THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6289, 13 January 1882, Page 5

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT DUNEDIN.

♦ [ BT TELEGI'.AVII.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DuxEDix, Thursday. m The thre*' 5 ' match between the English players am' tlle Otago eighteen began here to-day TbC Ota fi° team was ver y weak > several of the b est batsmeu being unable to play To-day'» cricket was uninteresting. Spring and L>av^ n P ort . the two best !°cal batsmen were ft « ll y stumped. Rattray played the beat be,n S at the wickets over an ho. ltr - -The Englishmen knowing that they I%™ a " easy victory, played without life. . On gomg to bat Ulyett began to amuse b y sna-ching close runs and trying to linn/ the field, but the excellent bowling of C. 'a.'jd W. Firth soon steadied him down, and Mo rlid not make a long stay. Barlow, who !s.' not out, has been at the wickets over an hoar Zpr five singles, all anicks to leg. The pitch was lumpy, spoiling Peate's bowling particularly. About 1550 people were present. The following are the details of the play. Play began about a quarter to 1 o'clook. Shaw won the toss, aud sent the Dunodin j men to the wicket 3. The two first b,itsmen were Vernon and Crawshaw, the latter j taking the bowling. Mr. Howell was umpire I for Otago, and Mr. Atack for the Englishi men. Peate, the left-hander, opened the J bowling, and off his third ball Crawshaw got a cut for 3, amid applause. Midwinter, bowled against the wind. His first allowing a bye to be run. Crawshaw got one into the slips in Peate's second over, and took a ' maiden from Midwinter. Presently Vernon i opened with a 4, and a cut followed it with 3 in the dips, both off Midwinter, aud brought himself into double figures with another 3in the slips. Crawshaw had a life lat point from Shrewsbury, off Peate. After j several uneventful os - ers, Crawshaw drove i Midwinter down the ground, and Ulyett let it slip between his legs ; 4 resulting. Veruou's wicket then fell to Peate. 1 —1.3—23. Harris followed, aud lifted Peate for 2, as his first 1-loori, aud Crawshaw had another life, driving it hard to Bates, who dropped it immediately afterwards. Pilling took him behind the stumps off Peate. 2—9—26. Rattray was the next man, and the play was

I quiet for sometime, the visitors'fielding being r envciiiiiic !?Ht tljoexhibition mark, presently there was loud applause, Harris hitting onß of Midwinter's right to the southern fence, for which 6 could haV ' been run; only it was outside the flags, and 4 was scored for it. The field was now put deep, find Midwinter tempted the batsmen with ail pfioasional slow. Peate had a bad end, abl\ short-pitched ones frequently rose over tkt' batsan's head, but presently he sent in a one to Harris, whose wicket went. 3— I/—37. Dixon was the incomer. Two for a bye', and a neatly-stolen suick by Rattray brought 40 up, but the play was dreadfully slow, and the cold wind was unpleasant for the players aud spectators. When ■12 had beeu reached the lunch adjournment took place. So far the play had been very slow, the men in the field sleepy, aud the bowling only fair, except when Peate puts on the pace. He has taken all three wickets. Dixon and Rattray retook their stand at the wickets, the same two bowlers trundling. Dixon cut Peate prettily for 4 for a start, and Rattray shortly after had a life (a diliicult oue) from point, which was immediately followed by his securing '2 for au ugly hit off overthrowing, brought the half-century up. Mindwinter now got his first wicket. Dixon retiring, clean bowled I—o—f>o. Davenport took his place, and as this player had shown some excellent cricket in Christchurch recently, he was expected to enliven things up ;i little, but filling caught him out of his ground before he had scored, and lie had the doubtful honour of the first duok's-egg. 5-o—sl. C-irgill joined Rattray, who was playing steadily, and who now cut I'eate for a couple, and repeated the operation 0:1 Midwinter,

