THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4345, 22 January 1876, Page 2

THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

CANTERBURY V. OTAGO.

The third day's play m this match was re sumed at half-past eleven yesterday. The day was fine for cricket, the light being very good. The wind, which caused so much annoyance on the two previous days, had nearly died out. In the course of the afternoon there must have been fully as many spectators present as on the two previous days. The ladies were pretty numerous. The display of cricket exhibited was not of so brilliant a nature as that put forth on Wednesday and Thursday, with the exception of Ashby'o innings, which was really well Elayed. The fielding in both teams was n3t of rst class order, especially that on Otago's part, being in some cases simply disgraceful—the throwing in was frequently very wide of the mark. Catch after catch was " muffed" where they should have been easily held. Play commenced with the two not outs of the previous evening putting in an appearance at the wickets. Through business arrangements, A. Godby fielded for Clarke, but his position at long leg found a very poor substitute, and we have no hesitation in saying that if Clarke had been in his place Canterbury would have had a much smaller total. Hose did his best as a sub stitute for Collinson, whose leg was rather weak after Thursday's exertion; but it was poor at the best. The other positions in the field beins similar to those of the previous day's play. H. E. Godby opened the bowling from the north end. Off his second ball Ollivier scored a single through bad fielding on Dixon's part. Paramor bowled from the other end, and commenced with a wide. His next over Fowler made a brace to cover point. Ollivier made one for a hit to on, and Fowler added two for a drive off Gpdby. A bye followed. Paramor bowled a maiden. Ollivier made a single off Godby. Paramor added another maiden opposite his name. Fowler made a single in the slips, and the next ball Ollivier hit Godby to deep long on, but M. Godby failed to hold it. He then made three off Paramor to square leg. Godby and Paramor each bowled a maiden. Godby A., off his brother, missed a hard catch at long leg, and Fowler added four to his total and followed up with a single. 150 appeared on the telegraph. Maiden to Paromor, and Ollivier scored one off Godby. Paramor, who had bowled four consecutive maideus, was put away for a couple by Ollivier. Fowler put a single away to on off Godby, and followed up with a beautiful drive fer three off the other bowler. Godby bowled a wide. Fowler then hit him for a single. Off his next over Ollivier hit him for one to leg, Fowler following suit with one to square leg for a couple. A bye was run, Paramor bowling a maiden. Godby was relieved by his brother. His first ball was a wide, as also his third. Off his last ball Rose received a hard catch but failed to secure it, and immediately A. Godby again missed him, being Ollivier's fifth life. A leg-bye followed. Godby M., bowled a wide, and a leg bye was then run, In attempting to steal a run J. Fowler was given out. He was loudly applauded on retiring. C—39—179. E. Fowler filled the vacancy and made a single. In Godby's next over he made one by a hit to leg. Fenwick then secured a splendid catch behind wickets, off Paramor. causing E. Fowler to retire. 7—3—182. Ashby now appeared, and Lathburjr took up_ the bowling at,jnorth end, starting with a maiden. Ollivier secured[ajingle off Lathbury's second over, and then made one through bad fielding. Ashby then broke the ice by hitting Paramolr for a single. A leg bye was then run. Lathbury bowled a maiden. Ashby cut Paramor for a brace. Ollivier snicked a single off Lathbury. Another maiden for Pjjramor. Ashby cut Lathbury beautifully for three; he then hit one to leg. Paramor maiden, and Lathbury followed suit. Ashby hit Paramor to squareleg for two. Ollivier made a nice cut, but MacJpnnell fielded it prettily, no run. resulting from it. Lathbury maiden. Ashby put Para mor away to the on for a couple. Another maiden to Lathbury. Ashby secured two through the wretched fielding of A. Godby. Ollivier hit Paramor to leg for three, and 200 appeared on the telegraph, board, amidst cheering. Oliivier then added three for a rattling drive. A leg bye followed. Ashby made a square leg hit for three. Lathbury bowled a maiden. Ashby got a single off his next over. Maiden to Paramor. Ollivier hit Lathbury in the slips, but by Macdonnell's good fielding, no running was made. Ollivier then had another life —this time, a difficult one to short-leg. Paramor and Lathbury each bowled a maiden. Ashby made a splendid cut, for which he made three, . following up with a grand drive off Paramor for four, for which, he was loudly applauded. Dowries relieved Latkbury, who bowled a maiden. At the other end M. Godby gave Paramor a spell, one run resulting from his second balL Ashby snicked Downes for a couple. Ollivier made two through A. Godby's bad fielding. Ashby then made one off Downes. Ashby, who was now well set, hit Godby magnificently for four —a rsgular beauty, and followed up with two off the same bowler. Downes, maiden. Ashby made a single. A run was made for a leg-bye. Ashby hib one to leg for a single off Godby, and treated Downes for one to same place. Aa adjournment was then made for lunch, the score standing at 230. Upon resuming, Downes took up the trundling, and Ashby cut him for a single. He likewise put Godby away for one. In his next over he bowled a wide. Ashby put Downes for one to short leg. Dixon did a very smart piece of fielding, resulting in Ollivier being run out. His innings v?as a very fiuky one, and was not put together in such a careful manner as his first. 8—07—238. Neilson took his place and played Downes's next over, resulting in a maiden. His next over produced another maiden, Ashby made two for a cut of Godby's last ball Downes, a maiden. Ashby then cut Godby for a couple. Neilson broke the ice by cutting Downes for two, and made a single to leg. Ashby put the same bowler away for a couple to off. Runs now came quickly, each batsman doing his share in scoring, ultimately Neilsou played a ball on co his wickets, causing a dissolution of partnership, having scored 7. 9—7—254 Sweete joined Ashby, and ran a single off Downes. He then made one of his tremendous hits to the on, putting the ball clear over the pavilion, it being undoubtedly the hit of the match, for which ho received an ovation. Ashby then hit Downea twice, for which he scored two each time, and Sweete added a single off Godby. After adding several runs, Sweete put one up, which Lathbury held. The innings closed for a total of 272 runs, leaving Otago to get 247 runs to win. The fielding was simpty disgraceful at the commencement of play, with two exceptions, no less than five or six wickets being lost thereby. Taking the fielding altogether, we have not witnessed a worse display in any previous Intel-provincial Match. We hope that this will be a lesson to our men not to neglect so important a matter in future. We wholly attribute this to want of practice. At ten minutes to four o'clock, Godby H. E. and Clark showed at the wickets to the bowling of Sweete, who bowled a maiden to Godby. Ashby took up the bowling at south end against the wind, and Clark scored a single. Ashby thon bowled a wide. A very pretty run was stolen for a leg bye, and Godby made one for a snick off Sweete. Ashby, maiden. Off Sweete's last ball in next over, Clark had to retire, being given out leg before wicket. I—l—4. Certainly not a very good beginning for Ota^o such a tall score. Paramor joined Godby. The latter made a single to square leg. Paramor snicked one off Ashby for three, and treated Sweete similarly for a single. Off Ashby Paramor made one, the ball being badly returned by Baker, and Godby got a single to short leg. He also played Sweete prettily to the off for a, brace. Paramor cut Ashby nicely for one, sis also a single off the same bowler. Godby put Sweete forward for one run. Ashby was suicked for a single by Godby. Sweete ami Ashby each bowled three maidens consecutively, when Godby hit Sweete for one, ■which Paramor followed up with a brace, and lie put him forward for three. Asliby then gave a wide. Iti the same over Paramor put one high up. but through Corfe and J. Fowlur comiug into collision it was missed. Several runs were made by each batamsui, and 30 were totalled. Paratuoir made a. splendid drive for four—a beautiful daisy cutter—?or which ho

