THE ITERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2054, 4 December 1869, Page 2

THE ITERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Yesterday. Wc continue our report of the match. At a quarter to three Canterbury took the field, Collinson and Cairns going in to the bowling of Ileade and Bierce. Collinson received the first over, which was bowled by Ileade, and broke the ice by putting his second ball to inicl-on for a single. He next got a single off Pierce, who is a left-hand bowler (round). Ileade’s next over was a maiden, as also was Pierce’s, but during the latter over a bye was run. In Eeade’s next over a leg-bye was run, but it was only just in time, and his third ball Collinson put in the slips for 2. Pierce next bowled a maiden. The second ball bowled by Ileade was finely hit to log by Collinson, and striking the pavillion ft counted 4. A leg-bye was next run. Pierce then bowled his second maiden, ileade in the second ball in his next over took Cairns’s wicket, the latter rather foolishly trying to play the ball forward —1 wicket for 11 runs. Kettle joined Collinson, and immediately hit Reade to leg for a single. His career, however, was a short one, for he was clean bowled by Pearce with his first ball—2 wickets for 12 runs. MacDonnell then joined Collinson. The former immediately put Ileade away for a couple, but the runs were barely got. In trying to run for a very slight hit, Collinson was run out. This was very unfortunate, for he was just commencing to play. There was no run to be got, and MacDonncll is much to be blamed for attempting to force it—3 for 15. Fred. Fulton next went in. Pierce and Ileade bowled a maiden a-picce. Macdonnell tried to slog, and the consequence was that Pierce’s second ball floored his wickets—4 for 15. Downes joined Fulton, and got a single for a slight tap; but had the ball been smartly thrown in he would have lost his wicket. At this stage of the game, there appeared to be a disposition to force the running ; the result was that there were two or three narrow escapes from being run out. Downes obtained 2 for a leg hit. In attempting to strike the first bowled by Pierce in his next over, F. Fulton had the misfortune to hit his wicket —5 for IS. The prospects of Otago now looked even worse than those of Canterbury at the same stage of their innings. J. C. Fulton succeeded his brother. Downes next got a single off Pearce ; this he followed up by a spendid hit to leg for 4 ; Allington, in trying to field it, fell, or only 2 would have been got. He next got a good hit to long off for 3. Reade then bowled a maiden. Fulton next got 3 for a fine hit to mid-on off Pierce, but he was almost immediately afterwards clean bowled by Reade —G for 29. Maddook joined Downes. The latter next got 1 for a hit in the slips, and a single for a ball put in the same direction. Maddock hit his wicket in trying to play a ball from Pearce down—7 for 31. Allen went in next. Downes got a single, and Allen another for a slight hit to mid-ou. Downes next played a ball to square leg, and in running it Allen unfortunately lost his wicket —8 for 35. Hendley then joined Downes, and immediately got a couple for a tap to slip. The next ball fgpm Pearce he foolishly hit up, and it was held by the latter—9 for 38. Wills, the last man, then made his appearance. Downes got a single for a hit to the off, and Wills another, for a ball which he put out of point’s reach. The first ball from Reade, in his next over, Downes sent high up to long-off, and it was secured by Walker ; Otago’s innings thus terminat- ; fpr 40 runs. The bowling of Reade and Fierce was excellent, especially the latter. He bowls left-haqd, y.ejy fast, and straight on the wicket. Their fielding wa? excellent, much better than Otago’s, and Fowler was a host in himself behind the wicket.

With respect to Canterbury’s first innings, it must be sta l ed that Dickenson was caught with a “bumball.” The umpires were not appealed to, but Dickenson walking out of his ground, lost his wicket. The majority of the Otago men appeared to be extremely nervous pn going in to bat, and we must confess that of them played very badly indeed. A little before i, Canterbury went in for their second innings, Woo'd and Waplcs going to the wickets. The latter was the first to score, getting 2 for a skyer in the slips. He was afterwards bowled by Downes. 1 for 2. Cotterill succeeded him, and at once obtained a single for a hit to leg ; and in Headley’s next over he got 2 off him for another pit to leg. He then drove Hendley far dowp to Jong-on. and got 4. He next cut Hendley, and go.t % fpr jjt. In trying to run a third, Wood wap run out, Hfe lacing returned in capital stylo by Altington was the next to come in, and cut Downes for a single. He was then neatly canght at point by Allen. 3 for 14. Odell next put in an appearance. Cotterill then sent in a nice and easy catch to cover-point, but it was horribly muffed by J. C. Fulton, who very foolishly tried to catch it with one hand, a practice which is now often indulged in, and capnot be too strongly condemned. The chance was afterwards taken advantage of by Cotterill, who took carp to play the ball well down afterwards. Odell was shortly afterwards given out leg before wicket —4 for 15. Fowler, who followed, run up halfa dozen, by spanking hits but not by careful play; at last he was caught in the slips by Downes. Cotterill in the mean time had h,e,eu scoring steadily, getting 2’s and 3’s in fine style, ape], he continued to play well until he sent up one fif Downes’s, when he was secured at short-leg by Cairns. Wjth the exception of Dickenson and Stevens, none of the others made scores ; two of them, Reade and Walker, going out for “ duck’s eggs.” Dickenson got 12, and Stevens, who carried out his bat, got his 16 in capital style ? 5 of the number being for a cut off Haddock, Canterbury’s second innings concluded at 3 minutes to 6 fog 70 runs. CANTERBURY —SECOND INNINGS, Wood, 2, run out 2 Maples, 2, b Downes 2 Cotterill, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, c Cairns, b Downes 27 Allington, 1, c Allen, b Hendley 1 Odell, 0, Ibw, b Downes ... 0 poy/lei’, 3, 3, c Downes, b HenctlOy ... 6 Reade, 0, c and b' Hendley ... 0 Dickenson, I, 1, 2, I, 1,1, I, I, 3, b Haddock ... ... 12 Walker, 0, b Downes ... ~, 0 Stevens, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 5, not out 16 Pierce, 2, c Downes, b Haddock 2 Wides 2 Total 70 First innings ... 68 brand Tytal ...138

Bowling analysis : Hendley, 0 widos, 34 runs, 3 wickets, 19 overs, 8 maidens, 76 balls ; Downes, 2 wides, 24 runs, 4 wickets, 23 overs, 9 maidens, 92 balls; Maddook, 0 wides, 10 runs, 2 wickets, 4 overs, 2 maidens, 19 balls.