THE EAST MELBOURNE MATCH.
[FKOJI OUR SPECIAL COEEBSPONDENT.] ! \ MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. East Melbourne gathered a very strong batting team together to meet i the Canterbury Eleven, but, with the exception of Boyle, it is weak in bowling, and tbe visitors have had a day out at , last. The home team went in first, ! and, as usual, the batting was ' too much, for the bowling. Lee 1 was the only one who came off, and he got nearly all the best wickets. At one [ time nine men were out for 145, but f Dobson and Trapp made a stand and brought the score to ISB. The batting display was first-class. The fielding on this occasion was in something like the old form, and to dismiss East Melbourne for the above total was a good performance. Canterbury, on taking up the batting, as in most of their matches, started well, and for some time the scoring was very free. Boyle did not come off, and to separate Ollivier and Neilson, the bowling had to be repeatedly changed. Horan eventually boiled the slogger. Neilson and Ashby then gave a lot of trouble, and Allee went on with slows, which proved fatal to the Canterbury Captain ; he played a capital' innings of 48. Ashby was caught off Passfield, a medium round arm bowler ; and Campbell disposed of Fowler, but not before W. Frith had slogged up 34 by vigorous hitting, like Kendall in the M. C. C. match. There are still four wickets to fall, and with the score at 182, Canterbury's prospects look very bright, provided the match is not drawn. The batting was much applauded, and deserved it. No less than six bowlers were tried, and all with indifferent success. The match, will be continued to-
morrow, but unless the E.M.C.C. are disposed of for a small score, it can hardly be finished. The game with the Bohemians will be commenced on Wednesday, and that with Richmond on Friday. The following are the scores : — EAST MELBOURNE. First innings. Groube, b Lee ... ... 25 Horan, b Lee ... 15 Campbell, b C. Frith 0 Hastings, b Lee ... ... 2 Allee, b Lee ... ... 21 Musgrave, b Lee 12 Boyle, run out ... ... ... ... 3 Goldsmith, b Fuller 44 Dobson, b W. Frith 24 Passfield, b W. Frith 1 Trapp " ... 38 Extras... 3 Total 188 CANTERBURY. First innings. Watson, b Trapp ... ... ... ... 1 Ollivier, b Horan ... ... ... ... 37 Baker, run out ... ... ... ... 16 Neilson, b Allee 48 Ashby, c Goldsmith, b Passfield ... ... 25 Fowler, b Campbell 7 W. Frith, not out ' 34 Lee, not out ... 1 Extras 13 Total for 6 wickets 182
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3359, 14 January 1879, Page 3
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