QUEENSLAND v. SOUTHLAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2239, 28 January 1897, Page 40

QUEENSLAND v. SOUTHLAND

The cricket match Queensland v. Southland Thirteen was commence.! at lavereargill on the 20th inst., in fine, cool weather, with a stiffisn breeze blowing at times. The rain on the previous day had improved the wicket on the Union football ground. The local team batted first, but most of them seemed ill at ease, and all were out for 84, although the visitors' bowling wai noh brilliant. At the call of time Queensland had put up 89 for four wiokets. The match was continued on the 21st in boisterous, showery weather. With four wickets down for ,89 runs, M'Glinchy and Lewis resumed batting, and carried the score to 117 before being separated. Th»i others raised the total to 179, whpn, at 4 50, Hitchcock got a nasty koock on his fingers from n, ball, and the innings closed and play ceased The match was concluded on the 22nii, the g&me behig drown. Tl c loca' thirteen m tack second innings did much befcoer than in tha first I attempt, scoring 168. The weather was raw, ; wibh slighb showers. The attendance was very poor. As the visitors were left with only 15 minutes to make 76 to win, their captain decided not to bat. Scores :—: — Southland.— First Innings. Robertson, c M'Gliacby, b Byrnes ... 12 ! Purdue, b Byrnes 0 Carver, c Cowley, b Hoare 4 Watson, b Byrnes 0 Burnea, c M'Glinchy, b Byrnes ... 6 Kingsland, c Hitchcock, b Miller ... 31 Warm, st Hitchcock, b Lewis 5 Taylor, b Byrnes 0 I Morgan, c M'Glinchy, b Miller ... 10 I Tweinlow, b Byrnes 1 Dalrymple, run out 0 Findlay, b Byrnes ... 2 Widdas.nol out 0 Extras 18 Total 84 Byrnes took seven wickets for 24 runs, Hoare one for 22, Lewis one for 17, Miller two for 8. Queensland. -First Innings. Bradley, c Widdas, b Carver 1 Douaboo, c Kingaland. b Robertson... 20 Cowley, c Kiagiland, b Robertson ... 1 Hoare, c Dalrymple, b Robertson ... 23 M'Ulinchy, c Taylor, b Robertson ... 35 Lewis, c RoberUon, b Purdue 39 Wilson, b Taylor ... v 21 Byrnes, b Burnes 6 Miller, not out 0 Jones, b Taylor 30 Hitchcock, retired 1 Byes 2 Total 179 Robertson took four wickets for 65 runs, Taylor two for 5, Burnes one for 6, Purdue one for 33, Carver one for 37. , Southland.— Second Innings. Robertson, lbw, b Miller 36 Morgan, a Cowiey, b Hoare 8 Warm, c Hoare, b Miller 20 Kingaland, lbw, b M'Glinchy ... ... 1 Barnes, c and b Lewis ... 47 Carver, b M'Glinchy ... 5 Wil«on, c Hoare, h Miller 3 Findlay, a llo.ire, b Lewis 1 Dalrympl-, c Hoare, b Byrnes 0 Purdue, b Byrnes „ ... 7 Taylor, run oat 12 Tweinlow, not out 11. Widdas, b Byrnes 0 Extras 17 Total 168 Byrnes took three wickets for 35 runs, Miller three for 44, IToare one for 11, M'Glinchy two for 33, Lewis two for 28. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. The cricket match Wellington against Canterbury was commenced last Friday at Christchurch in beautiful weather, which, however, soon ohanged ifci character, and throughont the afternoon showers of rain fell, and most of tho play after the luncheon adjournment was conducted in a drizzle. The Canterbury team was a weak one,, and to add to its handicap the wet ball and the slippery ground, together with ! the loss of the toss, enabled the Empire City I representatives to keep possession of tho | wickers all day, and Ecore a record of 365 for i sevrn wickets before the close. In addition ! to these disadvantages, bowling and fielding ■ was as weak us the home team's batting iof Wellington was s~rong. No doubt I the web ba'l had a good deal to do with the size of the score, but in any case it would have "probably been a large one, as 150 was on the bo«rd with only two men I out and Williams and Holdihip well I set. Wiliiams's iniiings was a lDßgoifiennt one, aud stamps him as being at pre- • bent the beat b&tsman in the colony. Pl:s leg i hitting at the start was iueff-f.uvt:, ?U5 ho score i in all other dir;'cti'>u« r ery surely and ..Hccura\ely. After a while he impr on the .'leg sid°, aud got his runs by a happy blending of patience aud vigour. Fit'ceen hibs for 4 wero credited to him, and his play was heartily appreciated by the handful of spectators present. Holdsbip's was a brilliant display, characterised by wristy and powerful strokes, and he had bad luck in losing his wicket to a fast rising ball just before the rain came on and rendered mutters easier for the batsmen. Gore played prettily end impressed the on-