thus securing his double figures; but his time soon came, mid after earning a to ( Ills placu in tlietoam by a crieUet-ltke innings, he was taken by Shaw in the slips, Midwinter thus securing each of the three wickets since lunch. (5—11—61. .f. Leith - was the next comer, and broke the ice by 2 , to leg oil' Midwinter, and repeated his i leg hitting, by getting Pe.itu flukily in that : direction for 3, but the next over he was i caught at mid-wicket. 7 —i> —U7. Spring, J the Otago captain followed, but lost Cargill c in the first over, through trying to run when ] one only was possible. S—s—OS. M.Allen, a school colt, joined the captain. The tail end was now being reached, and there was a t question whether the century would be r totalled. Spring brought down a round of c applause by sending I'eate to the oil' for 'A. a Bates now went on —70 being up—instead of 1 Peatc. Spring put every ball of his over j away, but got a rnn only off the last one. In the next over, however, he stepped out, and gave Pilling an easy chance, which he took, and the captain's \ wicket fell for 7, the total standing at 74. -v Strode next appeared at the wickets, but s only to sec Allen walk home, cleaned bowled 1 by Midwinter, who had done great damage ji since lunch. 10—0—71. W. Frith, the ] Canterbury bowler, was the incomer, and it ! was hoped he might help to secure the hundred by some free batting (in which he often indulges), but these hopes were blighted suddenly, for Midwinter's first disturbed his timber, and the score remained 0 unaltered. Fitzgerald, another school colt, ( took the vac-ant wicket, but another \ round figure resulted almost immediately, , Kates pitching one right into his block-hole, f 12—0—75, one having been ad.'.ed by a leg j bye. There was very little chance of the £ century, it was feared that chick's-egus were [ much too frequent. Cooper followed, bat, , after a tew overs, during which Strode got a f single or two, he retired before a shooter , from Midwinter 13—0—79. Little Haskell ( was the next man, but Strode immediately ] slipped one into Shaw's hands, 14—3 —79. , McGregor went in to partner Haskell, but Pilling, after a couple of tries, stumped the latter, who had just saved a duck. Charley Frith was next comer, and got a flukey one in the slips, but immediately lost McGregor, to whom Shaw was fatal—lC—o—Bl. S. i Leith was the last man, and he added 3to j the score, when Frith got a soft one from ' Shaw, and the innings closed at 20 minutes < to 5 for 84. !

After a. short interval, Shaw sent Barlow and Qlyett to the wickets to represent the English team. C. Frith opened with a maiden to Barlow, but Ulyett began at once off W. Frith, and caused a deal of laughter by taking advantage of some muff fiulding to steal several runs. Several maidens followed. A hard drirc by Dlyett, being well stopped by J. Leith, and the bowling, especially of C. Frith, allowing no liberties to be taken. Tliero was loud applause when the first wicket fell, Ulyett being well taken by Spring, in the slips off VV. Frith—l—7—l2. Selby filled the vacancy, and he and Barlow remained till time was called, the score standing at 17. The scores fer the day were : — OTAGO EIGHTEEN- FinsT Imrnroa. Vcrnon, 43321, b Pe;ite 13 Urawehaw, Sl-H, c rillinß, b Poato 9 Harris. 221411. bPcute H lUttray, 111121-22, b Midwinter 11 Dlxun, 141, b Midwinter 0 Uavcnpurt, st Pilling, t> Midwinter 0 A. Carpill, 1211. runout 5 J. Lelth, 23, c lintes, b Midwinter 6 Spring, 13111, st Pilling, b Bates 7 M. Allen, b Midwinter 0 Strode. 111, c Shaw, b Batos ..3 W. Frith, b Midwinter <3 FitzgeruM, b Bates t Coonor, b Midwinter C Uaskeu, 1, at Pllling, b Bates 3

McGregor, c Shaw, b Bates 0 C. Frith, 1, c Shaw, b Bates 1 S. Leitb. not out 3 Extras 9 Total S4 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Maidens. tJuns. Wickets. Peate Sβ 23 29 3 Midwinter Jo 23 il 7 Bates 9 5 4 6 EXRLISH ELEVEN"—First Isxinos. Barlow, 11111, not out 5 I lyott. 21211, cSprine, b Frith 7 Sslby, 111, net out " 3 IIjUS -2 Total for one wicket 17