THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN IN NEW ZEALAND.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2293, 26 January 1882, Page 5

THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN IN NEW ZEALAND.

THE ELEVEN" v. KIGHTEEN orOTAQO

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Duneuix, Jan. 12,

The three days' match between tho Engl;sh (layers and an Otago eighteen began here to-dsy. The Otago team was Tery weak, several of their best batsmen being unub!e to play. The duy'« cricket was uninteresting. Spring a*;d Davenport, two of the bent loc»l batsmen were cn?ily etumptd. llattr.iy played the b;rt innings, being at the wicto'B for OTer an hour. Tho Englishmen, knowing they had an easy victory, plnyod without life. Ongoing to the bat Ulyett began to amute himself by sna'ching cloee runs and trying ti (lurry the field, but tho excellent bowling of C. and W. Frith soon steadied him down and he di I not make a long stay. Barlow, who is not put, hae been at the wicketa over on hour for 5 singles, all snicks to leg. The pilch was bumpy, spoiling Peate's bowling particularly. About 1500 people were prraent. Tho following are the details t>f the pl»y : — Htiy began about a quarter to one. Shaw won (ho toss and ecut the Dunedin men to tho wickets. The two first bntsmen wero Vernon and Craw»haw, the latt?r taking tho bowling. Mr Howoll umpired for Otago, and Mr Atuck for the Englishman. Peate, Ihu left liMidcr, opened the bowling, and off his third ball Crjwsluw got a cut for 3, amid applause. Midwinter bawled agninst the wind, hi* first, allowing a byo to be run. Crmvshaw got ono m tho slips m Peati:'s second over, and took a ir.ui.itm from Midwinter. Presently Vernon opened with a cut, and followed it with 3 m the slips, loth off Midwinter, and and brought himself into double figures with unother 3in tho tlips. Cran-ehaw had a life at point from Shrewsbury off Peata. After fererul uneventful overs Crawahaw droro Midwinter do«n Iho ground, and Ulyett let it clip between his h g«, 4 resulting. Vernon's wicltittlu'ii ft-ll to Veale. 1—13—23. Harrii followed, and lifted Pesto for 2 as hia fir»t blood, and Cmwehaw had another life, driving it. hard to Bate?, who dropped it. Immediately afterwards Pilling t<ok him behind Hie Mumps oil" Peate. 2—9—26. Bnltray waa next man, ami the play wus quiet for some time, the visitors' fielding beiog anything bu*, up to exhibition mirk. Presently thore waa loud applause, Harris hitting one of Midwii.lcr'a right to the southern fence, for which (i could have been run, only it was outsido tho llvgs. Four wua scored for it. Tho fie'd wus now put deep, aud Midwinter templed the bateman with an occasional b)ow. I'eate had a bad ond and phort-pitclied cnes frequently roio ovfr llu> batsman's bead, but presently he scut m n fast one to Harris, who*e wickets went .3 — 11 — 37. Dixon waa the incomer. Two for a bye and a ncatly-itolon snick by Butt ray brought 4.l up, but the play wiis dreadfully slow and the cold wind was unpleasant for phiyera a"d spectators. When 42 had bocn reached tho lunch adjournaient look place. So far the pluy had boon very alow, the men m t'le fk'ld sleepy, and tho bonling only fair, except when Peate put on the pace. Uo had taken all three nickels. After luncheon Dixon and Baltray retook Iht-ir ttai.d at the wickets, the same two bovlors trundling. Dixon cut Peate prettily for 4 for a start, and Buttray shortly aftor had a life (a difficult one) from point, which wua immediately followed by hi» lecuring 2 for an ugly bit of overthrowing, bringing the half-century up. Midwinter now got his first viicket, Dixon retiring clean bowled. 4 — 6 — 50. Davenport took hid pi ice, and as this player had shown some excellent cricket m Christchuroii recently, ho wia expected to liven thing* up a little, but Pilling caught him out ot hia grounl beforo ho had scored, and he had the doubtful honor of the firatdmkegg. 5—0 — 51. Cargill joined Battrny, who W4s pliying eteadily, aud who now cut Peate f.>r a couple, and repealed the operation on Midwinter, tlim securing his double figures; but bU time soon came, and after earning a right to hia placa m the team by a cricketli'io inninga, ho was taken by Shaw m the slips, Midwinter thin securing each of the three wickets eince lunoh. 