CRICKET.
THE CANTERBURY CRICKETING TOUR. CANTERBURY v. SOUTH MELBOURNE. [BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [feom oue special coeeespondhnt.] Melboubne, January 10. The match against the South Melbourne Club was commenced to-day, on the club’s ground. Canterbury having won the toss was the first to go to the wickets. The wicket played splendidly. Ollivier played a fine innings of 27. Cooper, who is a slow round bowler, was very effective, and the Canterbury men only succeeded in obtaining 00 runs. For the Soutk Melbourne, Baker made the tremendous score of 105 in fine form, hitting the bowling about freely. Woolf and Major also played capital innings. The bowling of Canterbury was not equal throughout, but their fielding was very good. The scores, so far, are : CANTERBURY. First Innings. Yvataou, b Cooper 11l Ollivier, c Tredaway, b Major ... ... 27 Ashby, b Cooper... ... ... ... 1 Ncilson, c and b Cooper 1 Baker, b Ctoper 12(P) Hartlaud, b Major 0 Lee, b Cooper 10 Fowler, c Palmer, b Cooper ... ... d W. Frith, not out d C. Frith, b Cooper ... 0 Full c Major, b Cooper d Extras 2 90 SOUTH MELBOURNE. First Innings. Slight, c Baker, b Ashby Id Tvoadaway, b Ashby I? Woolf, c and bW. Frilh ... ... 41 Baker, b Fuller ... ... ... ' ... 105 Watsford, o Fowler, b Fuller I Major, not out 53 ‘ Extras 7
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Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1529, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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218CRICKET. Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1529, 11 January 1879, Page 2
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