THE CRICKET MATCH.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 257, 17 February 1877, Page 2

THE CRICKET MATCH.

The Annual Cricket Match between the Dunedin and Oamaru Cricket Clubs was commenced this morning. Although the weather was glorious, the ground, which had gone through a process of renovation, was anything but good, and greatly against the visitors after their experience on the Dunedin Oval. Four of the visiting team came up by the Waitaki yesterday, but the greater portion arrived by the Taiaroa, which called in and put them ashore before midnight last night. Fuller captained the metropolitans, and the local t-am were under the charge of Fairfax Fenwick. Mr. Rutter acted as umpire for Oamaru, and Mr. Creagh acted in a similar capacity for Dunedin. The scorers were Mr. John Locke, for the local club, and Mr. A Mansford for the Dunedin team. The toss was won by the Dunedin men, who elected to send the Oamaru men to the wickets, the field falling into its various positions shortly before eleven o'clock. Booth and Rice were the two first two to handle the willow, against the bowling of Austin and Glen. The former opened the campaign by drawing blood at the third ball, clean bowling Rice. Zm'cliolls filled the • vacancy, and started with a fine hit for three, Booth broke his duck-egg well, with a pretty cut for a single, and Nichols opened his shoulder to one of Austin's, but the ball lolng beautifully fielded, Oamaru's hope was disposed of for 5. De Lautour to jk up the fallen bat, and snicked Glen for a single. He had a life in the commencement, and ran up his score to 11 before being bowled by Austin. De Lautour had the honor of being the top scorer of fie first innings of his team, and the only one who reached a double figure. Booth's time had now come. He drove Austin very hard, which was splendidly h-Ad by the bowler, and he retired after playing carefully for three singles. The captain next faced the bowler. Fenwick played a very pretty innings for 7, but finally was splendidly bowled by Glen. G. Millington fell a victim to the same bowler for 0. His brother, who was exp.ct;d to do something, stopped in for some time, but was disposed of by Austin f.ir 7. Sumptu-r obtained a couple of singles, and was then bowled by a '•Yorker" from GLai. Smith next took his placj, but had but a short, life, as he was bowled at the fourth ball. Tempest was the ninth man, and made a couple of good drives, adding 5 to the score, and carrying out his bat, as Maude, the last man, was clean bowled by Austin at the third ball, making a total bo the credit of the local men of 43. The following is the score : FIRST IXXIXGS —OAMARU. E. Booth, c and b Austin 3 Rice, c Austin ... ... ... .•• 0 Xiehulls, run out 5 De Lautour. b Austin 11 Fenwick, b Glen 7 Millington, G -. ••• 0 Millington, J. A. 7 Snniptcr, b Glen 2 Smith, b Glen 0 Tempest, not out 5 Maude, b Austin 0 Byes 4 Leg-byes 4 4S COWLING AXALYSH —FIRST INJttSTGS. Gr.r.x—7s balls, 15 overs, 6 maiden overs, 4 wickets, wides 0, 25 runs. A r.s-rrx— 80 balls, 16 overs, 9 maiden overs, 5 wickets, wides 0, 15 runs. The following is the order in which the wickets of the Oamaru team fell in the first innings :—1 for 0, 2 for 9, 3 for 12, 4 for 33, 5 for 33, 6 for 33, 7 for 40, 8 for 40, 9 for 48, 10 for 48. Without much delay the Dunedin captain sent his men to the wickets, Austin and A. Cargill doing battle for their side, to the bowling of Maude and Millington. The former put together neatly six, when he was bowled by Millington, his score being exactly half of that obtained by the other ten men. A perfect slaughter prevailed, and one after another the members of the team lifted their bats only to allow the ball to collide with the wickets. Seven out of the eleven men made duck's eggs, and the innings did riot occupy more than quarter of an hour. The following is the score];

ANALYSIS BOWLING —FIRST INNINGS. G. Millington, 33 balls, 0 wides, 6 runs, 5 wickets. Maude, 30 balls, 1 wide, 1 maiden, 4 runs, 5 wickets. The following is the order in which the wickets fell:—One wicket 0, two for 8, three for 9, four for 9, five for 9, six for 9, seven for 9, eight for 12, nine for 12, and ten for 12. After a little delay, the local men went in for their second innings. G. Millington and Booth wielding the willow. Booth commenced to slog in his usual style, but after 6 had been put to his credit, in trying to steal a run, he run his partner out before he had time to score. Rice joined Booth, and the latter still treated the field to a little leather hunting, but were it not for M'lntyre mulling the picking up of the ball, he would have treated Rice the same way as he had Millington. Shortly afterwards, Rice was clean bowled by Austin, and Fenwick, who followed, only put 1 to the score, when he was splendidly caught by Haskell, off Austin. Booth, who had been pelting away at every ball, next came to grief, a slow twister causing him to sky the ball into M'lntyre's hands, and he retired with 12 to his name, or as much as the whole Dunedin team made in their first innings. De Lautour who had replaced Fenwick, and J. Millington, who filled the gap caused by the misfortune of Booth, then worked together for some time, but the latter, in trying to avoid one of Glen's slows, came to grief with 4 to his credit. Nicholls next followed, and the same fate followed him in this as in the last innings —he was run out without scoring. Tempest next faced the led off with a double, and when at two o'clock, an adjournment was made for lunch, the score stood six for twenty-eight. Nicholls ••■ 0 J. Millington 4 De Lautour 4 Tempest, c Rose, b Glen 7 Sumpter, c and b Austin ..: ... 0 Maude, l.b.w 1 Smith, not out 6 43 This leaving Dunedin 80 runs to win. The following is the order in which the wickets fell-One for 6, 2 for 12, 3 for 16, 4 for 18, 5 for 22, 6 for 28, 7 for 30, 8 for 30, 9 for 42; 10 for 43. BOWLING ANALYSIS. Austin, 16 runs, 4 wickets, 55 balls. Glen, 19 runs, 4 wickets, 52 balls. DUNEDIN —SECOND INNINGS. Cargill A., b Millington 4 Rose, c Booth, b Maude 4 Harris, b De Lautour 1 McNeil, c Maude, b Millington ... 1 Glen, cDe Lautour, b Millington ... 0 Fuller, b Millington 0 Coates, st. Fenwick ... ... ... 0 Seven wickets down to 15 runs, leaving 64 to get in the next three wickets.

DTJNEDEPT —FIRST LSTNINGS. Cargill A., hit wicket .. 0 Austin, b Millington .. 6 Mclntyre, b Maude .. 0 Rose, b Maude .. 0 Haskell, c Fenwick, b Millington 2 McNeil, b Millington .. 0 Glen, c Millington, b Maude ... .. 0 Coates, b Millington ... .. 1 Fuller, b Maude .. 0 Cargill W., c Millington, b Maude . .. 0 Harris, not out ... .. 0 Byes 2 12