AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. OAMARU TWENTY-TWO.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1209, 18 January 1878, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. OAMARU TWENTY-TWO.

[by telegraph. PEE press AGENCY.j Oamaru, January 17. At the match to-day between the Australian Eleven and Twenty-two of Oamaru there was a large attendance. The day was proclaimed a public holiday. The weather was good but rather broken, heavy showers in the afternoon compelling the players to seek shelter once or twice. One of Oamaru’s best men, Millington, was unavoidably absent, and they suffered in the bowling. Otherwise a very fair team had been got together, captained by F. Fenwick. Oamaru was first at the wickets, play commencing at 10.30—Edwards and Lowe to the bowling of Spofforth and Garrett. Although the play on the Oamaru side was pretty fair, no stand was made, the only two who made anything being Neilson and A. Y. Smith, the former with 18 and the latter 11, both numbers being got by careful play. Very few ducks’ eggs, however, were made. Nearly all added something to the score. The bowling of Spofforth and Garrett was remarkably good, although for the former the ground was not suitable, making his balls hop to much and go over the wickets. The fielding was also excellent. After lunch the Australians went in, the brothers Bannerman facing the bowling of George Fenwick and Edwards. The bowling was very good and much admired. The score ran up to 40 by the rapid scoring of the two brothers, when a splendid catch offered by C. Bannerman was refused by Taylor. When the score had reached 49, A. Bannerman was clean bowled by Low, who had taken the place of George Fenwick. Horan joined C. Bannerman, when it was expected that a stand would be made, but when the score had mounted up to 60 a line ball of Edwards’s took Horan’s stumps. Spofforth followed, and played in splendid style, though his life was short, being bowled by Lowe with only 2to his credit. Murdoch followed with a duck, and then came Gregory, who soon gave Taylor another chance by skying the ball, which was again refused. Edwards made amends by bowling C. Bannerman amid much applause. The latter’s score was 45. Blackham took the bat, and after making 9, was clean bowled by Edwards. Garrett joined Gregory, and after a few runs. Sumpter caught the latter at slip, he having added 0 to the score. Boyle followed, and shortly after Garrett was caught by Tempest, having made 4. Bailey came next, and had a narrow escape of being run out, F. Fenwick taking the ball well. The score stood at 100. Boyle and Bailey were shortly bowled by Lowe; Kendall, not out for 1. Total, 113. The Oamaru team went in again at 4.30 p.m. for their second innings, but when time was called ten wickets had fallen for 43 runs. The game therefore was decided on the first innings. The following are the scores of the first innings :

(>A.M AUU TVV ENTY-TVVU. First Innings. Lowe, e Muvdocli, b Spofforth 2 Edwards, c Gregory, b Spofforth 0 Rice, b Garrett... . 0 Neilson, c Blaekbaiu, b Garrett IS Bennett, b Spofforth 0 Nichols, b Spofforth 0 Dehiutour. c Murdoch, b Garrett 1 Picket, st Murdoch, b Spoft'ortli 1 F. Fenwick, b Spofforth 3 Booth, b Garrett 5 M‘ Donald, b Garrett 0 Robinson, b Garrett 0 Walls, b Garrett ... 3 Davidson, b Garrett 0 Smith, b Garrett 11 Taylor, b Spofforth G Atherton, b Garrett 1 M'Jannet, cA. Bannermau, b Spofforth ... 0 G. Fenwick, b Garrett 0 Tempest, b Garrett 3 Maude, b Garrett 0 Byes, 9 ; leg-byes, 2 : no ball, 1 ... 12 Total 70 AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. First Innings, C. Bannerman, b Edwards ... 45 A. Bannerman, b Lowe 12 Horan, b Edwards 8 Spofforth, b Lowe 2 Murdoch, b Lowe 0 Blackham, b Edwards . 9 Gregory, c Sumpter, b Edwards 9 Garrett, c Tempest, b Lowe... 4 Boyle, b Lowe G Bailey, b Lowe ~ ... 12 Kendall, not out 1 Extras 5 Total 113