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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1188, 7 December 1894, Page 28

CRICKET.

FIXTURES FOR THE SEASON. ' ’. SENIORS. Dec. 15th and 22nd.—No.' 1, Wellington v. Rivals; No. 2, Phoenix v. Midland. • JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION. December B.—St. John’s v. Kaiwarra, No. 1; Kilbirnie v. Times, No. 2; Yivian v. Tustin and Godber, No. 3; Mascotte v. Ohiro, No. 4. ■ December 15. —Thorndon v. Mascotte, No. 1; Melrose v. Times, No. 2; Kilbirnie v. Tustin and Godber, No. 3 ; Ohiro v. Vivian, No. 4. „ December 22. —Kilbirnie v. Kaiwarra, - No,, 1; Mascotte v. Tustin and Godber, N'o: 2; Ohiro. v. Times, No. 3; St. John s v. Thorndon, No. 4. < . ■ January 5, 1895.— Tustin and Godber v. 'Melrose, No. 1; Vivian v. Thorndon, No. 2; Times v. Kaiwarra, No. 3. January 12. —Melrose v. Vivian, No. 1 Kaiwarra v. Thorndon, No. 2. THE ENGLISH TEAM. < The following are the fixtures for the English team’s tour in the colonies Dec: 7-10—Against Brisbane Dec. 14-18 —Test match in Sydney - Dec. 19-20 —Against Bowral ,7 Dec. 22-24 —Against 18 New South Wales Juniors v Dec. 29—Test match in Melbourne Jan. 4-5- -Against Ballarat or Bendigo h Jan. 11-15—Test match in Adelaide Jan. 18-19—Against Broken Hill Feb. 1-5 —Test match in Sydney Feb. 15-19—Against Brisbane Feb, 22-25—Against Bulli and Wollongong March 1-o—Test match in Melbourne x March—Tasmanian tour ; March 22-26 —Farewell match in Adelaide THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. London, November 28. The Daily News considers that the English cricketers’ victory at Sydney was well earned. , Sydney, November 30. The match England v. Twenty-two of the New England district began to-day. The Englishmen in their first innings only scored 67—Ward, 22; Brown, .14. The NewTlngland team has lost fourteen •ivickets for 120. _ • December 1. In the match between the. Englishmen and Twenty-two of the ■ New England district, the first innings of the New England team closed for 147, or 80 ahead of the first innings of the Englishmen. Copeland, 28, and Harden, 27, were the chief scorers to-day. , In their second innings, the Englisn cricket team scored 196 runs, the principal scorers being —Ford, 49 ; MacLaren, 44. New England, in their second essay, lost one wicket for 15 runs, and the match was drawn. •. .. , - ■ , •7:' Adelaide,November 30. The first intercolonial match this season for the Sheffield Shield began to-day, South Australia meeting Victoria. 'The latter batted first and made 202, the principal scorers being: Worrall, 47 ; - Harry, 35; R. McLeod, 46; A. Trott, 38; Blackharh (not out), 35. . „ . ‘ South Australia has lost one wiCket tor 15. „ ■' *: . ■ _ ■ , Adelaide, December 2. In the intercolonial match between South Australia and Victoria for the Sheffield Shield the local team lost six wickets for 276. ' Darling scored 46, Dyer 102 and G. Giffen is not with 74. 1 / ' Adelaide, December 3. The first innings of South Australia in the match with Victoria closed for 358 — George Giffen, not out, 94. ’The Victorians in their second innings made 134, Harry being the chief scorer with 45. ' - *, ' * ■ ' - • . * : South Australia, requiring 29 runs to win, knocked up the requisite number with- , ; out the loss of a wicket, and thus won by ten wickets. Brisbane, December 4. A cricket match between the Englishmen and eighteen Toowoomba players be-ganto-day. ■ „ ' The latter batted firsthand are all out '■ for 113: . “ t The' Englishmen have lost two wickets v " for 111. ; - Brisbane, December 5. In the match against 18 Toowoomba players the Englishmen have lost six wickets for 158, of which Gay contributed 49, and’Briggs 33. WELLINGTON v. OTAGO. A CLOSE GAME. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin,. December 1. The cricket match Wellington v. Otago was' commenced at Carisbrook Ground this morning. Though occasional showers fell, there was not rain sufficient to interrupt the play, and the weather on the whole was-very pleasant. THE PLAY. Holdship winning the toss, the v'sitors went in to bat on a capital wicket, Cross and A. Blacklock facing the bowling of Hope and Rains. Both batsmen played carefully, but the score mounted steadily until 23 was reached, when Downes, who was late in arriving on the ground, and had just relieved Hope, bowled Blacklock, the retiring batsman having scored 10. Holdship partnered Cross, and as the runs came steadily, Parker went on with slows. Cross greatly appreciated these, and 48 was'on the board when the big* hitter lifted the ball from Downes into Baker’s hands. . , R. Blacklock /joined Holdslnp, and a valuable partnership was thus inaugurated, the score advancing quickly, despite changes of bowling, until 100 was reached, and then both wickets fell; Blacklock, who contributed 14, placing his leg in front of a straight ball from Clarke, and Holdship, who had played admirable cricket for 45, being bowled by Fisher. _ Gore played stylish cricket for 14, but

