INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10013, 27 December 1895, Page 6

INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

NEW SOUTH WALES V. WELLINGTON. Ill* TKLICORAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON-, Thursday. The cricket match, New South Wales versus Wellington, began on the Basin Reserve this morning. The Heather was fine, though a strong nor'-wester was blowing in the morning, but it died away during the afternoon. The wicket was in good order. Cobcroft captaiued the visitors and Holdship the local men. Fnrness and Ashbolt were the respective umpires. The New South Welshmen won the toss, and elected to bat. In the early part of the innings the play of the visitors was disappointing, and it was not until Noonan and Ridge got together that the game became interesting, the former particularly being aggressive, and his score included ten boundary hits of 4 each. After lunch the scoring was very rapid, and bad Shea succeeded in getting anyone to stay with him the total would have exceeded the second century, as he was hitting all round, each bowler in turn coming in for a share of his favours. At quarter to three their innings closed for the respectable total of 17!), and shortly after three o'clock the local men, represented by the two midlanders, R. Blacklock and Warren, began. The first three or tour wickets made a good stand, but for the last hour the scoring was very slow, Galloway and Hume sending down maiden after maiden, and one time not more thau a couple of runs was added in twenty minutes. The fielding in both teams was excellent, one special feature being the alertness of the visiting wicketkeepor, Burton, who was responsible for three of the six wickots which Wellington have lost. The Welshmen continued the off theory which they played in Christchnrch and Dunedin, and in ouly one or two instances had they more than one man on the onside. At ten minutes past eleven a.m. the game bogan, Cobcroft and Prior were the first to face' the bowling of (Jphatn and Ashbolt. Prior took the first over from Upham, and in this four lyes were run and a couple scored, but the next over Cobcroft was dismissed by Ashbolt with a ball which came in from the off. Watford, the next man, opened with a single, and then Prior jumped out to Ashbolt, and missing the leather was easily stumped by Niven, this young bowler having bagged two wickets in five balls for one run. Poidevin joined the stonewaller, and scoring was painfully slow, anything on the wicket being treated with respect, but an occasional loose one was sent near the boundary, anil with 22 on the board Poidevin played one of Upham's into the hands of Coore, at forward square leg, and gavo wav to Wade, who narrowly escaped running Walford out in attempting a second run, as the latter slipped, and only the bad return from tho field savotl his wicket. After 35 minutes' play, 25 was hoisted, and with ten more added, Ashbolt broke through Wade's defence. Ashbolt had then secured three wickets foe 14 runs. The game was still uninteresting, the batsmen being content to keep up their wickets until Walford lashed out to leg to one of Ashbolt's, and' not getting fairly hold of tho ball, it skied round to slip, where Fitzsitnipons held

it: 5 for 46. hoonan th/. joined Burton who succeeded Wade, a,/ it Wu °! tilts likely pair of ecoifrg would i ac l~ different complexion on t»b same, but shortly after 50 was registered As the result of af, hour play, Bur.on wa</caught in lon„ u i by Blacklock: «for 51./ Ridge joined Y, " and almost imnediat gave Fit Mlmri ; what appeared :o be a/hance. Scoring tl, " began to be more lively, Noonan, espeoia i. laytn,* on now to gcid effect. With 70,' i Asllbolt, twice in oql over, appealed for th, dismissal of lloonal ou the ground, "< | leg-before-wicfet, but Furness declined a' the bowline wis evjlently collared Holds) , with the scon at 90 relieved Ashbolt at th northern end and Fitzsimmons took ut, th« leather. \A it) the last ball before lunch I» caused the reirement of Ridge. The nership had caused 55 to be added'i','",, score, and /io retiring busman, who hJ played nicecricket for 17, receive,) ~,' tion as didNoonan. On resuming, .V w ,, n and UUaws piled on the runs fast, and,, was not tllllß7 was up that the neweonJr was dismisad for 21. Shea was next »' i he appeared to relish Ashbolt, hitting tf .!, bowler twie for six, but then he |, Noonan—9 Or 159. Hume managed to k«his wicket v until another 'JO w.is ml,I, : chiefly by tie agency of Shea. Hum.. l,"'; his wicket to Benbow, who had relief Ujiiiam. Blacklocktook strike from Callaway « | • sent down i. maiden, and Noonan howU ',! Warren. Ensh batsman appeared to heouit.. It ' ease, but will the score at 10 Burton swim,,' up Blackloit at the wickets. Holdshii. •' lowed, andlthe stand of the innings Jo > ' was made, fhecaptain felt hiswaygrailiu 'v but Warrmwas hard at work, and when inboard slu»ed 50 Hmne relieved \ and at this time Poideven hurt his hack v i Uphain rent out as substitute. K ill's ,' camcon, md at 67Callaway handed the |~11 i. Shea. At 72 Hume got Warren llnv tor ."(I 1 lie retirog batsman had give,, an exvllei • display « batting, ami the score includ.'i seven foirs. Prior to this IMdship Wl , badly mised in the slips hv \\ „i c an at mi was givei another life bv Kid 'it mid off The ball(vout into the fie'l I nuns hands and he obligmly let it fall. Three runs Ut,. r however, die fell a victim to the wirket-' keeper, burton and L'oore were then nns ~-j-ated, ated, an I the former caused Shi as r > ti-... rnent frou the bowling crease by cutiinj :.,rn twice to |ie boundary for 4, am! (' a 11~,« )y came on .tain. From this to the close of t„ f play for tie day the scoring was very ■ ■ , ( - At 109 Btrton was canghtattnid on l,v }'• i - who was the only man on that side ■••in.' field. ovarii followed, but he hit m a good lengjh ball from Callaway, mid I .• , j, wicket a her scoring a couple of singes. • r 114. Aslbolt came next, and sini;ii-< the orderof the day. From the spiw,..-, point of view the cricket was interesting, i, t each batmian evidently determined |. , lV out time .f possible. At 120 Burton a|.p.\, ■) for a each off Gore, but the local inn .-, differed. Off the last ball of the day Bur: n again ajpealed for the same batsman, this tinu Asllbolt allowed it

The fallowing arc the scores ;— Nkv South Wales.—First inuingi?. Cohcroft b Ashholt 0 Prior, stNiven, b Ash bolt j Walton),c Fitsimmons, b Ashbolt ~]; Poideviiij c C Gore, b Upham »; Wade, I)Ashbolt c Burton, aR. Blacklock, b Upliain li Nootian, I C. Core, b Benbow Ridue, b itzsimmons i; Callaway cand b Ashbolt j| Shea, liocont jl Hume, bßenbow 4 Kxtris ; Total I7"j Bowling Analysis. Balls. Runs. Wickets. Upham 144 70 '2 Ashlwlt !Si 77 5 Fitzsimmons ... IS jo 1 Ben In . .. 31 IS •_> Wellington.—First innings. R. Blacldock, c Burton, b Callaway ... .1 Warren, lbw. b Hume .VI Holdship, c Burton, b Shea 'J.' Burton, c Prior, b Callawny i; C. Gore, c Burton, b Callaway 1 I Howard, b Callaway J Ashbolt, not out 4 Extras 10 Total for six wickets 1.'4 The game will he resumed at half-past eleven to-morrow morning.