CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 10808, 17 December 1898, Page 3 (Supplement)

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v. OTAGO,

First Day.-Friday.

For an off day the attendanoa at CarUbrook j esterday was very qood indeed. The wicket, as we stated in last night's issue, waa one of the bdbt pre, ared by M 'Lounan for many a day, and should tho weatiier keep up some tall scores bhould be recorded before the match is concluded. Shortly after the Btart a slight shower Ml, and at about half-past four there was another shower, but they did very little harm, as the day was olose and hot and the ground soon dried. At about ten minutes past five, just as the last Otago wioket fell, there was a heavy downpour, which lasted for about ten minutes, and necessitated the 01 ago bowlers drying the ball with sawdust after the delivery of each ball. The home teams arted badly, for when the score bad reached 8 Johnston touched one. which was eagerly held by Boxßball. Clarke livened up the proceedings, and gavo one of his characteristic displays of cutting anl driving. At 62 he chopped a ball, which was almost a wide, ou to his wioket this beb g the only wicket secured by Fiankitth. His 31 included five 4's. Two more runs la 1 been scored when the third wicket fril. The retiring batsman (Baker), played on 3 of his 0 lutious games from the start, and was at the wickets for close on an heur for £0 runs. Broad quickly got into double figures, when the veteran l'hillipa beat him, and at 87 the fifth wicket—that of Siedeberg—foll. at this stage looked anything but rosy for titago, and many predicted that they would uot r. ach 150. However, the unexpected happened, and the partnership of Fisher and Kiuvig was responsible for 93 runs, bringing tho total up to 181, when the country boy was bowled by D. Reose after playing a most careful and sound innings. Tho ex - Duno.sin pla.\ or was particularly severe on the leg, while he tJao made some very bwiet cuts. Austin came in, j and although he seennd to be nervous at the start, he settled down to h'n wuik an 1 kept up his wicket for Fisher, who gave the fieldsmen a merry time of it indeed. He scored freely a 1 round the wicket, and it is almost safe to say that he never gave a better exhibition of batting It reminded one of bis innings fur New Zealand ' agtinst New South Wales a few seasons go, when ha contributed 52 not out. YVh.n j his score had reached 76 he wan splen- j didly taken by H. V. Kidley at point otf ; a good stroke. Needless to ay Fir her was i accorded a great reception. With 2(8 for ] seven wickets Otago had a good score in hand. I J. Hope started to ssore freely, but disaster ! befell the team at 229, for Austin, who had been at the wickets for over halt an hour i<>r 9 runs, was run out. Hopo had maiir ! i.; his well-known style when he played a bail «<n to his wicltet. l>iine wickets were do.vn for 236, and the innings was brought to u cose utter ' another run had beeu added, it taking exactly ! three hours to compile 237 runs '! his is one of 1 the largest (if not the largest) sorts made by Otago against Canterbury on a Lmnedtn wick. t. i None of the visitors' bowlers met wi hj anything like success. Great things were expected frmn tlm left-hander (Frankisb), who, howevi r, only uc ceetle lin getting one wicket for bl riiillip*(tour for B'i>) and D. Ueese (two for 41) were the most aucc-aaful Tho fielding of the Cauterl' ry team was brilliant in every sense of the wi-rd, H. C Ridley, T. Reose, and U. Reese all performing good work in this department I! ixs.'mll did not use the best of judgment in keeping Frankish and Phillips ou so long. With half au hour to play, li. 0. Kidley and I>. Kecvo opened tho inn rigs for the visitors. Hi ley was c.itigat iu the slips off t isher hi fore lit; li.tcj scored, and Wigley wai bowled by the CV'isbrook crack for a duck. Reese and played out time, both m'.'n shaping v. rj well imbed. They wero unable t> take any liberties with Ki-her, but scored freely off Austin. At s.x u'cli.ick t-tmnps were dram with the scor- at two nctis lor 32. 