THE AUCKLAND CRICKETER

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6566, 2 December 1882, Page 5

THE AUCKLAND CRICKETER

MATCH AT ASHBURTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. — ASSOCIATION.] AsiIJBtJRTON, Friday. The cricket match, Ashburton Fifteen v. Auckland Eleven, took place on the Domain ground to-day, play commencing about 11 a.m. The weather was good, and there was a large attendance. Denshire, the captain of the Ashburton teanc, having won the toss, elected to send Thomas and W. P. Reeves to the wickets, to face the bowling of Buckland. The first ball was sent down to Reeves, from the upper end, and lie hit it for a single. The over closed by a single made by Thomas. Dufaur then took the ball from the near end, a bye run, and in the last ball of the over Reeves was bowled : 1 —I—2. Simpson next joined Thomas, but he was foolishly run out. Wilding took the bat from Simpson. The second ball sent to him resulted in a single. Wilding with hits |

secured a couple. A hit for '2. by Thomas followed, after which a long interval took place without any scoring until Wilding snicked a ball to leg for a couple. Arneil hero relieved Dufaur. Singles were the order of .the day, Thomas being let off by a very bad piece of fielding by Barton, and almost immediately after he drove the ball for two, but the ball next he was run ftut : 4 — O—2G. Raiue took the vacant place, and in the over W ihling added three lor a drive into the grass boundary. Kaine's " was not of long duration as he had to retire through a well - pitched ball by Buckland takiug his middle stump : s—o —30. The captain of the Ashburton team was the next man, and faced the bowling of Buckland whose second ball hit his wicket, and he had to retire. Mande replaced Denshire, but he was soon after jowled by Arneil with a " yoi ker" : i—o —3l. Pixley was the next Ashburton epresentative to replace Mande, but he ,vaa compelled to retire in a similar caancr: 8—0—32. Fookee then went in ;o the bowling of Buckland. Wilding was till playing steiiiily, his score at this time otailing 20, and almost immediately he idded 4 more to the number. Lankham

