CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1524, 6 January 1879, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE CANTEEBUEr CEIOKETma toue. CANTERBURY v. MELBOURNE. (l)Y SUBMARINE CABLE.) [FEOM OUB SPECIAL COBBESPONDENT.] Melbouene, January 4. The Canterbury team commenced the match against the Melbourne Club to-day. The weather was fine, but the heat intense. Canterbury lost the toss, and the Melbourne men took the wickets. Alexandor, who made seventy-seven for the Melbourne players, batted in fine form. Lee and W. Frith bowled excellently for Canterbury, but the fielding of the team was scarcely so good as it might have been, a circumstance which is in some measure to be accounted for by the unusual heat which thoy were called upon to bear. The following is the score, so far as the match haa yet proceeded : MELBOURNE. Ist Innings. Alexander, run out 77 Gibson, c Ashby, bW. Frith ... 12 McDonnell, ruu out 13 Tennant, b W. Frith 2 McEvery, c Fowler, bW. Frith ... 13 Kenny, b Lee 0 McCriinon, run out 5 McKinuon, run out 4 McShane, not out 0 Coulthard, b Lee 1 Kendall, b Leo 0 Extras 10 Total 143 CANT E R B U R Y. Ist Inninga. Ollivier, b Kendall 7 Watson, not out 21 Hartlaud, not out 4 Extras 5 Total 40 ELEVEN v. EIGHTEEN. Tho match between Eleven interprovincial players and Eighteen other members of tho Association was continued on Saturday unti stopped by the rain. Tho bowling of the Eleven was very weak, and was severely punished. The following is the score of tho first innings of the Eighteen so far as it is played i TftC EIGHTEEN. First Innings. R. D. Harman, b Corfe : ... 3 G. A. Turner, b Dickinson 20 F. H. Morieo, run out 19 E. J. Cottcrill, b Fairhuret 15 A. Beaumont, b Secietaii ... ... ••• 31 W. Thompson, c Fowler, b Dickenson ... 3 Hislop, run out 4 C. Palairot. 1 b w, b Fowler 0 A. Longden, 1> Fowlor 37 ,J. Horner, c Fowler, b Monck !> W. Beard, not out I*l Whiting, not out 4 Byes 1, leg-bye 1, wides 2 5 Total for ton wickets „. .„ .„ ICG