CRICKET.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1210, 19 January 1878, Page 2

CRICKET.

ELEVEN OF AUSTRALIA v. FIFTEEN OF CANTERBURY. Those interested in this long-looked for match were gratified this morning with a really beautiful day for cricket, the atmosphere being mild and the light good, though the sun did not come forth with great power. Opinions differed greatly as to the chances of the Canterbury team, but the general opinion was that they were over-matched, and what little speculation was indulged in was at long odds on the visitors. A magnificent wicket had been prepared by Napier, the groundkeeper, and the whole of the cricket-field showed that every attention had been paid to it. The Australians were unanimous in their approval of the Hagley Park ground, and certainly it is hard to beat anywhere. Cm reaching the ground, it was found that the accommodation for the reporters was of the scantiest, one small table and two ohairs in a circular tent being all that was provided for the numerous representatives of the press. The Australian captain having won the tosa, of course elected that his team should go in, and accordingly at 12.20 the two Bannermans went to the wickets to face the bowling of Ashby and C. Frith, the former cf whom started from the southern end. The field was disposed ; as follows : —E. Fowler, wickets ; Moore, point; Corfe, mid-off; Ollivier, longstop ; Leach, cover-point; Lee, draw ; Grodby, long-leg; W. Frith, square-leg; J. Fowler, long-on; Baker, long-slip ; D'Emden, third man ; Fuller, slip ; Neilson, mid-on It was arranged that a Trash, wicket should be pitched after each separate innings. A light northeast breeze was blowing when the match commenced. Messrs Harley and Conway acted as umpires; and the scoring was deputed to Messrs H. Cotterill and S. Solomon.

Ashby's first produced one, A. Banncrman putting him away, and his brother sent the next to square leg for a couple. Two of first were credited to A. Bajjnerman, a»4 tbe lutf bajj of tfce Cfer &eo jj}W»4

the same batsman a hot chance. Ashby's next over produced a single and Frith's a couple, Ashby then sending down a maiden, and Frith following his example. Again did the two bowlers repeat this performance. The ice was broken by a four to leg bv the younger Bannerman from Ashby. 10 up. Frith again bowled a maiden. A bye off Ashby added 1 to the score, and A. Bannerman fnceed Frith and put his third away for & single. Frith now got the great gun's wicket, the ball going off his body on to the wicket. 14—1—5. Horan filled his place and negotiated the remaining two balls of the over in safety. Ashby followed with a maiden and Frith did ditto. Bannerman skied Ashby to leg for two twice running, the second time being badly missed by Godby. Horan next cut Frith for 2, and 20 went up. Off the first of Frith's next Koran was splendidly caught at long-stop by Olliver amidst great applause. 20—2—2. Spofforth was his successor, and drove the last of the over for a couple. Bannerman added two more off Ashby's next. A leg-bye came from Frith's succeeding, and then Spofforth was thrown out by W. Frith the following ball. 25—3—3. Murdoch took Spofforth's place. In AsW-y's next Johnny Fowler made a splendid running catch at square-leg, and sent A. Bannerman back to the pavilion. 25—4—14. His innings was by no means faultless, as he gave two chances. D. Gregory now came in and took a maiden from Frith. Murdoch placed Ashby for one. An appeal in the next over for a catch at the wicket was not allowed. Gregory got a fiuky single from Ashby, runs coming very slowly. Murdoch then skied one off Ashby right into" Lee's hands, who held it carefully. 27—5—1. Blackham was the next to appear. Gregory added one more single from the same bowler. Two maiden overs followed, and then Gregory made another unit to leg from Frith's bowling. A leg-bye from Ashby brought 30 up. More maidens followed, till Gregory spoilt one of Frith's by poking him to short-leg for one. Four more maidens came next, the score being then increased by one, Gregory driving Ashby to the off for that number. Frith again sent down a maiden, and Blackham broke his duck by a single off Ashby. This he followed with one from Frith's next. W. Frith took the ball from Ashby at the south end, and started with a maiden. A legbye was lun off the elder Frith's next, and a single was run from the next ball of the over. W. Frith again was credited with a maiden. Gregory now sent C. Frith to square-leg for 4, and 40 was hoisted. Another separation now took place, J. Fowler accepting an easy chance given by Blackham from W. Frith's bowling. 40-(!-3. Garrett filled his place. W. Frith had now bowled four maiden overs for one wicket. After another maiden from C. Frith, the adjournment for lunch took place.

was not resumed until twenty minutes to three, when W. Frith started by bowling his fifth maiden over in succession. His brother did the same, but Garrett spoilt W. Frith's next by a single to square-leg. Directly afterwards Garrett cut one sharply into the slips, and Gregory started to run. The ball was splendidly returned by J. Fowler, and the captain of the Australian was run out. 41—7—0. Boyle was the ninth man. Garrett was magnificently disposed of by Leach at long-off, a left-handed catch. 41—8—1. Tremendous applause. Bailey followed him, and the rest of the over produced no addition to the score. Bailey drove C. Frith for two. W. Frith bowled yet another maiden. Bailey was missed at long-leg, and two were thus added to the score, but was caught at the wicket, the last ball of the over. 45—0—4. Kendall was, as usual, last man. His partner received a maiden from W. Frith and C. Frith treated Kendall to ditto. Boyle fluked W. Frith for one in the slips, and was missed by Baker. KendaU'was caught in the next over off W. Frith's by Fowler at the wicket, and the innings closed for 46.

On resuming, after the usual interval, Neilson, the Canterbury captain, sent Godby and Ollivier to the wickets (which were pitched afresh). Kendall started the bowling from the north end, Ollivier taking the strike. Ollivier drove his third straight for 4. Spofforth, with the last ball of his first over, clean bowled G-odby. 1 —4 —0. Corfe followed him. Garrett took Kendall's place with the ball, and started with a maiden. Corfe drove Spofforth for one, and Ollivier did ditto for two. The following is the score up to the time of going to press:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. A. Bannerman, 1,2,4,1,2,2,2, c J. Fowler, b Ashby 1-1 C. Bannerman. 2,1,2, b C. Frith 5 Horan, 2, c Ollivier, b C. Frith 2 Spofforth, 2, thrown out by W. Frith ... 2 Murdoch,!, c Lee, b Ashby 1 Gregory, 1,1,1,1,1,4, run out 9 Blackham, 1,1,1, cJ. Fowler, bW. Frith ... 3 Garrett, 1, c Leach, bW. Frith ... ... 1 Boyle, 1, not out 1 Bailey, 2,2, c E. Fowler, b C Frith 4 Kendall, c E. Fowler, b W. Frith 0 Byes l Leg-byes S Total 46 CANTERBURY. First Innings. Ollivier. 4,2, not out ... 6 Godby, b Spofforth ... 0 Corfe, 1, not out ... 1