CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10236, 3 January 1894, Page 5

CRICKET.

[Special to Prxsb Association.] MELBOURNE, Jan. 2.

The firat innings of the Victorian team closed for 181 runs, or 91 behind their opponents. The chief scorers were: — Harry 24, Bruce 56 and Worrall 43. In their second innings the South Australians have lost one wicket for 69 runs. A. Jarvis and George Giffen are both nob out with 26 each.

AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. [Pee Pebss Association.] DUNEDIN. Jan, 2. Play in the match was resumed this morning. At 30 Johnston spooned Stemson high into the air, Fowke securing it. At 53, Lawton, who had been playing splendidly, played Neill back on to the wicket. At 57, M’Cormick let Baker off vety badly. At 68 Fowke caught Flaher, At 79 Bell went out of the crease and was stumped by Fowke. At 90 Downes was clean bowled by Sterason. At 92 Baker was dismissed on a doubtful appeal for a catch behind the wickets. At 100, Croxford was bowled by Neill. Lawson secured two for 24; Stemaoa, three for 31 j Neill, five for 38.

MIDLAND (WELLINGTON) v. MIDLAND (CANTERBURY). This game came to an unsatisfactory conclusion yesterday, as, owing prlnci-,, pally to the thick drizzle of the morning, tha match was left unfinished and a drawdeclared. After having all the beet of tho first day’s play the local team was forced to take tho field yesterday morning at eleven o’clock in a fine and steady rain, [ and it was early apparent that the meteorological conditions told considerably against them. Accurate bowling and good fielding were out of the question, and the Wellington men found no difficulty iu increasing their overnight’s score of 23 for two wickets to 220 for five wickets at three o’clock. Besides the disadvantage of a web ball the local truadlers seemed considerably off, and as the visitors one and all batted well, runs came very easily. Especially was this the case after "luncheon, whea the rain had ceased and the general slipporiness had disappeared. Wyayard and Williams scored at a groat pace, and at 3 p.m. the i innings was closed with the scores as stated I above. Williams' 62 not out was the | result of clean, brilliant hitting on both { sides of the wicket; Wynyard scored 49 j by fine, all-round play j A. Blacklock took ia hia bat for a carefully-compiled 35, and f showed great defensive powers; and I Upham with 23, and R. Blacklock with 21, f both batted well, and both experienced bad | luck in the manner of their dismissal. When the innings was cloned tho local men required 150 runs to win, and had an hour left for play. They adopted careful tactics, and at 4 p.m., when stumps wore drawn, had totalled 37 with two men out. i Scores: —

! MIDLAND (WELLINGTON.) First innings 140 Ssconc! Innings. J W. Salmon, b Robertson ... 2 I P. Lash, b Macfarlane 10 t E, Blacklock,.! bw, b Trewoek ... ... 21 I B. F. Upham, c Richards, b Barry ... 23 j A. Blacklock, not out 35 | W. T. Wynyard, b Bichavds 49 S A. B. Williams, not out ... 62 | Extras IS j Innings closed with five men out at ...229 I Bowling Analysis. Robeitson, 103 balls, 4S I runs, 5 maidens, 1 wicket; Macfarlane, 120 balls, 1 63 runs, 6 maidens, 1 wicket; Lawrence, 54 balls, i 25 runs, 3 maidens; Treweok, 48 balls, 21 runs, 1 | wicket; Barry, 60 halls, 27 runs, 2 maidens, 1 j wicket; Barnes, 60 balls, 15 runs, 2 maidens; ! Richards, 18 halls, 15 runs, 1 wicket. I* MIDLAND (CANTERBURY). First innings 211 Second Innings. J. Wheatley, not out 16 T. W. Reese, c Wynyard b Upham ... 5 W. Richards, c Fitzsimmons b Upham 0 s W. Macfarlane, not out 12 I Extras 4 I , j Total for two wickets ... 37 I Bowling Analysis.—Upham, CO balls, 16 runs, 3 j maidens, 2 -wickets; Fitzsimmons, 60 balls, 17 runs, ! 2 maidens. Tho visitors left yesterday evening for Wellington, and were accompanied to | Port by a number of the members of the I Christchurch team. I THE AUCKLAND MATCH. 1 Great expectations are raised as to the I result of the Auckland match on Friday | and Saturday. Tho visitors, fresh from a ! brilliant victory over Otago, will arrive 5 to-night from Dunedin by the express, and local cricketers are expected to welcome them at the station. To-uight, a dance will take place in Hobbs’ buildings, and to - morrow they are to bo invited to a garden party by Mrs Charles Clark. The game will begin on Friday, and as, in spits of the holidays, i the Canterbury team has kept in excellent practice, a fine match ia expected. The home team ia the more fancied, notwithstanding Auckland’s plucky uphill game in Dunedin, which, just snatched tho i victory from Oiago’s grasp at the last | moment.