CRICKET.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 196, 25 January 1875, Page 2

CRICKET.

INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH. The selection committee met at Warner’s Hotel on Saturday last, for-the purpose of selecting the eleven to represent Canterbury in the forthcoming match with Otago on Thursday and Friday next, the 28th and 29th January, when the following was their decision :—Messrs T. S. Baker, C. 0. Corfe, E. Fowler, J. Fowler, E. T. A. Fuller, G. H. Lee, T. R. Moore, W. F. Neilson, A. M. Ollivier, E. C. J. Stevens, and T. S. Sweet, with Messrs D’Emdeu and Loughnan emergencies. Of their respective merits. Baker is a good bat, with great hitting powers, and a very fair defence, is apt to play rather wildly if he makes runs off the first over. As a field is very good, covers a lot of ground, and throws in well from a long distance. Corfe, when in form, is the best and most finished bat in Canterbury, having a strong defence, with great hitting powers. As a change bowler is sometimes very effective, having a low delivery, which give his balls a tendency to shoot; at mid-off in the field is quite at home, picking up a ball clean, with a very quick return. Fowler, E., another of Canterbury’s best bats, not in such good form this year, as he was last, but with constant practice during the last three weeks, has improved greatly. Is a change bowler, slow round arm, and makes goo 4

use of his head, proving dangerous to sloggers. Can take the wicket when required, and a good field anywhere, more especially close to the wicket. Fowler, J., a left hand bat, one of the most promising of the younger players in the province ; hits very hard to the off, and has a good defence. A splendid field, covering an immense quantity of ground, and returns a ball to the wicketeeper in grand style. Fuller, the bowler of the province, having great endurance. In the match with Auckland last year, bowling on a wet drizzling day, he had the splendid analysis of 199 balls, 26 maidens, 47 runs, for 7 wickets. Is a fair bat, his favorite hit being a straight drive over the bowler’s head. Lee, another good bat, has not done much this season, having had no practice until the last week, during which time he has shown some good defence, and is a severe punisher of loose bowling. Is a medium pace bowler, and during his time has done more execution on Hagley Park than any other we know of. In the field is a good point, being very quick, and covers a deal of ground. T. R. Moore, a bowler of good repute, medium pace, high delivery, with a good work from the leg, sometimes very effective. When in practice a good bat, having great hitting powers, especially to over-pitched bowling, and cuts very hard. W. F. Neilson, a very patient bat, having a very strong defence, never hurries to make runs, but invariably succeeds in obtaining double figures. Is a change bowler, rather slow, with a very short pitch; if he has a good short stop, is sometimes credited with a good many wickets. Fields well anywhere, more especially at long slip. A. M. Ollivier the most patient bat in Canterbury, with the strongest defence, if the bowling is good, six runs in half an hour satisfies him if he has eventually the pleasure of seeing a bowler fall to pieces, then making use of his hitting powers, which are strong on the on side. Is a magnificent field at long leg, and cover point. In the match we should think he will most probably take short stop, as anything near a chance generally secures a wicket for the bowler. Stevens, another good bat with a good defence, cuts very prettily, clean, and hard, drives well - to the off and on, and often makes a long score. In the field stops a ball remarkably well, but is not certain in his return to the wicket keeper, in a chance of a run out, being apt to get nervous. He would do well to practice this part of fielding. Sweet, another bowler, very fast. In five interprovincial matches for Aucland last year his analysis was 541 balls, 126 overs, 59 maidens, 162 runs for 23 wickets, has not bowled so well this season, in consequence of an accident to his knee last football season. As a bat is a great slogger, twenty or nothing being his particular fancy. The former, if he can manage to stay a few overs to medium pace bowling, and they don’t keep the field on the boundaries of the ground. Can field anywhere, more especially as a deep field