the innings closed for 146, Downes and Fisher, with four wickets each, being the most successful bowlers. Baker and Clarke opened Otago's innings to the bowling of Ashbolt and Upham. A poor start was made, two wickets falling ■ for 15, but then Downes joined Clarke, and a splendid stand was made, and Fitzsimons and Dry den were tried. The batsmen going strongly carried the score to 86 before Clarke, with a score of 32, was beautifully caught by Izard. Downes continued to hit with vigour, and the total was 122, when, having knocked up 63 with some luck, he was bowled-by Ashbolt. ' There was then a'great collapse, and the inning closed for 145, one "run behind Wellington's total. Ashbolt took seven wickets for 61, and Upham. three f0r.39, Dryden and Fitzsimons did not get a wicket. . • ■ The scores are as follow :—• "Wellington.—First Innings. . Cross, c Baker,.b Downes. ..,. ... ... 30 A. Blaoklock, b Downe3 ... ... ... 10 Holdship, b Fisher ... '" ... ... ••• 45 K. Blaoklock, 1.b.w., b Clarke ... ... 14 Gore, b Fisher 14 Izard, c Williams, bFisher... ... ... 9 Fuller, run out ... ...... ... 2 F. Ashbolt, not out ... v , ... ... 5 Upham, b Downes ... ...... ... 3 Fitzsimons,-b Downes ..> ,- ; ;■.';. ... 3 Di-yden, 1.b.w., b Fisher .:. ....... 7 Extras ... ... ••• ••• ••■ * Total ... ... .. ; ... - 146 / .BOWLING ANALYSIS.

: *Two no balls. , Otago—First innings. Baker, c Fitzsimons, b Upham ... ... 6 Clarke, c Izard, b Upham *... '•" "... ... 32 Rains, c Dryden,b Ashbolt... ... .... /? Downes, b Ashbolt ...-:,... ... ••. 63 Spraggon.b Ashbolt ... ..-. ~',„... ... 10 Fisher, c and b Ashbolt ... ; ..V; ... « MeKenzie, c Fuller, b Ashbolt x ... ... 2 Parker, st Cross, bAsbbolt... ; 8 Williams, b Upham ... ... .... ... 3 Currie,c Upham, b Ashbolt .. ... :...•••, 0 Hope, not 0ut.... ... • :.. ... ... 0 Extras \.. ... ', ... ••• ~ ••• 9 Total ... ... .... • ... . -. .145 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

