LATE CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 31

LATE CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v., AUCKLAND.

Auckland, December 28

The Canterbury-Auckland cricket match was -continued to-day. Canterbury with four wickets down for 31 runs resumed their second innings, which was not brought to a close until 251 appeared on the beard. Requiring 344- to wio, Aucklscd went in fcr their second innings, and when stumps were drawn had ecored 185 for four wickets. Score 3:— Canteiibuky. First Innings 182 Second Innings. Cobcroft, 1) Labatt 5 11. C. llidley, inn out 11 Garrard, IW, b 11. Neill 0 Sims c Wright, b Neill 7 A. llidley, st Wright, b Kelly 42 Reese, c Labatt, b Stemson ... ... 16 Wigley, b Kelly 73 Pearce, lbw, b Stemson ... 5 Wilding, c and b Kelly 6 Clark, not out 61 Fowke, c Neill, b Kelly IS Extras 12 Total , ... 251 Bowling Analysis. — R. Neill, 15 overs 2 mdns 57"\runs 2 wkts ; Labatt-, 20 overs 11 nidus ;22 runs 1 wkt ; Kelly, 25 overs 2 mdns 60 runs 5 wkts ; Stemson, 11 overs 1 mdn 42 luns ?• wkts. Hay, Kallender, G. Mille, Lawson, and I. Mills also Bowled, but without success. 1 Auckland. Firtt Innings 90 Second Innings. D. Hay, lbw, b Pearce £0 I. Mills, c Wilding, b Reese 1 G. Mills, not out 66 J. A. Kullender, b Pearce 14 W. StcinsoD, c and b Clark 73 A. M. Labatt, not out - ... S Extras 2 Total for four wickets 185 Bowling Analysis. — Pearce, 18 overs 2 mdns 51 runs 2 wkts ; Reese, 24 overs 6 mdns 89 runs 1 wkt ; Clark, 9 overs 4 mdus 1G runs 1 wkt ; Cobcroft, Garrard, and Wilding also bowled. NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. Melboukne, December 28. The Victorians are all out f0u.320. M'Michael was not out with 53. Bl'Kibbin took four wickets for 109 runs, Noble one for 59,~Ferris one for 47, Pye two for 42, and Donnan one for 16. The day was very hot, and the cricketers were much affected. On returning to the pavilion at the close of the Victorian ionings Kelly fell in a fib, Suffering from heat apoplexy. His .condition is low. Gregory was also taken so ill that his playing in the test match was interdicted by a doctor. It is unlikely Kelly will be able to play. New South Wales lost six wickets for 241 runs. Pye (80), M'Kenzie (88), and Gregory (22) were the principal scorers. Palmerston v. Albion-. The Albion C.C. met aDd defeated by 76 runs the Palmerston C.C. on the North ground on Boxing Day. Albion batting first made 76, Uttley playing in capital style for 24, while Duncan (20) and Hope (11) were the other players who reached double figures, Dreaver 1 (four wickels for 38) and Brown (six wickets For 35) bowled well for the country team. The Palraereton showed poor form with the bat, only scoring 21. Uttley (seven for 12) and Manley (two for 8) proving too good with the ball. In the Albion's second venture, Williams treated the Palmerston bowling with great disrespect, piling up 47, in about half an hour, while Joel (28), Manley (12), and Duncan (10) also batted freely, the innings closing for 109. Macdonald bowled best for Palmerston, getting four wickets for 38. The visitors had 165 to make to win, but their second innings only realised 88, Macdonald (30), White (15), and Dreaver (23) playing good, lively cricket. Utl ley (six wickets for 29) was again most successful bowler for the Albion.

A. H. Fisher played for the Melbourne Club against the Associated Schools Seventeen on the 15th inst., and bowling unchanged through the latter team's innings, which realized 83, took seven wickets for 39. He also contributed 10 to the club's total of 229 for seven wickets. On the 17th and 18lh Fisher played for a %«&gfioUtftn ElfiYca fccaiust ft (taunte? Fifttcp,

the match boing fche concluding one of a country week in Melbourne, in which the latter had all the best of the play, closing their innings with 12 wieketß'down for 323, while the Metropolitan team made 147 and 109 for four wickets. Fisher did not bat in the second innings of the Eleven, bat scored 14 in the first innings, and he was, moreover, the best bowler on his side, capturing six of the 12 wicktts that foil, two of the other Country batsmen being run out, and the otter four wiokels beiDg divided among three bowlers. For the Country team Murray, a Bandigo player, scored 103, and in bowling performed the hat trick and took teven wickets for 94, and on the strength of this was chosen to play for Victoria agiiosb New South Wales in the match that is now in progress. Wellington II defeated Christchurch United', II by 77 rans.