THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7922, 14 April 1887, Page 6

THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. ;| . VICTORY FOR AUCKLAND. Second Day. The Interprovincial Match between Auckland and Wellington was continued on the Domain ground yesterday. The weather was again all that could be desired; the attendance was about as large as the previous day, there not being more than 1000 people present during the afternoon. The wicket was again in splendid order. The Artillery Band, under Bandmaster Hunter, discoursed popular airs during the afternoon. The Auckland men continued their first innings, having but one wicket to fall, and SOS was scored. Both men were difficult to dispose of, and played all the bowling that could be sent down. G. Mills displayed batting form that was not expected of him. He was well backed up by Hawkins, who negotiated the bowling with great confidence and freedom. Wellington again fielded well, and allowed no opportunity to go by. The wicket cost 4S runs before it was secured, and the innings closed for 256 runs. Wellington opened their innings rather disastrously, as the break bowling of Q. Mills was a great deal too much for them. With the exception of Burns and Buret, no stand whatever was made, and wicket after wicket fell to the attacks of the younger Mills, who trundled with capital length, and used his head to advantage. Judd knocked up 14 runs, and Bums, after batting with steadiness, was the last wicket to fall, with the score at SI. Wellington bad to follow on, and W. Mel drum taking the ball from E. Mills created quite a panic among the batsmen. The first three wickets fell for no runs, G. Mills securing 2 of them. Judd and Duret made a short stand and hit the bowling about a bit. Judd made 22 and the innings closed soon after for 74, leaving Auckland victors by an innings and 101 runs. Auckland fielded splendidly, Arniel at point, E. Mills in the slip, and Hawkins at the wickets, doing splendid work, Cheers were given at the close announcing the victory of the Auckland team, which were acknowledged by the Wellington men. THE PLAY. Play was resumed at twenty minutes past ten o'clock, the not-onts, G. Mills (1), and Hawkins (12), taking up their places to the bowling of Judd and Dryden, Testro fielding, for a few minutes, as sub for Heenan. Mills put the last of the first over away to square-leg for 4. Hawkins snicked the third from Dryden, through the slips, for a 3, and Mills responded with another good hit to square-leg, for 2. Mills cut Judd late for a 2, and 220 appeared. McGirr took up the ball from J add, at the Hospital end, sending down a maiden to Hawkins, who cut every ball, but the field was well placed. _ A succession of maidens was broken by Mills putting a full pitch from Dryden • to long-leg for 4. Mills put a fast one finely to leg for 3. Another change was made in the bowling, Gore taking up Dryden's place, opening with a maiden to Hawkins. Mills broke a run of slow play by knocking McGirr off the ground to square-leg for 5. Mills showed his liking for leg balls, by hitting Gore to square-leg for 4. Hawkins also made a nice hit to leg for 3, bringing 250 in sight on the telegraph. Gore was shunted for Judd at the Newmarket crtase, and after Mills put him away to leg for 3, he clean bowled Hawkins with a good length ball, and the innings closed for 256. Mills was not out for 39, anc Hawkins made 20, thus having only scorec 8 runs while Mills scored 33 runs. Th< Wellington, men all fielded well, Chapmai at the wickets, Heenan at point, and Mor rice at the long-leg and mid-off covered i lot of ground. There was only one over throw in the innings off which a run wa made. All the bowlers came in for punish ment. Wellington sent in Salmon and Gore at; quarter to twelve, E. Mills opening with th bill to the Wellington captain, and a singl was made off his second ball, and Gore re plied with an on-drive, which should hav been stopped by mid-on, and two were run G. Mills was entrusted with the ball at th opposite crease, and with his third ball gav Salmon a splendid leg break, which crep right round and scattered the wicket. 