Opoho v. Dunedin.

Otago Witness, Issue 2497, 22 January 1902, Page 57

Opoho v. Dunedin.

The above match was concluded on the ! Caledonian ground, and resulted in a win for ' the hill team by 53 runs on the first innings. The Opoho, with seven wickets down for 150, continued their first innings, and the score was taken to 169 before Nichol was caught by Skitch off Reardon for a well-played 14. Gollar joined Adam, but with 4 runs added was clean bowled by Reardon. Nine for 173. Eckhoff came in only to see Adam bowled by Gunthorpe, the innings closing for 173. The Dunedin, with 53 .rune to the bad, commenced their second innings with ■ the Wilkie brother 1;; Chadwick and Eckhoff bowling. Both batsmen started to score quickly, and the score was taken to 45 before J. Wilkie was bowled off his pads by Chadwick. Hamaim was out Ibw soon j after. Two for 53. Skitch followed, but did not alter the score. Reardon joined R. j Wilkie, and the score mounted steadily, ! despite frequent changes in the bowling, l both batsmen playing splendidly; R. Wilkie especially playing everything hard and clean. ! The score wa« taken to 104- when Chadwick j bowled R. Wilkie with a good one. The out-going batFman played a splendid innings j of 60, ha\ing given the field a very lively time. Mackersy joined Reardon, who was batting freely, and the score was taken to 119 before Reardon wao bowled by Chadwick for a well-played 32. Latham came in, but soon lost Mackersy. who was caught by Nichol off M'Gavin. De la Mere came in only to gee Latham bowled by Chauwiok. Gunthorpe joined De la Mere, and the score stood at 136 when Gunthorpe was thiown out. Dunedin then closed their inning* with eight wickets down. The Opoho commenced their second innings with M 'Gavin and Turnbull. M'Gavin drove Reardon for 3, and then Turnbull was almost immediately afterwards caught and bowled by Reardon. Latham soon after bowled M'Ga-\in. Watkins came in, but was also bowled by Latham without scoring. Three for 8. Things were looking black for Opoho when Kilgour joined Gooch, and the score was tnken to 30, when Kilgour was caught by Mp.ckersy in the slips off Lathem. Xichol joined Gooch, and these two players saved the. situation, and within two minutes to time Xichol was caught off Gunthorpe for a well-played 16. Adam joined Gooch, and the score stood at 58 for five wicket? when time was called, the hill team thus winning a3 above. Gooch played a splendid innings of 24 (not out) at a critical time, and undoubtedly saved his s-ide. The Dunedin boys made a great fight, and if they had not been quite fo anxious in the field the game would have ended in a \ery close finish. Chadwick was again the mainstay of»the Opoho bowling. He bowled with a splendid length and great pace right tluough the match. Scores: —

Bowling Analysis.—Chadwick, 114 ball', 56 runs, 6 wickets, Eckhcff, IS balls, 20 luns, M'Gavin, 36 balls, 18 runs, 1 wicket, Kilgour, 80 balls, 19 runs.

