THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7921, 13 April 1887, Page 6

THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. First Day, The Wellington team arrived by the 8,8. Rotomahana .a few minutes before ten o'clook. Messrs. A. M. Beale, secretary, and 0. E. MaoCormick and other officers of the A.C. Association were on the wharf and received the Wellingtoniana upon the steamer hauling alongside. A break was in attendance, and the team was driven to Gallagher's Imperial Hotel, where comfortable quarters had been engaged for them. On ! account of the eleven arriving on the same day as "the match it was arranged that play should not bein till half-past twelve o'clock p.m. The team was driven to the ground in one of Crowther's four-horse breaks, and on reaching the ground they had a hit about before commencing play. JR. J. Yates was elected captain of the Auckland team, and W. Salmond filled a similar position for the visitors, who wore no distinguishing colours. Auckland nearly all wore their club colours, exoept Barton and Testro, who donned the all blue of the A.G.O. Wellington won the toss, and decided to send Auckland in, as they (Wellington) were hardly fit to bat, As it was half-past twelve p.m. the captains decided to have lunch first, and at one o'clock the Wellington men filed out from the pavilion. The wicket was a first-class one, being apparently as true as a billiard table, with plenty of turf well cropped. There was a second wicket ready, which it was arranged to use at the end of the first innings, if necessary. The attendance, no doubt on account of the uncertainty of the hour at which the visitors would arrive, and the counter attraction of the races, was rather poor, not more than 1000 being on the ground. Hunter's Artillery Band gave selections during the day. The feature of the innings was the splendid batting display of Lynch, who was in no less than five hours for .the splendid score of 81. He played a grand innings, which was marked for its steady play in which no chances were given. His outting and leg stroke were much applauded, and were very pretty. Yates "came out of his shell," and showed that there was still some grit left him. He played very steady at first, but when he settled down he let out, making two fine hits for 5 each. Barton started the innings with a fine prettily-hit score for 29, in whioh there was a long drive for 6. E. Mills played most consistently for his 26 runs, and was in a long time. Arneil, Beard, aud L. Meldrum were all secured for less runs than they deserved, THE PLAY. The visitors took up their places in the field in the following order, being greeted by about 300 spectators with a round of applause : — Judd, long-slip; Burns, coverpoint ; Blacklock, the -field ; Morrice, mid-off; Heenau, point; Wilaon-Duret, leg ; Dryden, mid-on ; Chapman, wicketkeeper ; Gore and McGirr, bowlers. Mr. Newton was umpire for Wellington, and Mr. J. Mumford for Auckland. Messrs. Bowgen and H. Courtayne were scorers. Barton and Testro were sent out to bat first for the local team. 'Gore opened the attack to Testro, who played the first ball, and patted the next to leg for a single. Barton opened out at the third ball, but just saved his wicket by a snick to leg for a single. McGirr sent down a maiden to Barton, and Gore followed suit. Barton after letting off one or two soft ones to leg from McGirr, poked him to leg for a single, and then lifted Gore into the long field by a splendid drive, off which 6 were run. Duret went into the long field to stop hard drives. Barton out the next for a couple, and the first ten were hoisted. He seemed to like Gore's home tosses, for he drove his third ball to the off for a triplet. It was evident that the wicket was playing too true for the bowlers to get any work on. Testro, during all this run-get-ting, was contenting himself with steady strokes. Barton cuc one through point's hands for a . couple, bringing 20 up and then repeated the stroke, making his own total 20. Barton gave a very difficult chance at stumping, but the wicketkeeper refused to take the ball off McGirr, who had been bowling well. An appeal for a catch at the wickets off Gore's next over was made, but the ball seemed to be off Testro's legs. Barton got a fast one from McGirr to leg for a four, amidst applause. Barton had had the majority of the bowling, as he kept scoring off the last ball of each over. He lifted one from Gore just out of the reach of Dryden's hands, who broke the force of the hit. Gore sent down a yorker to Barton, who drove it hard to Dryden at mid on, but he declined to accept it. Off Gore's next over Barton put his toot where his bat ought to have been : 33—1—29. Lynch filled the breach, but he only came out to see Testro neatly caught at cover slip by Salmon": 33—2—2. "Arneil was the next man, but played his first ball into Judd's hands at mid on, It being apparent that he did not got enough wood into the stroke: 33—3—0. Three men had thus been dismissed in two overs, and the Wellington men had cause to be elated. Ei Mills filled Arneil's place at the wicket, and placed the last ball of the over to leg- for a single. Lynch opened his score