CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10259, 30 January 1894, Page 6

CRICKET.

rSPECUL TO Psass Association.] • ■ SYDNEY. Jan. 29.

s«w South' Wales made 151 in their Meond innings, lading Victoria 191 to »et. Calloway may 50, and Turner 26. Tie Victorian* h»Te lost fire wicket* for 106 iunsj Walter 86, Harry 25.

HBW SOUTH WALES v. WELLING- . TON. ; [Psb Pbmb Association.] M : WELLINGTON, Jan. 29. ‘ with ; New South Wales .was r»aomed to-day> and had to be prematurely abandoned on account’of the rain. The visitors .had all -the beat of the second day’* play," thanks partly to catches which wew droppad, and partly to the inability ef th* Wellington team to stand against and Miller’s bowling.. Mackenzie JSdlloore both passed the half-centnry, and showed igreat defence, but both should harwbsen caught. Searle and Gould did the hitting, and only three wickets were down when tha .innings was declared cloned. Croia and .Gore began well for Walling bon, and rattled up 44 in half an hhw* when the rain came down in earnest, and at 4.30 the stumps were drawn. Croie, who ha* not shown his true form of late, hit to some purpose, and wa* - evidently in for a good score' when play had to he given np; He made one tremendous drive wh!<3i nearly sent the ball out of the gr<n»d. '■ *TBe ’game was resumed at 10.40, and forty minutes ware sufficient to finish eff the Wellington innings. None of the remainder got r ''into double figures. tJpham played steadily, but could find no. one to stay with him, and the inninW‘cloaed' *t^ ; 180. Miller and Austin both' ' 'hbwded : with ' great effect this morning. "The Sydney men began their second innings at 11.45, Searle and Mackenzie,facing. Ashbolt and Fitzsimmons. The former went out boldly to the ■lows, and hit each trucdler for 4. Huns came fast, and at S 3 Frith relieved Ashbolt. As on Saturday he began with long-heps to leg, but with hie fifth ball ! in getting Searle Ibw. 87^1^25,.'■Moore -had scarcely, joined MicfcsSmlo r. when - the - latter was' missed, in the slips. Moore was nearly run hut then settled down and played most attractive cricket. Upharo was tried In place of Fitzsimmons, and Ashbolt came . back at Frith’s end, but both men stood fSat till lnnoh, at which period the score had advanced to' 89, Mackenzie then being 84 and Moore’ 30. Upon resuming 100 was net long in'- appearing, and Mackenzie with anifee drive to -the boundary, followed ky a braes' of twos, scored bis first 4, and'at the same time completed the half century. - Thie -brought Holdahip on in place - of/ Ashbolt, but a separation l at length came froin’the other end. Mackenzie made his first uppish hit, and was easily caught at mid-on. 1-17—2—58. The retiring. batsman, scored much faster after lunch than before., His score was nearly all singles' and twos, which shows the steady character of his batting. Gould, the new. comer, started by putting Holdahip to ,the fence for 4. At : 12[8 Frith bad a further trial, and Fitzsimmons replaced TJpham. Off his second balLGould got 5 for an overthrow; the next ball ho hit high to the on, but Burton misjudged it and the batsman At 145 Moore was badly missed by Wynyted from an easy chance off Upham, who had resumed at the northern end. With the score at 156 the game was stopped by a shower of rain, and sawdust cejae into requisition. Gould hit a full pitch to} the: fepcei followed by a leg hit for 4, both off TJpham, and was then bowled off hiapads; 168-3-33. This partnership had put on fil runs, and Moore, who had scored ■lowly since lunch,, completed his SO with • single to leg. Miller was nearly bowled 2d stamped first ball, bat stayed in with boira/till at 181 the innings was declared dosed, -with only three wickets down. Moore is the most stylish bat on hia side, •ad played with great defence, but should bavsHbean caught when he had made 40. He took en hour, and a half in making his lapt 87 rune. ' At 3.55 Cross and Gore went mto begin the attempt Austin’ bowling. The former kept entirely on the off, end after Cross had slammed him dace to the fence bad to bring tbe .fieldsmen out ■ for the hitter. Cross wa*: evidently bent on retrieving hii irapotfttion,. and while playing good on** carefully, laid the wood on to anything. over-pitched. Austin was treated . to'shouple of 4’a, and much amusement ' wea ezdted in the crowd by the way. the fieldsmen rushed to the boundaries as soon as the big man came opposite the bowling. Gore also jilayed stylishly, and got in one 1 nice carpet .drive to the fence. At 4.30 Gould, relieved Austin, and Cross lifted ' him ; once to the rope near the canvas, and nearly out of the ground. The over - produced’ eleven runs, and then the rain came down in earnest, to the disappointment of .the spectators, who wanted to see some more lively batting, and pot an end to the game, which' was left drawn, greatly, of course, in the visitors’ favoxir. Score ahd analysis:— ' • WELLINGTON. First Innings. Burton,’ b Austin 14 , Niven, c,Moore b Miller ... ... ... 7 Upiani, not out “. 8 : Ashbolt, b Austin 0 • Frith. 6 Searle b Miller ... ... ... 4 Fitzsimmons, o Searle b Austin... ... 0 ■ Extras ... ... 20 BoWtako JlNaltsis.—Austin, 148 balls, 47 runs, 8 maidens,' 5 wickets; Miller. 132 balls, 38 runs, 10 maidens, 8 wickets; Gould, 71 balls, 34 runs, 1 maiden; Cowley,36 balls, 13 runs, 3 maidens; A. Noble, 42 balls, 17 runs, 2 maidens; Moore, 30 balls, 12 runs, 1 maiden. Gould bowled 1 no-ball. NEW SOUTH WALES. Second Innings. Mackenzie, c Wynyard b llpham ... 58 Searle, Ibw b Frith ... '. ... 25 ■Moore, hot out - ■■... ...' ■■'...' ’ ... 37 • ... - , Miller, n<h out ... , ... , 4 Extras. ... ••• 4 Total for three wickets...’ ...181 Bowling Analysis.—Ashbolt, 84 balls, 36 runs, 3 maidens. ;’:‘-Fnth, 42 balls, 25 runs, 1 wicket; TTpbwn, 138 balls, 63 runs, 4 maidens, 2 wickets; Fitzsimmons, ICB balls, 39 runs, 1 maiden; Hold«bip, 18 balls, 12 runs. - ’ ■ , . WELLINGTON. ’ ’ Second Innings. Gore, hot out | i Cross, not out : . 28 . Extras ... ° Total for no wickets 44 Bowling Analysis.—Austin, 30 balls, 17 runs, 1 maiden;’Miller,-30 balls, X wide, 1 no ball, Sruns. .2 maidens;'Gould, 6 balls. 11 runs. The Sydney men ■ went • south by tbe Botorna this evening. [VBOM A .COBBSSPONPENT.] I have just ’come back, very cold and wot; from watching the finish of this game, which ended as badly as it began plrirsintly. The weather on Saturday, and- until' 3 p.m. on Monday, was as ' fine and hot as could be wished, but at that- stage our famous climate WiwUl* tjp its. zbijid to show. th.B Sydney yiditpra wh'afc it can do, and without the slighteftt! warning a buret of .hail and ram, wind drove the player* frotn' the .field. After two or • three Davi* declared- his innings closed with only three wickets .down, and heavy rain- finally ended a promising stand begun by Cross and Gore for the Mabrilanders, Possibly your cricketing readers may like to hear something about