■was applauded. Sweeto then '.xnvled against the wind. Two runs were recorded for byes, and E. "Fowler bowlod with the wind (rouudarm skwp) ; hia last brvl> Godby hit for a Binglo. Two l>yea fulluv.-eil. I'aramor \tj»s I now tauyht hvtimd tho wickets Ly Gllivicf,

after playing a vary fine innings. On retiring" he met with an ovation. 2— 28— 45. Godby appeared next to keep his brother company, the latter making one off Sweete's last ball. A very smart run was then run off Fowler, and M» Godby received a life at point. He hit Sweeta hard forward and obtained three. Shortly after M. Godby treated Fowler most unmerci-

fully for a magnificent hit high over the fence — four resulting from it. Several singles were made, and H. E. Godby cut one for a couple. J, Fowler then came to the scratch and relieved his namesake with swift under bowling

—his first over resulting in a maiden. Off Sweete, M. Godby made a single for a leg hit, also three off Fowler. He treated Sweete for one to leg. Corfe then takes Fowler's end, and bowled a wide his third ball. H. E. Godby now received a life, Gorfe failing to secure liim —an easy chance. A bye followed. M, Godby scored two by hitting Sweete to the pavilion fence. The stumps were drawn at half-past five, in order to allow the elevens to prepare for dinner, which took place at half-past six, after which. they had to attend a ball. The fielding of Canterbury was not of so "rand a description as that exhibited on Thursday. Alpe was very smart at point, stopping some very difficult balls. Their bowlingwas well on the wicket, and was not to be despised.