. j.. Dunedin, December 3. The cricket match Wellington, v. Otago was continued and concluded to-day. Some rain had fallen during the early morning, but the wind dried it up, and the wicket appeared to be in splendid order. The result of 'the-.match'.' was a welldeserved* win for the. "Wellington team by 45 runs. The local team gave about the most miserable display of batting ever shown here by what was considered to' be a batting team. V - " ; THE PLAY. With one run to the good Wellington went in for their second innings, Cross and A. Blacklock. being the first batsmen. The former was dismissed by Downes with the score at 10. Iloldship assisted to taketho | total to 30, when Downes got one past him. E. Blacklock joined his brother, and at 44 Rains bowled'him. Gore joined A. Blacklock,'and the score mounted up rapidly until, 74 was ' reached, and then Gore was snapped up at short slip by Kains. G ore's total was 10. Izard then came in, and when the total was 85 he was caught by McKenzie in the long field. Izard had only made 3. Fisher beat Fuller, who took Izard's place, and then Currio at the wickets caught Blacklock, who had played sterling cricket for 45, marred by one chance at the start in the slips. Blacklock was cheered on returning." The end then came rapidly. Dry den was no sooner at the wickets than he gave a difficult chance to mid-on, which Parker secured, and at 86 Fisher clean bowled Upham, three wickets falling without the score being altered. At 98 Downes. clean bowled Ashbolt for 3. Fitzsimons was not cmt for 8. .

The Otago team only required a century to win, and their supporters were convinced that the necessary runs would soon be wiped off, but they had not reckoned on the lamentable display a good batting team could make. Clark was given out as caught at point by Izard when he had scored one, a decision he and others declare was incorrect, asserting that the ball was taken off the ground. Others however state that the decision was a correct one. This seemed to take the heart out of the batsmen. Rains was out leg before to Upham when another single had been added. Downes then joined Baker, but the latter was dismissed

by Ashbolt with the total at nine. Upham then bowled Downes, the total being nine for four wickets. The supporters of the local men were now very downcast. Spraggon, who was now in with Hope* began hitting recklessly. He scored a single and two fours, and then spooned one from Ashbolt into Dryden’s hands at midwicket. Five for 18. Parker played steadily, but Hope was out leg before to Ashbolt when, the total had reached 24, and then the captain (Parker) was stumped by Cross off Ashbolt when only three had been added. Seven for 27. This- was a rout which no one could have expected, and it was unaltered when, with the score at 34, Upham got a good one past Fisher. Eight for 34. Upham’s average at this stage was four for 8. McKenzie and Williams took the total to 40, and then Upham clean bowled the former. Nine for 40. Currie, the last man, assisted in taking the score on to 54, and the end then came. Williams, who had scored 18, the top score, was bowled by Ashbolt. Wellington thus won by 45 runs. The visitors were heartily applauded for their well-deserved win. The failure of the local team is inexplicable, as, though bothUpbam and Ashbolt bowled well, there was nothing in it to cause such a rot. Following are the scores: — Wellington.—Second Innings.. Cross, b Downes ••• 7 A. Blacklock, c Currie, b Downes ... 45 Holdship, b Downes ... ... 9 R. V. Blacklock, b Rains ... ... ... 4 Gore, c Rains, b Downes ... ... ... 10 Izard, c McKenzie, b Downes ... ... 3 Fuller, b Fisher ... 0 Ashbolt, b Downes ... ... ... 3 Dryden, c Parker, b Downes ... ... 0 Upham, b Fisher ... 0 Fitzsimons, not out ... ... ... ••• 8 Byes, 8; leg-bye, 1 ... ... ... 9 Total 98 Total first innings ... 146 Grand total ... ... ... . ••• 244 Bowling— Downes took seven wickets for 31 runs ; Fisher, two for 21 ; Rains, one for 16 ; Clarke, none for 10 ; and Hope, none for 11. Otago.—Second Innings. Baker, b Ashbolt ... ... ... • 4 Clarke, c Izard, bUpham ... ... ... 1 Rains, 1.b.w., b Upham 0 Downes, b Upham ... ... 4 Hope, 1.b.w., b Ashbolt ... ... ••• 0 Spraggon, c Dryden, b Ashbolt 9 Parker, st Cross, b Ashbolt 8 Fisher, b Upham 1 McKenzie, b Upham... ... ... ... 6 Williams, b Ashbolt ... ... 18 Currie, not out ... ... ... ... 3 Total 54 Total first innings 145 Grand total ... ... ... ... 199 Bowling—Upham, five wickets for 13, and Ashbolt, five for 41. RECORD OE PREVIOUS MATCHES. 1893, played at Wellington—Wellington won by six wickets. | 1894, played at Dunedin—Wellington won by 45 runs. THE WELLINGTON-CANTERBUEY MATCH. Christchurch, December 3. The following team is to represent Canterbury in the cricket match against Wellington *. —L. A. Cuff, 11. Do Blaus, J. N. Fowke, A. M. Labatt, Mediow, T. 11. North, A. E. Ridley,H. C. Ridley, W. Robertson, W. C. H. Wigley and F. Wilding. It is rather amusing to read in the Otago Witness that the improvement in cricket in Wellington of late years is due to the fact that so many prominent players from other parts of the Colony, .and from Home, have settled here. Wellington owes its improved position to the advancement made by the players who learned the game here. That is one of the circumstances in connection with Wellington’s success of which we can feel proud. The writer might have told us what part of the world the Blacklocks, Gore, Izard, Upham, Ashbolt, Dryden, Fuller and Fitzsimons came from. Such a statement is rather cool coming from Otago, which, it is admitted, has improved in consequence of the importation of an English professional bowler. There was also a good deal of the imported article in the team which played for Otago against Wellington. Clarke, by far their best batsman, came from Now South Wales; Spraggon is an English player, and Rains is a recent nr rival from Victoria.