3— —1. Blacklock was next, and saw Gore hi , E. Mills finely to leg for two, and G. Mill clean bowled Blacklock with his first ball 5-2—o. McGirr got G. Mills' last ba ' away to lag for a single. Gore smote G ! Mills to leg for a couple, and the first 1 ! was registered. An appeal for leg before t i G. Mills by McGirr was refused. Gore sue cumbed to the third ball in E. Mills's nex ' over, whioh he put up rather tamely to W Meldrum at mid-on. 11 — —7, and Burnt ' was the incomer and ran a leg bye. A cc by Burnes off E. Mills brought the 20 i Bight. In the succeeding over G, Mills dii l missed McGirr with a break back that too the top off the stumps. 21—5—4. Heenan wi J greeted with a round of applause which we a accorded on account of his J46 (not out) mac at Napier, but he failed to give the spectat< 3 a display, and he was smattly caught at tl wickets off hiß first ball: 21 —s—o.5—0. Wilsoi , Duret was the next man, and after beir ' puzzled a good deal with G. Mills, scored B single in the slips ; and Burnes hit E. Mil hard to square leg Lynch just managing 1 break the hit with his left band. A bu cession of maiden overs ensued, the monotoi " being broken by a cut for a single off tl I younger Mills, and another by Duret mac i the score 30. One well up by G. Mills i * duced Duret to smack it to leg, and the fir three was run. Duret tried to make a bra I off a square leg hit, but was just run out aft playing very nicely for 10 runs : 37— —1( J- and Morrice came in to see Burnes open I shoulders and drive G. Mills into the loi ' field for 6. Arneil held the ball fairly ? point off E. Mills, but dropped it aft ° falling. The batsman started off to the pai lion, but he was called back. Another ov 0 was bowled, and then the men adjourned f „ lunch at one o'clock, occupying half an hot ° Morrice got E. Milla away to long-leg f " three, and Burnes followed suit for two, ai _ repeated the stroke. Morrice succumbed j G. Mills in the next over by a short o keeping low—s1 —7 —3, and Judd, a lc 10 hander, appeared at the crease, Burnes 1 E. Mills grandly to square leg for thrt bringing sixty up. Judd pulled one from Mills round to square leg for four, and so . after pulled G. Mills to long on for thr< 3 " Judd showed a propensity to hit, and play n forward to E. Milk, giving Hawkins a chac '? which he did not fail to accept—7s—B—] and Dryden partnered Burnes, opening 1 ,r score with an on drive for a single. Test let the ball slip through his feet, and ti ? were run by Burnes off E. Mills, and t J batsman then opened his shoulders and lift the ball into the long-field over Bartoi ,n head. Dryden then stepped out to drive g Mills, but the wicket keeper was there a J 1 secured his third wicket by a clever cat< • 80-9—l-and Chapman the last man fil lD out to hit G. Mills to leg for a single, a then Burnes lost his chance of being i 3a out by touching the ball into E. Mil) ' 6 hands at slip, the innings thus closing 81. Burnes batted very nicely for his ru ? e showing the steadiest play of the team. Being 175 runs behind Aucklat j! y Wellington had "to follow on. Half hour later Chapman and Gore took B< J strike to the bowling of E. Mills and 0 Meldrum, the latter opening to Ohapn ry with a maiden, and Gore got under ,e ![ last one of Mills's over, giving A, L. Meldr e an easy chance at short-leg. 0—1—0. Sain ' 8a appeared only to be given out leg-before ' e 5 his first ball from W. Meldrum. o—2 n . Blacklock played the rest of the over, wh al " was a maiden. • Mills clean bowled Chapn with a leg break, and three wickets w now down for no runs: o—3—o. McG !