CHRISTCHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1194, 20 November 1873, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last evening,

Play was resumed at half-past eleven, Barker and Dickcnson continuing the Canterbury innings.

At first it looked like knocking off runs, but Barker was run out for thirteen, and Dickenson shared the same fate after making seven.

Others did not stay long, Loughnan, the tenth man, being caught by Robinson oil" Sweete's bowling.

Their innings totalled 72. Auckland, witli eighteen to the good, resumed the batting, with Boilers and Alpo to the bowling of Fuller and Corfe. After ten runs had been made Bellers was caught at wicket for three off Fuller's bowling. Dufaur then joined Alpe, and the play was steady Alpe made good hits to square leg and off, and shortly after was bowled out by Fuller, of the Telegraph, showing twenty-one runs, with two wickets down, tothelastman.

Mumford took the vacant place and wicket. The bowling now was good.

Dufaur made a fine hit to off from Fuller for three.

Both men had got thoroughly settled to work when luncheon was called.

Afterwards the rain prevented play till half-past three.

During the interval some betting took place on the result, Auckland being slightly favourites. The flay had been declared a general holiday, and in spite of the weather there were a large number of spectators, including ladies.

Much good feeling for the Auckland men was evinced, and there was a wide spread opinion that a defeat would do Canterbury as much good as a victory would.

The Auckland game being resumed, J. Fowler, underhand, took Fuller's place. The wet weather made Corfe bowl wide, and several runs were got in this manner.

Both batsmen continued to play steadily, and singles came gradually. When the score had risen to 45 Fuller wont on, vice Corfe, but Mumford hit his iirst ball to the leg for two. This was followed by another for four by Muirford, and 50 went up. - This caused another change, Dickcnson being substituted for J. Fowler, but without success, a fine leg hit obtained for three by Dufaur being the only immediate result.

Two overs, after Loughnau supplanted Dickenson, and it was evident thab the Canterbury bowling was collared. Runs kept coming. Dufaur once narrowly escaped being run out.

The fielding all the time continued good, Loughnau, Maples, Cojterill and Ollivier bsing conspicuous. Mumford hitting to leg cuts very pretty. At sixty-five Mum° ford was bowled out by Fuller by a ball which broke. From off his innings fifteen were obtained, and it was a good display of genuine cricket, not a chance being given. He was warmly cheered on returning to the pavilion.

Yates was the next man in, and at once began scoring by putting FuHer through slips for two, and cutting him for single. Corfe by this time had gone on at^Lough nan's end, the opposite to that at which he had before bowled.

An appeal to the umpire as to a supposed catch from Dufaur was disallowed.

Fast bowling and parting slows by E. Fowler were tried, and this time the change was. effectual, Off the third ball Pufaur

gave a chance to the -wicket-keeper, and by the list lie was clean howled by Jones for twenty-six. Dnfatir played a patient and painstaking innings, and bis total, 27, was clearly and judiciously hit np. Clayforth came next, and got to work at once with drives of three and four off slows, a short run. He fools of the latter one hit, which was one of the finest during the day, driving the ball over the bowler's head. Fuller at this time was bowling well, several maidens being sent down in succession ; and when the score was at eighfcy-Hve he clean bowled Clayforth for six.

Robinson fo nowed. Yates now got we 1! on one of Fowler's slows, and punished it for four. Eobinson began with quiet steady play, singles coming by degree. A piece of indecision in running here nearly cost Yaces his wicket. Shortly afterwards, Avhen the score was up to ninty-five, Robinson sent one smartly back to Fowler, but it was a bumble, and the umpire gave not out, after great cheering from Canterbury. Runs now came fast, and at twenty minutes prst five a cheer frozn Auckland greeted the elevation of "00. The game wan now a treat to witness, the fielding sharp, bowling on the mark, and the batting was true and cool. At one time an ovei Throw or two indicated impatience of Canterbury at the steady defence of Auckland, but the symptoms of disorganisation quickly disappeared when Yates, after playing in beautiful form for twenty-nine, without giving a chance, sent one back to the bowler, Avhich was secured with avidity, leaving the scores at 115 with six wickets down.

Sweete followed, and played, strange to say, steadily, making G singles and 1 double from Fuller, who was still pounding away as well and as straight as ever. At six o'clock Robir^on let go at one from Fuller, which went under his bat and prostrated his leg stump. He was at the wickets nearly an hour for eleven runs, and played the prettiest cricketer's innings of the match, seven wickets for a hundred and twenty-one. The rest soon told. Cotton, Buckland, and Lankham finished the innings for one hundred and thirty-three Sweete scored one to cover a [joint taken. Cotton was again not out with a score of six. The innings was not over till twenty ppsfc six, so Canterbury will go in to-morrow with 151 to get. Great surprise wa3 manifested at the form shown by our team. A dozen of the Christchurch cricketers say they have never seen better batting on their field. They admit they held us too cheap. Auckland are favourites at two to one for this and any of the other matches. Whether they win or lose the team have acquitted themselves admirably. The runs were made by sterling steady play, and without flukes. Mumford, Dufaur, Yates, and Alpe came i'l for an ovation. The following were the scores : —