CRICKET.

Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 157, 24 November 1896, Page 6

CRICKET.

« OTAGO v. AUSTRALIA. WELL DONE, OTAGO ! [PEES 9 ASSOCIATION.] Dcnedin, 23rd November. The cricket match Australians v. Otago Fifteen was to-day left at a most interesting . stage. Before the Australians began their , second innings, a shower of rain fell. Fisher i and Downes bowled for Otago in a style that • stamps them as in the first flight of Australasian bowlers, dismissing the visitors for a [ total of 95 runs. Phillips, the Middlesex ] bowler, declares that Fisher is worth a place | ill any Australian team. The following art , the scores of the match so far :—

Australians, first innings 13C Australians. — Second Innings. F. A. Iredale, b Fisher .. ... 4 J. Darling, b Downes ... £ G. Giffen, b Fisher 2i C. Hill, c and b Fisher 13 H. Graham, c Baker, b Downes ... 3 G. H. S. Trott, c Rains, b Fisher ... 6 H.-Trumble, not out , ... 27 C. J. Eady, c Bains, b Fisher 8 J.J.Kelly, runout ... 1 E.Jones, o Liggins, b Downes.., ... S T. B. M'JKibbin, b Downes 0 Byes... v ., . . S Total ... » ... 96 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. Mdns. Knns. Witts. Downes ... 136 6 38 4 Fisher ... 150 7 39 5 )Vells ... 18 1 10 0 Otago Fifteen, first innings ... ... 144 Otago Fifteen.— Second Innings. J. Baker, c Eady, b Jones ... ... 0 W. Johnston, b Jones ... ... ... 3 F. C. Liggins, not out ... „, ... 7 F. Wells, b Trumble ... „ 1 Leg-bye , ,„ ... 1 Three wickets for ... „. ... 12 Later. A good deal of rain has fallen to-night, and from present appearances the Otago batsmen will have a tough task to compile the runs required to win the match.