CRICKET.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2185, 25 February 1881, Page 2

CRICKET.

OTAGO V. CANTERBURY. The following is tbe continuation of the game after the adjournment : Upon returning, careful play again beoame the order of the day, but as toon as the batsmen had beoome let the soore advanoed more rapidly. Paramor not being able to effect a separation, H. B. Morrison took up the bowling and ohecked the run-getting slightly. The telegraph, however, showed 120 and 130, the appearance of the latter being greeted by Redmayne with a driye and a hit to leg for 4 each, both hits being off Hume, causing that bowler to retire in fayor of Parker, who started with a maiden. At this period of the game Rodmsyne played a ball from Parker, which rolled into his wioket,

but the baili refused to come off. Watson then made a good drive for 4 off Morrison, and Kedmayne, as a reward for bis escape, hit the second ball of Parker'* next over well to leg for 4, bringing up 160. Haskell now relieved Morrison, but his first over realised a 2 and a 4. the latter being for a good on drive by Watson. Suns oame freely, and when 170 appeared W. Morrison relieved Parker, and H. B. Morrison took the ball at the opposite end. The double dame proved of no aval, as both batsmen scored rapidly.. 180 was quickly changed for 190, the last hit, a 4, by Watson, making his individual score 101, for which he was applauded, this being the first time the three figures have been reached by any batsman in these matches. H. B. Morrison soon afterwards gave way to Paramor, but runs still came, an on-drive by Watson for 3 making the score 201. Principally by ■ingles and a couple of 2's the total increased to 210, when Millington bowled at the north end vice W. Morrison, and off his third ball Bedmayne was easily caught at point, after playing a fine innings for 61. Three for 211. Godby filled the vaoancy, but just as he was getting set Watson misjudged the pace of the ball which he had out, and G-odby was nioely run out by a neat piece of fielding between Orawshaw and Spring. Four for 225. Fowke now came to the assistance of Watson, and play became very slow until H. B. Morrison relieved Paramor. The change seemed to suit Watson, who obtained a couple of 2's in his first over, and in his next made a grand hit to square-leg for 4. A hit in the same direction for 2 brought 250 on the telegraph. Several changes of bowling were now tried, but without effect, the score gradually increasing until it reached 295. Hap-kell and Paramor were now bowling well, as for seven overs in succession no runs were scored. Watson, however, spoilt the run of maiden overs by placing the ball nicely to leg for 2, and driving the next for 3, the 4 being well saved by Crawahaw. This caused the 300 to appear, but it was fatal to Watson, as in Paramor's next over he made a good drive, wbioh Orawshaw, who was fielding forward, caught beautifully just before it touched the ground. The retiring batsman made 175 out of the total of 300, and upon returning to the pavilion, was carried shoulder high by some of his comrades. With the exception of one chance at the wickets, he never gave the field an opportunity. W. Frith took his place at the wickets, but after putting together 10 by a good on drive for 4 and three 2's, skied the ball in the direction of Orawshaw, who made a good catch in a bad light—Six for 323. It was now five minutes to six o'clock, so Fuller went in, only to see Fowke disposed of, an appeal by Paramor for leg before being answered in the affirmative by the umpire. As the bowler was bowling round the wioket, the ball must have broken back considerably. Fowke was at the wickets a long time for his runs, and just previously to his being given out he drove a ball baok to Haskell, who somehow failed to hold it. This was his first chance. He is quite a young player, and deserves his runs for his consistent practice during the season. Time was now called—the score being 323 for seven wickets. The fielding throughout was good, but the bowling was not of a difficult nature, being too much variation from long hops to half volleys. The following is the score, which promises to be the largest yet made in any of these matches, the only other exceeding it being made by Canterbury in 1875, when they totalled 354 : CANTEBBUBY. First Innings. G, Watson, 4,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,2,1,2,3,3,1,3,1,2, 3,1,2 3,3,4,4,4,3,1,4,1,2,4,1,1,3,1,1,3,2,1, 4,2,4,1,1,1,1,4,1,4,1,3,1,2,1,4,1,1,2,1,4,2, 1,2,2,4,2,1,4,1.1,1, 4,3,4,1,3,2,4,1,2,3. c Orawshaw, b Paramor 175 J. F. Hartland, 1,1,2,1,2,4 b Hnme ... 