CRICKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11047, 26 February 1898, Page 8

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY y. OTAGO,

LOW SCORING ON BOTH SIDES.

(Per United Phess Association.)

Christ-church, February 25. The annual interptovincial match Canterbury v. Otago was begun on I/sncaster Park to-day m-splenaid weatberand on a good wicket, bat in the first innings of both teams the scoring was remarkably low. Otego have made a better start in the second innings, but at the present rate it is quits likely that the match ■will be finished to-morrow.

i R^r g°l°B the, t? ss and to bat. and | soon, los i Baker, who was run out. Two |te 19 Clarke filled the vacancy, but s^w I Kiovig leave almosb immediately. Three for 20 best stand of the innings. They played steadily, pamslung the.loose ones severely-30, 40, 50 i '3,^ econttln« cx Pen«T« he was taken off , and -Wilding was put on. The change proved j successful, Logins being bowled in Wilding's first over. Pour for 60. Downes, the next te*^ leave almort immediately, bowled by Tearce. after making 26, the top A^H nth 6- Paarce so°« «^led Austin, Jhe incomer, dismissing him. for a cipher The, wicket, then Ml fit, £ Webb ott off WUdiog; _and Downes, who had made 2, aid not fucther.increase the total, the seventh wdl eighth tickets falling for 67. Hope and Haydon,were the.nest two b»faunea, but the former only made 2 when he was caught betiiud thewiekew. H*rkness was the last man in, bub the end scoa came, Kaydou, after makinc *, being also taken behind the wickets. After an hour and a halt's pUy the innings closed for ? /, C<V° ta\. Oi 7i- Peaice bowled steadily throughout, and Wilding obtained a very good average.: ■ . Cobcroft and Boxshall opened- Canterbury's innings to the bowling of Downes and -Hark! ness. . Ihe latter batsman began scoring at once and *oon had 20 on the board. With the score at 31 Bo^haU was bowled by Downfes? Hehadma.de 25.by pretty strokes, though he gave oue chance. D. Reese and A. Ridley, the next.two_batameo, were dismiised without n«rJ. nf;■£"»"■■ jUßlmißßing tho hafc trick by T • «T; R, 6e*\ sha Ped better, but with the lost Cobcroft, bowled off his pads by Hope, who. had goue on in place of HarkneHs. Pearce joined Reese, and these two batsmen ««,n:.brought.6o up. Reese had made 15 in nice Btyle-when Webb, at third man, Afl * w°^ ne ofEDownes- Flve d<>wn for 63. After Wildiog, the next man in, had made a Riogle Pearoe skied one and was caught by Kiajig. .64^6 Sims took Wldipg .mamug some nice hita off Downes Ofcagos total was pweed. At 85" Wildine was out lbw to Hope, and Clark partnered Sims, but his second over from Dowues proved ratal to him, this batsman, too, leaving without a ecore. Lawrence did nob trouble the scorers much, and -Bateu's innings was short and merry, as he was bowled after making 7 Sims carried his bat for a well played 13" Downes was. the most destructive bowler" Otagos second innings -began much better, Baker and Webb put on 27 for the first wicket when the-former was-out lbw to Wilding, and Webb soon followed, caught off Pearcs Kinyig and Clarke both hit freely, bringing the total to 62, wheo Pearce bowled the latter uggips only made 2, but Downes assisted Kinvig uo play out time, both hitting hard. The

Qtago.—First Innings. . J. Baker, run put... ...... 4 : V Broad, c Lawrence, b Pearce" ■'" *, A- Kwy'g. c Gobcroft, bD. Reese '.'.'. s A. Clarke, b Pearce ... or, f. c. Liggins, b wilding ;:; ••• 19 A.Downes, cßjdlay. b Pearce Z 2 I S r G; Aus.t!U. bPaarce ... , 0 W. Webb, cD. Reese, b Wilding Z 0 wHw Pfe-° b Wilding 2 J. 1. Harkness. not out ■ l - Extras ...... -\ \\\ '" 3 Total ~.. ... ..... _ BOWXTNG AKALTSIS. Pearce ... Runs. Wkt ß . B.Reese ■'■"• 60 1 I* ? wading- ... ■::;■;» I It I \ Canterbury-First Innings 1.-. T. Gobcroft, b Hope k G.Boxshall, b Cownes ... ." .'" 05 D. Rease,' b Downes ": *" a T.W. Reese,V.Webb,VbowneV Z 15 F. WildiDft lbw, b Hope 12 A. Sims; not out ■ ■■■ "■' Jo G.Clark,.bDownse .'" "* ": Jg J. D. Lawrence, c Hope, b DowDes '." 4 a. JtJates, b Hope., • n Extras ... ... "."/ \" t "r j| ■Tptal >.-. ... ... t> ,^ ; . BOWLING ANALYSIS. ! Downes ... : M^ tsI Harkness ... .j. i 8 i. 21 0 IHope ... .-. .... 75 5 15 3 I Otago.—Second Innings. . J. r ßaker, lbw, b Wilding ... 8 ! .W.Webb, eX. Reeee, b Pearce " 18 j A. Kinvig, uotout 38 -A. Clarke, b Pearce ... \" '" 20 F. C. Liggins, c Pearce, b Bates '■" 2 A. Dowues, uot out IS Extras... ... ;;; ;"*. .;••* 3 Total for four wickets ...;..' 104 At the Caledonian ground last Wednesday the Dunedin met the Waverley, and defeated them by two wickets aad 30 rune, Waverley scoring 56 andDanedin 86 for eight wickets M'Kenz.'o (23 not oat), Purdue (H), and Duucsn (12) played well for Dunedin, bat none of the Wftrerley' reached double figures, Wenborn and Purdue, and Deaker and Hutchinson bowled well for their respective Bides. A Sydney cable itstes that-the weather promises to be fine for the commencement of the final tesfe m»tch. . '