INTER-PEOVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1636, 14 March 1866, Page 1 (Supplement)

INTER-PEOVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

- ■ ■ ■ ■" CANTERBURY V. OTAGO. (From the Otago Daily Times, Feb. 14 and 15). First Pat. As arranged, this match commenced precisely at noon yesterday. The toss was won by Canterbury, who went to the wickets. Messrs. Stevens anil Ten nan* were the firs' to appear on the defensive, to the bowling of Richardson and Downes. At this time the wind was blowing from theN.E , and the rain began t > descend, the weather showing every indication of its beeo ning a wet day. In the first over J. W. Stevens made one, by a nice cut off a b liler from Eiohar ison. In the next over I'ennant (who, it "ill be recollected, made such high scores against the All England Eleven in Canterbury two years since), was extremely unfortunate, being ably caught by Fulton at point, before scoring He was succeeded by Cotterill, who was caught by Hope at long stop, before he had opportunity of adding to the score. A. S. Powys next followed, but J. W. Stevens did not long remaiu in company witii him, being caught by Borton off Richar Ison. Dawe, who joined Powys, now made a stand,* and between them they contributed 12 before the latter was bowled bv a shooter from Downes. E. C. J. Stevens was the next batsman to represent Canterbury—and commenced a careful, and what eventually proved an effective innings. Whilst ha was before the wickets Dawe was dismissed for 14 runs, five of which were obtained by three draws off Heudley, wlio had now t.iken up the bowling at Richardson's end. R Powys was the next io follow, being stumped by Hendley, whilst " backing up too eagerly.'' Harley joined Stevens, and after keeping together for some time, the la' tar was caught by Borton at third man, but not before he had mule 16 runs in a careful and pretty style. Calvert, Fearon, and Dickenson added 12 to the score, Fe.iron-carrying his bat out for five runs. The total score made by the Canterbury eleven was 67 runs. During the whole of their innings it was raining steadily, in consequence of which the bowling on the part of Dunedin was not so good as nvght have been expected. T"e rain, however, continued all day, so that our friends of the neighbouring province were placed under the same disadvantages when they took the field as our O'vn eleven. There was an interval of an hour, from half-past two until half-past three, during which the two elevens lunched together in a publican's tent on the ground. We should mention that Downes's bowling was of an excellent length, and considering the rain, very straight. Fulton at point, and Hope at long-itop, acquitted themselves in their usual style On the, part of Junedin, Turton and Cairns were first sent to the wickets. One by Turton and a draw by Cairns were made in the first over off Harley. In the second over Cairns made two by a leghit off Dickenson. After an innings of ten overs Turton was well caught by Tennant at cover point —1 wicket for 23 runs. Richardson then joined Cairns, but the latter retired after contributing 10 tuns, which, nevertheless, were made in his u ual careful style. He was followed by Hope, who unfortunately for himself, playe I a shooter from Harley a little too late Borton, who succeeded him, and who, it should be remarked, is out of practice, was bowled before he had made a run. Fulton now joined Richardson, and it was fully expected that these two would make a determined stand, having been brought up in the same school at Blackheath, where the players are well-known for their cricketing qualifications. After remaining together for a long time, Richardson was bowled by a shooter from Harley, but not before he had made the highest score of the day. Downes, who next followed, played a pretty innings for 16. Fulton and Worthington each making 11, and Muri-on 6. Hendley, who carried his bat out, had not an opportunity of scoring. The bowling of H irley was particularly worthy of mention ; also the wicket-kieping of A. S. Powys. The longstopping of Cotterill and the fielding of Tenuant, were also especially noticed. Dickenson, as a bowler, also did great service for his side. The innings of Otago wa« finished shortly after five o'clock, and the stump 3 were then drawn for the day. The following is the score CANTERBURY. Stevens, J.W., c B.jrton, b Richardson ... 3 Tennant, c Fulton, li Downes ... ... ... 0 Cotterill, e Hope, b Downes 0 Powys, A. S., b Downes 6 D.iwe, c Hope, b Hendley Stevens, I£. C, J., o Burton, b Downes ... If Powys, It., run out ... ... ••• ■■■ 0 Hurley, run out ... 8 Culvert, 1.b.w., b Hondloy 3 Fetiron. not out & Dickinson, b Hendley £ Byes 3 Li>jj byos 1 Wide balls Total 07 OTAGO. Turton, c Tennnnt, b Dickinson ... ... 10 Cairns, o A. S. Powyj, b Dickinson 10 ltichardson, b Harley 19 H ope, b Hurley 2 Borton, b Harley 0 Fulton, run out ~.. 11 Downes, run out 10 WorlhingtoD, b Harley 11 Morison, b Dawes 0 Harris b Hurley ... ... ... 0 Hundley, not out 0 Byes 6 Lou Byes 5 Wide balls 9 Total ... ...105 We should have mentioned in our issue of yesterday, that the pr. sent is the third match between this province and Canterbury. The first took place at Dunedin on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of January, 18ti4, and resulted in favour of Otago by 76 runs. _ Last year, the respective teams met at Chrißtchurch, on the