'J he i.bsence of A- x I'owne-i is aimoi-t sure to be felt before tlumatch is over, it is worthy of mention that this is the firs; mutch that Dowues ha* not played iu Canterbury for twelve ye'-.rs, while rbe in j •:it.y of the vi-itors are inal.ing ih!.-ir fir.-fc appearance in Dunedin. 'lh-! fn lowing conciude-t our leport of the iday : -H4i.-r i;<>t a 2 and »l>lf Phillip-. it 115 KraikL-h relieved Keeae with the bull, ;ti:l Ki*her lifte t him ch an over the boundary i'ie for the lirst sof the m tch. Kinvig ma e a perfect cut for 4 i.ff Phillips, at.d scut biiji to leg for a weil-camfd 4. 120 up. A sin?.! to Fi her brought Lis score up to 30, and th; n Kinvig cut Frankish for 3 F.sher cot a lucky ne for 4 in the n'.im olf Uie 1' ft-hard bowb-r 1>: inging 110 in ,-ight. hiuvlg showe.i tha'. ho i 3 a bg hitter of no mean order by getti-g t hi:dps well away fur 4. Fiaher pulled Frarr ish for 2, which saw 150 hoisted he Cariabrook man added another 4 to his : -core off the fame bowler, ;vd Ki vig drove Phillips for a titigie Fisher made, a good stroke fur S off the same b mler. At 153 U. P.tese took ilie plact: of I'hidip', and Fi-iier p'aced him to for 2 an.l drove him for 4. ■ Kiuvig plate 1 Fi.uiki hj nicely for 2, and got him to !i for a similar nuinhir. Kiuvig pc red a ucky 2in the slip ■, l.ri-.gin,' 170 up I i.-her cut I.e. si) f.r a qua; fit, and wit ft u li o 1... hit i bent Fratkish to the bo.indaiy for a siniiar number, tho telegraph board registering jBO. Kiuvig was th n bowled by He: se, lifter h;»v tig contributed a most so. viceable 35. 181-6 35. i his pat tuership w s resjioiisible for 94 r;i: s. G. Austin came iu, and thap.-d poorly at the rtm.iini g balls ot tho over. liencett, a fast bowhr, relieved Frankish, arid Fisher got him away in the slips for a single. Austin broke his duck with one off the s me bowlcr'and a single off Reese. Fisher got fair j on to one from the same bowler, and sent tho ! ball flying to tho boundary. '} wo for byes' Eaw 190 sigtaPed. The (.'at isb ook crack hit the fast bowler for 2, and 2 more were run for byes. Fisher then brought down the house with anothf-r hit over tho boundary for 5, bringing up the second century. Bennett ar- ; pealed un-uccessfully for l.b.w. ayninst Fisher, j who sent his nevt ball into the slips for 1, and I later on got him to leg for 3. Harry here took j the ball from Heese, and IT. C. Ridley at point j brought off a .splendid low-down one-land) catch off Fisher, who was recorded a . mos'. flattering reception on his retirem 20J—7-76 J Hope, the n»xt man, opened his . accouut with 1. A wide by Bennett brought j 210 up Austin drove Barry for 2, and sent him to leg for another 2. > hillips was given another trial in place tf Barry, and Hope sent i his second 'ua 1 to the boundary, which, I with singles to both bat-mon, added another j 10 to the total. Hope hit cut again and j got Phillips to the boundary for another 4, aud drove him for 1. The samo batsmu. hit j Bennett for 3, and then a misunderstan ing between the bsktsmen resulted in Austin being unfortunately run out. 229—3 9. Webb filled the g,ap, and after a wide and a leg-bye had been recorded Hope added 3 to his score, 'i he same player pulled Ph'tlij s 11 leg for 2, when he plaved the next ball on to his wicket. 236*9-21". William?, the last man, came in to st:e one run for a leg-bye. The first ball of Bennett's next over scattered tho inc 'mer's wickets.