6 — l1 — 61. J, Loith was the n>-xt comer, and broke the ion by a 2 to leg off Midwinter, mil ho repented hia leg hitting by gottiag fcate dukiW m that direction for 3, but tho next over he <raj caught at miJ-wicket. 7 — 5—67. Spring, tho Otago captain, followod, but lost Cargill m the first nver through trying lo run 2 when I only was poisiblo. 8— 5— 63. W. Allen, a school colt, joined the captain. The tail-end wus now being reached, and there w»s a questiou whether Ihe century would be totalled. Spring brought down a round of appliu»o by sending Peate to tho off for 3. Bates now went on (70 being up) instead of Peato. Spring put every ball of his over away, but got n run only off the last one. In the next over, however, he stopped out and yavo Pilling an easy chance, which ho took, and Iho captain's wicket fell for 7> tho total standing at 74. Strodo next appeared at tho wickets, but only to aeo Allan wait homo clean bjwled by Midwinter, who hid done great, damage fi'ico lunch. 10 — 0 — 74. W. Frith, the Canterbury bowler, waa tho incomer, and it was hoped he might help to secure the hundred by some frco bitting, m which ho often indulges, but these hopes were blighted suddenly, lor Midwinter's first disturbed his timbers, und the >cora remained unaltered. Fitzgerald, another school colt, took the vßctint wicket, but another round figure resulted almoat immediately, Bates pitching ono right into his block-hole. 12 — 0—75, one having been added by a legbye. Thcro wjb very little cliacco now of tho century, it was fearod, for duck's eggs wero much 100 frequent. Cooper foltwed, but after a few overs, during which Strodo got a single or two, ha retired before a thootor from Midwinter. 13 — 9 — 79. Haskell wna the next man, but Strodo immediately clipped ono into Shaw's Lands. 14 — 3—79. Macgregor went into purlucrship with Hajkell, but Pilling, after v canplo of tries, stumpi-d the latter, who had just saved a duck's egg. O. Frith was tlio next comer, and got a llukey 0.0 m tho Blip?, but immediately lo«t Mucgi'tgor, to whom Shaw was fatal. 16—0—81. S. Lcith was the last mm, and ho lidded 3 to tho score, when Shaw got >i soft ono from Frith, and the innings closed ut 20 minutes to 5 for 84. After a short interval Shaw sent Bav'ow and Ulyelt to the wickets to rcprosrnt the Englishmen. C. Frith opened with a maiden to Barlow, hut. Ulyett bogan at o:ico off W. Frith, and caused a deal of laughter by Inking advantage of somo muff fielding, to 6tcul ecvcriil runs. Sovcral maidouj followed, a hard drivo by Ulyett bring well flopped by J. Lvith, and tho bowling especially of C. Frith allowing no liberties to ha taken. There was loud applause when the first wiiket fell, Ulyett biing well taken by Spring m the clips oil \V. Frith. 1—7—12. Selby filled the vacancy, and ho and Barlow remained till time was called, the ncoro standing at 17. Tho scores for thn djy were as follows : — OTAOO KIGHTEKN— FIUST iNNIKOS. Vcrnan, 13321, b Peato "... 13 Orawahaw, 3141, c Pilling, b Peato ... 9 Harris, 221411, b Peato 11 Bittray, 11112122, b Midwinter ... 11 Dixon, 141, b Midwinter fi Davenport, «t Pilling, b Midwinter ... 0 A. Car,>ill, 1211, run out ... ... „, 5 J. Leitii, L' 3, o Bates, b Midwintor „, 5 Spring, 13111, tt Pilling, h Bates ... 7 \V. Allen, b Midwinter 0 Strode, 111, c Sh«w, b Bates 3 W. Frith, b Midwinter 0 Fitzgerald, b tfatoa 0 Cooper, b Midwinter ... „. ... 0 Hoskell, 1, st Pilling, b Bates 1 McGrfgor, o Shaw, b Bates 0 0. Frith, o Shaw, b Batea 1 S. Leith, notout 3 Extras „, 9 Total 84 Bowling Analysis.— Peate, 36 overs, 23 maide.nr, 39 runs, 3 wickets; Midwinter, 45 overs, 23 maiden*, 42 runs, 7 wickoti; Batea, 9 overs, 5 maidens, 4 runs, 6 wicke! i. HNOtiau EtEVEN. Barlow, 1,1,1,1,1, notout ... ... 5 Ulyett. 2,1,2,1, o Spring, b \V. Frith ... 7 Selby, 1,1.1, not out 3 Byes 2 Total forl wickot 17 Dunepin, Jan. 13. Tho n.ateh, Englishmen v. Olago Eighteen, was continued 10-day, but tho wenthor was no improvement, tho wind being elronger but not quite so chilly. Tho feature of tho day's play was tbo exhibition of batting by Bates. Ho pUjed capital cricket, ecoring fast

by bard clean bitting, and be ob'.uinerl his 66 m about the same time n Barlow took to make 9. The bumpy nicket, however, had no doubt much to do with the careful batting of some of the team. Otago'a finding was bad, und proved how neco.-sary good fielding is to keep down runs arid dismiss batsmen who take liberties with neak bowling.

