CRICKET.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 21, 24 June 1874, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE SEASON OF 1873-74. The'number of matches played" during the last season shows a sad falling off from the two previous seasons. ~rhe respect haß been very bad, compared with past performances, neither, the batting nor the bowling averages being so good. This is owingj in a great measure, to Jhe |6f business in all trades and' the "comparatively few people to do the work. The matches have scarcely ever commenced before halfpast two or three o'clock in the afternoon, instead of two 'o'clock, as in former seasons, and even then each eleven was generally two or three men short. The general complaint throughout- the season has been that the players could not get away from 1 their offices or work in time to bepunctual. This has been a serious drawback to the game, but we trust that in future years such will not be the case.

The weather throughout has been generally fayorable' for cricket, although on some occasions the cold north-east winds were detrimental to practice. The condition of the ground has been rery fair, but would have been better had it been possible to have had the, rpller at work earlier in the seasoni

There have been two Interprovincial matches this year—one with Auckland and the annual match with Otago. The former was played in Christchurch and the" latter in Dnnedin. In both these matches Canterbury lost. And we think that these defeats are in a great measure due to the want..of practice, which was shewn all through- the season. It is to be regretted that several of our best players could not get away for • the" match with Otago, as we feel flure.that bjad a good eleven gone down the result might have been very much more favorable. Wood is this year at the head of the list with a splendid average' of 35-4; although he has played in very few innings, still be,,,has batted remarkably.. well. Corfe: and VS. Fowler, who were highest last season, come next with 22.3 and 18.13 respectively.' H. W. Moore is next, but only played in three innings. A. J. Cotterill, Barker, J. Fowler, Monck.Ollivier, and Souter have all obtained double figures. In bowling Sweet snows best, each wicket having cost him a' 1 littfe under eight runs, B. J, Cotterill has only

.bottled ' 'in v* few' 1 innings.*; Hotter' land Fuller are /close up, the latter us in last season having bowled the greatest number of balls. !J M FDwJer. has also bebn. very successful in getting wickets. The following are 4he averages : Batting Averages.,

,U J [ ' I' ».V r^0 j bo 2 .2 * £3 \v,>\ DO 'J {JO t f •Oil (»»vl CiJ "''' fe 1 M •" ■ 3-. o ■ '■' * « r if fir!*' T" »J< > 19 * i rr 1 I'.' a £ 1 a J a >; las '■ £t 8. * .a •- i o5 bo . jjT ' i "/ rp 'I ( } -? i a' • i $$ i 8' 'ft? ' ! § w m-m 4> ■ f i tJxt; ,S Z _H ■5 Baker.X S,- .,..-. 3,4 27 20 l~0 .6,3 ...t 116 197 ; 84*' < 3 1J13.2 Barnes. W S *A« •-• t 8 12 37 11 3 0 3.4 OlayfWbV- J 6: --• ' 4 6 ift 28 L I 1 9.2 Condell 3>Cf V.. ! SiS 13, 289 . 6 , 86 3 ,0 1.6. Gorfe,- ( 3 '0 22i3 Cotteril fW.tepil 1, A. J.... 1 1. E. J.... OU Sid 200 39 37 9 3 0 3 0 14.4 3.9 1, ±1) u. ... I.H., ... 6 9 51 35* qp; ■ 24 3 1 1 0 3 0 6.3 Gotterill, W. G... l Dickinson, Q. ... 3 ! 3 9 12 69 '2.1 ' 6.9 Dawe, J. 6 7 ■28 13 3 0 4.0 Fowler, E. ... 1 2 17 319 58 3 0 18.13 Fowler, J. ' r ». 1 015 141 •35* J '4 12.9 Fuller- K. T. A... 1 115 103 29 3 0 6.13 Gilm sta, at 1 *26 ! -' 19 12 9* 3 3 3 1 • 6.2 6.1 Herd ma ¥ U9'i m3,;i 6.1 Loughuan, H. H. 3 4 21 ii * 3 2 10.1 E. P< «j J 5 .7;28,T ,ffC 9 ' oh* 3 1 1 fi ;.4i U 4 ' 3 jr^flil D 13. 7 11 3 3 .lorn 51, ■ ,*i 4 2 ji n J 0 3 1 2 4> 12 17 9 0 J' 9 12 i'90,: i ill 0 1 ;8 2Tflfi 2 nation, j. a » DO O'Connell, E. .. 4 4 -11 9 0 2 51 Ollivier, A. M.... 1 1 15 182 28 1 0 12.2 Beeder, F. J. ... no 41 -.27i | Oil '.4,6' | Soater, J. ... 1 Rwppf-. T S > 2 17 3 < ft 190 40. 39 13 • i 0 0 3>1 11.3 82 Turner, G. ... 1 oraf 5 5 1 I 1 0 1 '4 7 Wilson, A. C.....1 1 1,3 mi 3 .1 IJ q i i 5 3 Wood, J. c .t. * 4 1 179 • 7i5 | t.'\ i ; o 35 4 * Means not out.

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Names. as ■ n ; '. £ * S 1 1 to 0 a si S .Wickets per Innings. Wides. Barnes, ...j i 1 15! o*- *■:; 163 32Z 23 ii 40 17 i 9 49 -15.8" -11.87.2-. v-.13.4-r 2.7 14~ 01.3 2« $2 0 2.15 3 *Corfe, CD. Cy ... Ootterill, &. J/*3 •**. •Bick5psonrj&. £3 7#. : i pbBm^ih t* 5$$ jg4 Fowler, J.<«.. tsj Fuller* E.cT.Atb Moore f -; *Reeder, F. J. i=j Souter, J. ... Sweet, T. S. Turner, 0, ... j Hi; 74 J: j 0 1 ft Si.« 12 7 7 1384 531 • 125 768 586 240 239 J 178 90 16 *3 22 23 2 49 23 5 37 30 5 "35.3 v.X \J 3.7 6 2.7 1 1.2 9 3.1 9 4.2 3 0.5 G

♦Messrs Corfe and Reeder each bowled two no balls. &3JITJ f '/. cU I '■': (I