'THE STYLE OF PLAT of-theA natralian wanderers to whom - they are bo soon to give battle. There can he no doubt that the Sydney team has some really good bats, five of whom play or hate, played for their colony. You might go a long way before finding a better than Moore. ;' Little Searle, too, and Gould, are lively" performers, nor does it pay to bowl loose! ones to Cowley, especially on the leg .side. ..Mackenzie, the giant, is one of the best hats in New South Wales, and puts his .weight well into his forward ■trokM,- though his back play looks somewfaatw cramped. Davis himself is the remains .of-a-great player. Altogether I should' not advise the Canterbury men to decline r .any reasonable chances offered, unless they want a long and very smart day's exercise on Lancaster Park.

THE BOWLBBB, Of .the Sydney team, Austin i» a Jolly-

looking, rather rotnnd cricketer, who goes into the wicket from the off, then turns an imaginary corner, and tosses the ball easily up to the batsmen, with a rather high flight. He curls a bit, chiefly from leg, and deals in slow yorbers, wlrch a resolute batsman might make into lull tosses. Austin is not afraid to pitch them up, but I have a theory that he wants hitting, and is chiefly dangerous to the timid Order of batsmen. Miller bowls left hand round, and slings them in pretty fast sometimes, but without much break, though he did bowl poor Cross at the outset with a real beauty. On the whole, this Sydney team is stronger in batting and fielding than the last, or the Tasmanian Eleven that played in Christchurch, but they have no bowlers with the sting of Kendall, Hale or Calloway, and there seems no reason why Canterbury should not hold her own. provided her representatives allow no part of their bodies except their feet to get into their boots.

