INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4937, 18 January 1877, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL CRICKET MATCH.

BY TELEGRAPH. Christchurch, Wednesday. The Interprovincial Cricket Match, Canterbury v. Otago, commenced this morning. The weather was fine, and the ground in very good order considering the late rains. There was a moderate attendance, Ollivier, captain of the Canterbury team, won the toss, and eleoted to go in, and Ollivier and Ashby, two reputed stickers, were the first to handle the willow. Morrison went on bowling. Ashby was clean bowled by Morrison off his third ball ; ‘ and Ollivier, after scoring three, was run out. Corfe and Moore getting together, made a splendid stand, the former playing in beautiful style, and Moore hitting with great freedom. The field were very smart, but had plenty of leatherhunting. At 1.45, or one hour and three-quar-ters after play commenced, an adjournment was made for luncheon, the score being at 92, with Corfe and Moore not out. Play was renewed at 2.45, and Canterbury, who up to this time was very jubilant, soon began to feel uncomfortable, as Moore added a few runs to his score, and was then bowled by a trimmer from Morrison. His total of 76 was put together remarkably quick, and he only gave one chance, a very difficult one. Corfe soon after lost the number of his mess, being bowled by Millington. He was in. for two hours for 28 runs. Wickets now fell rapidly, the whole of the team being out at 4 o’clock for 133 runs. Otago in good spirits send Rose and Cargill to the wickets, but soon had reason to feel disheartened. Cargill very foolishly ran himself out before any runs had been made ; Meares only scored 3, and was clean bowled ; Bouche, who came next, lost his middle stump to the third ball; and Paramour, the great bat of the team, had his leg stump lowered by the first ball. This ill-luck continued for some time, no less than eight wickets being down in fifty minutes for 19 runs. When Rose and Rhodes got together, they made a good stand ; but the bowling and fielding were too good for runs to come freely. After the total had been increased to 29, Rhodes was beautifully caught with one hand by Sweet, off his own bowling. Clarke was the last man in. Leatherhunting became the order of ■ the day until 6 o’clock, when the stumps were drawn, the total being 46. The following are the scores:— CANTERBURY —FIRST INNINGS. Alpe, b Morrison 0 Ollivier, run out 3 Corfe, b Millington 2S Moore, b Morrison 76 Leach, b Morrison 2 J. Fowler, not out 5 Ashby, c Clarke, b Millington .. .. 0 Secretan, Ibw, b Morrison .. .. .. S Wilson, b Millington .. 1 Sweet, c Meares, b Morrison .. .. 4 G. Fowler, c Reade, b Morrison .. .. 3 Extras 3 Total .. 133 OTAGO—FIRST INNINGS. Rose, not out 11 Argill, run out 0 Meares, c Secretan, b Ashby .. .. 3 Bouche, b Ashby 0 Paramour, b Ashby 0 Reade, b Sweet 3 Nicholls, b Ashby 4 Morrison, b Sweet 1 .. Millington, b Sweet 0 Rhodes, c and b Sweet 5 Clark, not out ; .. .. 10 Extras 9 Total 40