CRICKET. NOTES BY SLIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 39

CRICKET. NOTES BY SLIP.

* . " Excessive pressure on the Witness space this week necessitates the compression ofcricket notes into the smallest possible spice. By a sptcial dispensation of Providence, which cricketers generally did not appreciate, there was but little cricket in Dunedin on. Saturday, the wintry weather being the cause. * . • One of the three Senior Cup matches in progress on the previous Saturday — thai between the Grange aud Opoho Club3 — was not continued, the Grange wiuket being pronounced unfit for play. The umpires iv the AlbioaCarisbrook A match gave their verdict for the continuance of play — a decision which was evidently not anticipated by the Albion team, only four of whom turned up in flannels. The afternoon's play ended in the Carisbrook, who had a narrow margin on the first innings, finishing up with an easy victory, thanks to a fine bowling display by Hope and good baiting by Rattray, Spraggon, and Rains. ' . * Had the Albion wished to prevent their oppoaents from winning on the second iriDiDgs, their policy was to keep Ritchie and Hutchinson on.bowlipg. Scoring off these two was slow, and it is quite possible that bad they not been relieved the Carisbrook might have had to content themselves with the win by three runs on the first innings. The change of attack to Tun; bull and Anderson accelerated, however, the rate of scoring — Rattray making a beautiful clean drive off the latter— and with a few minutes to spare the Cariscrook won by 8 wickets. * . * Some of the Carisbrook B team, on the strengh of their successive wins over the Grange and Dunedin Clubs, are beginning to fancy that they have a Rhtfw for the Senier Cap. Ai I have already said, however, I believe the Carisbrook A team has a mortgage on the trophy. The Carisbrook B team, who will presumably have to meet all their opponents now on level terms, have two good bowlers in Howden and G. Harraway, '<ut when these are koocked about they h»Mi no reliable chauge bowlers. Thuse two colts proved too much, however, for the Dunedin b taman, with the result; that tha B team gained an easy win. • . ' The following matches have been arranged for the tour of the New South Wales team :—: — December 14, 16, 17, v. Canteibury, at Christchurch. December 20, 21, 23, v. Otago, at Dunedin. December 26, 27, 28, v. Wellington, at Wellington. D> cember 30, 31, January 1, v. New Zealand, at Christchurcb. January 6, 7, 8, v. Auckland, at Auckland. ' .'. ' The annual ° counby week " in Sydney was concluded on November 8 and 9 with a match between a City Twelve aud a Country j Fifteen. Lnsfc year the city scored nearly 700 in this match. This year they scored 454-, bufc five of them retired with their wickets uncultured, these being liednle (106), Walters (104), Youll (78), Gonld (57), and Callaway (23). The country team lost eleven wickets for 190. • . " The New South Wales team which leaves for New Zealand on the 7th pro*, will, judging from the names, be a strong all-rouud combination, including one player of first-class excellence. This is S. T. C» lla way, who has not only represented New South Wales with credit tince the 1890-91 season in most of the mother colony's fixtures, but was also included in the Australian team in the third of the test matches last sea c on against A. E. Stod dart's eleven. It seems strange that a player of such prominence should visit New Zealand at a time when it might reasonably be sugggested that his services would ba required for important intercolonial matches, and it has been suggested that the player who is coming to this colony is A. Callaway, of the Paddington Club, aud not S. T. Oallaway, of the South Sydney Club. That supposition is, however, excluded by the statement in the cable that Callaway is one of three members of the team who have previously visited New Zealand, and 8. T. Callaway, it will be remembered, was one of the team of Sydney cricketers who made a tour of this colony in the season of 1889-90. * . * The other two members of the team about to visit us whom we have already seen playing on our grounds are S. R. Walford and S. A Austin, both of whom were members of the team that came over two seasons ago. Walford on that occasion had a bitting average for the tour of 12 6 runs per innings. Hia batting was, to tell the truth, thought very little of in New Zealand ; but his ability to make run* has been evidenced by the fact that he was the only cricketer in Sydney who last year scared two ' centuries in premiership matches, and quite recently aleo — no further b&ck, indeed, than on the 9Hx met. — when, while playing for tha^ Central Cumberland team (of which he is captain) agaiusb Ryde, he scored off his own but the enormous total of 307. Austin in the last team obtained a batting average of 15*4 and a bowling average of 11*26. He was the most successful trundler in that team, and h:a deadly bowling it was which caused mch a collapse of the New Zealand team in Christchurch. He has been bowling, too, with great success this jear in Sydney, where he plays for the Waverley Club ; while'in a rectnt ma'ch against Burwood he scored 126, ro that his batting is also successful. * . • Another prominent member of the team is F. Burton, the East Sydney wicketkeeper, of whose capabilities at the stump bo other testimony is needed than that in a recent match he allowed South Sydney 1 extra only — and thut a leg-bye — in the innings of 469 runs, iv which Sydney Gregory scored so heavily. Button is an old Victorian player. L. Poidevin pl»ys for the Glebe Club, and in a match la*t month against Central Cumberland played an inDings for 109 (not out). Callaway, Burton, and Poidevin all plajed for Sydney City early in tha month against the Combined County team, and Poidevin was one of the team of Sydney juniors that ecdred so heavily against the EDglish team last season. M. Shea was also included in that juniors' team, but he now plays for East Sydney, and is accorded the honour in that club of being entrusted, along with C. T. B. Turner (the " terror "), with tha lead in bowling. The Wilson in the team may be J. C. Wilson, who pla-ys for and is one of tbe bowlers of, the Centr&l Cumberland team, and L. T. Colcroft is a leading player in the Glebe Club (for which T. R. M'Kibbin, amongst others, plays), being one of that club's first pair of batsmen. • . • D. Pryor and R. Lindsay are the two best players discovered in the recent county cricket matches in Sydney. Both are WestUnd players, and the latter, a left-handed batsman, cuts and drives hard. In five innings in the three matcbei— Northern District v. Western District, Northern District v. Southern District, and Combined County Districts v. City of Sydney— Lindsay scored 181 runs (his highest score being 64) 3nd Pryor 173 (including a notout innings of 73). Lindsay is a right-hand bowler, and with Callaway, Austin, Shea, and Wilson also to bowl the attackof theviEiting team should be very strong. It has been assumed, too, that the name Norman in the cabled list of players should be Noonan. If that be co, the team includes another reliable h.-wler, for Noonan is a regular bowler for the Waver.