Play bfg*n, Barlow and Sclby taking their places at the wickets, and the former made things a little more lively than on the previous ■ Tuning, but he did uot stay loDg, as after adding four to his score he was givm out Ibw to C. Frith. 2—3—24. W. Frith waa bowling against the wind, and hard work it waa, as the breeze though not co cold was stronger. Bates was the incomer, aud at onco began to tend W. Frith fljing over the fence p«Bt tho end of the Grand Sta:id for 4, and after another cut or two lifted C Frilh to the on f.>r3, which Yernon tried bard to Becure. Sc'by waa doing small ecoring till by a leg hit. off C. Frith bo gota 4, which brought 40 up. Bates was hitting hard, but the outdelda saved tho runs. Presently he got C. Frith to square leg for 1, and Selby brought 50 H by sending W. Frith m the came direction. Tho latter bowler was getting tired, and was varying long hops with full to<6es. Off one of thejo Bates drove the ball m to Harrison, but the latter, amidct cries of disappointment, failed tj get it. Ttic next ball he got another <1 from the same place. Bates' freo hitting eecurfd him applause. W. Frith waa now taken off and Fitzgerald was put on, and Spring m the slips miased Selby badly off the first ball he delivered — tt most unfortunate mice. Bites ki-pt up the fun, driving Fitzgerald with the wiml without mercy, and tens were being added to tho telegraph board at a furiou.-t rate— Bo being now up. W. Frith now tried bowling with tho win -I, but Bites drore him m tho first over for 3 and Selby cut him m the slips for 4. Bales win having a day out, and now had 50 to his credit, whilst Selby had score 1 16. Macgiegor now tried the bowling aga'nst tho wind, but m his first over the hundred went up. Off the first of W. Friths i.ext over, Selby gave Davenport an easy chanco at pcint, which was takt-n. 3 — 27 — 101. Shrewsbury filled the vacancy, but. he only got a single whi-n a bumpy one from W. Frith went high inio the slip?, and Harris got it. 4—1—103. VV. Frith was coming off with the wind. Tho gisnt. Midniuter now partnered bate?, but Frith was within a hair's breadth of bowling him m the name over and a lot of muffing let him off an easy run out before he had scored, both batcmcu being atone wicket. The fielding was becoming very looae. After lunch Midwinter opened at onco with a cut for 3, and Hurris m t'ne first over gave him his second life m tho slip?, and Batea within another minulo sent one high to short -log but O. Frith let it. drop clean through his ham!a. This was ono of the first ruiata'tes Bates had made. A couple of overs afterwards hia leg stump f'll to W. Frith after pkying a capital free hitting innings for CG, eight of which had been mado eince lunch. He was awarded a hearty round of applause. Five for 122, Scolton I*B9 the neit batsman, and a lefthinder. The hitting now became very mild, and almost every run was the result oi wretched fieldirg. Haßkell took the ball from Maogregor, and the chungo came off, Harris holding Midwinter m Ihe long field amid loud applause. G — l0 — 131. Kmmett came out, hnd two left-handed batsmen were now together. The play was of a very ordinary charactt-r for a short time, until Kmrnett let out at Haskell, but Crawehaw waa deep behind the bowler, and held the ball well. 7— 4—141. The English captaio was applauded as he camo out to join Scotton, and opened with a Bnick to deep leg for 2. The play continued t»me, singles being the rule till 150 went up, and then Sootton's time had come, as Cooper caught him off Ha#kell again close to the bowler's wicket. 