THE CANTERBURY ELEVEN IN VICTORIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 1342, 8 January 1879, Page 2

THE CANTERBURY ELEVEN IN VICTORIA.

[Peb Cable— Fbom oue Special Coebbspondbnj.^ oantbebuby v. bast melboitbne. Melbouunk, Jan. 6. In Melbourne's second innings, McDonnall played in fine form and Tennant, and Kerdall hit the Canterbury bowling to all parts of the field. In the last part of tho innings the bowling was not up to the mark. The Canterbury fielding was good with one or two exceptions. The sc >res were as follow, Kendall und T°nn mt being not out : — BABT MELBOURNE— BECOKD INNINGS. Alexander, lbw, b Lee ... ... ... 6 G-ibson, c Fowler, b Lee ... ... ... 19 McDonnell, cW. Fritu, b Ashby ... 3L Mohane, c Fowler, b Ashby 10 Tcnnunt, not out ... ... ... ... 75 Kenny, e Lee, b B. Frith 0 MoKiunon, b W. Frith 26 MvCrimmin, c Lee, b W. Frith 3 Cou.thard, b W. Frith 3 Kendall, not out ... ... ... ... 54 Extras 10 Total 236 Jan. 7, Noon. East Melbourne's second innings cloßud for 236, Tennant being caught by Ollivier, off W. Frith, without adding any more to the score. Canterbury then went in, and so far, the scores in ti.rir eecond innings are : — Baker, b Alexander 0 Wntson, not out ... ... ... ... 22 Ollivier, not out ... ... ... ... 27 Extra ... 1 Total 50 Melbourne, 7 p.m. Buns were sow required to win ; but the task proved too much though Wtileon, Ollirier, Neilson, and W. Frith played in fine form. The bowling of Alexander was very li'iod, and so was the fielding with one or two exceptions. The following are the full scores : — Maker, b Alexander 0 Wats m, c McDonnell, b Alexander ... 29 Ollivier, o Gibson, b McShane ... ... 27 Ashby, b Alexander ... 0 Neilson, n MuShune, b Alexander ... 23 Hartland, b Alexander 0 Fowler, b Alexander 8 Lee, b Alexander 2 W. Frith, not out 26 E. Frith, st MeKinnon 0 Fuller, c and b Alexander 2 Extras 6 Total 123 Melbourne thuß won by 169 runs. We play South Melbourne on Friday and Saturday ; and West Melbourne on the 13th and 14th. i