loy Club, and Austin and he recently dismissed the Burwood for a total of 53, while, like Austin, he -scored a century for bis side. I do nob gee, however, that there is necessarily a mistake in the name. The county team which played Sydney on the Bth and 9th inst. included a wicketkeeper named P Norman, and it may turn out that it is he who is selected. It is as likely that thare is a mistake in the name Wade a*j that there is one in the name Norman. Sydney, November 19. Tbe following team have been selected to visit New Zealand :— AnstiD, Burton, Calfaway, Walford, Poidevin, Shea, Wade, Pryor, Normao, Cobcroffc, Wilson, and Lindisy. 1 They leave on December 7, and the tour will last five weoks. Austin, Oallaway, and Walford have previously visited the colony,

SENIOR CUP. Carisbkook A v. Albion. Notwithstanding tho wintry weather oa Saturday, the abovo match was concluded on the North ground before a large number oE spectators. Scores : — Carisbrook.

BOWLING ANALYSES. Jb'irut Inniuet).

* Bowled one no-ball. Albion.

BOWLINCJ ANALYSES. First InninKS.

CAUISBROOK B V. DUNKDIN. This match was concluded at the Caledonian ground on Saturday. Scores : —

Grange v. Opoho. The Grange — Opoho match was not, played on Saturday in consequence of the prevailing bad weather. '

JUNIOR CUP. The Momington and Oceana Clubs met on the former's ground, victory resting with th( Ocesna by 38 runs. Scores : Momington 4-1 (Gregory 14) ; Oceana 79 (Butlin 23, Rich*rd« son 15, Johnston 11, G. Smyth 10). For th* winners, G. Smyth secured seven wickets for U ruus, and Butlin three for 15. THIRD CLA3S CHAMPIONSHIP. In the match between the Albion Third and Ore ana Second, the former won by 37 runs. ' Scores : Albion, 94 ; Oceana, 57. For tha former, J. Spence made 31, Duke 17, and Gibson 10 ; aud for the latter, Mason 16, and King 11 (not out). The High School met and defeated the Dunediu No. 2 on the Asylum ground by an innings andßoi'Ußß. The School, going in first, closed their innings with eight wickets down for 109 (Macdonald 41, Hay 32). The Dunedin replied with |16 and 13. For the winners, Macdonald (six wickfts for 12 runs) and Fisher (eight wickets I for 15) bowled well. The match Dunedin No. 1 v. Mornington was won by the former by 51 runs. Dunedin 81 (A. Mnc'e»n 35, Ferguson 26) and 78 (A. Maclean 23, Sounes* 17, Fleming 17, Wileon 10), Mornington 30 8). For the Dunedin team Wilson (six for 16) aud Hcbion (four for 11) bowled well. OTHER MATCHES. Richmond B beat Trinity B by seven wicketl and 3 tuns. The Montecillo A defeated the Waverley A, at Montecillo, by 28 runs on the first innings. Scores : Montecillo, 54 (Dickinson 17, H. Stalker 23, not out) ; Waverley, 26 (Fahey 9). Grimaldi (five for 3) bowled well for the Mon« tecillo. The Trinity A defeated the Richmond A bj 65 runs on the first innings. Scores : Trinitj 85, Richmond 20. The players to reach doubla figures were J. Beck (26), A. Cooper (21), S. Beck (15), and Scott (10, nob out). Hendley A defeated St. George by 59 runs. Scores: Hendley A, 69 (S. Bellamy 34, R. R. Kenuard 10) ; St. George, 10. Holmefl, for the victors, took tight wicke u 8 for 6 runs. Waverley -B met and defeated Montecillo B