8—13—152. Little Haskell was the only bowler who had today secured a wicket against the wind, three having now been caught off him m succession. Filling followed, but he loet Shaw for a partner at once, aa he got under one from W. Frith, and Davenport secured it after a doublo bounce out of his hands. 9 — 4—153. Peate waa the laetman, but after only 4 runs bad been added, Filling tried a foolish run, and his bails went off ere i lm could get back, Ibeinrjiugs closing for 156. J The total score of tho Englishman was : — Barlow, Ibw, b C. Frith 9 Ulyett, o Spring, b W. Frith 7 Selby, c Davenport, b W. Frith 27 Bate.«, b W. Frith G6 Shrewsbury, o Harris, bW: Frith ... 1 Midwinter, o Harris, b Haekell 10 Scot ton, o Cooper, b Haskell 13 Kmmett, o Crawshaw, b Haskell ... 4 Shaw, o Davenport, b W. Frith 4 Pilling, run out ... 3 Peate, not out 1 Byes 7 Leg byea ... ... 4 Total 15fi Bowling analysis— W. Frith, 5 wickets for 57 rune; C. Frith, 1 for 31 ; Fitzgerald, 0 for 19 j McQrogor, 0 for 14 j Uaskell, 3 for 11. It was 5 o'clock when Otago began its eocond innings, Davenport and|Vernon batting to Ulyett (with tho wind) and Selby. Davenport opened well, but Vornon was unlucky enough m hitting ono to leg to eend it hard into Selby's hands. 1—0 — 5. Allan, one of the school colts, was the second man, and ho got bit first from Clyett to leg for 4. Ulyett'a bowling was very ordinary, any number going to leg, and the first wide of the match was credited to him. Davenport made things lively with a 3 off Solby, and a 4 and 3 off Ulyett. Stumps woro drawn at hulf-past five, when tho local men had lost ono vrickit for 29, Davenport being not out with 18. Dunedin, Jan. 11. Rain ECt m early this morning and prevented the resumption of play till after 2 o'clock. Tho two notout men, Davenport and Allen, resumed their places at tho wicketj, but the bowling was changed, Peate and Midwinter taking tho ball m plaea of Ulyett and Solhy. An entire absence of wind inado things much pleasanter than on the first two duya, and rain had actually improved the wicket. Poato started tho bowling from the went end and sent down a maiden, Midwinter following suit from tho othor end. In PeateV next over Allen's wiclteta wero shattered. 2—6—29. Crawehaw took his phice. Midwinter wa» driven nicoly to Ihe off for 3 by Davenport, but bis time shortly came, Inbeing taken m two minds by a break-buck from the aamo bowli'r, and, consequently, losing his wicket. 3—20—31. W. Frith aucceeded. Crawshaw drove Peate to Ihe otT for 2, but m playing the neit ball lie lifter! his foot from tho crea«e and was summarily slumped by Pilling. 4—2—33. Ciirgill filled tho rafanry, and Frith contributed three finglei m rapid succession, followed by dropping on to one of Peates and driving it woll lo the on for 4, and tho noxt ball to leg for 2. This brought 40 up. Cargill then rpceived his " quietus " at tho hands of Midwinter without scoring. 6—0 — 42. Dixon went to the wickots m timo to (f.o Frith pull one of Peate's finely round to leg for 4. Noxt ba'l ho tent almost, into Selby's hands at mid-off, tho ficldrr making a dejperate attempt (o catch it, but juat failing. Midwinter bowled a maiden, acd Frilh then lifted Peate to tho on for I, next treating Midwinter to a straight drive for a similar number. A single off Pealo finished bia career, f^r m Midwintcr'a next over he lifted him Tery aoftly into Peato's handa at mid-on. 6 — 16 - 49: Frith had played a nice free innings for his 16. Spring joined Dixon, who had been playing m a rather d ffident manner, being apparently quito stuck up by the bowling. Tbo nc» comer drove Midwinter well to tho on for 