THE AUCKLAND CRICKETERS AT OAMARU.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 804, 28 November 1882, Page 3

THE AUCKLAND CRICKETERS AT O AMARU.

[by telegraph. J Oamahtj, To-day. The Oatnaru men scored 88 in their first innings yesterday. The match was resumed to-day at 1.30. The weather was splendid. The Auckland men, with six wickets down for 142, resuming their first innings, Gardner and O’Brien, the not outs of yesterday, took their places at the wickets, the former taking the first ball, from Walls, G. Millington bowling at the other end. Gardner played both bowlers for singles, and slipped Walls neatly for a couple, both men got ' singles, and then O’Brien put Walls prettily to leg for a couple. 150 appeared on the telegraph board. Gardner lifted Walls away to long-on for 2, and singles continued to augment the score. O’Brien, who had now been in long enough to get rid of any surplus nervousness, got Walls prettily, to leg for 3, and 160 appeared. Gardner let out again at Millington, and got 2, but was clean bowled by a neat ball, 7—11 —163. Buckland was the next man in, and the bowler put his field well out. The precaution was unnecessary, the third ball taking his stumps, 8—0—163. Gill followed him. O’Brien

followed him with a grand leg-hit off Watts’ for 4, and Gill similarly operated on Millington for 2, and singles brought 170 up. Gill now became decidedly lively, slogging bowlers all over the field, and especially to leg, one grand drive for 3 was out of the boundary. Hewat was put on at the upper end, and yet Gill flourished, O’Brien was playing more carefully, and consequently scored less rapidly, following with .several singles. Gill skied Millington close to the pavilion, and got 3 .more. 190 was registered on the telegraph, and Gill, by two more fine drives,, added half a dozen more. It now appeared pretty certain that the score would exceed 200, but for fully five minutes not a run came. _ Watts replaced Millington, and Gill signified his

approbation by hitting him away twice to long field for 3. The telegraph now showed 200, with a decidedly upward tendency. Walsh was again taken off, and Millington resumed his old place. Gill skied the first to cover - point, where he was splendidly chught by Kneen, 9 —l3l the last man, and was nearly caught by the longstop off the first ball but missed it. O’Brien continued to improve his score by some good cutting for singles. Lankam got another leg (single), and then put Walsh prettily to leg, but only got 1 run. O’Brien did the same several times in rapid succession. Lankam cut Walls neatly for 2, and driving Millington brought 220 up. The scoring now became rapid, O’Brien running out slogging Walls’ short pitched balls. Singles brought Lankam within double figures, when O’Brien, running up to Millington, was stumped, 10—35—235. Lankham carried out his bat for 10.