Third Day—Saturday, February 17.

Otago Witness, Issue 2087, 22 February 1894, Page 32

Third Day — Saturday, February 17.

The intercolonial cricket match finished this afternoon ab 3.43 at Lancasber Park. Tbe weather was beautiful, and there wero iOOO spectators, in full expectation of witnessing a grand display of cricket. The result, though, was disappointing in fche extreme. The last two wickets of New South Wales added 26 runs, and New Zealand was left with 240 to get to win. In spite of their poor batting in the first innings ib was generally expecbed, even by their opponents, th it the team would at least come very close to that total, especially as the wickeb was playing fasber and better than ab any previous time in the match, and the light was excellent. The result, though, was a total aud painful collapse, a regular procession ensuing after luncheon ; and it is nob too much to say that no more miserable or feeble abhempts to combit decent bowling by a first-rate team, under favourable circumstances, ha 3 yet bseu witnessed at Lancasber Park. Most of thn batsmen appeared affected by stage frighb and played totally below form Austin wis bowling fairly well, but his deliveries were boo far up to be deadly to players who meb him with any nerve. As it was, batsmen, almost to a man, played back at balls bhab should have been boldly meb ab the pitch and driven to tho boundary. The adoption of these tacbic3, of course, rendered him exbremeiy difficult, and, as Miller ab the other end was well on and the fielding sharp and good, the innings closed rapidly for 79 ruus, leaving New South Wales easy victors by 160 runs. Labatb was top scorer wibh 17, aud seemed the only man able or willing to exercise forward play on a good wickeb ; and general regret was expressed that the team did nob conbain a man or bwo of th»» Bbamp of Fisher, Kallender, Cross, Wilding, or Mabhias, who would have dealt promptly and determinedly wibh Ausbin, and, by hitting him occasionally to the boundary, have restored bhe confidence of bhe other bdbsmen, and a 1 ; bhe same bime have caused the bowlers to shorten bhe length a good deal and rendered them more easy to negotiate. The unexpected resulo was a great disappointment bo tho spectator.-, and, although the visitors again took bne field to fill in bhe afternoon, the ground was soon deserbed The foUow'mg are the details of the play :—

The game was resumed iv splendid weather. Ab 11.15, New Zealand book the iield, and Searle and A. Noble, the two nob outs of the previous day, immediately followed Taore were 300 spectators present at; the start. Lawton bowled from the pavilion end to Noble, a single coming off th'i last bill of the over. Roborbson trundled from the other end, and Noble added another single, »ud played a maiden from Lawtou afterwards. Gore fielded a hard leg hit of Seirle's very well, a single only resulbing, and Noble scored 2 in tha same over. Searle had a narrow escape of being run out, bub scored a siugle, and at 189 Lababb bowled instead of Lwbon. Searle hit him to leg for a single, and 190 went up. Noble scored a couple in the same over. Lawton then took up the bowling ab the south end, and sent down a good maiden to Searle. Robertson bowled from the opposite wicket, Lababt having only bsen pub on to juabiFy tho change of ends for both bowlers. A series of maidens followed, 11 runs having been scored in ha'.f an hour. At 194 Noble stepped out to Robertson, and missing the ball, was of course promptly despatched by Fowke, after playing very attractive crickeb for 26. 194—9—28 was posted as Miller, the last man, wended his way to the wickebs. Searle greeted him wich a fine pull off Liwton for 4, all ruu out ; and Miller struck one tremendously hard to Palmer at short leg, who stopped the bill bub naturally failed to hold fcha catcb. Three byes which Fowke let past, thinking the ball had b'jwkd S.-arle, seat 200 in .sight amidst; applause. Three more to S^arlc off Lawton ran hid total to 44, or one p'isb Austin's score of the first iunings, and a single brought him even with Da Maus. The next bill, however, the inniugs canto to a closu, Robertson calchiug Miller off bia own bowling. S<arletook in hi 3 bat for au invaluable contribution of 45, and w<-ll de^erro'l the hearty chpora be received. 203—10—0 waa posted ab 12 6 p m. t New Zealand requiring 240 bo win. After the wicket, which had been playing

