Cricket.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 157, 3 January 1896, Page 3

Cricket.

N.S.W. v. WELLINGTON.

In the above match the visitors scored 179 in their first innings and 289 in the second. Wellington were all out in the first innings for 150. They required 269 to win in their second innings, but owing to the ground cutting up were disposed of for less than 42. N.S.W. v. NEW ZEALAND. The intercolonial cricket match jommenced on Monday at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, upon a fast wicket and in glorious summer weather. The play during the time the New Zealand team were halting was slow and tedious, the visitors bowling and fielding well, the three hours and three-quarters’ batting only producing 187 runs —Elaines, 55; Pearce, 47 ; Blacklock, 23; and Labati, 19, were the chief scorers. Callaway bowled very well, and took 7 wickets for 77 runs. At 6.30 p.m. when the stumps were drawn, New South Wales had lost Cobcroft. Walford and Wade for 99 runs. W r ade made 31, and Poidevin 26, not out. The adherance to the “ off theory ” again kept the New Zealanders from scoring with any rapidity, except when Pearce was at the wickets.

The match was resumed on Tuesday in magnificent weather. Poidevin and Pryor, the two not out men on the New South Wales side, took the score to 125 when Poidevin was caught and bowled by Pearce for a finelyplayed 55. The fifth and sixth wickets fell for 12—Burton, 1 ; Callaway, 0. Noonan joined Pryor, but the rapid change in the game caused the batsmen to play cautiously. At 12.30 the score was 141 for 6 wickets.

At 165 Pryor was caught at mid-on by Holdship for 85. Furness filled the breach, and with Noonan played out to the luncheon adjournment. The latter is not out with 32, the total is 198 for 7 wickets.

The weather was lovely for the conclusion of the match on Wednesday, which resulted in a somewhat unexpected win for the home team by 142 runs. The victory was solely due to the excellent play of the New Zealand men, their batting, bowling, and fielding being first-class.