CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3125, 12 February 1872, Page 3

CRICKET.

SECOND ELEVEN I). 0.0. V. FIRST ELEVEN 0.C.0. This match was played on Saturday, on the ground of the Dunedin Club. It was intended to have commenced the game early, and so have made a two innings match of it, but, as is usual now with our cricketers, only nine of each side turned up; and to add to the delay caused by waiting for the players, a most unseemly discussion arose between the respective Captains as to which side Hendley should play on. This point being at length settled, the Citizens took the field, Morrison and Muir appearing for their side. The latter was soon disposedof by Glen, and Allen (who played as substitute for Cairns) took his place. A long stand was made by these two, but very few runs were made, most of them being for taps to the off or on which should have been fielded more smartly than they were. Allen, however, hit across a straight one from Glen and had to retire. Morrison shortly afterwards got his leg in front of his wicket. His score (10) was the highest on either side, Ward coming next Avith 8. If this young man would only learn to play with a straight bat we might think more favourably of him. In the field he is very good. The bowling of Glen and Clark was very good indeed, the former getting most of the wickets. Ferguson's longstopping was very good, only two byes being given, and they being very closely run. The other fielding was not so good. The innings closed for the small total of 30. Ferguson and Geddes for the Citizens were the first to defend their wickets, Thomson and Brown bowling. Runs came very slowly, the bowling being well on the wicket. Brown's being nearly all short pitched, it was too dangerous to hit at them, and Thomson was on the spot to perfection. After a couple of chances, Geddes managed to be run out rather stupidly, and the wickets fell more rapidly to Thomson's insinuators. The very good bowling was well supported by the fielders, and although playing two men short, the deficiency was made tip by the spirit which seemed to animate the men, and the innings terminated for the small total of 27, leaving the D.C.C. victors by three runs. It was found to be impossible to continue the second innings, nearly all the Citizens having left the ground. The batting of the Citizens seems to lack decision, and several of the j>layers have a stiffness about them which it would be well for them to get rid of. A great fault of both elevens is that of not watching the ball, but just slogging at everything. There are many among them who with practice will make very good players, but they must devote some of their time to learning to defend their wickets. When they have acquired a good defence, the slogging propensities will develope themselves more fully, and with more safety to the batsmen. We trust to see the return match played shortly, when it is to be hoped that all the players will turn up. The following

U. CC. V. ALBIONS. The return match between the 2nd eleven of the Albion C. C. and the 2nd eleven of the C. C. 0., was played on Saturday, and resulted in another defeat of the latter by 18 runs. For the Albions Hutchinson bowled very well, and the same may be said of Mills for the Citizens' side. The only double number scored was that of D. Thomson, who made 13 runs by very careful batting, and who was caught very cleverly by Peake at long leg. The following are the scores :—

D.C.C. Morrison, Ibw, b Glen ... Muir, b Glen Allen, b Glen Brown, run out Thomson, b Glen Begg, c Lambert, b Glen ... Ward, c and b Glen Hendley, b Lambert Ellaby, not out Extras ... 10 ... 0 ... 3 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 8 ... o ... 0 .. 4 - Total... ... 30 c. c. c. Ferguson, b Brown Geddes G. W., run out ... Cole, b Thomson Clark, b Thomson Coxhead F. M., b Allen ... Peake, b Thomson Lambert, b Thomson Glen, not out Aris, b Allen Extras 2 ... 5 ... 0 ... 5 j ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 6 ... 0 ... 8 Total... ... 27

SECOND ELEVEN CITIZENS. Dunning, b W. Hutchinson Keys, b Sherwin Coxhead A., b Hutchinson Greenfield, b Hutchinson Marsden, c and b Hutchinson Watson W., b Sherwin Pledger, c and b Hutchinson Mills, not out Geddes A., b Sherwin Fagan, c Groves Watson J., b Hutchinson ... 3 ... 7 ... 1 ... 5 ... 5 ... 3 ... o ... 5 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 Total ... 35 SCCOND ELEVEN ALBTONS. Groves, b Watson Hutchinson, b Mills Sutcliffe, b Mills Sherwin, b Mills Kirk P., b Mills Thomas, b Watson Logan, c Coxhead Peters, c Dunning Thomson D., c Peake Thomson M., not out Percival, run out Extras 2 ... 5 ... 0 ... 1 ... 4 ... 5 ... 8 ... 3 ... 13 2 ... 1 ... 9 Total ... 53