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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1752, 28 January 1888, Page 2

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CANTERBURY v. OTAGO.

[pbr Pebss Association.]

Dunbdiw, January 27, The annual iaterprovinolal matoh between Canterbury and Otago wan com* monced to-day . The Otago team went first to the wickets and scored 97, ot which Harper, the Captain, made 53, and Raynorand Grieve 11 each". Canterbury only responded with 68, Labatt ecorlng 17, Fowka 16, and Dunlop 11. Not a single extra was scored. Otago went m for thu second innings and at the call of time had made 68 with J iwo wickets down. Harris toorlng 32, when be was given oat by mistake. Best made 12, and' Parker 16, not out.

Dunbdin, Jann»ry 28. The weather Is fine, bat a strong wind Is blowing right aoross the grounds Play was returned nt 11 15, Carson and- Parker faolDg the botrllng offinsh and Dattlop. Rnnß ontne slowly till Parker got ft fall toei from Bush whioh be pat to square leg for three, an additional reuniting from an overthrow. Frith relieved Bash and Immediately Carson ptst a soft one into the hand of Bush at short- leg, but the obanoe was not acoepted. The bowler had his revenge next ball, 86—3—14. At 00, Harptr gave an easy chaaoo to Byers who refused At 95, Parker played into the handn of the wioket-keeper. At 98, MaeFarlane was bowled by Dbnlop with * beauty. Bay nor joining Harper quickly brought the century up. Don* lop's fine fielding here came In fov ■peoial recognition. At 115, Harper let otit to a straight one from Danlop, paying tba penvlfcy. Grieve was Immediately riven oat leg before, 115—8-0. JNiven joined Raynor and by oarefal play brought ap the soore. Raynor, by a couple of fine leg hits, and Nlven, by dear cuttlnt?, were not long raising the score to 150. At 159 Frith replaoed Ouff who proved very expensive. At luncheon . there, was 163 for eight wfokets, Raynor, not ont, 33; Nlven, not oat, 16, both batimen playing with judgment and patience;

_ , Later. On resuming after lunch Raynor'waa o«iight at rqaare leg by Beeves off Bash, 163—8—33. Downes, after driving Dunlop for three, was cleaned bowled by Baih, 167-9-4 At 2, Nlv«n, who pUyed a most patient innlogc, was magnificently oaoght at long leg by Roeae, who caught It with his left hand falling on bjs elbow but retaining his grasp of the ball. The catch was one of the finest ever, seen on ftiy ground. P/ay lasted only eight minutes after lunoheon