*A filled the vacant crease, and opened the 1 bo by running a hot one, which he placed is leg. Blacklock drew forth applause cutting Meldrum hard for 2, McGirr tl A retired clean bowled by W. Meldrum, w Id. one that removed the bails: 17-4-on - Burns was the next batsman, and BlackL j°*. drew forth applause for a fine leg hit for ir.' but he did not survive the next two ba re- as he was splendidly caught low down by Ber Mills: 21—5—14. Heenan came in, ; IS . anicked G. Mills finely for a single. Bu responded with a pretty late cut for 1 ew off Meldrum. Heenan opened out and sm ier, G. Mills round to leg for a 4, making :rit score 30. Burns responded with a 4 on [he onaide off Meldrum, but the bowler secu Ho, the wicket with one that kept low : 35— 03t 6. Wilson-Duret came out to see Hee Hi make a nice hard drive for 3, bringing 40 He on the telegraph, but Meldrum was too g !cl ' for Heenan in his next , over,, and cl dm bowled him with a fast break back : 40— 13. Morrice was the in-coming man,

Duret opened out, and hit G. Mills to leg for a couple, smartly ran. Meldrum was too good for Morrice, and scattered his timber yard with the second ball of the succeeding over: 42—S—0. Judd joined Durett, and aoon made matters lively for the field. He hit both trundlere to leg and on for foura, and had 20 recorded in half that number of minutes. Duret hit G. Mills off the ground for 3 to square lee, amid applause, bringing the score up to 70. Judd knocked one up to Meldrum otf Morrice'a bowling, after making the best stand, for 22 runs : 74—9-22, and Dryden only camo out to see Duret clean bowled by Meldrum, after scoring 11. Tho innings was thus only 74. and Auckland had won by an innings and 101 runs; Auckland.—First Innings. Total for 9 wicnets .. .. .. — 2 ?? W. H. Hawkins, 242315113,b Judd - ■ - 20 G. Mills, 11221431115224123, not out .. . - 8 » Extras .-. .. .... — » Total .. .. .. -. ■'- 258 Bowling Analysis. Name. Overs. Runs. Mdns, Wkts Gore „ .. 30 72 11 1 McUUrr... ..36 67 16 2 Judd .. .. 23 6S 7 4 Dryden.. ..18 61 7 3 Wellington.— First Innings. W. Salmon, 1, bG. Mills ... •• ~ J Gore, 2221, cW. . eldrum, bE. Mills .. .. * Blacltlock, bG. Mills ... .. .. ... 0 McGirr, 1112. bG. Mills .- .... O Hoeuan, c Uawkins. hG. Mills ... •'.,,„" „. Humes, 11122U1H22232122, c K Mills, bO. Mills.. 32 Wilson Duret, 11111311, run out .. •• 10 Morrice, 3, bG. Mill* .. .. - •• .£ Judd, 2243121, st Hawkins, bE. Mills ... ... 15 Drvden, 1, c HawKlns, b G. Mills — ..1 Ch'spuiau, 1, not out .. .. — — * listras .. .. •■• ."■.'.- -_^ Total ~ •• -• '- S1 Bowling Analysis. Name. Overs. Kuns. Mdns. Wkts E. Kills! .. 29.2 39 12 2 Mills .. 26 36 12 7 Wellington.— Second Innings. Gore, c A. L. Meldrum, b G. Mills .. .. 3 0 Cbapru.n, b Mills . - ; - - - - « Salmon, low, bW. Moldrum .. .. ■"•■-" BlacKlock, 11312114, oK. «ills, bG. Mills - 14 UcGur, 1811, bW. Meldrum .. .. - » Burnes, 24, bW. Meldrum .. ~ - * HeaEan, 1124113, bW. iloldrum - " i, Wilson-Durst, 222131, W. Meldrum .. - l „ Morrice, bW. Meldrum .. - ••' „S Judo, 22114211242, and bW. Meldrum _ -2 Dryden, not out .- .- -• *• ~ Exlraj ..;,, .. ■ ••';: r•• " _ Total .. -,'«. .... - " li There being an hour or so to spare, a single wicket match was arranged between the two teams of five men each. The visitors batted first, Burnea making the most runs. As it was late when they were all out, the Auck- . land men did not go in. The takings at the gates on the first day (Tuesday) amounted to £25. and yesterday there was rather more than that sum received. The Wellington men do not receive any percentage, as they travel on the terms that every visiting team pay their own expenses. The visitors do not go to Whangarei, and return home by the U.S.S. Co.'a