INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10014, 28 December 1895, Page 5

INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

NEW SOUTH WALES'V, WELLINGTON. [BIT TELKUHAFII. —ruV.SU ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday. The weather was fin" to.day, tlioush very hot, and the north west wind blowing was not sufficient to temper the sun's rays. About. 1500 spectators were present. Wellington, in Ja minority of 53, with four wickets to fall, rcsuinccl their . innings. Ihe beat judges doubted their ability to reach the score of the visitors. This prophesy was realised, aiid by the luncheon adjournment the last wicket had fallen for 150. Callaway attain was the moat successful truualar. Hume'i last four overs were maidens. Poideviu had sufficiently recovered to resume play in the field, but Noonan, who opened the bowling with I'alUwav, hud to retire indisposed, and Howard took his place in the field. On resuming after lunch, the local team adopted the theory of the Welshmen, but it was not attended with the same sue«es« as attended the visitors in keeping down tlio score. As the game continued, the wicket showed si«n3 of wear, the hull occasionally bumped badly. The fielding again left nothing to bo desired, though Burton, in more than one instance, allowed the ball, which appeared to be within reach, to pass him. Twenty extras wero registered against him, as against seven to the local man. At ten minutes past twelve the game was resumed, Ashbolt, the not out man or the previous evening, and Benbow facing the bowling of Callaway and Noonan. Ihe latter took strike from Callaway, and the first ball dismissed him. Fitzsimons followed, but no one made a stand against Callaway, and at one o'clock the innings was over, with a total at 150. Cobcroft and Wiftte began the sccond innings of the Welshmen, Uphain and Ash bolt being trusted with the ball. The scoring was free all round the wicket until Wade, who had given Upham a difficult chance at mid-oil, gave Holdship one from the samo bowler at mid-off, and the skipper jumping into the air made a brilliant onehaiu.ed catch. Both the retiring batsmen, who had shown nice style, and the fieldsman received an ovation. YValford followed, and runs coming freely, frequent changes wore made in the bowling, especially, playing carefully. Ac 7Walford was neatly taken by arren in the slips off Fitziiinmons. Poiilevin joined his captain, and the game for a time became slow, the bowling not admitting of any liberties being taken. As 97 Fitzsimmons dismissed Poidevin by a beautiful one hand catoli in the slips off Upham. Prior and Cobcroft carried the score to 133, when. I nor tippped one of Upham's, which fell into Burton's hands at deep slip. Burton was the next man. and ho heralded his arrival by hitting Ashbolt twice to the boundary. He was not, however, given further opportunity of scoring, as Niven caught him at the wickets 150 appeared at 5.45 by Callaway sending Fitzsimmons to the off boundary, but he immediately lost his wicket, being beaten by one from Ashbolt, who had replaced Fitzsimmons. Noonan went in, and aftor hitting Ashbolt to snnaro leg for a single, attempted to drive Upham out of hounds, and was beautifully stumped by Niven : 7 for 155. Ridge gave a chance in tho slips off the first ball, but the ball passed just out of the roach of Burton, lime was then called Cobcrott, who had been at the wickets for three hours and a half, excluding the afternoon adjournment, without giyi"" a chance, war received with cheering, I lie following are the scores

Wkllington—First luuiiißS. First six wickets HO Ashbolt, I) Callaway jj Benlww, I) Callaway « Fitzsimmons, c NValford b Callaway ... J) Niven, run out; 2 Upham, not out 3 Extras 2" Total 150 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Bulls. Runs. W'kts. Callaway ... '211' 47 7 Hume l»tf 31 1 Shea 30 2 1 ' 1 Noonan 90 30 0 Mew South Walks— Innings. Cobernft, not out 51 Wade, c Holdship b Upham 14 Walford, c Warren b Fitzsimmons ... 31 Poidevin, c Fitzsimmons I) Upliam ... IS Prior, c Burton I) Upham 10 Burton, o Nivon b Fitzsimmons 8 Callaway, b Asliliolt ... 1" Noonan, st Niveu b Upliam 1 Ridge, not out 2 Extras 9

Total for seven wickets 157 Upham has secured four wickets for 51, and Fitzsimmons two for 26.