The Otago team will arrive in the Taranaki, and we may expect to see them at full practice on Wednesday, and no doubt their style will be closely watched by their Canterbury opponents. The committee have made every effort in their power to make this an attractive match, and the arrangements are very complete, There will be a large marquee roped off as a ladies’ reserve, tents for scorers, reporters, and our old friends who like a quiet pipe in the shade, A first-class brass band has been engaged, and our friend, Mr E. P. Maples, wifi act as caterer, and supply ns with the good things in season. With good wickets and fine weather we can only say “ may the best men win,” BAILS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES V THE WORLD. This match was continued on Saturday last, the Public Schools having made 26 runs on the previous Saturday for the loss of seven wickets. Messrs Harman - and Sweet resumed their innings, and when the latter had added 5 runs to his previous score he gave an easy chance to mid off which was not taken, but shortly afterwards was clean bowled by Fuller—eight for 43. After two more runs had been scored Harman skied a ball straight up, and was caught by Ollivier, but Corfe and Stevens made a determined stand, and although various changes of bowling were tried, they still continued to score until Stevens, trying to make a 1 into a 2, was run out, the ball being well fielded and thrown in by D’Emden —ten for 132, Stevens having played a fine innings for 42, made up of three 4’s, two B’s, seven 2’s, and singles. Baker filled the vacant place, and the batsmen seemed as if they would make another stand, but Corfe, who was not playing in his best form, hit at a slow ball on the leg stump from Moore, and was bowled. He gave an easy chance to mid-off, but that fieldsman did not even try for it, allowing the ball to drop three yards behind him. The ball was bit very high, and gave plenty of time to judge where it was going to drop, as two runs were run while it was in the air. Corfe had then made 17, but afterwards made 53, thus the missing of that one catch cost the opposite side 36 runs, which a good field would have saved, but which no batsman, however good, could be sure of getting. The retiring batsman’s score contained three 4’s, four 3’s, and five 2’s. Neilson now joined Baker, and again a stand was made, both batsmen playing the bowling well. A shooter from Fuller, however, disposed of Baker, who played the best innings of the afternoon. His total of 21 included a grand square-leg hit off Moore for 6,'iwo 3’s, and two 2’s—l2 for 174, Maples then went to Neilson’s assistance, but when II more runs had been added to the total the latter gave a chance, which was well tuken by Ollivier, Maples being not out for 8. The total of the innings being 185, of which only 5 were extras : 3 leg-byes, and 2 wides, there being no byes. There being about an hour to time, the World again assumed the defensive, and succeeded in putting together 58 runs for the loss of four wickets, when stumps were drawn. J. Fowler made 26 in good style, his off-hitting being especially good. He made a 4, three 3’s, and two 2’s. The fielding of the World, with two or three exceptions, was very bad ; the fieldsmen oeemed incapable of stopping a ball, and as tW picking it up properly that was out of tfc c qnestion ; they also failed to back up the V/icketkeeperor bowler when the ball was being • fbfarown in. D’Emden and E. Fowler were * pleasing execeptions to this bad state of affairs, the former fielding remarkably well cover, and the latter taking third man, anal**ftsi]fing up well. The fielding of th« was good.

The following is the score : THE WORLD, First innings Second innings A. M. Ollivier, c Wilson, b Sweet ... 13 J. Wood, c Lee, b Sweet 4 notout ... 2 J. Fowler, c Gorfe, b H. W. Moore ... 13 run out ... 26 J.D’ Emden, c Stevens, bH W. Moore ... 18 c Baker, b Corfe 9 E. Fowler, run out... 1 J. Souter, c and b H. W. Moore ... 7 A. 0. Watson, b Lee. 10 c Baker, bH. W. Moore ... 9 T. R. Moore, b H. W. Moore 9 E. T. A. Fuller, c Sweet, b H. W. Moore 10 G, Mclntyre, b Sweet 0 G. Dickinson, not out 7 G. Turner, b Sweet... SS. Alps, c Loughnan, b H. W, Moore 2 Byes, 3; leg Byes, 9; leg byes, 5; byes, 3 ; wides, 3 17 widea, 4 ... 10 114 58 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. A. C. Wilson, b T. R. Moore 2 G. H, Lee, c Ollivier, b Fuller 1 H. W. Moore, b Fuller 8 H. H. Loughnan, c Moore, b Fuller ... 1 T. D. Condell, b Fuller 7 J. Dawe, c llivier, b Moore 0 J. S, Monck, b Fuller 0 T. S. Sweet, b Fuller 12 R. J. S. Harman, c Ollivier, b Moore ... 10 C. C. Corfe, b Moore 53 E. 0. J. Stevens, run out 42 T. S. Baker, b Fuller 21 W. F, Neilson, c Ollivier, b Fuller ... 17 E. P. Maples, not out 8 Leg byes, 3; wides, 2 6 185 ANALYSIS OP BOWLING-. The World—First innings: Lee, 90 balls, 3 maiden overs, 32 runs, 1 wide, 1 wicket; Sweet, 109 balls, 4 maiden overs, 33 runs, 4 wickets; H. W. Moore, 96 Taalls, 6 maiden overs, 24 runs, 1 wide, 5 wickets; Corfe, 30 balls, 1 maiden over, 8 runs, 1 wide. Second innings: Lee, 30 balls, 1 maiden over, 6 runs; Sweet, 48 balls, 2 maiden overs, 20 runs: H, W. Moore, 42 balls, 2 maiden overs, 9 runs, 2 wickets, 1 wide; Corfe, 36 balls, 1 maiden over, 7 runs, 1 wicket, 1 wide; Neilson, 12 balls, 6 runs, 2 wides. Universities —First innings: Puller, 189 balls, 7 maiden overs, 75 runs, 8 wickets; Moore, 114 balls, 4 maiden overs, 39 runs, 3 wickets, 2 wides; E. Fowler, 60 balls, 32 runs, 1 wicket; D’Etnden, 18 balls, 18 runs.