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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5190, 22 December 1884, Page 4

CRICKET.

CUP MATCHES. LANCASTER PARK v. MIDLAND. The concluding Saturday in this particular contest for the Cup brought bad luck for the Midlanders. The time left to put on the finishing touches was short, and their only chance of avoiding the always unsatisfactory settlement of a decision on the first innings lay in quickly running up a moderately large score with their five remaining batsmen, and as quickly disposing of the Lancaster Park team for a moderately small one. The first task they more than accomplished, but the second was beyond their power, and consequently the Park men win the match on the first innings by 22 runs. There v.:i6 no. chance of playing it out, and the rain at length drove the players off the field. The score of the Midlanders 3tood at 118 for six wickets when Bame3 and Wheatley began again. The former, arter playing very steadily for some time, was well caught by H. Cotterill off Taylor, for 13. Wheatley remained on, and with Washer, made a capital stand, now and tlien hitting clean and freely, and generally playing excellent cricket. He fell a victim to Wilding, who bowled with considerably more effect at the close of the innings than at its commencement, and for his very useful contribution of 31 was deservedly applauded. Washer played a steady not-out innings for 22. The last men went in with instructions to hit at everything, which, of cohrse, soon produced the usual result, and the innings closed for 1?5. The Lancastrians then handled the willow, and in a little more than an hour had placed the result of the game beyond the reach of guessing. Heavy showers of rain during the latter part of the afternoon had inaue both ball and turf exceedingly greasy. Fielding and bowling were alike matters of difficulty, not to say chance. Under these eircuinstance3 the llidlanders were placed at a disadvantage, and never have the Lancaster Park captain and his men made better use of their opportunities. Wilding and Cotterill, as in the first inninys, took the batting, and 10 after 10 appeared ou the board with great rapidity. The captain hit about with the greatest freedom, and his play upon the leg side was especially effective. Cotterill seconded his efforts well and scored nearly as fast, making great use of the draw. Ashby tried all his bowling — slows, Fowke and everything to no purpose. The score mounted into the sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties, and it looked as if tho separation would never come. Rather late in tho day the ball mt.s handed to IVhr-atk-y, and with the first ball of his fourth over he dismissed Wilding just as the" "century" was within an ac« of ap--2-oP.r:n^ on the board, 'i'lavo G's, a I and

eight 3's showed that the captain had been pretty busy, and he was received with quite an ovation. Whefttloy bowled Taylor almost as soon as he arrived at the wickets, and Cotterill and Eidley finished what was finished of the innings, the score standing at 115. The following is the full score and analysis : — LANCASTER PARK. Second Innings. F. Wilding, b Wheatley 62 H. Cotterill, not ont 42 J. Taylor, c Aahby b Wheatley 1 A. Ridley, not out U Extras 8 Total for two wiolccts 115 Total first inninirs 158 271 Bowling Analysis.— Barnes : 55 balls, 5 mdns, 21 runs. Rayner : 50 bal s, 1 mdn, 26 rune, 1 uoball. Asbby : 45 balla, 2 mdns, 25 runs. Washer : 25 balls, 15 rum. Fowke : 15 bills, 14 runs. Wheatley : 85 balls, 3 mdsH, 6 runs, 2 wkts. MIDI/AND. Second Innings. C. Strange, c Barge (sub) b Dunlop ... 2.'i J. Fowke, b Dunlop 0 A. Buchanan, c Wilding b Dunlop ... 55 D. Ashby, run out ... • 10 J. Lawrence, b Dunlop 9 E. Baruea, cH. Cotterill b Taj lor ... 13 E. Anderson, lbw, b Dunlop 0 J. Whoatley, h w, b Wilding 31 A. Washer, not out 22 G. Bay ner, b Wilding 0 A. Barge, b Wildiug 7 Extras 7 Total 195 Total first innings 134 329 Bowling Analysis.— Duniop : 205 balls, 13 mdns, 80 runs, 5 wkts. Wilding : 86 balls, 4 mdns, 51 runs, 3 wkta. Taylor : 210 balls, 20 nidus, 57 ruus, 1 wkt.

UNITED v. ADDINCrTON. This match had also to be decided on the result of the first innings, and the junior Club are thus losers by 78 runs. On Saturday last operations were resumed by the Addington men, who had already lost two wickets in the second innings for 17 runs. As far as the innings was completed, it was slightly better than the first, for, when raiu induced a retirement, they had lost ten out of their fourteen wickets for wifchin three of the score made at their former attempt. Moorhouse was the hero of the day as far as scoring was concerned, none of the rest getting into double figures. But he had more luck than falls to the average lot of the batsman, as he was twice missed and once knocked his wicket over in trying to drag one of Harrnan's slows round to leg. The umpires, however, were lenient, and Moorhouse's innings, which was at times more than fair, is still unfinished. Fairhurst's bowling, in spite of adverse circumstances, was very good, as his analysis (seven wickets for 40 runs) shows. Contrary to his usual habit he pitched his balls well up, and was rewarded. At ono time he took three wickets with, three consecutive balls. The following is the score and analysis : — A.C.C. First inninijs liy U.C.C. First innings 195 ADDINGTON.— Second innings. W. Ogier, not out (absent) 8 E. Kiusmnii, run out ... ' 0 E .Francis, c Ashby (sub) bE. J.Cotterill 0 E. Halley, c Willstefid (sub) b Fairlmrst 7 Forsytb, run ont 1 Willstead.lbwbFairb.urst 3 S. M Murray, run out 0 H. Moorhouse, not out 55 W. Ashby, b Fairhurst 8 Page, b Fairhui st ' ... 0 E. Turner, b Fairhurat 9 H. Ogier, b Fairhurst 0 Patterson, not out ■ (j Caj gill, b Fairhurat 0 Extras ■ 17 Total ... .' 114 Bowling Analysis.— E. J. Cotterill : 100 tails, 30 ruus, G mdns, 1 wkt. W. M'Dowall : 20 balls, C runs, S nidus. J. Fairhursfc : 115 balls, 40 runs, 6 lndns, 7 wkts. B. Harmau : 35 balls, 13 runs, 1 indn. . H. ATuthias : 10 balls, 8 runa. JUNIOB CUP. The Midland v. United Junior Cup match was continued and finished on Saturday. The result, as anticipated at the conclusion of the first day's play, was an easy win for the M.C.C. by 118 runs on the first innings. The United were the first to bat, totting up 81, four of the batsmen getting into double figures — Flint 21, Curry 15, Cotterill 14, and Malet 12. At the conclusion of the first day's play, the Midlanders had lost four wickets for 11G, O. Homer, Garrard, and Grarty making 48, 44 (nob out), and 11 respectively, the innings closing for a total of 199. Garrard, who had batted extremely well.JLncreased his score to 50 ; Monck 20, J. W. Homer 19, and Hill 19, being the other batsmen who reached double figures. The United had lost three wickets in their second innings when play, which had been interrupted several times during the day, was stopped on account of rain. Although the United bowling was not up to Junior Cup form, the batting of the winners was a decided improvement on anything they have shown this season. Tlie following will represent an eleven of Lancaster Park against tbe GrangoClub of Dunedin, to be played at Hagley Park on Boxing Day, commencing at 10 a.m. sharp : -Cooke, Denham, Digby, J. Dunlop, Harley, G-. Marshall, J. Marshall, Mountfort, Price, A. Ridley, and Itowe; emergency— G. E. Beeves. The above players are particularly requested to attend practice on Monday and Tuesday at 4.50 p.m. Any player unable to play will please communicate with Mr Uigby.