11 D. Ashby, 1,4,1,1,1,4,1, mn out 13 A. T. Bedmayne, 2,1,1,1,4,1,1,4,1,1,3,2,1,2, 1,1,4,4,4,2,4,4,4,1,2,1,1,2,1, c Paramor, b Millington 61 M. J. Godby, 3,2,2, ran out 7 J. Fowke, 1,1,2,1,2,2,3,3,4,2,1,1,3.1,3,4, lbw, b Paramor 34 W. Frith, 2,2,4,2, c Crawahaw, b Paramor 10 Total for seven wickets 323 SECOND DAY. A fine day again greeted the second day's play, a very slight breeze blowing from the north-west. The attendance of the public was very small, owing, no doubt, to the large ■core put on by Canterbury in the first day's play. The Otago men took the field at about half-past twelve, Fuller, the not out of yesterday, being accompanied to the wicket by bit captain, E. Fowler. Haskell started the the bowling from the north end to Fuller, the first ball of which he lifted to square for a brace. The next ball from the same bowler he skied to the longstop, who acospted it. Ootterill then filled the vacancy. Paramor again went on at the south end, and Fowler drove his first ball to the off along the carpet for 4, and his third ball to leg for a single, Ootterill getting the last ball of the over to leg for another single, bringing 330 up. After scoring a single, Ootterill sent the first ball from Paramor to square-leg for 4, and off his last ball be soored another tingle. Two more singles by Ootterill, and one by Fowler, caused 340 to appear. Fowler then got a brace and a ■ingle off the two first balls of Haskell's, and then drove Paramor hard to the on for a braoe. Fowler then gave an easy ehanoe to point, which he declined. After a maiden from Haskell, Ootterill hit Paramor hard to square-leg for 4, bringing 350 up. Millington went on at Paramor's, and off his third ball Fowler made a fine on-drive past the flags for 4. Several more tingles were put on, and then Fowler made a fine on-drive out of bounds 4, causing 360 to appear on the board. Ootterill then put a ball nicely to leg for 3, and made 2 by a cut off Hume, who went on at the south end in place of Millington. At this time both batsmen were tormenting the field by running thort runs, till at length the captain wat badly run out, 367—9—21. O. Frith, the last man, then put in an appearance, and got a fine on drive off Hume beyond the flags for 4—370 appearing on the telegraph. In Haskell's next over Ootterill tipped his first ball to leg for a single, Frith following it up with a 3, and Ootterill hitting the third ball for 4. In the first ball of the next over, Hume clean bowled 0. Frith, the inningt closing at one o'clock for the handsome total of 381. Ootterill carried out his bat, after showing very fine cricket throughout hit inningt. Yesterday's play 323 E. T. A. Fuller, 2, c Collinson, b Haskell ... 2 E. Fowler, 4,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,4,4, run out ... 21 E. Cotteril), 1,1,4,1,1,1,4,1,1,3,2,1,4, not out 25 C. Frith, 4,3, b Hume 7 Extras 3 Total ... 381 After an interval of about a quarter of an hour the local team took the field, the following being their positions:—Fowke, wicketkeeper ; Watson, long stop; Fowler, short slip ; D. Ashby, point; 0. Frith, third man ; ,W. Frith, short leg and bowler ; Hartland, j mid-on ; Fuller, bowler and slip ; Bedmayne, mid-off; Ootterill, square leg long-off; Godby, cover point. Fuller opened the bowling at the north end, Collinson and Orawshaw representing Otago at the wickets, and sent down a maiden. W. Frith took up the bowling from the south end, and olean bowled the captain, Collinson, in the last ball of his over. Haskell took his captain's place at the wioket; Fuller then, in the last ball of his over, bowled Orawshaw, no runs as yet appearing on the telegraph board. Haskell then took a maiden from W, Frith. Paramor then broke the ioc by getting three 2's off Fuller's next over, the first of which, through a short run, only counted 1. Frith then teat down another maiden from his end. After two more maidens, Paramor got a single for an on drive, and' Haskell a brace to square leg. W. Frith, who wat bowling splendidly, not a run as yet having been made off him up to this time, clean bowled Paramor, 10—3—8 Spring filled the vacancy, and made the first runs off Frith by hitting him to leg for 4. After several more maidens, W. Frith clean bowled Haskell, who wat batting very steadily—ls 4—2. Parker now oame in and took the last two balls of Frith's ove*-, when an adjournment was made for lunch. The game is very monotonous, no scoring being made. W. Frith, out of nine overs, bowled eight maidens, the result of which wat three wickets for 6 runs. Fuller bowled seven maidens out of nine overs, for 8 runs and one wioket. The following are the scores up to lunch time:— OTAGO. First Innings. Collinson, b W. Frith 0 Crawshaw, b Fuller ... » 0 Ha ß kell, 2, b W. Frith 2 Paramor, 1,2,2,1,2, b W. Frith 8 Spring;, 4, not out 4 Parker, not ont 0 Extras 1 Total ~, , .., 15