lookers by his stylish work, and Warren, too, j shaped like a tradesman with the bat.' Tucker , and Lawes opened well, but did not last long. ' The Canterbury fielding was a long way below ' par, although some good work was put in on , occasions, C. Ridley, at point, being especially correct and active. The bowling, of coarse, ; was severely handled, despite changes and re- j changes. Bates was most successful, although Malone appeared to trouble the batsmen a good , deal with his dodgy breaks. Stumps were drawn ab 6 30, Williams reoeiving an ovation for his splendid innings of 154 not out, the total being 365 for seven wickets. The matoh was resumed on Saturday in fine weather, and on a wicket not affected in the least by the previous day's rain. Only 500 spectators were present, but thosa who absented themselves missed some sensational batting. Holdehip closed Wellington's innings at 401 for eight wickets, and Canterbury replied with 348 for the loan of only six wickets. The features of the innings were the grand displays by the two Canterbury oolto who so distinguished themselves recently against Queensland. Sim« and Reese utterly defied the bowling of Wellington for a long time ; in fact, the former was quits unbeaten at the finish. Both gave sharp chances to the bowlers with 20 to their credit, but otherwise played faultlessly. Reese war very vigorous and scored rapidly, having nine boundary hits to hii credit, besides making any number of strokes that skimmed over the grans like lightning to the long field, and he bad exceptionally bad luck in being 1 dismissed at 96 through a powerful leg hit. Sims, ou tha other hand, displayed more caution and patience, and played as coolly from first to last as a veteran. His reaohing the century was the signal for great applause, while Rp.ese was sympathised with heartily by the Canterbury and Wellington men at his ill fortune. The visitors freely expressed the opinion that in the two lads the province possesses something far above the average a* bats.nen. C. Ridley played a careful and steady innings for 52, and Clark signalised his first appearance in a representative match iv Christchurch by running np 46 quickly and well before Sims unluckily ran him oat. Wfeealley, who, too, was run oub, ohapsd nicely at the start, and Fowke at the finith held up his end till the close, allowing Sims to gob the ! century. The bowling, although ohanged about a good deal, was severely handled, but j the fielding was very good — a speoial feature being Williams'a wicket-keoping and Holdahip's smartness at mid-off. All round, though, the te&m wero good and sure. Tho game was drawn at 630 p.m , aud in a very even Btate. Snores : — i Wklmn«tox.— First Innings.* - Warren, b M'Murray 30 Burtou, at Fowke, b Malone 4 Williams, c Clark, b Bates 163 Holdsbip, c Norfcb, b Bates 63 Gore.'c Fowke, b Bates 57 Tucker, b Bates 15 Levers, b Halone 2 Lawes, b North ... ... 11 Benliew, no!, out 12 Ashbolt, not out 16 Extras 27 Total for eight wickets ... 401 * Innings declared closed. Bowling Analysis. — Bates, 278 balls, 18 maidens, i' 6 runs, 4 wicketc, 1 no ball; Majoae, 180 balls, 7 maidens, 10t) runs, 2 wickets, 3 widp.s ; M'Murray, UO balls, 50 runs, 1 wicket ; North, 102 balls, 4 maidens, 52 runs, 1 wicket ; Reese, CO balls, 1 maiden, 34 runß ; Clark, 54 balls, 2 maidens, 25 runs ; Sims, 15 balls, 11 runs. Canterbury.— First Innings. Wheatley, run out 21 C. Ridley, c Upham, b Ti.cker ... 52 D. Reese, c Lawes, b Ashbolt 98 Sim?, uot out 103 R Harroan, c Burton, b Aahbolt ... 5 Clark, run out 46 North, b Warren 0 Fowke, not out , 17 Extra S Total for six wickets 348 Bowling Analysis. — Upham, 283 balls, 11 maidens, 93 runs ; A«hbolt, 246 ball->, 3 inaidem*, 126 rurjs, 2 wickets ; Benbow, 48 balls, 1 maiden, 31 l-uns ; Iloldahip, 72 balls, 1 maiden, 39 runs ; Tucker, 72 balls, 1 maiden, 42 runs, 1 wicket ; L*wes, 18 balls, 7 runs ; Warren, 30 balls, 3 maidens, 2 runs, 1 wicket. VICTORIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. % Sydnby, January 23. There was fioe weather aDd a perfect wicket for the march New South Wales v. Viclom. The homo t«am made « very poor dioplsy, the first seven wickets fnlliug for 76. On M'Kibbin joining Noble a lengthy partnership was witnessed, the colb playing excellent cricket, although he had several lives". The innings closed for 159. The principal scorers wcr« Noble 71, IredaJe 22, M'Kibbin (nob out) 22. Trumblfi took three wickot* for 63 runs, Roche nix for 63. One in«> w*« run onc< Ths fielding of the Victorians w?>b capital. The Victorians lost; four wickets for 111 runs. The principal scores are : — Trobt (nob out) 24, Layer (not out) 31. January 25. The feature of to-day's play in the match Victoria v. Now South Wales was the magnificent stand made by Tiott; and Layer. The former gave an especially fine display, and the partnership brought the Victorians' total up to 243, but after the disruissnt of Trott the rest of the wickets feil rapidly, and the innings closed for 269, the princioal scores being — Trot'b 104 and Layer 81. M'Kibbin, who had to retire for a couple of hours owing to an injured hand, got eight wickets for 111 runs, Coniugham one for 73, Howell one for 45. At the clotse of to-day's play Now South Wales in their second innings hud lo3b two wickets for 135. Gregory made 58, Donnan (nob out) 43, Garretfc (not out) 17. Gregory showed lively cricket.