INTER PROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1198, 25 November 1873, Page 3

INTER PROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

(^o^|f|j^S SPECIAL REPORTER.)

~ IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] if $, -^/Auckland Victorious. Only Six Wickets Down. <g Tyx '/ "J DUNEDIN. 0 "' o''" # - ai •.j, ~.,.,..,., ' .'•■•• Last.night.. When bur 'men; went to the wicket after luncheon, hope ran.;high, and it was regarded as certain that the Dunedinites would be Jar out-distanced. " ~ ~. There were at this time three thousand persons on the ground, and great interest in IP 1*?; manifested. . Beliefs and Mum ford, were selected to .** ,S* c game, and Mumford opened well . a good hit to leg, off. which two were .. : _ ~ y.f { ■■ _ *-; Another, was well -.placed in ithevsanae I oiraction for three, and Mumford, evidently* S m Splendidl trim, had quilted another wheni' vith his usual ill-luck, it was neatly fixed'by Weff; and the first Auoklftnd~wickeFwas ( owpbsed.of ?br"five,: a proiniaing player being numberedamong the defunct.::

Alpe took the vacant place, and was expected to contribute a fair quota to the Auckland score

Bellers managed to get two singles, but ?f deluded by dropping one beautifully into the hands of Mears, who held on to it, and fSellarg had to give way to Dufaur, leaving a total of only seven for two wickets. , The Otago men were fielding very careJj' anA tne bowling was good. 4.1, Ye sin Bles and aby were obtained out of the next seventeen balls; all the rest being maidens.

Dufaur then got We of Glen, and Alpe secured "one of Downes, but had his timbers carried away clean by the next ball. Three wickets down for a total score of eighteen. The result seemed to act like a charm on the Dunedin team, and there were greater hopes of spoiling Auckland's game. Yates was sent to the wicket vice Alpe. Dufaur managed to secure a two and a single, when he was compelled to retire before a ball from Downes ; which carried away his wicket, leaving the Auckland score at 21 with four wickets down.

Clay forth went in to keep Yates company, but the latter was almost immediately sent to the sward, being well caught by Mears. Dp to this time the highest • individual score for Auckland was seven ; the lowest one, that last scored.

Robinson now handled the willow, and after several maidens, runs came more freely, nine singles, twodoubles, and two threes being obtained in a short space of time. It was believed the men had collared the bowling, and were likely to stick together for good scores when a ball from Downes knocked down Robinson's timbers and Auckland's hopes. K.tThe score had by this time run up to 42 for six wickets.

Sweete took Robinson's place, and went in for heavy slogging, rather incautiously it was thought. He managed, however, to slip his first for a single, ..and then sent one over the pavilion for two, followed by a heavy drive over the fence for six, and a good hit for three.

This would hardly do, so Garwood was sent to the bowling and with his third ball numbered Sweete among the slain. » Clayforth was all the while rolling up his score by good steady play, andjsaw some four of his friends disposed of during his innings. Dixon, of the Thames, who took Sweete's place (being. substituted for Cotton, who played in the Christchurch match and was left behind at Lyttelton), did not make a very long stand, being early disposed of by Garwood and retiring for a duck egg. Buckland took his place and managed to got two away to long-stop. Dixon now managed to knock down Clayforth's wicket after he had run up a total of nineteen runs, the highest score on our side.

There were now nine wickets down for seventy.

Lankham, the last (man, . went to the wicket, and the excitement was very great. The score came up steadily until Dunedin was topped by one, when Buckland was caught out, and Auckland innings closed for seventy-eight.

After a brief adjournment the Otago team commenced their second innings, Mears and Thomson being sent to the wickets, and Sweete to the bowling. After two singles by Thomson, Mears was bowled out without pegging. Rhodes took his place, and Thomson managed to increase the score by a couple and a single, when Rhodes was separated from him by an effective ball from Sweete, and went to keep Mears company. Lambert came to the scratch, and Thomson, who was playing very carefully, ran up his score to nine, when he was caught out by Buckland.

