CRICKET.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6492, 17 December 1881, Page 6

CRICKET.

ASSOCIATION MATOH-ELKYEN v.

FIFTEEN.

Yesterday was set apart by the Association to a match between a picked Eleven and a Fifteen. The Utter went first to the wickets, under a blazing run and on » nice piece of turf, Ashby and FntUr were found lobe very straight at the start, and no stand woe made till Longdnn and W. J. OoWerill became partners. The latter made two very nice hits for 6, one to log and one a drive. Longdeo plated a sterling game, and remained at the wickets nearly two hours for 81 before he was bowled by B. Ootterill, who bad displaced Ashby. At lunch time, afainwaring and Harman were partners, and eight wioketa having fallen for 108 runs, the Eleven appeared to have the game well in hand. Upon resuming, the men were soon separated, and Harman, shortly after Alack, whoso name was not in the Fifteen, appeared, played round a soft one from Cottorill. Bdser shaped rather nervously at his first over or two, but at soon as he got a fair sight of the ball dropped very nastily on to Fuller’# slow breakbacks and Adiby’s lob*, to the tune of several fours ana fives. Hie hitting was remarkably clean and hard, but ho did pot play so well to the fast bowling as to the slow. At length he was caught in the long field off a bard drive, and Beeves, who tried a few overs at the south end, dismissing Atadk and Fairburst with two consecutive balls, the total, which at one time promised to be much bigger, stopped short at 194. A tack played rather flukily to Fuller’s slows, but except a father hot one ft) mid-on, ho gave no chance. The innings of the Eleven was an unmitigated collapse. Fowler staved in a long time for 14, but the other men aid little but walk in and out till Wilding arrived. Some vigorous batting on his part improved the state of affaire slightly, but when the batsman was caught at point and the innings closed, 68 only was the record. Following on, a better complexion woe put on things by Wilding and Ashby, who scored 62 between them before the former lost bis wicket. Ashby was missed three or four times, and still betray* the old weakness—over-anxiety to score—which hac so often prematurely cost him his wioket. The match will not be continued. Score and analysis

THE FIFTEEN. -Ist Innings. P. Philpctt, b Fuller ... ... ... 0 A. Wa«W, o and b Falter ... ... 7 F, B. W. Motet, b Fuller 7 A. Longdca, bCotterlll St L. Easton, b Fuller 8 W. V. Million, b Fuller ... ... ... 7 W J. Cotter! 11, b Fuller IB W.H. Lodge. bOetterlll 8 B. Malawarmg, b Fuller 4 B D. Homan, b Coiterill 23 W. H. Ataok b Beeves ... ... ... SB H. Edser, o Watson b Ashby ... ... S 3 A. T. Chapman, b Asbby „. 4 0. Helacro, not oat ... ... ... 0 J. D- Fairbnrtt, b Beeves ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 0 Total «, ... 11l BowurroAbaltsis— Foliar: 100 bolls, 9 mdsa. 92 runs. 7 wkt». Ashby: 115 bills, II nidus, 85 rano, 2 wkts Wilding: 20 balls, 15rant. Cottenlls 65 balls, 3 radns, 40 runs, 3 wits, Beerea: 13 tails, « runs, 1 mdu, 3 wkU. THE ELEVEN.—Ist Lutings. J. Fowler, ran ont 14 W. P. Beeves, b Chapman ... ... S J. Fowko. a and b Fairburst ... ... 10 D. Ashby, b Fairharst ... «. ... 0 0. KOrange, b Fairharst ... ... ... 0 J. F. Htutlaud. b Chapman ... ... I O. Watson, a Washer, b Fairharst ... 9 E. J. OottsrULo and b Fslrbn st w 0 F. Wilding, o Easton b Fairburst 19 S. C, J. Bbsv.ns, b Chapman 0 B. T. ft. Fuller, not out ... M ... 1 Extras ... 9 Total ... ... 63 2nd Xaologftt D. Ashby, not oat ... ... ... 30 F. Wilding, Ibw, b Edser ... SO Extras ... 8 Far 1 wiokot ... 53 Bowuhs Aksltrib. Ist Innings.—Chapman: 65 balls, 23 runs, 4 indue. 3 wkts. Falrharst i 63 balls, 86 mss, 4 mdns, 6 wkt*. S whies. 2nd innings.— Edser: 40 balls, 80 runs, 1 wkt, Chapman: 40 tails, 30 runs. MIDLAND 0.0. v. LYTTELTON. A match between Elevens of these Clubs, yesterday played on the Association Ground, was remarkable more for the foot of producing the highest score, so far, of the (eases, rather than for good cricket. The visitors, though not opposed by a particularly strong eleven, were quite overpowered, their bowling being very crooked, ana tbeir fielding worse—the fault of having no ground of their own to practise on. Oonen played a good gome, some of his drives being very clean and straight. Score M.O.C.C.—lst Innings. W. Horner, o Lindsay o North... ... 23 B. Whiting, ibw b WegstaO I L. Cohen, o Morrison 71 W. H. Hargreaves, b Seymour 48 W. H. ataalt, b North 0 £. ML e * right b North S 3 W, Q Judge, o tiogors b North ... 3 A Dunbar, b Seymour ... ... ... 85 J. Hailey, not out SS W, Gee, b Seymour ... ... ... 19 J. Harper, b Seymour ... ... ... 5 Extras M ... <6

Total... 307 Lyttelton rauio 89 wad 90. North 10, Wright 17, XilodMy 17,* MorrUon 13, nod WUoox it, were thi ohlot noorcra.