with a fine leg stroke for three off Gore. The wicket was now bumping a little off Gore's bowling. Play was now slow, when a run of four maidens was interrupted by Lynch driving one for a single, and then drawing forth applause by outting Gore off the ground grandly for three, He next hit McGirr hard to long leg for four, and 50 appeared on the board. Mills at last opened his shoulders, and drove one of Gore's slows for a couple, and then Lynch skied one from McGirr to leg, but Wilson Duret could not see it, and two were run. He treated the same bowler to a quartette to long-on. Mills made a pretty carpet drive for a single, and did the same in the next over for a couple. Judd now relieved Gore, and each batsman scored a single off hia first over. Lynch drove one from Judd to longon for a four, which Blacklock almost reached. This batsman seemed to have a liking for Judd, for he drove the next to long-off for three, and a couple by Mills made 80 appear on the telegraph. Mills drove Judd nicely along the turf for a four, and 90 was registered. , Dryden now relieved McGirr at the Hospital end, and sent down a maiden to Mills, and in his next over clean bpwled him with a beauty which just removed the leg bail; 93 -4—26. Yates now joined Lynch, who was playing grand cricket. Lynch made a pretty out off Judd, bringing 100 up, amid applause, and followed it with a cut tor a like number off Dryden. Yates opened his aoore with a nice carpet drive for a single. Lynch responded with a grand drive for' 3. Yates lifted Dryden right off the ground, and 5 were run. Gore now took up the ball from Judd again. Lynch cut his third to Dryden at cover who fumbled the ball, and 2 were run' making his total 51. Yates got Dryden away to leg, the ball coming through the pavilion gate, and 4 were run off it. McGirr resumed at Dryden's crease. Lynch made 5 off a loose ball from McGirrrj and Yates responded with a three to the on| then got him to leg for 4, this over coating 13 runs. Yates made another four off the next over, aud drove Gore grandly for 5, amid applause. Judd took up MoGirr'a place. Yates knocked a full pitch from Gore to leg for 2, and put another to square-leg for 3. Yates stole an extra one off an overthrow and his score was 50. ' An adjournment for refreshment was now made. ' Dryden took Gore's place at the crease, and secured Yates' wicket in the slips, Salmon making hie sncond catch. This was the best stand of the day, producing 90 runs : IS3—5—50. W. Meldrum started with a single to the off »nd was clean bowled by Judd in the next over with one that kept low : 186—6—1. Beard played a couple of balls, and then put one up tamely to McGirr at square-leg: 186—7—0. L. Meldrum was next, and ran a leg-bye, and was then bowled by Dryden's next ball. The light was now very bad and made play difficult, Hawkins placed Dryden to leg for 2, and then hit him there for a 4. Hawkins bit up the 200 by a snick in the slip, amid plaudits, and then drove Dryden hard for 3. Lynch responded by placing Dryden neatly for a single and his score was SO, and was then clean, bowled by Judd, amid loud applause. having played a grand innings for 31. Time was now called, with the soore i standing at 208 for 9 wickets. J

' , ' Auckland.—First Inning*. W.' E. Barton, 1162315221141111, Ibw, b Goro .. 29 J. Toatro, 11, Salmon, bMcGirr .. >■' .! 2 D^?,' b L 8 , 13 l 1 J 424n43111118151 33ni21321511321 • 211811, bJudd .. „ t ..81 E. Mills, 1111121*^321241, c Judd, b Drytion .. 26 R. J. Yates, 11511114121113451123312, c Salmon, b Drydcn ... It 60 W. Maldrum, 1, b Judd 1 W. Beard, c McGirr, b Judd !'.* " " 0 A. L. Moldrum, b Drydcn .. _ *" o W. fl. Hawkins, 242311, not out .. '12 0, Mills, 1, not out .. .» • 1 Extras _ „ M ># "* « ' Total » •• - .. ... 203 Play will be resumed to-day at ten o'clock. On Saturday afternoon the return match between the Onehunga United and St. Mary's Cricket Clubs was played at Ponaonby, and resulted in & rather easy viotory for the former club by 85 runs. J. Cullen (22), James Brennan (19), and Jos. Brennan (11) reached double... figures for the visitors, whilst Smales (7, not: out) was the highest score for the St.' Mary's team, A whole day's match was played at Onehunga on Easter Monday between the Pakuranga and Onehunga United Cricket Clubs, which resulted in a win for the latter team by 16 runs. The game was pretty even throughout, and the fielding of the visitors was excellent. The men who reached double figures for the Onehunga team were: Moran (31), M, Brennan (17), and P. Cullen (10). For the Pakuranga : N. Fitzpatrick (12) and Waller (18). ■— — | The fifteenth annual meeting of the Anck> lahd Football Club was held at the olubrootn, Imperial Hotel, last evening, Mr. G. Carter in the chair. There was a fair attendance of members. The balance-sheet was read and adopted. Officers were elected for the coming season as follows:—Captain, G. Carter; secretary and treasurer, A. M. Beale; oommittee, T. Henderson, W, K. Penn, J, R. Steward, D. Jones, C. Coleman ; delegates to union, G. Carter, T. Henderson. Several new members were elected, and it is anticipated that the club will be able to place a good team on the field this season.