CUP MATCHES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5185, 15 December 1884, Page 4

CUP MATCHES.

LANCASTER PABK v. MIDLAND C.C. In this match each side has now completed an innings apiece, and it is rather hard to say who has the best of the game. The Lancastrians headed their opponents' . fir3t score by 22 runs, but the hitter are now ?6 tothe good with another four wickets to fall, so that things are about even as far as that goes. On the almost faultless wicket provided ou Saturday, some very pretty batting indeed was shown — first of all by three of the Park men. With 53 runs for one wicket, Loughnan and CotteriU, the two not outs, began work. Neither stayed long enough to increase the score materially ; nor did Digby. 'When Reeves and Ridley became partners, however, a very different aspect was put upon the game. The former at first scored extremely slowly, for which the very steady bowling and a bad hand are to be held accountable. His diminutive colleague hit about with a confidence aud freedom surprising in so young a player, and between the two nearly 30 runs appeared on the , , score sheet. In fact, it began to look as if the Midland bowling was going to suifer severely, a state of afi'airs which was, however, averted by a rather bad case of run out, and Ridley, who was much applauded for his prowess, returned to the pavilion with a well-earned 18 against his name. Later on, when Taylor came to the assistance of Reeves, a second stand was made and runs again came very rapidly. Taylor again showed, as he nearly always does, that he can hit clean, and hard, and fearlessly. He treated Barnes, who "pegged away" steadUy for the greater part of the afternoon, to one tremendous stroke for 5, and, on the whole, showed remarkably good form besides. Reeves saw six wickets faU and the score rise from 5G to 140. His 3S were made with great care, and many of them were singles, though towards the end of his 3tay one or two fine drives for 4 were noticeable. With the Midlauders, things at first turned out most brilliantly. As soon as Buchanan came in he and Strange began making runs hand over fist, and the bowlers, especially Wflding, every baU of whose last over went for three, wero rather loughly handled. Strange at length had to retire, a splendid left-handed catch in the slips by Barge (who was fielding as a substitute for Reeves) dismissing him in mid career. Buchanan and Ashby still carried things with a high hand after his departure, Buchanan being "death on " all loose leg balls, and now and then indulging in a big drive. His fine score of 55 was made without a faidt, and at great speed, and though the bowling was certainly not what it might _ have been, was a ruost excellent exhibition of cricket. Ashby, until he unfortunately ran himself out, also showed capital form for his 19. Lawrence promised to continue in the ways of his predecessors, and as if to notify it in the most marked way possible, hit Taylor vigorously for five almost immediately he arrived. Dunlop, to whom fell aU the wieketa claimed by the bowlers, proved too much for him, and Wheatley and Barnes played out time. The foUowing is the score and analysis : — L.P.C. Firat Innings. F. Wilding, b Kayuei* 19 H. Cotterill, c Ashby b Barnes 25 H. Loughnan, b Uayner 10 W. P. Beeves, b Barnes 38 A. Digby, c At-bby b Barnes 4 A. Bidley, run out 18 J. Ijeiihuin, b Washer ... ... ... 4 D. Diuilop, b Washer 5 L. Harley, not out 2 J. Taylor, b Kay ncr 23 W. Montgomery, b Bayner 3 Extras 5 Total ... 150 Bov.-mjcc* Analysis : Washer, 80 balls, 33 runs, 2 ivkts ; Humes, VJS * alls, 49 runs, 16 mdns, 3 wkts ; Buji'vr, 150 balls, 30 runs, 12 mdns, 4 wkts ; Ashby, GO bulls, 33 runs, 1 mdv ; Lawrence, 10 balls, 1 run, 1 _>.hi ; Wheatley, 35 balls, 5 runs, 4 nidus. M.C.C. Second Innings C. Srrav.^e, c Harge b Dunlop ... ... 23 J. l\,v/ko, b Dunlop 0 A. Buchanan, c Wilding b Dunlop ... 55 I). Aihl.y, run out 19 J. I.awrouee, b Dunlop 9 E. Humes, not out 8 _. Anderson, lbw, b Dunlop 0 J. Wheatley, not out 1 Extras ... 3 Total for C wicVets 118 I.C.C. v. ADDINGTON. In spite of the splendid way in which the U.C.C. men began their innings on the previous Saturday, and some heavy scoring on the part of Millton, W. Cotterill, and Mathias again List week, it closed for less J than 200. Unci the fielding of the Arlding- ' I ton 'Jici; been better, the total would have

been even lower ; Moorhouse, at point, showing the briUiant exception to a rather noticeable want of smartness in general on the part of the fifteen. Millton, before he had secured his 40, wa3 twice missed ; once off an easy catch to leg, and once in the slips. W. CotteriU played very carefully, though 1113 score included some big hits, among them a clean hit for 0 off W. Ogier. Ho was at length got rid of by Halley, lbw, the umpire's decision apparently being rather distasteful to the batsman. The first wicket fell for 90, but five more were down before the score stood at 120, Longden, E. Cotterill, M'Dowall, and Higgins being out of tlie run-getting mood. The catch which dismissed Higgins was really j splendid, hard and low, and the fieldsman's fiugei*3 being on the ground, there was some little doubt as to whether it was fairly a case of out, a question, however, which the umpire decided against the batsman. R. Harman scored slowly, his 19 consisting of sixteen singles and' one 3. A. Harinan's first appearance in a cup match was inauspicious, and it was left for Mathias and Fnirhurst to pile on runs towards the end of the innings. This the former did in his usual rather free and easy manner, occasionally raking a straight ball round to leg for five. AVith this little objection his play was good, and he gave no chances, finaUy carrying his bat for 50, made in exactly 25 hits. The wicket was a trifle bumpy at the southern end, but otherwise played excellently. Halley, as will be seen, performed the feat of taking every wicket. Helmore was absent, so his analysis shows 9 for 65. His bowling, though so ] successful, was not nearly so steady as j M'Murray's, who took the greater part of | the work on his shoulders. More thau half tho overs he bowled were maidens, and the luck was certainly against him. In the second innings Addington have lost two wickets for 17 runs. They are therefore QI runs to the bad. The following is the score and analysis : — j UNITED. j First Innings. W.V k Millton, c and b Halley 40 W. J. Cotterill, 1 b w, b Halley 57 A. Longden, b Halley 5 E. J. Cotterill, b Halley 3 B. D. Harman, c Brown b Halley ... 19 W. M'Dowall, c Brown b Halley ... 0 E. iliggios, c Moorhouse b Halley ... 3 H. B. Mathias, not out 50 A. Harm.au, b Halley 0 J. Fairhurst, c Moorhouse b Halley ... 17 Helmore, absent 0 Extras 1 195 Analysis.— M'Murray, 290 balls, 57 runs, 31 mdns ; Turner, 120 balls, 38 runs, 9 nidus ; W. Ogier, 35 balls, 20rur.s; H. Ogier, 35ba113, 14 runs, lindn; K. Halley, 18u balls, 65 runs, 11 nidus, 9 wkts. 'addington. Second Innings. W. Ogier, not out 8 Kinsman, run out 0 E. Francis, c sub bE. J. Cotterill ... 0 Halley, not out ... 7 Extras 1! 17 A match was played on Saturday last between the Bt Albans Cricket Club and Stanmore Cricket Club, which resulted in a win for St Albans by 2G runs. Scores : — St Albans, 47 ; Stanmore, 21. Philpott batted well for St Albans and J. Slater for the Stanmore Cricket Club.