Bowling Analysis.—.Reardon, 66 balls, 16 runs, 1 wicket; Latham, 72 balls, 29 runs, 3 wickets; Skitch, 18 balls, 6 runs, Gunthorpe, 12 balls, 6 runs, 1 wicket. Carisbrook A v. Carisbrook B. This game was continued at Cansbrook on Saturday, when the B team failed to reach the total of 332 made by the A team on the previous Saturday, even in two innings, as they only made 103 and 119 in their two attempts, thus leaving the A team victors by the substantial margin of an innings and 105 run*. Commencing play, Butler and Hn«d»n faced the bowling of Smith and G. Austin, and 12 runs were made before Butler was caught by Cuff off Austin Tapley came in, and the pirtnership was productive of an additional 28 before Fisher, who had relieved Smith, bowled Tapley. C'olumb wa« the next man, and the score was taken to 52, when How den was stumped by E. J. Austin to Siedeberg's bowling, with a nicely compiled 27 to his credit. Meldrum followed, but was bowled by Siedeberg without any increase in the score. Faiquharp~n meitie 1, and was caught by G. Austin off Fisher. Thomson followed, and lijs partnership with Columb produced 28 runs, the same a= that of Tapley and Howden earlier in the innings. Rattray took Columb' s> place, and the board showed 88 when the former was bowled by G. G. Austin. Ninety-eight showed, and then Thomson was bowled by Smith. W. Munro, his partner, saw Haynes and D. Munro come and go, and the innings closed for 108. Smith secured three wickets for 35. Austin two for 30. Fisher two for 17, and Siedeberg two for 16. The B team followed on, but did little better than in the first inning*. Rpttray and Tapley went in first, and 21 were put on before Rpttray was caught behind the wicket* off Pearless. Twenty-fi\e saw Howden run out, 37 saw Tapley caught by Haynes off Pearless. Coliimb and Meldium succumbed at 41, and Butler at 51. The «eliciith wicket was that productive of most runs, the tcore being taken from 51 to 95 by Thomson and W. Munro, when tLe former was bowled by Stronach. Farquharson retired at 104, and Haynes at 103, and at 119 W. Munro was caught behind the sticks off Harraway, leaving his brother not out. All the A team v. ho did not bowl in the fii>t innings had a turn at the ball in the second innings, Harraway showing the be=t average—viz., two for 2,-—Pearleas coming next with four for 29, and of the others E. J. Austin and Stronach got one wicket each. No less than five were caught behind the wickets by G. G. Austin, who had donned the gloves for the nonce in place of his brother. Following are the detailed scores: —

Bowling Analysis.—First innings: Smith, 7.i balls, 1 maiden, 35 runs, 3 wickets, G. G. Austin, 90 balls, 4 maidens, 30 runs, 2 wickets , A. H. Fisher, 90 balls, 7 maidens, 17 runs, 2 wickets, S-cdeberg, 42V>alls, 3 maidens, 16 runs. 2 wickets Second innings Pearleas, 36 balls, 29 inns. 4 wickets. Clark, 18 balls, 13 runs, E. J. Austin. 24 balls, 1 maiden, 23 run«, 1 wicket, Cuff, 19. balls, 14 run= , Burt. 18 bulii, 6 runs. Stronuoh, 30 balls, 24 runs, 1 wicket, Harraway, 14 balls, 2 runs, 2 wickets.

DUNEDIX. First Innings 120 Second Innings. R. Wilkie, b Chadwick .. .. 60 r. Wilkie, b Chadwick .. .. 14 Hamann, b Chadwick .. .. 0 Skitch, b Chadwick 0 Reardon, b Chadwick .. .. 32 Wackersy, c Nichol, b M'Gavin .. 15 3e la Mere, not out ° junthorpe, thrown out .. .. 2 Latham, b Chadwick .. .. 0 Extras • •• •• -'■' Total for eight wickets .. 136

\J I'UxlU. First Inning 1 ; „.. .. 1"3 Second Innings. M'Gaviu, b Latham 3 Turn bull, c aud b Reardon .. 0 Watkina, b Latham 0 (toocd, not out 24 (fcilgour, c Mackersy, b Latham ■ . H

richol, c and b .dam, not out Guntt Lorpe .. 16 1 Total for five ; wicke ts .. 58

First Innings 332 B Team. — First Innings. Butler, c Cuif, bG. G. Austin . 7 . Howden, st E. J. Austin, b Siedeberg 07 Tapley, b Fishei . . ..12 Columb, c and b Smith .. 14 Meldrutn, b Sicdebersr . 0 Fmqnharson, c G. G. Austin, b Fisher ... .1 Thomson, b Smith 20 Rattray, bG. G. Austin .. .. 4 W. Munro, not out 9 Haynes, run out 2 D. 'Munro. b Smith 2 ExtTas 10 Total i 108 Second Innings. Rattray, c G. G. Austin, b Pearles o ' . .... 8 Tapley, c Haynes, b Peariess . . 16 Howden, run out 1 Columb, cG. G. Austin, b Pearless 8 Thomson, b Stronich 31 Meldrum, c G. G. Austin, b Peailess .... ..0 Butler, c Hayj.es, bE. J. Austin 6 W. Munro, c G. G. Austin, b H. Harraway . ... 29 Faiquharson, c G. G. Austin, b H. Harraway 5 Haynes, run out 3 D. Munro, not out 4 Extras 8 Total 119