Cricket.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 153, 29 December 1887, Page 2

Cricket.

BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT. [bEUTER'S TELEORAMB.J Melbourne, 27th Docorabor. Tlio intercolonial orickot match, New South Wales v. Victoria, was ooncludod to-day, and resulted in a win for tho visitors by two wickets. Sydney, 27th December. Messrs. Shaw and Lillywhito's team concluded a match to-day with 22 of Ballarat, winning by eight wickets. Adelaide, 27th December. Tho match betweon Mr. Vernbn's team and an eleven of Adelaide was reanmod to-day. During tho night the wiokot had boon watered by some unknown person, presumably with the object of favouring tho local team. The Adclaido players continued their first innings, which closed for 147, being 234 runs behind. The home team followed on, and when time was called had one wioket down for 249 runs. WELLINGTON MIDLAND v. CANTERBURY MIDLAND. [By Teljegrafh.l [united fbksB association.] Chribtchtjrch, 27th December. Tho local club won by four wiokets. Bayner was carried shoulder high by the Wellington team at the conclusion of th» Canterbury team's first innings. Wellington Midland Club— Second innings: T. Co*, c Ashby, b Barnes, 14; W. Salmon, c Garrard, b Barnes, 5 ; F. Tindall, b Bayner, 21 ; L. Ishertrood, o Eayner, b Ashby, 47 ; H. Laweon, thrown ont by Wheatley, 4 j J. Bladklock, et Qarrard, b Ashby, S', W. M'flHrr, b Trewiok, 12 ; A Blacklock, 00. Ricbaras, b Ashby, 31 ; P. Kennedy, o Trewick, b Ashby, 1 ; G. Easton, not out, 8 ; E. Penney, o Wheatley, b Ashby, 5 ; byes, 5 : log-byes, 3 ; total, 163. Total of first inning*, 178 ; grand total, 341. Bowling analysis— Ashby, 125 balls, 64 runs, 5 maidens, 5 wickots ; Barnes, 70 balls, 29 r nns,3 maidens,2 yriokets ; Trewick, 65 balls, 19 runs, 7 maidens, 1 wicket j Rayner, 75 balls, 25 runs, 6 maideus, 1 wicket ; Whoatley, 70 balls, 18 runs, 6 maidens. Canterbury Midland Club firct innings.— E. Barnes, b M'Girr, 31 ; J. Wheatley, o Kennedy, b M'Girr, 4) C. Garrard, c Cox, b LawßOn, 49 ; £>. Ashby, o Penney, b Easton, 5 ; G. Raynor, not out, 92 ; W. Richards, b Easton, 2; L. Cohen, o Salmon, b M'Girr, 19; A. Washer, b, M'Girr, 9; C. Trewick, c Easton, b M'Girr, 12; B. Hill, b Lawson, 0; P. M'Donald, b Ljherwood, 21 ; extras', 18. Total, 263. Beoond innings.— E. Barnes, run out, 5; '3. Wheatley, c Lawson, b M'Girr, 9 ; C. Garrard, o Penney, b Lawson, 14 ; D. Ashby, o Tindale, b Lawson, 0; G. Rayner, b M'Girr, 16 ; W. Richards, o Cox, b Lawton, 0;A- Washer, not out, 16 ; M'Donal'J, not 0ut,,15; oxtras, 8. Totol for 6 wickets, 83. Bowling analysis.— First innings— M'Girr, 187 balls, 71 runs, 5 maidens, 5 wiokets ; Easton, 125 balls, 50 runs, 4 maidens, 2 wickets 5 Lawson, 140 balls, 70 runs, 7 maiden*, 2 wickets ; Isherwood, 55 balls, 28 runs, 1 maiden, 1 wioket ; Salmon, 5 balls, 1 maiden ; Cox, 15 balls, 11 runs. Second innings— Lawson, 96 balls, 30 runs, 6 maidens, 3 wickets ; M'Girr, 80 balls, 83 runs, 6 maidens, 2 wiokete ; Isherwood, 15 balls, 7 runs. WELLINGTON v. NELSON. Nelson, 27th December. The return cricket match Wellington v. Nelson was played to-day. The weather was fini in the first part of tho day, but in the afternoon several sleet showers feU r Nid interfered with the game. Nelaon went in first and scored 133. Wellington made 46. and followed on, and at 5 o'clock, wheu raih stopped the game, hod lost six wiokets for 80 runs. The following arc the scores : — Nelson— Boddington, c, 15; G. Fowler, 0, 13; Eden, c, 12^ L. Fowler, b, 5; Cross, b, 21 ; Crooke, b, 1 ; Wood, 0, 20 ; Wither, b, 15 ; Greenfield, b, 26 ; J. Eden, not out, 8 ; Richardson, b, 3; extras, 6. Total, 133. Wellington. — First innings — Boddington, b, 1 ; Morice, 0, 0 ; Nicholls, b, 1 ; Wilson - Duret, st, 19 ; Moorhouse, c, 0 ; Motley, not out, 9 ; Dryden, hit wicket, 4; Cockburn, b, 0; Littlejohn, b, 1; M'lntyre. b, 0; Hewat, b, 9; extras, 2 ; total, 46. Second inningsMotley, b, 6; Moric«, not out, 45; Boddinpton, c, 0; Nicholls, ibw, 3; Moorhouse, b, 5 ; Duret, run ont, 1 ; Dryden, c, 15 ; Cookburn, not ont, 0; extras, 5; total for rix wiokets, 80. The excursionists left for Wellington by the Hawea at 7 o'clock this eveniDg. INVERCARGILL v. CARISBROOE CLUB. Ddnedin, 27th December. A team of Invercargill crioketers are at present playing against Carisbroob, and won on the first inniug-s. Cansbrook, 63 and 202 ; Invercargill, 51 and 20 for three wickets. To-day Inveroargill played the Phosnix Club, the latter winning on the first innings. A team from the Addington Club, Christchurch, played the Grange, the latter

winning. Tho soorcs aro:— Addington, 108 and G7 for thrco wickets ; Grango, 173. A match was ployod at Otaki on Boxing Day botwoen tho Otaki and Johnsonvillc clubs, resulting in a win for Otaki by 37 on tho first innings. For tho winners Smith was most cffoelivo with tho ball, and Billows for tho losorp.