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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2455, 31 January 1881, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT CHRIST- I CHURCH. [By Tklegrapii.J [I;V OUR SPKCIAG UKPOKTBU.] Christchurch, Jan. 31. All the papers pitch into the Canterbury Fifteen for loose fielding on Saturday. The takings were £l5O. Only about one in five paid. There were £ls worth of thijeeand fourpenny pieces and nearly £8 worth of coppers in the bags. The weather is terribly hot, but a good nor-westerly windis blowing.

About four minutes past twelve, Murdoch, accompanied by Slight, returned to , his place at the wickets. Slight took the remainder of W. Frith’s over, which proved a maiden. Off Euller’s third Murdoch snicked a single. • The same batsman cut Erith for another single. Fuller sent down a maiden. Off Frith’s first Slight scored a single, Murdoch following suit off Erith’s third, and Slight another single off his last ball. 100 up. Three leg byes were runoff Fuller’s next over which was a maiden’. Frith’s next over produced a single. Fuller bowled a maiden, and then changed ends, Murdoch getting a single by putting the last ball to leg. The first of Frith’s next over Murdoch drove him to the off boundary in grand style for fourFour byes were run off the next over. At 1.18 Gi Frith went on to bowl, against the wind. Slight drove his third ball down to Secretan, but llednmyno should have prevented it. The fourth ball from W. Frith struck Slight on the head, stopping the play, and necessitating his retirement. Jarvis

Came out for the remainder of the over, and the first ball from \V. Frith he put into the hands of Secrctan :at point * 4—0—124. Biyle succeeded Jarvis, driving his first ball to the on, and bad Beard fielded, it must have cost him bis wicket. Murdoch drove the last ball of the over for a couple, Ashby replaced C. Frith, and sent down a maiden. Murdoch drove W. Frith to leg for three. Boyle cut Ashby to flags for four. Murdochgot one overthrow off Frith’s next, and Boyle drove him to boundary for four. 140 up. Murdoch cut Ashby for a single, and then cut the same bowler to cover which Cottorell let through his fingers, three being the result. Boyle drove Ashby to off, nearly to the flags, hut ran four for it. Murdoch hit Beard, who replaced W. Frith, to leg for two, and in the next over treated him in the same manner for four, flic ball travelling to the gorse edge. Boyle put him to square leg for three, and Murdoch got him to off for a single, nine resulting from the over. Murdoch then hit Ashby to leg for two, following it with a single for a snick. Murdoch drove C. Frith, who replaced Beard for two, and cut his third ball to the boundary for four. Boyle snicked Ashby into slips for two, Frith fielding the hall, and he then put him to leg in the same manner. A change of bowling was once more tried, Beard again being put on at the northern end. Murdoch put liis first up towards point, but hardly within Secretan’s reach, and put him into slips for single. Off Beard’s next Boyle skied him to long leg, hut Cotterill not getting fairly hold of it, two were got when he was eighty-ninc. Murdoch hit one from Ashby into the the hands of W. Frith, square leg, who dropped it through overbalancing. The last hall of Beard’s next over Boyle cut into the slips for four. 190 up. Murdoch seemed to play one of Ashby’s quietly past W. Frith, square leg, hut they managed to run five for it, no field being near. Secrctan relieved Beard, Ashby taking point, and sent down a maiden. The adjournment for luncheon then took place. When play was resumed fiOOO wer e present. Slight was hit on the hack of the head, and a doctor ordered him to desist playing for the rest of the day. Boyle, in the second over, was splendidly caught in the slips by Fuller without having added to his score. 4 —32—195. Palmer, the incomer, started by hitting Ashby to leg for two. Murdoch then drove Secrctan to off for two, resulting from bad fielding followed up with two, square leg hit. 200 up. Murdoch got two for an on drive off Ashby, and the last ball of Secretan’s over displaced Palmer’s leg stump. 63 —202. Off Ashby’s next Murdoch drove him to the chain for five. The announcement of his century was received with cheering from all parts of the ground. Blackham got a flukey two to leg, and a single through C. Frith’s bad fielding. Murdoch cut Secrctan prettily for four. After a couple singles had been scored Blackham hit Secrctan to leg for two, following it up with a drive for 3. At 3.30 there was nine or ten thousand on the ground. Off Ashby’s next over Blackham put him to square leg for four. Murdoch next drove Secrctan to on for a couple. Blackham then got Ashby away to leg for two. Murdoch beautifully placed Secrctan to square leg for two. From the second bull of the next over Secrctan caught Murdoch between wickets off his own howling. 7—ll1 —231. Murdoch, who was at the wickets close on five hours, played grandly throughout, placing the hall with great judgment and was cheered to the echo on returning tj the pavilion. Alexander, on succeeding Murdoch, hit Fuller a pitch to leg into the hands of Cottcrill. 8—0—230. Tobin signalised his entry by putting Ashby into the slips for four. The following arc the scores as far as received : Australian Eleven. First Innings. Ff Spofforth, h Fuller 3 T. Groube cW. Frith b O. Frith 42 W. Murdoch c and b Secretan ... 11l P. McDonnell, c Fowler, h W. Frith 7 Jarvis, bW. Frith, c Secretan ... 0 Slight, not out ... 22 Boyle, c Fuller, h Ashby 32 Alexander, c Cockerill, b Fuller ... 0 Blackham, c Cotterill, bC. Frith ... 38 Tobin, not out 10 Extras 9 Total 280