not out 79 W. J. Cotterill,cDavies,b Sidebottom 10 W.H.Dudney/b Burns ... 26 F. Wilding, b Mansfield ... ... 10 D. Ashby, c Butler, b Mansfield ... 0 W.J.Pocock.bEendaU ... 7 E. Barnes, b Hale 7 J. Fowke, not out ... 9 Extras 9 Total for eight wickets 169