At half-past five H. 0. Ridley and D. Reese took their placrg at the wickets. The former took strike to Fisher, and the third ball of tho over saw tho ball go into the hands of Broad, in tho slips. Wigley cit<re in, and finished the ovjr. Austin took the ball at the other end, and Ree«e opened his account with a single. Fi-btr bowled a maiden to Wigley. Reese got Austin to leg for 4 an 1 cut him for tho same, bringing 10 up Fi-her then got a gtosl le gth ball past Wigley. 10-2-0. SMmR fil'i-d the gap, making 1 off the fir-t ball. Austin bowled a maiden to Recae, and 2 were run for byes. Sims pulled Austin to leg for 4, and another one to the same player saw 20 hoisted. An.ther maiden to Fisher followed. Sims pulled Austin for 4. A single to each batsman off Fisher and a 2 and 1 to Sims tff Austin brought 30 up. > l ith two more runs adtlel stumps were drawn for the da--. ?'corci>:-

<)i\u;o.—First Innings. J. Baker, 111211111211, c Frankisb.b Phillips... 21 W. Johnston, c Bnxsball, b Phillips 0 | A. K. Clarke, 411211U4M414, b Fraukish ... 31 0. 11. Broad (enptain). 4224, b Phillips ... 12 11. Riedttbem. 2UI, c Phillips bD. Reese ... 8 A. Kinvip, l!li;ill4!3111222l.b Reese ... 35 A. 11. Fisher, 114214:12151111114124224144141215 13; cO. Ridley, b Barry ... 7fi O. Austin, 1111122, run nut !) J. Hone. 1111411332, b Phillips 21 \V. Webb, not out 0 F. Williams, b Bennett ... ... ... 0 Byes. 4211211 ... 12 Li-a-liyup; 4J211 10 Wide?, 11l 3 Total 237 nOWLINfi ANALYSIS. Bills. Runs. Mdns. Wkts. Wide?. Fr.mkish... 127 t>2 7 1 1 Phillips ... 114 W! 2 4 0 J). Rtese... 51 41 3 2 0 Bennett ... 39 17 0 1 2 Barry ... 12 6 0 1 0 Canterbury.—First Innings. 11. C. Ridlev, c Broad, b Fisher 0 D. Reese, 144111111, not out 15 W. C. 11. Wiglev, b Fisher 0 A. H. Sims, 1414121, not out 14 Byes ... ... ... ••■ •■• 3 Total for two wickets .. ... 32 M(H ra Charles Bean and Co, agents for Messrs f. Wind.n and (o , have expressed tlier intention of presenting one of that firm's celebrated bats to the player who scores the highest aggregate number of runs in this match. In case the winner is unable to procure,.a b»t here which he fanciee, Mr J. Phillip* at present acting as roich to the Catoterbur. Cricket Association will, on his wit. to I ondon with tho Australian vieven, felect the beat that can be got and feed it out, '

OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL V CHRIST'S OOLLEGB (OHRISTOHUROfI). The above annual inter-college match wll be p!»yed on the Ca'odonian Ground < n Monday . ext, play conomeoeinj at 10 am Ths Collage which Is an unusually strong one, arrives l.y to-night'a expr as. 'I he Huh School boys 1 ave been practising arduously at the Caleuonian Ground for the last forWght, and their play has shown considerable improvemert since lliey went on to the grass wioket A snail c arge will-be made for admission to demy the c '<it of tho ground; but ladies will be admitted f-e, and afternoon i a will be provided. Tho t ams are as follow:

Christ's College. - Blunden (2\ Cotterill (2), Lindsay, Fryer, Wallace, Overton, Puroell, O itton, Williams ; emergency, Moore. High School. Andrew (captain), Howden, Hunter, Goyon, Shand, Hislop, Barron, Lewis P rmin, Farquharson, Burnard.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The cricket match between New Pouth Wales and South v»u-tralia was commenced at Adelaide yegttrday. Sou hj Australia, iu their first in logs, soored 334 Lyons made 6, Darling 27, Hill 73, Giffen 15, Reedman 37, Jalrvis 21, Ola ner 3, Evans 0, Jones 82, M'Ktnzie (not out) 35, Hugo 25; extras 12