low relieved Buckland of the leather. His hird ball resulted in Wilding making . single, aud lie further added to his core by a few more singles, followed >y a couple by A. Fookes. By this time >Vildiug had ecored the respectable number if .'3O, and Fookes put another couple to his .ccouut. The score now stood at 50, and vas further increased by a pretty cut for 2 >y Wilding. Up to this time he had not ;iven a single chance. The scoring for fully l quarter of an hour waa very slow. ■Vilding gave his first chance when the score tood at £>S, but that was not taken advanage of. The latter's score now reached his isually "fatal " number, 40, Fookes adding . few runs before the telegraph showed GO. change of bowlers was decided oil by he Auckland captain, which resulted u Robinson catching and towling Fookes : 1 6 — 60. G. Andrews was the next nan, aud in the over Wilding conributed a couple, and Andrews saved his ' duck" for a couple, although he was very learly run out. The next over contributed hreu more to the Ashburton score. Andrews hortly after gave a chance to Buckland, he laving "skieil" a ball : 10—7—7-- Stiachey ook the vacant place, and the first ball sent 0 himlie drove lor a aiDgle, and the next a ouple, followed by a single. Wilding, who lad been contenting himself by "sticking," lit Robinson lor a grand drive for 3. Strachey :ontributed a couple, aud things were now >ecoming lively, the two batsmen makug runs rapidly. Auckland again went n for a changn of bowling, and the first ball u the next over, delivered by Kobinon, took fcjtraehey's bails: 11 —11—S7. Buchanan, the next Ashburton repreisentaive, made a couple to start with, iinmeiately following by a single, and one by ■Vilding. An adjournment was made for uucheon, aud on play being resumed after uiieh, Robinson commenced bowling from he near end, the second ball chronicling the all of Buchanan, having hit his wicket: 2— 1 — 92. Curtis took Buchanan's place, ud an addition to the secriug was comlencod by Curtis with a single. A bye for followed. Gill then bowled a maiden, ,nd Robinson's fourth ball of the ver resulted in the addition of two eiug added to the score. A couple lore produced the century. Curtis now ommeuced to contribute to the score by tv bw singles aud a couple. Another change 1 the bowliug was resorted to, Barton aking the bowling from Gill, but before the ver was finished Curtis made a drive for 2, nd immediately after he hit Robinson for nother couple, Wilding making a single and Runs now caine rapidly, but by an unforunate circumstance Curtis was declared :g before wicket : 13 — 11—119. Hosking, he fourteenth man, commenced his play by riving Gill for a couple to leg. Soon afterwards Hoskings was bowled, aud the innings losed for the total of 124, Wilding carrying [is bat out. He was loudly applauded. Shortly afterwards the Ashburton men ook the field, Auckland being represented at he wickets by Barton and Robinson, Wildag and I'ixley bowling. The innings opened ly both batsmen contributing a single, 4 ollowiug through a hit and overthrow. sarton hit Wilding for 2 couples in the same ver, and soon after Barton drove Pixley for hree, the same batsman driving tho same lowler for another 3. Another single was ho next addition. The next drive ,dded 3 to Barton's score. A change of lowling here took place, Simpson relieving Tixley, but the first ball from the change ,dded a couple to Barton. The first maiden luring the play was recorded to Simpson. A ew tiugle bits followed, divided amongst he batsmen, a difficult chance being given ly Barton to Denshire, and which was well ried at, but the catch was not secured, iarton took full advantage of the let off py punishing dimpson for a couple and , single, Robinson contributing to the core with a hit for 3. A minute fterwards ho skied to Wilding, which was cceptcd by Reeves : 1 —20—45. Arneil ook the place vacated by Robinson, and ipened the innings by a single. Runs now ame very slowly until Barton made a splenlid forward hit for three, Arneil adding hree to the score by singles, and Barton .gain displaying excellent cricket by a :ouple of boundary hits. The tele;raph new showed 50. Hosking was >ut on to bowl in the place of Simpson, ind Reeves instead of Wilding, the first of lis balls being driven by Barton for a single, :iid the third by Arneil for three. A spell n the scoring took place until Arneil eouributcd a couple, Barton a siugle, and the ormcr another single. Three to Barton jrought up up the total to 70, and hits v. ere livided amongst the batsmen until Arneil Irore Reeves for four, which increased the Auckland total to 80. Atthia number Wilding ;ook the bowling from the upper end, relieving Hoskings, and his first over resulted in a single by Arneil, and in the next over the same batsman hit Reeves for two couples, ind in the following Barton made two )(1' Wilding. In the next over Reeves fowled a maiden. Barton brought up tho ,otal to 90 by a single oil Wilding, ami a iretty hit by Arneil increased the figures by 3, followed by a couple. The captain of the Ashburton team then caused a change in the jowling, Andrews going on at the top end sending down a ball to Arneil. It was lriven for a couple. The scoring was further ingmcnted by the two batsmen punishing Andrews. The telegraph soon showed the century. A few good hits by Barton brought the score up to 110. Castelli «as the next change In the bowling lepartment, and his over resulted in a maiden. A lull in the scoring now ruled, the first addition placed to the byes, and this left Auckland six behind the Ashburton total, but it was soon readied. The Auckland men, however, were not content with this, as they played the Ashburton bowling for souielong drives. Maude was hero puton atthenearendas achange, buthisbowling had the effect of giving Arneil a chance, the sccond ball being sent away for four, Barton contributing three and two, and Arneil a similar number in the same over. Thomas then took the ball from Mande, his first ball being knocked away by Barton for three. On time being called, it was found that the Auckland team had put together 1M with the loss of only one wicket, Barton and Arneil having played a splendid innings. The following arc the scores ASSIIBUHTON\— FIIIHT Issikus, W. P. Reeves, 1> Du/nur .. .. ,/ _ 1 W. Thomas, run out .. .. "" « E. C. Castelli, b Uuckland .. .. o W. Simpson, run out *' q F. Wiklinp, not out .. .. .. H 11 CO F. Rjijne, b Uuckland 11 *1 q W. It. Dnnshiro, ht wkt .. .. H 0 C. Mamie, b Arneil .. .. " "* o A. Pixley, b BuekUml .. .. 0 A. Fooke*. c and l» Iloblnson".. .. .. (J George Andrews, b Buckland J. 11 .. 7 Strachey, b Iloblnson ►. .. .. 11 11 liudi&nan, hit wicket .. .. .. X Gurtie, Ibw., b Dftitou .. 1. 11

Hoskins, b Lankliam o Extras 13 Tota * *<• AUCKLAND —Firjtt iNHijios. Hobin£«n, c Keeves, b Wilding .. .. -.20 Btrton, not ont ! 3a Arneil, not out •• .. ~60 Extras .. .. .. Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 CuK.isTcmr*cu, Friday. The result of the match at Ashburt-on, where two of the Christchurch team, including one of their bowlers, played, is to bring the Auckland team into high favour. The local men, however, are very keen over the match, and expect Frith "a bowling will pull the match through, even if the batsmen do not coine off brilliantly. Barton's innings to-day is spoken of in terms of great admiration.