CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 4896, 9 November 1878, Page 3

CRICKET.

The match—D.C.C. v. Wallace—yesterday WOT a very clo3e affair. Dunedin, when they went in for their second innings, wanted 47 to win, and the first four wickets fell before twenty hart been made. Wyacks, however, made a determined stand, contributing a well-earned sixteen before he was caught. Even then the result was in doubt. When half-a-dozen runs were required, Barrow allowed himhjlf to be foolishly thrown out, and ■ Dalgleish failed to add to the score. Then Glen, the last man, went in, and immediately Sweate bowled a wide to him, and the next ball the batsman drove well down to the on for 3—the winning hit. Had either of the decided chances given by Leith been judged the macch would have been Wallace's, for ■whom Hayward and Sweate bowled well. The bowling of Glen for Dunedin in the second innings was excellent, he getting six ■wickets for 9 runs. A return match will be played on Monday. At the Caledonian Ground this afternoon Carisbrook met the Wallacetown eleven. The home team winning the toss went to the ■wickets and scored 138 for nine wickets. On the Oval Falmerston met an eleven of the D.C.C. The ground was in a very sloppy state, and in consequence it was impossible to provide even a fair wicket. At four o'clock the scores were: Palmersten, 20 ; Dunsdin, 59 for five wickets The following cricketers have been selected by the Canterbury Association to practice for the Victorian trip: Ashby, Allan, Anderson, Baker, C. Barker, Corfe, Conran, E. Fowler, J. Fowler, C. Frith, W. Frith, Fuller, Godby, Harfcland, W. Leach, W. E. Leach, Lee, Mitchell, Moore, iNeilson, Ollivier, Kowe, Stevens, Skelton, Secwstan, and Watson. The team will almost certainly contain Neilson, Lee, E. Fowler, W. E. Leach, Ashby, C. Frith, Fuller, Ollivier, and Baker, who, it is understood, can get away. Moore will go if his health allows, and Hartland and W. Frith will probably be the others.

# "Spectator," in the ' Canterbury Times,' gives the analyses of the Australians in their first-class or eleven matches at Home. C. Bannerman heads the list with 24.2 ; Blackham second, with 18.2 ; Midwinter next, with 15.5; then Bailey, with 15.2; Murdoch, 14.15,; Horan, 13.7; Spofforth, 12.6; A. Bannerman, 11.1.