well, had been brushed and rolled, tha New South Wales team took tho field ab 12.35 p.m., and Lawton and Mills appeared to start New Zealand's formidable task of wipingoff 240 runs. Austin opened proceedings from the south end to Lawton, and the Obago man cut him for a single, which might have been turned into a couple easily had the batsmen ran thtrply. Mills finished the over safely. Miller trundled from the pavilion end, and Lawtou cub him to the boundary by a beautiful stroke. Millg sbarted his account with a nice back cub off Austin for 3. A maiden to Miller followed, and 2to Lawton put 10 up. Thon the New South Walca umpire gave Mills oub lbw to Miller, who was bowling lefb hand round the wickeb, and the derision cerbainly appeared to b3 a very questionable one, 10—1—3. Fowko came in, and was nearly caughb in the slips, bub he stole a run cleverly, and luucheon was announced. Jusb after 2 p.m. the Sydney men again took the field in tho presence of about a thousand spectators, and Fowke and Lawton continued the batting. Fowke took the strike, and Austin played a maiden. Lawtoo scored a single off Miller, and Fowke followed suit. Play became very slow, tho bowling bding well on, bub ab lasb Fowke druvj Austin for a couplo, Cowley misfieldiug, and Lawton gained applaut>o for stopping a fast shooter from Mi'lor. Tho next over Austin broke through Fowke's defence. 15—2—4, and Cuff in amidst applause. He soon opened his account with a well-run 2 to l*-g, and Lawton ran into doubles with a risky 3 through the slips He then cut Austin for 3, and Cuff played the same bowlec to leg for a single and placed Miller in the same direction for 3 more. Lawtou was playing very steadily. Cuff senb 30 up wi'h a neab leg sbroke, aud ran into doubles with a cub for 2 more, bub in Miller's nexb he was clean bowled by a break-back. 32—3—11. De M&us waa New Zealand's uexb hope, and was well received. Searle leb one of"Miller's go, and four bye s were ruu. The newecmer snicked one for a couple, bub in the next over New Zealand supporters received a flc v vere facor, Lawbon being bowled by Austin. 38—4—14. Holdship was nexl", and hit Austin for a single, and A. Noble did some lino fielding. Holdnhip had a narrow escape of being caught and bowled by Millor. A single to l)e Maus pub 40 up, and slow phiy followed, an occ.itiiouul single only being nobed; aud very soon tho Now Zeal>iud biromobur c.ituo down with a run, Holdtihip being clean bowloil by Aii'-Liu. 42—5 - 2 Labalb parbnornd Do Mails (3000 i-paclabors being now pn>ent), and Dj M:iuk gob a (Ink y faiuglc off Miller. Labatb t.tartcd hU score wiih a slurply run ono, and, jumping oub to Austin, drovo him for 3 ; and m the next ovor cut him for 3 more, bringing 50 up Dj Maui was clean bowled noxb over by N'iw Zc<ilaud's bete noir, Austin. 51—6—5. G ,im was the noxb man deputed to stay the tide of- adversity that had set in against New Zealand. Lab.ttb greeted him with n fiuo drivo off Miller, which wen") to tho boundary although hotly pursued all the way by Cowley, and scored 2 mure in the same over, bub Gore left immediately, clean bowled by Austin. 57—7—o—going np »vb Lawrence went to the' crease. He finished the <>ver coDfideutly, and Labatb scored a single off Miller, ran a sharp one for Lawrence, and played Miller nicely to leg for 3. Sixty up. Two to Lawrence, and Labatb was stumped off Austin, aud retired after Bhowing_very neat form. 61—8-17. Palmer came in as a forlorn hope, and scored a couple at onco off Au3Mn, bub Lawrence spooned ene of Mdler'a uo to Cowley, who hel I au easy cabeb. 66—9—3,9—3, and the game practically over as Robertxou the last nnn went in. Ho scored a single very soon, and Palmer got 3 through the slips. Seventy up. A hingle to Robertson off Austin and another off Miller wore followed by a neat leg stroke by Palmer for 2. R'lbarbson snicked Austin very clo^e to B. Noble for 3, and Palmer hib him for a single, but in tho noxb over tb.3 end csmo, Miller bowling Robertson (79—10—7), New South Wales winning by 160 runs. Scores :—: —

New South Wales.— First Innings. Mackenzie, c Fowke, b Robertson ... 17 Gould, b Robertson 11 Cowley, b Robertson 3 E. Noble, c Libatt, b Lawfcon 8 Moore, run out 5 Austin, b Labatt 4> Searle, lbw, b Lawton li> Walfoid, c Lawrence, b Robertson ... 12 Davis, not out 15 A. Noble, sfc Fowke, b Robertson ... <i Miller, c Fowke, b Robertson 7 Bye 1, leg byes 3 4 Totil 117 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Bills. Mdn3. Runs. Wkts. Lawton 192 2? 21> 2 llobertson 210 (i 7(5 (i Palmer 35 0 22 0 Labatt 54 0 10 1 New Zealand— First Innings.

Cuff, b Austin Mill*, b AuHtin liawton, c Searle, b Miller Da Blaup, b Austin Holdship, b Austin Labatt, b Austin Lnvrence, c Moore, b Austiu ... Fowkc, c B. Noble, b Austin ... (lire, not out Palmer, run out Kobertson, c E. Noble, b Miller Byes ... liJ ... 5 ... 1 ... 45 ... 7 ... 7 ... 15 ... 7 ... 15 ... 0 ... 2 ... 2 Total ... 116

BOWMNU ANALYSIS. Bills. Mdns. Runs. Witts. Au-tiu 21C 12 «3 7 Miller IDS 7 50 2 Uould IS 2 10 Ni:w South Wales —Second Innings. Mackenzie, lbw, b Lawfcon 9 Moore, at Fowke, b De Maus 17 Walford, b Robertson 19 E. Noble, b Da Maus 14 Gould, c Palnier, b De Maus 22 Austin, b Do Maus 5 Gowley, lbw, b Robertson 18 Searle, not out ' 45 Davis, c Da Maus, b Palmer 24 A. Noble, at Fowke, b Robertson ... 2-i Millor, c and b R ibartson 0 Byes 77leg bye 1, no ball 1 ... 9 Total 208 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balk. Mdns. Runs. Wkta. Lawton 234 19 45 1 Robertson ... 22S 8 7-< 4 DeMaus 8t 3 33 4 Labatt 60 2 29 0 Palmer 30 0 19 1 De Maus bowled a no-ball. Nbw Zealand.— Second Innings. Lawton, b Austin 11 Mills, lbw, b Miller 3 Vowke, b Austin 4 Ouff. b Milltn- 11 De Maus, b Austin 5 JI il.ihhiy, b Austin 2 Libatr, st Saarlc, b Austin 17 (iore, b Austin ... 0 Laurence, c Cowley, b Miller 3 J J ciliner, uot out S llobei tson, b Miller 7 Bye 3 4, leg byes I D Tut\l 79 nowuvj a.n'ai.vs'S. Balls. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Austin 132 7 35 6 Miller 128 6 39 4