LANCASTER PARK V. U.C.C.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4256, 12 December 1881, Page 4

LANCASTER PARK V. U.C.C.

The- second act of this three-act cricket 1 play was gone through on Saturday at 1 Hagley Park. The United, with four wiokets down for 46, continued their fiwb innings on a piece of turf which, except for a little slow--1 ness, was as true as could possibly be asked for. In spite of some fair batting by Messrs ' Eaiton atd Hartland, the follow-on had not ' been saved when, with soven of their Bide out, Messrs Main waring and Chapman joined oompany. The former, it may be mentioned, 1 showed the best cricket on his side. Soth were lively in their lives, nor in their deaths 1 wero they long divided ; for after a sharp out of Mr Mainwaring's had been held at ! third man, Mr Chapman proceeded to givo a obance to long-leg, of which that fieldsman cleverly availed himself. All were out for ' 126. The Lancastrians were smart in the field. As for their bowling, Mr Wilding had a day oft, and, though Mr Beeves was kept on throughout tho innings, it is hardly necessary ' to say that he was nob difficult. MrM'Dowall, a coit, obtained, thanks to the oatchea above 1 mentioned, a couple of wickets at a very slight cost. ' The start of the Lancaster Park Becond 1 innings was not so bad — not so bad that is the finish. Mr beeves' 30 included a square--1 leg hit for six off the fast bowler, who immediately afterwards dismissed him. But 1 though Mr M'Donell sustained his knack of consistent scoring, and though three others of the eleven reached double figures, the total reached but 94. With the score at about 80, and four men out, a double change of the bowling was tried. Mr Cotterill, to whom was intrusted the ball at the northern end, deliberately yorked out three of the last batßmen, while three more succumbed somewhat tamely to certain loba which the U. 0.0. captain essayed with good judgment. Thus lamentable was the conclusion, and the match, which so far had looked a good thing i for Lancaster Park, ought now to bo won 1 next week by the United with a comfortable margin to spare. The following are the day's 1 scores :— '• V. C. C. Ist Innings. , D. Aahby. b Wilding S W. J. Cotterill, run out 2 i 0. 0. Corfo, oH. Loughnan, b Wilding 23 E. J. CottGiill. b Wilding 5 L. D. Efuton, b Roovgb 15 E. Castolli. o Mlllton, b Wilding ... 0 J. F. Hartland, b Heaves 11 K. T. Mainwnring, c Eoovob, b M'Dowall 26 A. T. Chapman, o Longden, b M'Dowall 19 F. Horwood, b Beeves 8 a. Hoi more, not out 3 Extras 6 Total 126 ,L. P. C. 2nd Innings. W. P. Itoeves, b Ashby 30 W. V. Milltou, c Ashby, b Chapman ... 11 1 A. liOxigden, b Ash by ... 0 1 F. Wilding, b Chapman 10 B. T. M'Donell, b E. Cotterill 18 F. W. B. Malot, oW. Cottorill, b Ashby 11 1 >'. C. J. Stevuns, b Ashby , 0 ' H. Loughnan, st Helmore, b Aahby ... 3 F. Loughnan, b E. Cotterill Ii H. M'Dowull, not out 2 C. Louijlinan, bE. Cotterill ... ... 1 1 Extras 5 i _ i Total 91 i —^— ~ In a match, still unfinished, between the ' second elevens of the above Olubs, the , United men in their second innings put together the fine score of 271. Of this number, Mr R. D. Harman claimed no less ' than 111, made by hard, clean, and correct \ hitting, marred but by one chance, and that ! towards the end of the innings. This is the first century ever scored on Lancaster Park, , and the second made during the present Beason.