3, but then lost his partner, Dixon hitting scross a straight one from Midwinter, and a rutlle bohir.d him telling that hi« time had como. 7 — 0—52. Harris wended his way to the wiciote, and lifted the first ball ho received from Midwinter to tho off for a single. A maiden from each end then came, Iho last ball of Midwinter's over •ecuring a wicket, Spring sco iping it up into Peate's hands m Hie off field 8—3—53. Kattray followed, but when only two balls had gone Harris snicked one of Midwinter's into Shaw's rortaiu grasp m tbo slips, g_l 63. Strodo was next man, but tie f ocoiid ball of Peat.-V next over RaUray returned to the bowler. 10—0—53. Haskell followed, and soon made a start, driving two lucceesive balls from Peate lo on and equare-lcg (or 4 each, amidtt encouraging chefif. Another maiden from Midwinter ws» followed by H»i»cU driving

Peate for a single, and Midwinter right along the ground for 3. Strode at last opened hiaoeount by putting Midwinter to leg fjr 1, ! and Haskt-ll collnrrd a clow leg ball from the time bowler, sending it travelling for 2. His promising innings was then cut short by his putting a, straight one from Midwinter up into Ullyett's handi close to the wicket. 11 — 14— GS. The retiring batsman wa6 deservedly applauded fjr the confi'leut inninea he played. McGregor took his place, and five maidens came between tha two howlers, Strode all the timo batting very prettily. McGregor got a single for v drive off Midwinter, but this bowl.r then took Strode* leg etuinp. 12— 1— HO. The remainder of the innings needs no detailed description, as the fire wickets fell for 5 runs. Alfred Shaw took tlie bowling from Peutr>, aud m three maiden overs vrus credited with three wicket?, the wicket-keeper taking one, and the other two going m the slips. OTAOO EIGHTEEN" — SECOND IKNIKO3. Vern .n, c Selby, b Ullyett 0 Davenport, b Midwinter ... 20 Allen, b Peate 6 Crawehaw, et Pilling, h Peate 2 W. Frith, c P. ate, b Midwinter 1G Cargill.b Midwinter 0 Dixon, b Midwinter ... ... ... 0 Spring, c Peate, b Midwinter ... ... Si Harris, o Shaw, b Midwinter 1 Rnttray, o and b Peate ... 0 Strode, li Midwinter ... „ ... 1 IT-i«kcll, c Ulyotfc. b Midwinter 14 McGregor, c tflyett, b Midwinter ... 2 J. Leilh, c Peile, b Sh-iw 3 J . Leith, c Peite, b Sliaw 1 O. Frith, c Shrewsbury, b Midwinter ... 0 [ Fitzgerald, not out 0 Cooper, c Pilling, b Shaw 0 Byes 3 Leg liyea ... ... ... ... 1 "Wide 1 Total 74 Firßt innings 84 Grnnd total 158 Tho Englishmen thus wanted three to win, and tJlyctt and Barlow quickly bccuvcJ these. The team continued batting, however, till sir o'clock, loeinrj six wickets m an hour and a qunrter for 54 runs. Ulyett was cauglit ot point. Bates, who followed, bad run out to one of C. Frith'?, but. got under it and sent it up, Craw?haw getting it deep m tha flips. Bcotton tried to hit Out at iho tame bowler, but mi-sed him, and his timbers fell. Shrewsbury tried tlie same game, but S. Leith smartly st umped him. Emmett next carao, but lost Barlow by a catch m the flip?. Barlow had plnyed more froely than before, still, out of iii« 14, 12 were singles. Midwinter took his place, but Emmett was presently caught behind tho 6tumps. Belby joined Midwinter, and both remained till timo was up. Midwinter did come big batting for this score. The details were : — ENGLISH ELEVKX — BECOXD IKHTKQ3. Ullyett, o Davenport, bjMcQregor ... 3 Barlow, c Spring, b McGregor ... ... 14 Dates, o Crawihaw, b 0. Frith 3 Hrotton, b Frith 0 Shrewsbury, st S. Leith. bC. Frith ... 3 Kmmett, c S. Leith, b H&Bkell 9 Midwinter, not out 15 Selby, not out 4 Total 54 First innings 156