CRICKET.

Evening Star, Issue 3766, 19 March 1875, Page 3

CRICKET.

SOUTH CANTERBURY v. DUNEDIN. “ atch waa commenced on the oval at a little before noon to-day, in the presence of but a sprinkling of visitors. The weather was glorious for cncket. Gollinson, the captain of the Dunedin team, having won the toss, decided to take the field, and disposed of his men in this order:—Allen, wicket-keeper; Collinson, point; W. Rhodes, longslip; Macfarlan inid-on; Clark, leg and cover ; dlen, bowler and slip; Paramor, the same; Sampson, leg and cover; Eeade, short leg ; Tait, third man • and Morrison, mid-off, Neilson and W. 4! Rees (whom we were very glad to again see in the cricket field) appeared to face the bowling of Glen and Paramor ; but the partnership was of very brief duration, as Glen quickly dismissed Neilson with a regular trimmer. I—l —4. Fenwick (though what claim he has to be regarded as a South Canterbury man we cannot divine) joined Bees, and between them runs came apace, the latter playing with great judgment and care, and exhibiting his old form. Before twenty appeared on the telegraph, Collinson thought it desirable to put on Reade at Paramot’s end, and immediately thereafter Fenwick was stupidly run out by Rees. 2—8—24. Baker joined Rees, who at once commenced to punish GI m-who at the start had been bowling reV 7e ’ 81vin * Bix recessive maidenste * WBy t0 le S for a couple, then cutting bnn to cover for a brace and £ B ? e l S the baUtr reared to tench. After he had bowled three in . ?on« Keescommenced to take liberties with Real'' bowling, ' nicking singles, and occasionally driving him to the off for a connle Ld.o( tte boirlQr a who, however, did not succeed in re*

taining it. Tait relieved Glen at 1.15, and in his first over Baker was smartly caught in the slips by Reade, who staying the ball with one hand, struck it up and secured it. 35—48. E. Fowler next joined Rees, commenced to hit out in his peculiar free style, and when he had added eight to the score was unfortunate enough to play Tait on to his wickets. 4—B— E. J. C. Stevens was the next incomer, and at once displayed a tendency to slog. Glen had meanwhile relieved Reade, and his first ball Rees hit high into the slips. * here Tait let it through his fingers. Stevens retired shortly afterwards, being capitally caught at the off by Morrison, 5—3—73. Cook joined Rees, who was given his third life by Clarke at cover. That so sure a catch should have missed such an easy chance was surprising in the extreme. However, Rees’s time had come, for in the very next ever he played Tait on to bis wickets. 6—50—82. Rees’s half century were in the main got by capital cricket, and on his return to the pavilion he was deservedly applauded from all parts of the ground. Hammersley (who has gained more renown at football than at cricket, having played football for England in a national contest) joined Cooke, and the partnership was unbroken when two o’clock, the luncheon time, arrived. I hen,’when the score stood at 85, half-an-hour’s adjournment was made.

At three o’clock play was resumed. Almost immediately the partnership between Cook and Hammersley was dissolved, the former being very badly run out. 7—4—89. Clark, the next man, in trying to run two where he should, have been content with a single, lost his wicket, the ball being smartly returned, and well received by Allen. 8—1—93 Hammeraley, after playing very carefully throughout, and showing a firm defence, drove back one of Tait’s, which the latter secured. 9—8—103. Smith, the last man, did not add to the score, and was clean bowled by Tait, the innings terminating for the very respectable total of 104. The features of the innings were the batting of Rees, the bowling of Tait and Cion, and the excellent long-stopping of H. Rhodes, who, it will be seen, is only debited with a single bye. Sooth Canterbury, First innings. Neilson, 1, b Glen 1 W. G. Rees, 221313123212112213321221121 2, b Tait 50 F. Fenwick, 2132, run out 8 T. E. Baker, 1211, c Reade, b Tait 5 B. Fowler, 1133, b Tait 8 E. J. C. Stevens, 12, c Morrison, b Tait ... 3 Cook, 1121, run out 5 Hammersly, 112121, c and b Tait ... ... 8 Clark, 1, run out 1 Hedley, 2, not eut 2 Smith, b Tait ... q Byes, 1 ..." j Leg byes, 1111111111 ... 10 Wides, 11 2

xuo i/uftgu mcu uave maae a gooa start, Allan and Sampson going to the wickets and facing the bowling of Fowler and Clark. When we went to press, the scores were: —

104 BOWLINS ANALYSIS. Glen ... BUs. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wds. Wkts. 116 28 16 27 0 1 Paramor 33 9 1 21 0 0 Reade... 37 9 3 17 1 0 Tait ... 81 20 7 26 1 6 The 0 fcaeo men hav a m ada A crnnrl

Otago. Allan o Baker b Nelllson ... 12 Sampson b Fowler ... 6 Reade, not out 9 Extras ... 2 Two wickets for . ... 29