CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1522, 3 January 1879, Page 3

CRICKET.

EAST v WEST. The first innings of this match was played on the Association Ground on New Year’s Day. The captain of the East won the toss, and sent in Allen and Longden to the bowling of H. Cottorill and Harman. Allen began with a good drive for 4 off Ootterill, and soon ran up 15 runs, when he was smartly taken at point. Jones, the next man, played a straight ball with his leg and made room for Stevens, who remained a long time at the wicket, but did not score so freely as usual. Longden, who played well for his runs, was dismissed when the score had reached 41. Rowe made 53 in a very short space of time, in a style which can be admired only when it is successful. He and Stevens brought up the score to 118, when an adjournment was made for lunch. When play was resumed both batsmen were bowled without any increase of the score, Rowe by a yorker from Percival and Stevens by a good length ball from Ootterill. The innings terminated for 145. At halfpast three the East went into the field, Rowe and Longden commencing the bowling. Runs came slowly at first, four wickets falling for 47, of which Harman made 12. When Secretan and Mathias got together, the game became livelier, both batsmen scoring fast. Mathias was bowled when the score was 98. His score was obtained chiefly by leg hitting, and comprised three 4’s, a 3, and two 2’s. Secretan and 0. Conran raised the total to 119, when the 'former was well caught by Harman, who was fielding deep long-on. Among his hits were three fine drives off Rowe, for which he scored a 5 and two 4’a. Percival was bowled without scoring, and Horwood joined Conran, who commenced his innings with a fine drive for 5. At this period of the game the bowling had become very loose and both batsmen treated it as it deserved. In a little over an hour they brought up the score from 119 to 239, at which point Horwood was bowled. He played well, and, had his hits been run out, his score would have been double what it is. It includes a 5 and three 4’s. Conran’s 107 was a merry innings. He hit hard to all parts of the field, but most of Ids runs were obtained by drives, many of which were good clean hits. His score, w r hich is the largest made on the ground this season, is composed of one 5, eleven 4’s, seven 3’b, ten 2’s, and seventeen singles. He gave a chance at the wicket early m his innings, and another to long field off, when he had scored about 80. The inniugs concluded at six o’clock for 251 runs. The following is the score : East. First Innings. J. Allen, c Stevens (sub) b Harman ... 15 A. Longden, b Harman ... ... ... 14 T. Jones, 1 b w, b Harman 3 E. C. J. Stevens, b Cotterill 30 E. Rowe, b Percival 53 E. Williams, b Percival 3 Wells, b Percival 5 C. Palairet, not out 5 H. Murray, b Secretan 9 Byes 3, leg byes 2, wides 3 8 Total 145 Bowling Analysis. Ovrs. Mdns. Ens. Wkts. Wds. R. D. Harman 21 5 49 3 0 H. Cotterill ... 18 5 27 1 1 D. Thomas ... 11 2 37 0 0 L. O. Mathias 1 G 10 0 0 W. B. Percival 11 4 14 3 2 H. H. Secretan 2.2 2 0 1 0 WEST. First Innings. R. D. Harman, b Rowe 12 H. Cottorill, run out 8 A. C. Wilson, b Rowe 6 H. H. Secretan, c Harman (sub), b Longden 30 D. Thomas, b Rowe ... ... ... ... 5 L. O. Mathias, b Rowe 26 C. Conran, b Jones 107 W. B. Percival, b Rowe ... 0 F. Horwood, b Longden 3t G. Eitso, c and b Longden 1 W, H. Harvey, not out ... ... ... 0 Byes, 9; leg byes, 3 ; wides 4 10 Total 251 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Ovrs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Wds. E. Rowe 28 4 95 5 1 A. Longden 26.1 5 80 3 2 J. Allen 9 0 42 0 0 H. Murray 1 0 C 0 1 T. Jones 2 0 0 1 0 RANGIORA. A cricket match was played on January Ist, between members of the Sunnyside C.O. and the Rangiora C.C. The visitors scored in their first innings 64 runs, the Rangiora Club scored 48. The Sunnyside, in their second innings, scored 93. Rangiora following their innings, scored 50 runs with the loss of two wickets when time was called, the visiting team thus winning on the first innings. A cricket bat of Colonial manufacture was given by Mr Brice, of Christchurch, for the best score. The successful player was Mr Page, of the Sunnyside team, who made 10 in the first and 48 in the second innings.