• There are to be no third-class matches on Saturday on account of the Athletic Club’s sports. At a meeting of the second eleven of the United Tradesmen’s Club last night Mr H. Wyatt was elected . captain and Mr Bernasconi vice-captain. It was decided that the Match Committee should consist of the captain* vice-captain and Mr Billman,

Mr J. Kirkcaldie has presented the Wellington Drapers’ Cricket Association with two trophies valued at two guineas each, for the players securing the best batting and bowling' averages in cup matches during the- present season * - The match between Kirkcaldie and Stains and Thorndon House Open Clubs for the JDownes and Turner trophy Was commenced on the Basin on the sth. Thorndon went to the wickets first; and scored 133 for ten wickets, Clater, the captain, being absent—Birch, 29 ; George, 20 ; Gibson and Wallace, 18 each; Kirkcaldie and Stains totalled 75, Collins (30) and Lanham (il) alone reaching double figures. Thorndon in their second innings have one wicket down for 41 —Gibson, 18; Wallace, not out, 20; and 'Kersley, not out,- 3. Thorndon fielded well, but the same cannot be said of their opponents, whose work in the field was very loose. Lanham, Dawson and Collins, for Kirkcaldie and Stains, and Gibson, Kersley and Pauli for Thorndon, did good service with the ball. The game will be continued next Wednesday, As it stands at present, Thorndon are 99 to the good, with nine wickets to fall. The heat for the Downes. and Turner Cup between Te Aro House and the W;mderers Clubs was begun on No. 3 wicket Wednesday. The Wanderers, batting first; made 98, to which Fait bairn contributed 25, Ingram 22 and 18. . McGuire, for Te Aro House, took two wicikets for six runs, S kelly three for 24 and Lawrence three for 42. Te Aro House team topped their' opponents’ score by one, the double figure scorers being A. Smith (29), Turner (13), Mansfield (11), Shelly(10) and Barrie (10): i Ma'bsoh secured four wickets for 32, Laurenson three for 29 and Paul two for. 15.. The match is to be continued next Wednesday. Mr Pearson’s team met and defeated the United Tradesmen’s first on the Basin on Wednesday, the scores being:—Pearson’s team, 146—Pearson, 51 ; Reeves, 20 ; Dasent, 16; Dodwell, 15 ; Campion, 11 ; and Darling, 14 and Tradesmen, 129 C. Wyatt, 24; Newell, 23_; ‘VVToods, 20; Shepherd, 16; W. Swiney and Whelan 12 each. Reeves and Dodwell bowled well for the winners, and Wyatt, Harckham, Kirkland and Thawley divided the bowling honours for the Tradesmen.

