WELLINGTON v NEW SOUTH WALES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9300, 30 December 1895, Page 6

WELLINGTON v NEW SOUTH WALES.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION" TKLKGBAM.) WELLINGTON, December 28. Again the cricketers were favoured with fine weather, bub the sun was very warm. About 2000 were present, though the attendance would have increased towards the afternoon had the local men not collap3ed, as they did, leaving the visitors winners by 226 runs. The wicket played fairly well in the morning, and the visitors knocked up close on a century in an hour tend a half, when at 12.30 the last man was dismissed with the total at 239. Wellington, requiring 269 to win, began their second iuuings just prior to the iuucheon adjournment, which took place after a couple of singles had been scored. Oα resuming the team thoroughly collapsed on the wickec, which, crumbling badly, suited Callaway and Hume to a T. While some of thy Welshmen expressed a conviction that the local men were not worth a century on such a wicket, others went as far as to cay that halt that number would be nearer the mark; and so the result proved. Callaway and Hume were simply unplayable, the 'ball cutting about most erratically, and had one or two smart chances in slips been accepted it is probable that the whole team would have been out for somewhere about 30. At 11.15 New South Walee resumed their innings, aud as the score was rising by leaps and bounds, the full strength of the bowling was tried, though it was not until 20 had been added that Upham got a length bowl past Ridge. Shea had a merry and lively innings, hittingallthebowlershere, there,and everywhere, bub one of Beubow's glauciug off the shoulder of hia bat, Wairen, in the blips, had nodifficulty in bringing about a separation of the partnership, which had the appearance of being extremely dangerous. He had scored 25, including four 4's—9 for 222. Hume joined Cobcroft, who had gone in first and was playing with an evident determination to see the innings through without losing his wicket. The newcomer waa beginuing to hit freely when, in attempting to send Ashbolb about to leg, the ball skied and fell into Niven's hands at the wicket. Cobcroft carried out his bat for 85, the result of a brilliant display of patient cricket. His ecore included six 4's and four 3*B. The visiting captain, who has not had the best of luck in the other matches in the colony, was warmly congratulated by the members of the team. With only a few minutes before lunch, R. Blacklock and Ashbolt faced the bowling of Callaway and Hume, and with a single to each batsman the adjournment was taken. Then a rot set in, and when seven wickets were down the score stood at tLe miserable total of 15. Burton and C. Gore played with greater confidence, and added 14 to the total when the former succumbed to a trimmer from Hume. The rest of the innings needs little description, except that Gore, who was nicely taken in the slips, had three 4's in his score, and was the only one of the team to enter double figures. The following are the scores:— NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Cobcroft, b Ashbolt... ... ... 0 Fryor, et Niven, b Aehbolt ... ... 2 Walford, c Fitz»mons, b Aehbolt ... 17 Poidevin, c Gore, b Upham ... ... 6 Wade, b Ashbolt ... 9 Burton, cR. Blacklock, b Upham ... 12 Noonan, cC. Gore, b Benbow _ 57 Ridge, b Fitzsimons... ... ... 17 Callaway, c and b Ashbolt ... ... 24 Shea, not out ... ... ... 24 Hume, b Benbow ... ... ... 4 Extras .„ ... ... 7 Total ... ' 179 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Wkts. Upham... .„ 144 70 2 Ashboit... ... 156 77 5 Fitzsimona ... 18 10 1 Benbow ... 21 15 2 WELLISGTOX. First Innings. R. Blacklock, c Burton, b Callaway ... 5 Warren,lbw, b Hume ... .„ 50 Holdship, c Barton, b Shea ... .„ 25 Burton, c Pryor, b Callaway ... ... 17 C. Gore, c Burton, b Callaway ... 11 Howard, b Callaway ... ... 2 Ashbolt, b Callaway... ... ... 9 Benbow, b Callaway... ... ... 0 Fitzsimons, o Walford, b Callaway ... 6 Niven, run out ... ... ... 2 Upham, not out ... ... .« 3 Extras .... ... ._ 20 Total ... ... ... 150 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Buns. Wkts. Callaway 219 49 7 Hume ... ... 156 31 1 Shea ... ... 30 22 1 Noonan ... ... 90 30 0 NEW SOUTH WALES. Second Innings. Cobcroft, not out ... ... ... 85 Wade, c Holdship, b Upham... ... 14 Walford, c Warren, b FiUaimons ... 31 Poidevin, c Fitzsimons, b Upham ... 18 Vryor. c Burton, b Upham ... ... 10 Burton, c Niven, b Fitzjimone ... 8 Callaway, b Ashbolt ... ... 10 Noonan, st Niven, b Upham... ... 1 Ridge, b Upham ... ... ... 15 Shea, c Warren, b Ben bow ... ... 25 Hume, c Niven, b AshbolC ... ... 13 Extras... ... ... ... 9 Total ... ... ... 239 BOWLINO ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Wkts. Ashbolfc 160 50 2 Upham ... ... 282 79 5 Fitzsimona ... ... 102 40 2 Banbow ... ... 78 35 1 Holdship ... ... 30 15 0 Warren ... ... 18 11 0 Warren bowled one no-ball. WELLINGTON. Second Innings. R. Blacklock, c and b Callaway ... 1 Warren, c Poidevin, b Hume ... 1 Holdship, b Callaway ... ... 4 Burton, b Hume ... ... ... 6 Gore, c Pryor, b Hume ... ._ 16 Howard, b Callaway ... ... 0 Fitzaimons, c Wade, b Callaway ... 2 Benbow, c and b Callaway ... ... 6 Niven, not out ... ... ... 4 Upbam, b Callaway ... ... 1 Extras ... ... ... 0 ToUt ... ... ... 42 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Runs. Wkts. Callaway ... ... 110 18 7 Hume ... ... 108. 24 3 The team left for Chriatchurch to-night.