6th and 7th of February, upon which occasion th? Canterbury eleven defeated their opponents by four wieket9. Considerable interest will therefore be taken by the admirers of the game as to the result of the present contest. The two elevens will meet this mornin..' at 10'30 precisely (wet or fine), to complete the mafci h. At the conclusion of the gune, there will be some prizes offered for running, jumping, and throwing cricket bal s. &c. In the evening the Duneiin Club will entertain the < anterbury eleven at a dinner, to be held at the Sham ock Hotel. Second Day. The interesting mutch which was commenced on Tuesday bet wee i the representative elevens of Canterbury and Otago, was resumed and com-luded yesterday, under circumstances much more favourable than those under which the first innings had been played. The weather on the first day was of such a character as to conduce very little, either to the comfort of the players, or to the pleasure of those desirous of witnessing the game. Yesterday there came quite a refreshing change. The wet weather of Tuesday had culminated at midnight into a rainstorm of unusual severity, and long before the wickets were pitched, it had been succeeded by bright clear weather and a genial westerly' breeze. The change scarcely came in time to secure perfecfion in the condition of the ground for those who went first into the field, and the spirit of the players was almost equal under sunshine and under showers ; but one of its good effects was to e"courage the attendance of a very large assemblage of spectators, who had the satisfaction of witnessing a well played game under pleasant circumstances. The verandah in front of the house of the Cricket Club was crowded with ladiei <. others were grouped at different position* commanding a view of the ground ; and, dur-ng the day, many hundreds of persons must have been present to witness the game and the few sports by which it was followed. The result for the first day was a score of 67 for Canterbury, and of 105 for Otago, both teams having concluded their first innings. The Canterbury men wi re consequently the first to resume their pi ce at the wickets, which we e pitched for the game to commence promptly at eleven o'clock. At th it hour, Messrs. Fearon aud >tevens were sent in to the bowling of Downes and Richardson. '1 he first mentioned player bad, however, soon to succumb to a ball from Downes. Harley took his place, and, along with -tevens, managed to make a good stand. They were not Separated until 19 had been obtaine 1. E. Stevens followed, but had soon to retire, having been bowled by Richardson The same happened to A. Powys. As the next player/Pennant, made his appearance, he was received with applause from both sides, and his name as a " iiugby crack" aud the high scores which he obtained against the All England eleven during their visit to New Zealand, had the effect of putting the Otago men upon their m. ttle. He quickly made up for his bad fortune in the first innings by placing against his name a rapidly got score of 25 runs, when he was smartly caught out by Harris at cover point. The next to retire was J. W. Stevens, who played a steady innings for 12. Dawe was run out for a " duck's egg," and the best stand during the Canterbury innings was now made by Messrs. R. Powys and Cotterill. The latter, who is a young player, exhibits a «ood defence, and promises with practice to become a first-class cricketer. I hey were not separated until the score had reached 91. After the interval for luncheon, only 6 more were added to the score, which left the Otago to obtain 60 runs to win. The belting was now considerably in favour of Otago. Turton, however, who went in along with Cairns, was soon bowled out by Powys for 5 ; Cairns had also to retire for the small score of 3 runs, having been smartly run out. Richardson and Hope, who followed in succession, met also with the same fate, adding to their names the scores of 14 and 4 respectively. This unlooked-for success for Canterbury was mainly attributable to the very smart fielding of Tennant Some excuse, however, may be made on behalf of the players who were run out, as, at the part of the field between the scoring-table, and the pavilion, the spectators intruded so much upou the play-ground that it must have been exceedingly difficult for the batsmen to judge their runs when the ball was hit in that direction. Borton was no v very dev. rly caught at the wickets by Powys, who has greatly improve I since he played in the inter-provincial match in 1864. Fulton was given out leg before wicket, and had to retire for 2 runs. Downes was caught by long-stop for 5, and Worthingt n and Murison got together. At this stage of the game, 19 runs ha i to be obtained by the Otago players, in order to " tie," and 20 to " win." The betting was now 2 to 1 on Canterbury, but few takers could be ha I, aud, by a steady game, the two players managed to run up tho >core to 6>), when Murison was bowled by Harley for 8. Hcndley then joined Worthington, and two wide balls brought off the v ctory for Otago, after one of the most exciting m itches which have been played on the Duuedin Cricket Ground or in the colony. The following is the score :— CANTERBURY. SECOND INJfINOS. Fearon, C., b Downes 1 Stevens, J. W., run out 12 Harley, run out li Stevens, E. C., b Richardson 2 Powys, A., b Richardson ... ... ... 1 Tennant, c Harris, b Downos 24 Dawe, run out 0 Powys, R.. b Downes 12 Cotterill, b Richardson " Calvert, b Downes 1 Dickenson, not out * ]>i! byes J Wide balls « Total 97 OTAGO. BECO.ND msisras. Tuvton, b Powys jj Cairns, run out ® Richardson, run out 1* Hope, run out * Borton, c A. l'owvs, b R. Powys 0 Fulton, 1.h.w., b Harley 2 Downes, c Cotterill, b Dickenson 5 Worthington, not out 10 Murisou, h. Harley ... .. 8 Byes 1 Wide Balls 9 No balls 1 Total «2 Tho following is an analysis of the bowling OT4GO. Wides Balls Runs Maidens Wick. Downes 1 161 42 19 4 Richardson... 6 128 30 11 3 llendley 3 36 11 1 0 Borton 2 6 2 6 0 CANTEHBTTHY. No balls Wides Balls Runs Maid. Wick. Harley... 0 4 89 19 12 2 R. Powys 1 1 27 14 0 2 Dickinson 0 2 41 12 4 1 Dawe 0 2 17 6 0 0 Canterbury Ist Innings... 67 J)o. 2nd Innings... 97 164 Otngo Ist Innings 105 Do. 2ud laniugs 6? 167 The result is, that Otago is the winner of i he match by three runs, with two wickets to fall. In the evening, the Canterbury eleven were entertained at dinner at the Shamrock Hotel.