THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT DUNEDIN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2989, 24 January 1881, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT DUNEDIN.

[by telegeath.] Dunedin, January 24. The weather at the commencement of Saturday's play was very fine and quite calm, the high winds of the last four days having quite subsided.

The Australians resumed their second innings, Boyle and Groube, the not-outs, taking their places at the wickets. The former played a maiden over from Fitzgerald, who started at the West End. A maiden from M'Neil at the other extremity followed. Both bowlers appeared to be dead on the wickets, for another maiden from each came. Boyle then put Fitzgerald to leg for a single, drove M'Neill forward for another, and cut Fitzgerald for still another, bringing 70 up on the board. Groube then played Fitzgerald under his leg for one, and in Fitzgerald's next over Boyle cut him up into the air between Blip and cover point, when Morrison caught him neatly. 6— 4—l. Blackham took his place, and immediately drove M'Neill for 1 and lifted Fitzgerald to the on for 2, the ball being badly fielded by Moore. Groube then slipped M'Neill for 2, and things altogether became livelier, Blackham driving Fitzgerald hard to the off for 3, and Groube in the next over scoring a 2 and a single off the same bowler. Moore took his place. Runs continued to come steadily though in singles from either end, until Groube was, to his great surprise, given out Ibw. 7 -16—87. Groube's innings was noticeable principally for good forward play and a propensity for getting away under his leg balls that were coming on his leg stump. The next comer was Palmer. The only noteworthy occurrences for some time were Collinson's letting the first bye be scored and a smart bit of fielding on Haskell's part. Both batsmen exhibited strong defence and each scored occasionally. At 96 Haskell took the ball from Moore. His first ball Blaekham cut sharp and high above point'e head, but M'Neill with a desperate effort stopped its progress, though he could not hold it. When Palmer had scored 5 he let out at one of Haskell's, but failed to get well on to it. and spooned it up between the wickets, where the bowler secured it. 8—5—97. The vacancy was filled by Alexander, who got a single, and then brought 100 on the board by driving Haekell to the off boundary tor three, Parker letting the ball pass between his legs. Carr now •went on bowling at M'Neill'e end. Alexander hit Haskell to long-leg for 2, but his next bowled the Austalian. 9— 7—104. White was the last man in. He played an over or two without scoring, and then hit a full pitched ball into Harris's hands at short square-leg. It came rather hot and was dropped, a single resulting. The luncheon adjournment then took place. On resuming maidens were sent down from each end. Then Blackham popped one off Haskell into Strode's hand at mid-on, and the Australians innings thus terminated for 105, being 7 behind their first innings. No change in the score was effected since the adjournment. atjstbalian eleven—2nd innings. Spofforth, c Clarke, b Paramour ... 24 Jarvis, c Paramour, b Cooke ... 0 Murdoch, Ibw, b Moore 15 M'Donnell, b M'Neill 12

Slight, run out 8 Groube, low, b Moore 16 Boyle, c Morrison, b Fitzgerald ... 4 Blackbam, c Strode, b Haskell ... 11 Palmer, c and b Haskell 5 Alexander, b Haskell 7 White, not out 1 jSTo ball 1 Bye 1 Total 105 At a quarter-past three o'clock the Otago men went in, requiring 135 to win, a task few, if any, expected them equal to. The only noticeable feature of the innings was the batting of McNeill, who scored 44, and was then stumped by Blackham. 1 he innings terminated for 90, leaving the Australians victors by 44' runs. otago —2nd innings. Crawshaw, b Spofforth 10 Haskell c Boyle, b Palmer 1 VernoD, b Palmer 3 Wyneks, b Spofforth o Harris, b Spofforth o Spring, b Palmer 0 Cooke, c Boyle, b Palmer 0 Paramour, b Spofforth 1 Clarke, b Spofforth 0 Collinson, run out ... ... ... 3 M 'Weill, st Blackham, b Palmer ... 44 Parker, b Palmer 0 Rattray, c slight, b Palmer 1 Strode, b Palmer 0 Leith, J., b Palmer ... 5 Fitzgerald, run out 2 Carr, c Boyle, b Spofforth 1 Hume, c Boyle, Palmer 1 Leith, S., b Palmer 0 Moore, b Palmer 4 Dawes, not out 0 Leg-bye ... ... ... 5 Byes 9 Total 90 On Thursday £100 was taken at the gate, and it is computed that about 3500 persons were on the ground. On Friday and Saturday there were about 4000 persons present each day.