CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1553, 10 February 1879, Page 2

CRICKET.

OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. This match, so eagerly looked forward to by all lovers of cricket, was commenced this morning on the Hagley Park ground. Play was supposed to commence at twelve sharp, but as usual there were various delays, and it was not until a quarter past that the Canterbury team took the field, Paramor and Douglas going to the wickets on the part of Otago. The day was dull and cloudy, with a. cold south wind blowing. The attendance was but limited' at the commencement of the game. Canterbury was placed as follows E. Fowler, wickets ; Moore, point; Ashby, bowler and fine shortleg ; Ollivier, long stop; Board, short legJ Fowler, cover point and long leg ; Secretan, mid of; W. Frith, short leg ; Neilson, third man ; Turner, slip. Messrs McDonnell and Rose acted as umpires. Of Ashby’s second Parafflor scored 2 for a cut, but the same bowler's fourth clean bowled him. 2—l—2. Hamilton was fielding in place of Corfe, who had not yet been able to arrive on the ground. McNeil took Paramor’s place, and W. Frith bowled his first ball to Douglas, who put it safely into Ashby’s at fine short leg. 2 Vernon came in and played the rest of the over in safety. The second of Ashby's next was a wide, but the over produced nothing more. Frith bowled a maiden. McNeil then drove Ashby for 2 to the off. Frith again bowled a maiden, and McNeil put Ashby nicely to square leg for 2. No runs were scored off Frith’s next. A bye was runi from Ashby’s following over. McNeil added a flukey 1 off Frith, and them Vernon cut the same bowler ii:ely for & bringing 10 up. McNeill put Frith away to Dg for a couple more, and runs were now coming pretty fast. Vernon then made a hit for 4 off Ashby and cut him for 2, J. Fowler failing to field the ball—2o up. Corfe now took his place in the field. Frith bowled McNeil the second ball of his next over. 20 3 Haskett, a left-hander, took his place and played the two remaining balls of the oveF Vernon cut Ashby nicely for 1, the ball being’well fielded by J. howler. Frith again bowled two maidens, and so did Ashby. Haskell now broke his duck by a smek in the slips for a single off Ashby, who then bowled Vernon with a pood one. The retiring batsman had made 10 in very fa. ir Bf 7 le * 10. Clarke was his successor, and cut tne last of the over in the slips for 3. - 11 ® Jfon served Frith in a similar manner, aD d drove Ashby for 2, bringing 30 up on board. This was his last effort, however, as Ashby then bowled him with a real beauty, jutt taking off the bails—30 —s—B. Crawshaw came next. Frith howled a maiden, and Ashby followed suit. Haskell cut Frith for 1. A leg-bye was the next item that the scorers had to record. Crawshaw started his score with a nice cut for 3 off Ashby, but lost his partner in that bowler’s next, as ho disposed of Haskell with one, which the batsman plavod at in the tamest manner. 35—6 —2. Spring filled the vacancy. Shortly after this Beard relieved W. Frith, and his second ball Crawshaw put in the slips for a single, which ho followed by one of the same sort off Ashby. Beard then sent down a maiden, and Ashby ditto. Crawshaw then sent Beard to leg for 4, causing 40 to appear on the telegraph board. He then got another 2 off the same bowler, a very flukey one in the slips. Spring hit Ashby to leg for 3, his first score, and followed this by sending Beard down to square leg for a nice 4. Ho snicked the same bowler in his next for a single. GK A. Turner took the ball from Beard, a change being deemed necessary, as both men seemed well set. The new bowler started with a maiden, and his example was again followed by Ashby, who had been a bit off the wicket fur some overs. The first of Turner’s next disposed of Crawshaw, who played a remarkably good innings for his runs —51 —7 —ll. Fulton, the captain, came next, and snicked the first ball he received for 3 in the slips, off the last ball of the over Spring was well caught by Fowler at the wickets. 54-8-8. Austen, a left hander, came in his place, and got Turner away to leg tor 4, and in his next over put him away tor 1. Fulton hit the same bowler well to leg for 4, and Austen served Ashby in the same way. Turner’s next over was fatal to the Otago captain, who was easily caught off a skyer at short leg by W. Frith. 67-9-7. Glen was, as usual, last man, and got a single for a cut off the fast bowler, and Austen played him to square leg for a single next ball* Austen got another little one from Turner, and Glen drove him for a couple, bringing 70 up. A leg-bye added one, and Austen drove one of Turner’s, which Secretan made a magnificent try for, and only just lost. The left-hander then cut Ashby for 3, but the innings terminated the same over, as Ashby clean bowled Glen. 77 was weak throughout. Ashby bowled well, and so did Frith and Turner. Beard was unlucky. The fielding was fair, but not striking, as there were few opportunities for the fieldsmen to distinguish themselves. OTAGO. Paramor, 2, b Ashby ... Douglas, c Ashby, b W Frith O McNiel, 2.2,1,2, bW. Frith 7 Vernon, 3,4,2,1, b Ashby Haskell, 1,1, b Ashby - Clarke, 3,3,2, b Ashby » . rawshaw, 3,1,1,4,2, b Turner 11 Spring, 3,4 1, c Fowler, b Turner o Fulton (captain). 3,4, c Frith, b Turner ... 7 Austen, 4,1,4,1,1,1,3, not out 15 Glen, h Ashby •> Wide 1 Leg-byes '.!! J* 77 CANTERBURY. First Innings. Ollivier, 114411111143, uot out 26 Neilsou, b Paramor 0 Corfe, 1, c Spring, b Paramor 1 Moore, 1, not out * Ashby Leg-bye, 2 30