We are all sorry that Wellington could not keep up the good fight made on Saturday, but to some extent the players brought their misfortunes on themselves. 1 They missed seven pretty plain catches in all, and Blacklook marred his fine defensive innings by disastrously bad running between the wickets. Holdship batted beautifully, and Gore kept up his character as one of the very best out-fields iu New Zealand. Niven is undoubtedly an excellent wicket-keeper, and young Ashbolt a very promising slow bowler, though on to-day’s wicket the Australians played him easily enough. CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association was held last evening at the City Hotel. Mr W. D. Meares was in the chair, and there were present Messrs E. P. Barnes, J. A. Caygill, L. A. Cuff, T. D. Harman (honorary secretary) and A. M. Labatt. The sub-committee appointed at a previous meeting to arrange tbe dates of the matches of the New South Wales team reported progress. The following is the programme from to-day of the movements of the visitors Tuesday, Jan. 80... | Wellington?* 1 nursday, Feb. 1.,. } Match n.S.W. v. 5 Tuesday, Feb. 6 ... Express to Timatu. Wednesday. Feb. 7 > Match N.S.W. v. 15 Thursday, Feb. 8... j South Canterbury. Friday. Pel. 9 ... } Saturday, Feb. 10) Match N.S.W. v. Monday, Feb. 12 ... ) Otago. tvk iq ) Express, Dunedin to Tuesday, Feb. 13... j Christchurch. Thursday, Feb. IS ■) Match at ChristFriday, Feb. 16 ... £ church, N.S.W. v. Saturday, Feb. 17 ) New Zealand.

Until the arrival of the New South Wales team to-day the above programme stands good. The only alteration likely is that if the visitors to-day agree to the change, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the team break their journey at Oamaru, and play fifteen of that district on that afternoon and on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 14, and then catch the express and reach Christchurch on that evening. Mr Harman informed the meeting that the Oamaru cricketers had offered very liberal terms for tbe proposed match against North Otago, and as the alteration would not affect the general programme in the least, it only remained to obtain the consent. of tbe visitors to ensure its arrangement. A letter from the Honorary Secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Association was read, informing the meeting that a representative team proposed leaving Napier for Dunedin on March 16, and it was stated that this association would ba willing to arrange a match with the Napier team on any dates between March 26 and March 31, preferring the Thursday and Saturday or the Monday and Tuesday. The action of the Secretary was confirmed. f

Mr Harman brought up the question of charges for the match Canterbury v. New South Wales, and, after a long and general discussion, it was resolved that tbe charges for admission be Is to the ground, and Is extra to ths grand stand for gentlemen ; ladies, and boys from the public schools wearing the school hats, half price, all half tickets to he obtained at the boxes; and after 4.30 p.m. on each day a uniform charge of 6d to be made. The arrangements of the scoring cards were explained as fully showing the identity of the players, and Mr W. D. Meares volunteered to attend to all the details of this matter.

The management of the drag, conveyances, &c., was left to Messrs Harman and Cuff, and it was arranged that the team be met at Lyttelton to-day about noon, and escorted to Christchurch. A river picnic has been fixed for to-morrow; on Thursday evening Messrs Hart and Seager will entertain the teams aud friends at the Chamber of Commerce with a limelight exhibition of views, conjuring, &o. On Sunday the Canterbury Association entertains the visitors at Sumner, and on Monday a drive to Belfast and Kaiapoi and an inspection of the freezing works and the woollen factory is the programme. On Monday night the visitors will be the guests of Messrs Woodhouse and Leech, at a smoke concert in the Oddfellows* Hall. Other arrangements, which will ba found detailed elsewhere, were made, and it was resolved to request Messrs T. D. Condell and R. Barry to act as umpire and scorer for Canterbury. Messrs Harman and Meares were appointed a sub-committee to make arrangements with Mr Coleman Davis, the manager of the New South Wales team, and the Lancaster Park Ground Company, for terms for the match New South Wales v. New Zealand. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. ’