THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

Evening Star, Issue 3398, 12 January 1874, Page 3

THE INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

■vs : First Dat, ■ 1 The eleventh annual match between Otago and Canterbury was commenced this morning, under favorable circumstances as regards the weather, with the exception of & rather stWng ’ south-west c wind blowing.' 1 Play was to have been commenced at" ten o’clock sharp-; but'eleven had struck before a beginning was made. Canterbury appeared to he slightly'the favorites at the_ start. The re•JSwts of- thd proviouk matches’ between jbhd two Provinces were" that Otago won iivef Cattterliury jfdUb, - and ‘one r was ; ; so that if the victory in this match goes to the | sister Province, l - the’ niYmbers will be exactly equal, G;'K;;T«rton acts as liinpire for Otago, Mb ]S’eills'dn' : fqr Canterbury ;Mr P. Bussell-.cores for the former, and MrCo.ndell for thto ; latter; 1 ■ The 'Otago 'captaur won the toss, and put Canterbury in, the positions of the Otago teami heihg follows bowling at the south end ; Paramor at the ; north, against the wind; Olark. long-leg ; atl 4 cover Holmes, raid-on ;Jo nstou, i mid-off; Lambert, long-slip'and stop; Lynch, long-leg and ! " coyer ; Reade, ’ pointTait, man f Thompson, ' sbori-leg'; Allen, - Barker and Dawe went to {the wickets first, the former hittin'g- Paramor’s first ball to the ( r on for two, and. tiie jlast of;the overtb' leg for one, also-hitting jthe last ball of Downes’s first over to leg for ithrOe. .The next over of Puram;• r’s the same jplayer punished to the extent of five. a two : off We a three off the‘'last 5 hall, jmakiug eleven runs for twelve balls—-Dawe, |a lentihanded player, meanwhile 'nothaving ■received a baih Downes bowled jParamor-ditto Barker’ theb ; 6ut onto of J Downes’ j point, . for - which : ' ! only one ;sb<nfld f nave !, been rnny but Clark throwing lin rather three were made. Barker ;then arot6 Parambf splendidly to the on, jgetting only tn r o for it, however, followed •by a bueidff tbeisaifie, and ia; the mext •oVqh‘ driving one from.Downes' right over that, jbowler’s head for three; Reade was now ipution; at Paratrior’s end, starting with ia mkiden, Downes.‘following suit. Barken jthtafeiihit; -Reade rto .‘the; .on,' ThomsonT jmUffing the ball, ! but' Dawci hesitating about Tunning -, two.i enabled the fielder jby throwing! in ’Smartlyj to - run him out. One woket for 21, Dawe. not having scored. | otterill joined ( who added three singles, follbWd by lifting Hownes to the on for 3M)BarkeP appeared now-well Set, and [was playing in slashing style. 'J he Otago fielding was.jloosq} and not to bp; compared |vith their style in the late match \vi hj Auck pand; but the .Canterbury men did .not take I. he fullest*'advantage of it, 'being'slow be<r.weeq t the wickeds. . Tait now went. on jit eHd;' skyied the l,ast ; pall; his,6yei , which Johnson a-’litthi trouble to hold, (Two : .m and KOfrh f ingle, .thdjtt drove Tait for three ; Cotpeml hitting 1 bpwlei- to lqg.'tor three,’’ the^ first hall of, Beade’s next, to the' ttht' frir Still another three 1 Singles, then, follp.w,ed, -and Paramor re- fl placed'Reade, and in hissecoudovor put one . back into 'Paramdr’s hands, , 3 ,fq,r 4. to tli6 Aviqkets. and Cotterill hit Downes tb leg ! fbr three, but m attempt-, * a , run _£p r a baff which was thrown, .wide of the w>cket-keeper, 1 ’ Hill' was run out. Four for 67. hon ter f-Rowed, and hitting his second ball, to the off, started hut i by some .' 'imd Cotterill ran’ lUto eacH other,’ lying helpleas'for Some Cotterill beingput out. -five fat 57--' Souteri’ha’d to retire r |ft, .time,, being, oonaiderably ( hurt, Monck and' Mapl®-going to'.ihe wfekets.:' Maplei-j 1 itter .receiving three or four balls, put oUft'bf Pownsa’s- hands/} Si* for 51. ' Fuller went fe, and drove Downes well for five, one being for an through Johnson’s; bad fielding; an.d tnen hit two of for two M 4 btie 1 Paramor then : first wicket howled' - daring the match. Seven for 66. It will be : : seen that by a series of mischances, the match; which appeared- to.,be going: well for 1 Canterbury; now ( hadian entirely new aspect, ! for the last four wickets:fell for an addition' only twelve runs to the score. Proper cricket was shown on neither -side, mud“ling being , exhibited by both. Souter ‘ having now recovered‘from his -shook, returned to the wickets, and Puller a few off Paramor,.who Was, however, bowlipg- better .than ■ at first: evidently using His ' head*-.j, With * few. exceptions, the. fielding > was still had, Allan, though makibg q feltf! ■ wicket-keeper, being Usual placq at .point. / Paratqpr now bowled '.Eight for K Reader (left-handed) ,Went in and got a single, Fuller drove Paramor for two, Reader .'another single; and ! i then Downes bowled Fuller, after his making fourteen by good play*; fNine for 7a Uieken' spn, the last man, followed, but only played qnq ball, Reader 4 ‘putting one 1 of ‘ Parampr’s quietly: 'to mid-on, 1 which Was Secured by Lynch; 'I en for 78. ■j; There were no extras inning?,, which lasted only .about an hour.and,three-quarters. , ; ! o‘: .GAMTERnuBTiT-rFipsT Innings. I ■Barker, 213231213111132, c Johnson, b Tait '29 ■J. Dawe,?o, run out >, . ' - . . . q A. J. Cotterill, 111331211113, run out -19 B. Fowler, 1311111, o and b Paramor - 9 ,0. Hill, 0, run out' - . . - 0 Souter, 211, b piu-auior' / -. - - 4 Monck, 1 l, b Paraim'dr. " •. ' < : Maples, 0, ‘c Thomson, b Downes ' - . ' 0 Fuller, 82U212,‘b Downes ■- - ; 14 Reader j 11, ■ o Lynch, b Paramor - ' 2 Dicksnson, 0, not out ... . 0 ! ..... , ' Totalr : .T'/i ’- 78 .., V ’ ANALYSIS OF'BOWLINOi s;.i Bads. Mdus.Runs*•’Wkts. Pavapior - , - .- ,50. ,3 :2d 4 Downes - ’ - ( - CO ~ 4 ,30 ; 2 Keade- '-. 32 . 2 12 0,, I TBit":-". ■ i . u : ; /,i ; : o • 'tjiq* game atqpd Allay,! Roade, 38; Lynch, 51; Paramor {i,q.l ,2?.'* V Bolmes; 0-; Lqmbert, 3; Clark. 3 ; II 1 15^ ’’ Johnston, 1‘; extras, 12. Right

* ELEVeH v, BALLARAT , ;i V, ‘ ' twenty-two. 1 . ; Year’s Day, the Eleven I went m first, and kept-the wickets two entire ; days, scoring 470 in the innings, W; G.‘ Grace . made 176; his. brother, 112; Greenwood. 62; Cscraft, 65; Jnpp, 23.. Allan and Cosstick and Wills and Dudall bowled. For Ballarat Williams and Hunt are out for 1 18. Figgins and.Wfttaon at the wickets when the :• Alhambra left; when the score stood at" 96. . Those are the only particulara obtainable and are published by Captain 'Underwood." ’ ' 1. ** > ** , ** M *^*^