Ly an iuningß and 61 runs. Scores : Waverley, ] 110 (Anderson 35, Baird 15. New 15 Benfell 16, ftTGlashan 11) ; Moutecillo, 3* (J. Melville 17 and 15). Anderson (four for 9), M'Glashan (tix for 7) bowled well for the winners. j The cricVefc match Privateers' B v. Carlton B was drawn, for the want of tinee, in favour of the Privateers, who, going in first, j mvde 100 runs (Roßßbotbam 32 n&t oat, Hussey 04, Column 14). Ctrlton scored 51 for eight ■wickets (M 'Arthur 12, Hamann 15). D. O'Connor (three for 6) and Hussey (four For 24) bowled well for the Privateers, as did Wallace snd Bolton for the Carlton.

First Innings. Sscond Innings. Rains, b Ritchie ... 14 not out 18 Fi»her, c and b Hutchinson 20 b Hutchinson ... 3 RaUray-b Ritchie ... 5 not out 21 ■ Burt, b Hutcbinson ... 6 Spraggoa, b Hutchiu- c Crawshaw, b son 1 Ritchie 14 Liegius, b Hutchinson 5 Bl'Lenfian, c Turnbull, b Ilutehiuson ... 8 Clayton, not out ... 9 G. Austin, b Ritchie ... 1 J.Han away.oAlexander b Ilutclunson ... 2 Hope, absent — . / Extras 11 Extras ... M . 4 Total 88 Totalfor2wktss7

Overs. Mdns. ] [utchinson... ... 15 7 itchie* 26 10 .cderson .„ ... 10 1 * Bowled one wide. Second Innings, lutcliinson* ... 13 3 titchie 15 3 l. Turabull ... 3.2 — mdereon ... ... 1 — Huns. 16 33 20 16 23 10 4 6 3 1 1

Virbt Inumgß. Second Inniugs. Turnbull, b Austin ... 13 b Hope 3 Gollnr, run out 4 b Hope d Alexander, b Austin ... 0 run out i Cr-iw.-haw, c liattray, b Austiu 0 c Fisher, b Hope,.. 25 Black, b Hope 14 c and b Austin ... 4 Anderson, b Austin ... 0 c Lennan, b Hope £ Williams, b Hope ...11 b Hope 4 Hiiumel, not out ...16 b Hope V Joel, b Hope 0 run out 0 Ritchie, c Rattray, b " Fisher 16 b Hope „. ... 1 Hutchinaou, absent ... — not out G Extras 9 Extras 4 Total 83 %) Total ... 6]

Fisher ... Austin ... Hope ... CUyton ... Fisher ... Austin „ Hope ... Clayton... Overs. Mdns. J ... » 4 17 7 ... 16 5 5 2 Second Innings. T. '." 15 4 19 9 1 — Huns. 7 24 31 12 13 22 19 3 Wkta l 4 3 1 7

(Jaiusbrook. First innings *. ... 132 Dunedin.— Second Innings. Croxford, c A. W. Cooke, b" Howden 11 Skitch, b Harraway 12 Kinvig, c and b Howden „. ... 28 Claffey, lbw, b Harraway 7 Maclean, b Howden 4 Aitken, c Harraway, bD. Cooke ... 0 Beck, b Harraway 0 M'Crorie, nob out 18 Keogh, c Hunter, b Harraway 6 Fiddea }* bßent Extras ... „« ... „. ... 5 91 First inning? , „. ... 34

rove! en ... \. Harraway... >. Cooke unui Balls. Mdnß. Runs. Wkta. 90 3 40 3 10(5 8 23 4 30 — 23 1-