Lambert shortly afterwards put himself out with his leg before the wicket. Allen, who had taken Thompson's place, after scoring a single and a three, was bowled out by Buckland. McDonald in place of Lambert, and McFarlane at the wicket vacated by Allen, then proceeded with the play, Buckland bowling. McFarlane was soon run out after making two on a hit to leg. Garwood took his place,. and made a hit for two, but was afterwards bowled out by Sweete.. He was succeeded by Clarke. Seven wickets down for a score of twentysix, with extras; "'

McDonald played very steadily, and made a good hit for four.. ■ Clarke also opened well, With hits for two and three, and the two men seemed well set when time was called,' and an adjournment till next day took place; ■ The Auckland men were in high spirits, and ,it was^ generally believed that, having, collared their opponents', bowling, better play' would be made in the second innings. ;l' : " , I The following are the scores :—' , ' "., " I * n iai *hi«i' . Dtt_NEDnC': :' ;jf' %v' FIRST INNINGS.''^ '■'' ''''•' -:-J !" Mears, h: Sweete '° tt!i.lH iUf->p,a-u>m ban frw Lambert, bßobinsOn:;., .;";..: Ivi.'.*: 9 McDonald, b Sweete ... ... .y... .I.']., : Macfarlane, b Sweete. 6 ; Downes, c Yates, b Sweete .. ._~.-<'3:~- ---< j Allen, b Robinson 0 Garwodd^b'SweeteH.. 8 \tf. E Y t /__ 0 Clarke, b Buckland ./.r T ., r ...,,,„ .. 6 Thomson, b fßfmt Jf?* 10 ..Tn ... 10 Rhodes, c Alpe^ b Buckland. V . a _ f,.,!..-;;^-^ Glenn, not out.*..* ".'77' '"'7.7 6'" _ Extras ... -4r.— 5 . ,y a2 r> [ 0 .1 h -i j 77 SECOKD INNINGS." I {,, i Mears, b Buckland ... ... "... 0" (Thomson, c Buckland, bSweete,,...; f 9 -^ (Rhodes,'b Sweete .:. '.. ' J... '0 ,i |Lambert (1.b.w.),b Sweete ... ... 0 J j Allen, b Buckland 1 .... . ... ... 4 * McDonnell,; not put .... ,i\TA .v;;:;in8 2 j Macfarlane, run out 2 'Garwood, b Sweete - ... ..? . v 2t, Clarkej not out -...;... , ... B r 0 I , ; Three wickets to go down. ... _____ "AUCKLAND." ?"'■>" "*s■ [ FIRST INNINGS. ■ Bellars, c Mears, b Glenn 2 ; iMumford, c Glenn, b Downea ... 5 Alpe, b Downes ..7 ~ iDnfaiirb Downes 6 !Yates, c Mears b Glen ... ... 1A" >■ IClayforth, b Garwood ... ... 19ggj ;.'jßobihsbn, b Downes ...8~i: jSweete,,b Garwood ... .... ? ... 13 f i Dixon, h Garwood .:'. "".77 .\. Of . ißucklandcGarwood i..y,f -j ..7 / fj.rj y : 9.;; g 7. Lankham, not out />•• SOsi- 't ■■:;••'£ oi j Extras ... ... ... ..... .6 j |S Total ; JX J J7. H ... .71 ...'7B ~: sThe Otago second innings closed for 41. Of the Auckland secondinningsfive wickets are down for 21.. rf C| 'i K J; ,__ n ,_ y v/ ' i':.:.; -..'.:■ '■>..}> .r--- --0 L2^p.m. Bellars ; and Yates ran" uputhe; score; to forty, when the latter was bowled out by slow underhand.

Sweete Went in and made the winning hit, Only six wickets down. —Hurrah ! , r