PJay ■will commence punctually at one o'clock to-day, when, it is expected, the match, will be concluded. There will be no adjournment for lunch, thus avoiding any break in tha play. Subjoined are the scores and bowling analysis of the second innings, as far as proceeded with :■ —

CANTERBURY.—SKCOND IXXINdR. Corfe, 331122111X1111211123 1, bM. Godby 31 Wood, 18 2211,1 bw, b Downes .. .. 10 Alpe, 3, 11131112131112, 1 b w, bParamor 23 Baker, 1,-c Collinuon, b Parainor ..■ .. .. 1 Lee. 2 3, b M. Godby 5 J. Fowler, 3 13131111131112214 113 12, runout .. .. .. •• ••3'' OUivier, 132231113312 1111111 322111113112111111113 3 12 1, runout ..67 E. Fowler 111, c Fenwick, b Paramor .. ..3 Ashby, 12212223113412142111 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3, not out 6® Neilfion, 2 1 1 3, b Dowries 1 Sweete, 1412 3, c Lathbnry, b Downes .. ..II Vides 9 Byes .. 2 Leg; Byes .. .. 8 Total. 272 First Innings .. .. -.143 Grand total.. .." .. ..4JX BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Wickets. Overs. Sfoidens. Widest Downes .. 63 3 35 10 © Lathbury ..44 0 32 11 1 Paramor ..67 3 44 17 0 Godby M. ..64 2 40 8 # Dixon ..3 0 1 0 2 Godby H. E. ..22 0 12 1 1 OTAGO.—SECOND INNINGS. H. E. Godby, 11 2 111111111 21, not out ..IS Clark, 1,1 bw, b Sweete IParamor, 31121 23131 3142, cOMvier.b E. Fowler .. 2S M. Godby, 13 41131 2, not out 1® Extras 8

Total for two wickets 63 After the day's play, the_ two teams dined together at Haydon's Imperial Hotel, where an excellent spread was provided. Mr Allan. Holmes, President of the Dunedin Club, occupied the chair, while Mr John Eva officiated aa croupier. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, The Chairman proposed the toast of "The Two Elevens," and stated that he would not say much about the Christchurch team, as they were all well known. It was still on the card that Otago might yet pull off the game. He might say that the game just playing was one of the best yet contested, and he could only say that whoever secured a victory would have just cause to be proud of it He_ thought n» game had been played m which so much, genuine cricket had been displayed. He would couple the toast—" The Two Elevens "—with, the names of the captains of the respective elevens, Messrs Godby and Olli«er. Mr Olmvier, on behalf of the Canterbury team, thanked the company for the way they bad drunk their health. It was not, he said, an uncommon thing in the olden days to see the first straight ball take a man's wicket, and he retired. Now, this sort of thing was entirely altered, and this was due in a great measure to the interest displayed in cricket He was sorry that the Otago public did not take more interest in cricket He was sure, if the public interested themselves more in the game, it would tend to improve it. He hoped that, in time, they would be able so induce a team to come over from Victoria, and if they did he> was sure that the Otago and Canterbury com* bined Elevens would make it very warm work for them. He again thanked those present for the manner in which they had drank his health. '

Mr H. E. GfoDBY briefly responded on behal£ of the Otago Eleven. The health of the " Umpires and Scorers " was then proposed by the Chairman, and responded to by Messrs Dickenson (Canterbury) and R. Johnson (Otago). Mr Lathbuby proposed the health of Mr J. O. Eva, the Secretary of the Otago Club, and referred in flattering terms to the efforts that gentleman made in furthering the interests of the game He complimented Mr Eva on. the excellent arrangements he had made for the present match. Mr Jno. Eva, whik thanking them for the manner in which his.healtb. had been received, stated that if, what he had done did not deserve, the drinking-OT his health, what he intended to do did He had made up his mind to see the match details properly carried out, and i£ Otago could not beat them at cricket, they afc least could offer them a hearty reception.— He was sure that the Canterbury men would: declare that they had played on a good wicket. [Mr William Hendly: Hear, hear, old horse.— (Roars of laughter.)] He thought the Otago men had made a very good show, and ife ! was yet very likely that the Canterbury teaas. | would return beaten.—(Hear, hear.) ! "The Press," proposed by the VrcE-CHAiRi-MAN, ■was responded to by a representative q£ this journal. Mr Jno. Eva proposed the health of the I Chairman, which was duly acknowledged, and ! The company separated. shortly after nina o'clock, in order to be present at the ball held in the Temperance Hall in honour of the match. Those who did not attend the ball spent a few hours very pleasantly. We might mention that all the toasts were drunk wit&t musical honours, Mr A. J. Towaey kindly officiating at the piano.