CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10217, 11 December 1893, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Special to Press Association.] THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. SYDNEY, Dec. 10.

The Australian cricketers returned by the Warrimoo. No official welcome was accorded them. They state that the foundation for the statements published by Turner regarding quarrelling among the team was a good deal exaggerated. Several members of the team assort that it was badly managed, and that they were treated more like boys than men. Coningham sticks up for the manager, who, he says, was badly treated, and declares that the failure of the team was due to the prejudice of the captain. George Giffen states that Turner acted the part of a dog-in-the-manger in making public certain statements reflecting on certain members of the team on his return to the Colonies some weeks ago. The members are loth to say much in view of the whole matter being investigated by the Cricket Council. With the exception of Coningbn,m the members of the team have strived in good health.

A GIGANTIC SCORE. ADELAIDE, Dec. 9.

In the Inter-collegiato cricket match, a player named Hill, retired, after making 360, which is the highest individual score ever recorded in Australia. The innings closed for 621, only sis below the record of the Colony.

Despite the drawback of a furious gale which raged on Saturday afternoon, necessitating for some time play without bails, the various games were gone on with, with a reasonable regard for punctuality. After about an hour’o play the wind abated, and a pleasant afternoon was experienced. SENIOR CUP. United v. Midland. The Midlsnders, notwithstanding the large'totalof their opponents’ first innings, have turned this game into a fairly even one by good, all-round batting, and the subsequent play will be awaited with much interest. Scores t UNITED. First Innings MIDLAND. First Innings. J. Wheatley i run'out 15 T. W. Beese, st Collins h Palmer 10 J. D. Lawrence, c and b Collins... ... 83 B P. Barnes, c Clark b T.'D. Harman ■42 , •J. Macfarlane, bT. D. Harman... ... 3 W/Kicbards, c Clark b Collins ... 29 ■C. Trowoek, Ibw b Collins... ... ... 16 ’ A. J. Barge, b Collins 0 ‘ A. Miller, not out ... * W.Bobextson, cT.D. Harman b Collins 0 'A. E. Young, not out ... Extras ... Total for nine wickets ... ... 239 Warehousemen v. Lancaster. Farr. ’ The Warehousemen have still maintained their advantage in this game,_ and promise to win easily in a single innings. The Park ware without the services of Bates and Smith on Saturday, hut in any caab their batting was too weak to give them, much chance. Scores: — LANCASTER. PARK, Firvt Innings... ... 160 Second Innings. lA. Onff, b Labatfc ... 7 A. E. Ridley, c Tait b Lahatt 2 W. Wb\ l Us, run out „. ... 3 A. Canti c Orchard b Lahatt ... „« 6 F. Wildnig, b Pearce ... 11 B, Johnston, not out • H, H. Lougbnan, not out... —2 Extras. J Total’ for five wickets m ■„ 87 i vyaeehousemen. .First; Innings. 3H. North, b Smith ... - 22 H. V. Hargreaves, b Da Mans G A. hi. Lahatt, c dad b Cuff 61 W. Pearce, cEidW h Hasell, ... ... 17 T.H. North, cHat ellb Wilding ... 79 S. Orchard, b HaseVl j J. F. Marshall, b Johnston W. F. Tait. bCant ... 24 A. Malloch, c Wallis V» Wilding 6 E. Whittle, b Johnstofi ]2 G, Lambert, not out Extras u ’Total.'.. ... «••• 231 Bowling Analysis.—TieMdus, 73balls, 28 runs, 3 maidens, 1 wicket; Johnstohi /4 balls, 25 runs, maidens, 2 wickets; Smith, St* balls, 16 rims, X maiden, 1 wicket; Bates, 42 balls, 7 rara, 2 maidens; Wilding, 123 balls, 57 runs, 3 m aidens, 2 wickets; Cuff, 72 balls, 33 runs, 2 maidens, ,! w:icket; ilasell 126 balls. 58 rims, 4 maidens, wickets; Cant, 54 balls, 27 runs, 2 maidens, X wicitet; Lougtman (slows) 12 balls, 13 runs. Cuff bowlad two wides. JUNIOR CUP. Midland v. United.—This rt'atch was continued at Lancaster Park, ami at the call of time was still unfinished, ,and the game will be played out on Tuesday, Scores s—Midland, 169 and 140 (Cl, W. Garrard 38, Barry 31, W. G- Garrard 29 and Spencer 12 not out) ; United, 149 (Mendeleon 41 not out and R. Q. KittO\o2) and 11 for one wicket. Blyth bowled wWI for the United, and Munfoid secured most wickets for the Midland. St Albans t. Lancaster Pare. —St. Albans won comfortably by 120 runs. Scores: —St Albans, 131 and 101 (Smith 35 and 19, C. Colville 29 and 8 and Cusack 14 and 11 being the chief scorers); Lancaster Park, 61 and 41 (Steeds 15 and 18 and Lafferty 23 and 2). For the winners Cusack and Frith bowled well, and tbeir fielding was good. For the Park, Gunthorpe and Preece were the most successful with the ball. The Park hatted a man short. Addington v. Che st’s College.—The former increased its score to 305, Ogier 98, Walmsley 75, Caygill 51, Malone 28, M’Murray 20 and Day 13 being the chief scorers. The College second innings produced 43 runs, and as it had only scored 80 in the first attempt, Addington won by an innings and 182 runs. Gates bowled best for the winners. PRESIDENT’S CUP. Addington t. Lancaster Pare.—This match was commenced on the College ground on Saturday, and it will be continued on the same ground at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday. Scores :—Addington 74 and 96 (Barker 20 and 24, Grammar 26 and H, Ashby 14, Wright 10 and Stephens 17) ; Lancaster Park 60 and 63 for two wickets (Cooke 14 and 28 not out, Preeoa 24 and Ronalds 15). The best bowling was done by Cooke, of the Park team. Warehousemen v. United.—This contest was continued at Lancaster Park, and as the Warehousemen had such a strong lead at the call of time, snd there was a difficulty in arranging a day to play the match out, the United gave its opponents the game. Scores :-*United 147 and 114 (Tomlinson 40, Lambie 16, Tabart 13 and Studholme 12); Warehousemen 218 (Reeae 59, Hellyer 36, Ledeham 32, Hardy 22, Howard 20, Hobbs 13 and Baird 12), and 14 for one wicket. Ladshaoi bowled well for the Warehousemen. OTHER MATCHES. Hagley Park v. Midland Third.—This game was won by the Park team, who scored 72 to its opponent’s 45. Jack 19 and Petrie 15 hot out scored best for the winners, for whom Matson, A’Courd and Lonnie howled well. A match was played on Thursday at Papanui, between the Papanui and Marshland schools, and was won by Papanui by eight wickets and D runs. Scores : Papanui, 28 and 22 for two wicketa; Marshland, 24 and 12. At a meeting of the Junior Cup Committee, held on Saturday night, it was decided to continue Junior and President’s Gup matches on Dec. 16 and 23, but that no games should be played on Deo. 30 and Jan. 6. The President’s Cup match between the Addington and Lancaster Park teams was arranged to be played out on the College ground on Thursday, provided the necessary leave could be obtained from the College authorities. NORTH CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATION. In the above Association’s Cap matches Amberley and Oxford Clubs played at Cnet on Saturday. Oxford went in first and made 54, W. Rjde with 28 being top scorer. Amberley put together 91 for the loss ox seven wicket?, «ud won the match, the highest acorero being P. Adams 27 not out and J. H. Baird 21. In the. bowling Peary did best for Oxford, and Adams, Fitzheary, for Ambgrley,