This Day.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6197, 27 March 1888, Page 3

This Day.

Play was resumed at 12.50 to-day by Fowke and Macdonald, the not outs of yesterday, appearing to face the bowling of Lohmann and Briggs. The weather was still cool, and at first more pleasant than that of the previous day, but the attendance was very meagre at the commencement of the proceedings. Just before lunch the south-west storm came tearing up, and spoilt everything. Lohmann opened from the north end by c endin g do wn a maiden to Fowke, but Macdonald placed his fourth ball from Briggs very softly into Brann's hands at cover point. The eleventh wicket fell for 126, the last man's score being 3. Dunlop filled the vacancy, and Lohmann bowled a maiden to Fowke. Another maiden from each end, and Dunlop opened with a couple of risky singles. Two overs later Dunlop got the lefc-hander to the rails for 3, a nicely-placed hit. A smartly run single to Fowke bioke a succession of maidens, and the same batsman repeated the performance in the next over. Both batsmen seemed puzzled by Briggs, and, after another period of alow play, Fowke fell a victim to the Lancashire bowler. 133 — 12 — 5. Harley succeeded, but succumbed to the third ball he received from Briggs (133—13—0), and the remaining ball of the over dismissed Ogier. 133 —14— 0. E. Mathias joined Dunlop, and the latter enlivened the somewhat monotonous proceedings by driving Lohmann to the off for two. Hathias took a maiden from Briggs, and soon after hit one from Briggs high up to the off and ran a couple, but in attempting to repeat the performance was clean bowled, 139—15 — 2. Cuff followed, and created a diversion by driving his fir.-,t ball from Briggs to the rails for 3. The batsmen were now introducing a little vigour into the game, but the field made no mistakes, and Dunlop only managed to add a single before Cuff was taken by Brann at cover-point, 140—16—3. W. Frith, the lust man, went to the assistance of Dnnlop, but his sojourn had only extended over a couple of overs when he.fell another victim to Brige;s, and the Canterbury innings closed at 12.40 for 145. The following are the scores :— CA.KTERBUR? EIGHTEEN. ;"■ ■ • - Jtfrsfc liraiiMpa. TV. Crawsbaw, >2ll»ll2^ill4lll2lll, c Shrewsbury, b Binith. 30 W. Studholme, 21, o ilriggs, b LobDiana 3 E. P. Barnes. 1123124352131135, o XohmanD, b Smith 39 H. E. Mathws, 1, b Preston 1 W. P. Beeves, 12131123, bßrißgs ... 13 H. AI. Beeves, b Smith 0 E. D. Harman, 3211, b Brigß3 7 P. ft ildiujc, c and b Lohmana 0 C. W. Garravd, 22, c Smith b Lobmann 4 A. Wait, 221, c Muith b liolimarm ... 5 J. Fowke, 2i11,b Briggs ... 5 P. A. Hacdonnld, 21, c Brann b Briggs 3 D. Dnnlop, 11321211, not out 12 H. Halley, b Briggs ... 0 H. Oeier, b Briggs 0 B. Mathiaa. 2, b Briggs , 2 li. A. Cuff, 3, c Branub Briggs 3 W. Frith, b Briggs 0 Extras ... 18 Total 145 At 12.55 the Canterbury te^m took the field, and were at once followed by Read and Shrewsbury. Dunlop commenced by bowling a maiden to Road. Halley took up the attack from the other end, and sent down a maiden to Shrewsbury. A mistake in the field enabled Read to open the score with a single in Dunlop's nest, and Shrewsbury followed with two past cover point. In Halley's next Shrewsbury got under a bumpy one, and was easily secured by Frith at mid-on. Four runs only had then been scored, of which Shrewsbury had made 2. TJlyett followed, and at once got Halley to leg for 3. A couple of singles wore added by Eead before he hit Halley hard and low to the off for 4. Ulyett skied Halley to the off, but no one was there and a single resulted ; and Read brought 20 up by cutting Dunlop for 3. Both batsmen were now scoring freely, placing the ball with wonderful judgment, and with 30 up Frith relieved Dunlop. Frith commenced very short, and was roughly handled by both players. Wilding took the ball from Halley, and Frith got a better length, while the fielding, which had been a little loose during the first quarter of an hour, improved. At halfpast one an adjournment was made for lunch, with the scores as follow : — IiILIiTWSITE'S ELEVEN. First luniDgs. M. Bead, 111141411223121, Dot out ,„ 2* Shrewsbury, 2, c Fritn, b Halley ... 3 Ulyett, 31313332, not out itj Extra ... ... 1 Total for one wicksfc ii