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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2155, 21 January 1881, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT DUNEDIN. [PSESS ASSOCIATION TEXBOBAK.] DUNEDIN, January 20. The match between the Australian Eleven and Dunedin Twenty-two commenced at the Caledonian Grounds to-day under very favorable circumstances, the broken weather of tbe early part of the week having become settled and the sun shining brilliantly. Play commenced at 12.55 o’clock, and the Australian captain winning the toss, elected to go in, the ground being in very good order, con- [ sidering the quantity of rain which had fallen during the past few days. The umpires were Mr W. H. Atack for the Australians and Mr J. Howell for Dunedin. Spofforth and Jarvis commenced the batting, to the bowling of Cook and W. Moore, The principal positions in the field were occupied as follows : Wickets, S. Leith; point, H. Mac Nei l; slips, Parancor and Morrison; mid-on, J. Leith ; mid-off, J. Spring ; long-stop, Collinson (captain). Cooke opened the attack from the east end, and his third ball Jarvis out for a single. Moore followed with a maiden, and Cooke’s next over also realised no runs. Moore bowled a wide, and Jarvis then hit him well to leg for 3, while, in the same bowler’s next over, Spofforth drove him to the on for a similar amount. Each batsman got a single off Cooke. Spofforth then had a narrow iqueak of being run out, Parker throwing in badly, or the Demon’s wicket must have gone. Careful play followed. At last Spofforth drove Cooke finely over the bowler’s head, but, owing to the number of men in the field, only a single resulted, and the same fate followed several more sharp clean hits by each batsman. After a quarter-of-an-hour’s play 10 was put up on the board, and at half-an-hour only halfa dozen more had been added. Here Mac Neil took the ball from Moore, and his first over was marred by ano ball. A maiden followed from each end, but then Spofforth hit Mac Neil to long leg for a single, and three singles resulted from Cooke’s next over. Spofforth drove Mac Neil sharp to mid-off for 2, Carr letting the ball pass him, but the next bah but one the Australian crack bowler spooned up over the wicket-keeper’s bead, where Paramor secured it—l—l 2—24. Murdoch (captain) took the vacant place, and Dawes (left hander) took up the bowling from Cooke’s end. Murdoch cut him prettily for 1, and Jarvis put him to square leg for a like figure. In the next over Murdoch drove him to the off for 3, and in the succeeding one sent him to mid-on for another triplet. Maidens followed from each end, and Murdoch had only added a single 1 when the luncheon adjournment took place, the score then standing at S 3 for the loss of one wicket. On resuming, about 1500 were present. Carr was put on in place of Dawes, Mac Neil taking up the bowling at the opposite end. After about thirty minutes’ play, which was marked for slow run getting, Jarvio gave a chance in the slips, and Paramor was credited with a second, wicket—so—2—2o» Jarvis played a steady patient innings, having been a hour and a quarter in. McDonnel, who joined his captain, had but a short life, putting bis second ball into Haskell’s hands also in the slips—so—3—o. The play continued very tame, Murdoch especially being unable to get hold of the leg balls. After a long spell of maidens he skied one to long-on, but Cook could not get back to it. In the next over Slight got fairly on to one, but Orawshaw secured a well-judged catch, and Slight had to retire with the dreaded duck’s egg. 57 —4—o. Alexander was the incomer, and in Mac Neil’s next over he was given out Ibw also without troubling the scorers. 67—5—0. At Invercargill he was disposed of in a like manner. The Otago men were exceedingly jubilant at the unexpected collapse of the Australian team. MaoNeil now had taken four wickets for 12 runs and two no balls, a splendid analysis. Boyle was the next man, and when 70 appeared on the telegraph Moore went on at his old end. Murdcch’s time had now come, and he put one up behind the wickets, where the wicketkeeper secured it—7s—6—2s. In the early part of his innings there was an appeal for a leg before wicket, but the umpire disallowed it, though the decision seemed open to question. Qroube partnered the South Melbourne bowler, and the incomer had to thank Wynks for not being run out at once, the ball being shockingly returned, Boyle, who had totted up his runs pretty rapidly, was now clean bowled by Moore, he having been disposed of at Invercargill in the same way—--84 —7—lß. Palmer came next, and made the first 4 hit of the day to leg, the hit being off Mac Neil. The play also became more lively. Cooke now wont on vice Mac Neil, and gave S. Leith a chance at the wickets, but it was declined. In Moore’s next over Palmer hit one hard to Strode at mid-on, and it was retained—99—B—ll. Blackham joined Groube, and cut Moore for a couple, bringing a century up, amidst applause. Oarr now went on again, and with his second ball levelled Blackham’s stumps. 104 —9—2. White was the last man. Eor twenty minutes the play was very tame, and it became a question whether they would be able to keep up their stumps till time was called. White played one sharp back to Carr, but the bowler declined to receive it. At a quarter before six Vernon distinguished himself by catching White in the long field, 112—10—3. Groube, for the second time in New Zealand, carried out his bat. The fielding of the Otago men was much above the average, and, with a few exceptions, no fault could be found with this department of the game. Leith at the wickets particularly distinguished himself. The following was the score :

AUSTRALIANS. First Innings. Spoffoith, c Paramor, b Mac Neil 12 Jarvis, o Paramor, b Mac Neil 20 McDonnell, c Haskell, b Mac Neil 0 Murdoch, c S. Leith, b Mac Neil 25 Slight, c Crawshaw, b Carr ... ... ... 0 Alexander, Ibw, b Mac Neil 0 Boyle, b Moore 18 Groubo, not out ... ... ... ... 17 Palmer, o Strode, b Moore 11 Blaokham, b Carr 2 White, c Vernon, b Carr 3 Wides 3 No balls ... 3 Total 112 Bowling Analysis. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. First Innings. Balls. Buns. Mdns. Wkts. Cooke 108 15 17 0 Mac Neil ... 160 28 21 5 Dawes ... 20 10 10 Cht 128 31 15 3 Moore S 6 21 13 2 Moore bowled one wide and Mac Neil three no-balls. At three minutes to oix Parker and S. Leith appeared at the wickets to represent Otsgo. Blaokham kept wickets with Alexander at point, close up. Spofforth bowled at the north, delivering a maiden. Palmer, from the opposite end, followed suit, and the slumps were drawn for the day.