The Tradesmen’s second eleven met and defeated the N.Z. ' Times team on the Basin on Wednesday,: the scores being: Tradesmen, 105; Times team, 85. Levers (25), Merlet (18), Watsou (12) batted well for the winners, and France (20), Jackson (18, not out), Marter (17), Luxford (11) did good service for the Times.' Bernasconi and H. Wyatt bowled well foi; the winners, and Mar.ter and Castle for the Times.

Mr R. E. Hayes, tho energetic secretary of the Rival Cricket Club, left by the Takapuna on Thursday to join the R.M.S. Arawa at Auckland. Mr Hayes has been appointed assistant mail-sorter for the trip to San Francisco and back, and during his absence Mr E. A. Liddle will act as secretary of the Rival Club.

A team from the Telegraph Office defeated the United Tradesmen last week by 82 runs. The winners totalled 144, the chief scorers being Chisholm (37), W. Howard (24), Fordham and Tucker (14 each), Martin (12) and Greatbatch (11). The Tradesmen pdt together 62, Salmon carrying his bat through the innings for 32. For the winners, Chisholm took five wickets for 31, and Parton four for 20; and for the losers, Thaw ley secured five for 61, and Salmon two for 8. The match between Wellington College and Old Boys was played on the College ground' on Friday. The College team batted first, ' and made 76 —Wilson, 23 ; Bee, 12. The Old Boys made 70 runs— Bethune, 20; Parsons, 16. In their second innings the College made 70 for four wickets. The match therefore ended in a victory for the College on the first innings by 6 runs. Firth, Hales and McKenzie bowled best for the winners, and Luckie, Judd and Douglas for the losers. A match of 12 men a side was played on the Basin Reserve on Friday between teams from tho Rival and PhoGnix clubs. The match was won by the former by two runs on tho first innings. The Rivals batted first, and scored 77 (Luxford, 33; and Lyncli, 19). Stevens (five for 17) and Carter (two for 23) secured the best bowling averages. The Phoenix in their first innings had eight wickets down for 75, but the remaining four batsmen failed to add a single run. Webb and Lee (16 each) and Crombie (sub.) (13) batted best for the Phoenix. C. Jones (four for 14) and Coltiuan (two for 9) were the best of the Rival bowlers. In their second attempt the Rival team scored 125, of which Foster batted well for 49, and Heather hit hard for 38. Lee (four for 30) and Stevens (four for 34) were the best of the bowlers. The Phoenix, requiring 127 to win, had lost 10 Avickets for 81 ■ Avhen time was called (Webb, 37 ; and Stevens, 11). Liddlo (five for 32) bowed Avell for the Rivals. Christchurch, November 28.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association to-night, it Avas resolved in deference to the wishes of some of the other associations to postpone the date of the conference to consider the formation of a New Zealand association from December 6th to December 27th. The suggestion as to holding an annual inter-island match was approved.

Speaking about the results of her torir through the colonies, Mrs Besant, avlio is noAv in South Australia, says she thought the New Zealanders Avere less receptive than tho Australians. The former seem .so well satisfied and comfortable in this life that they do not care much for intellectual movements. They are active - minded enough politically, and, in fact, are purely practical. Referring to the colonial knoAVledge of Theosophy, she said that generally she found blank ignorance, considering how much the subject has been discussed.

Balls.' Mdris. Runs. Wkts. Hope ... 30 2 10 0 Rains ... 65 .;:-., J. / 25 0 Downes* ... 120 10 37 4 Parker ... ... 15 0 16 0 Fisher ... ... 102 •:4 ! 38 4 Clarke ... ... 40 .2'. 16 1

Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Upham ... ... 100 4 39 3 Ashbolt\.. .:. 74 1 61 • 7 Fitzsimons ..: 15 0 ' 15 0 Dry den.... ... 15 0 .21 0