CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2151, 17 January 1881, Page 3

CRICKET.

TOWN v COUNTRY. The obove was the name of the Association match on Saturday last, but owing to several of the southern players being unable to take part the country team did not represent what was intended. This game was played with a view to afford the selection committee an opportunity to see what country players were eligible for the Fifteen against the Australians. With the bat the visitors did not show any brilliancy, in fact the innings was of the briefest, the bowling of Messrs Fuller and C. Frith being too good for them without more practice. In the field W. 8. Leach showed that he has lost none of his brilliancy at coverpoint, a position which he took on both sides. In bowling J. P. Lucas is the only fresh performer in metropolitan matches. His style seems somewhat labored, and occasionally he puts in a good ball, but the length of pitch is generally too short to obtain wickets against good batsmen in any practice. The only observation necessary in the innings of the Country is to record two well judged catches by Hartland and a fine catch by Secretan. At the fall of the last wicket the score stood at 20, the smallest total yet recorded in an Association match. The Town began well, with Messrs D. Ashby and J. Hartland to the bowling of Messrs Lucas and Blunden. The total rapidly increased, owing to Ashby’s particular attention to the bowling. It was not until 56 had been recorded that Hartland was bowled by W. Frith, the batsman hitting all across a half volley. The telegraph showed that the retiring batsman had only made 5 out of the total scored. Geo. Watson came forward, but shortly afterwards lost his partner, who was well caught by Bedmayne at mid-off for a nicely-made 53, which included two s’s, two 4’s, six 3’s, and six 2’s. Two wickets were now down for 72, but it was not until the score showed 117 that Watson, who had played in good style, returned a ball to the bowler, E. J. Ootterill played well for his runs, but failed to stop an easy ball from W. Frith when bis total had reached 41. H. H. Secretan was not out at call of time, having made 74 during his stay at the wickets. Ho should have been stumped oft W. Frith and afterwards caught off Ollivier, who went on for an over, otherwise he played correct cricket and showed he is in grand form this season. E. O. J. Stevens had little opportunity to score before time was called, by which period ho was credited with two 3’s. The fowling on the Country side was very straight, but too short to be destructive. The fielding was fair, but might have been improved upon. W. E. Leach, however, could not have been in better form. The following is the score ;

COUNTRY. First Innings. J. Taylor, b C. Frith 2 C. Scott, c Hartland, b Fuller 0 W. E. Leach, b Fuller 5 J. P. Lucas, b Fuller 0 T. E. Moore, b C. Frith 0 E. Blunden, b C. Frith 4 A. T. Eedmayne, b Fuller ... 1 A. M. Ollivier, o Hartland, bC. Frith ... 2 W, Frith, c Secretan, b C. Frith 1 B. T. Macdonnell, b Fuller 0 F. H. Morice, not out 4 Leg-bye ... 1

TOWN. D. Ashby, c Eedmayne, bW. Frith ... 53 J. F. Hartland, b W. Frith 5 George Watson, c and b W. Frith 30 H. H. Secretan, not out 74 C. C. Corfe, b Moore 4 E. J. Cotterill, b W. Frith 41 J. Fowke, b W. Frith 1 E. C. J. Stevens, not out 6 Byes 8, leg-byes 4, wide 1 13 With four wickets to fall 227 Analysis of Bowling, COUNTRY. First Innings. Balls. Mdns. Euns. Wkts. C. Frith 33 2 12 5 E. T. A. Fuller ... 30 4 7 5

TOWN. First Innings. J. P. Lucas ... 25 1 15 0 B. Elunden ... 85 0 28 0 T. E. Moore ... 125 6 70 1 W, Frith 130 4 77 5 A. T. Eedmayna ... 10 0 15 0 A. M. Ollivier ... 5 0 9 0 Eedmayne bowled a wide. 0.0.0. v, WOOL3TON 0.0. This match has occupied the last two Saturdays, and has resulted in an easy win for the 0.0.0. The 0.0.0. men went in first and stayed in all the afternoon of the first day, making 146. Washer 30, Simpson 28, _ Caygill 21 and Forsyth 17 were the highest scorers, but the total was materially assisted by the extras, which amounted to 31. The Woolston men played two innings on the second day for 29 and 23. Oogan was the only man who made any sort of a stand, making 13 in the first innings, Wagstaff and Marshall bowled well for the 0.0.0. Wagstaff got seven wickets for 8 runs in the first innings and throe for 11 in the second; Marshall getting three for 20 in the first innings and five for 11 in the second. The following are the scores : CHRISTCHURCH C.C. Washer, c Eldrige, b Bamford 30 Caygill, b McKinnon ... ... ... ... 21 Marshall, Ibw, b Dunbar 0 Simpson, b Cogau 28 Wagstaff, o Pavitt, b Sbirreff ... ... 3 Forsyth, b Buxton 17 Hepburn, b Cogan 2 Osier, b Buxton 5 Wheatley, run out 3 Taylor, not out 5 Davis, run out 1 Extras ...- 31 146 WOOLSTON C.C. First Innings. Second Innings. Pavitt, o and b Marshall 2 c Washer, b Marshall ... 5 J. McKinnon, c Fisher b Marshall 1 c Fisher, b Wagstaff 2 Allen, Ibw, b Marshall 1 run out ... 0 Alpe, c and b Wagstaff 3 c Wagstaff, b Marshall ... 0 Shirreff, b Wagstaff ... 0 c and b Wagstaff 4 Cogan, b Wagstaff ... 13 c Fisher, ,b, Marshall ... 4 Thomson, b Wagstaff 3 o Caygill, b Marshall ... 3 Bailey, b Wagstaff ... 1 b Marshall ... 0 Bamford, c Caygill, b Wagstaff 0 c Fisher, b Wagstaff ... 0 Dunbar, not out ... 4 run out ... 3 A. McKinnon, b Wagstaff ... 0 Absent ... 0 Extras ... 1 Extras ... 2

A match between the Sydenham and Bohemian clubs was played on Saturday last at Sydenham, resulting in an easy victory for the home team. For the Bohemians, Fisher took eight wickets, and for Sydenham Chambers five and Laurence four. None_ of the visiting team succeeded in getting into double figures, but for Sydenham Chambers 12 and Laurence 10 were the top scores. Sydenham 46 and Bohemians 17 was the result of the match.

The annual match between the Christchurch Press Club and the Timaru Press Club came oil at Ashburton on Saturday, resulting in a victory for the former, the scores being—Timaru, 32; Christchurch, 98. The Timaru men appeared first at the wicket, and with the exception of the captain (Mr Collins), and P. Osborn, did not trouble the scorers much, the former making 13, and the latter 11. Christchurch then went in and put together the respectable total of 98. Allardyce played a good innings of 36, Edmonds, 13; and Asquith, 9. The teams then adiourned to lunch, which was served up in first-class style by Mr Power, and to which ample justice was done. The healths of the teams having been given and responded to, also that of the umpires (Messrs Jacobson and Price), the teams visited some of the principal places in Ashburton. The departure of the Timaru men, amid cheers from their friends, left little doubt but that everyone had thoroughly enjoyed the trip. This is the third year that the match has taken place, Christchurch having won two out of the three played.