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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 121, 15 February 1879, Page 2

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Thu Intehpkovixcial Matches. The following are the scores of the Canterbury versus Otago match, played at Christchurch on Monday and Tuesday last. Canterbury, it will he seen, won in one innings witli 12 runs to spare > OTAGO, First Innings. €!-, If. Paramor, b Ashby ... ... 2 W. Douglas, c Ashby, b Frith ... ... 0 If. M'Xeil, I) Frith ... ... ... 7 E. Vernon, b Frith ... ... ... 10 O. Haskell, b Ashby ... ... ... 2 Cr. Clarke, b Ashby ... ... ... 8 E. J. Crawslniw, b Turner ... ... 11 J. P. Spring, e E. Fowler, b Turner ... 8 F. Fulton, c Frith, b Turner ... ... 7 T. Austin, not out ... ... ... 15 A. Glen, b Ashby... ... ... ... 3 live ... ... ... ... ... 1 Leg-byes ... ... ... ... 2 Wide" ■ 1 Total 77 CANTERBURY. First Innings. A. M. Ollivier, b Austin... ... ... 82 W. F. Neilson, b Paramor ... ... 0 0.- 0. Corfe, c Spring, b Paramor ... 1 11. W. Moo.ro, c Austin, b Paramor ... G 1). Ashby, c CraAvsluuv, b Paramor ... 40 ,T. Fowler, b Glen ... ... ... 18 IT. 11. Sccrotan, run out ... ... ... 5 W. Frith, a Glen, h Paramor ... ... 83 E. Fowler, c and b M‘Nei’l ... ... 13 W. Beard, b Paramor ... ... ... 5 G. A. Turner, not out ... ... ... 0 Byes ... ... ... ... ... 7 Lcg-bycs ... ... ... ... 3 Total 163 OTAGO. Second Innings. F. Fulton, c and b Frith... ... ... 22 E. J. CTawshaw, b Ashby ... ... 3 G. 11. Paramor, c Beard, b Ashby ... 6 O. Haskell, c Frith, b Turner ... ... 8 11. MA’oil, b Ashby 2 G. Clark, c and b Ashby ... ... ... 0 E. Vernon, c Turner, b Frith ... ... 10 T. Austin, b Frith ... ... ... 2 ,T. P. Spring, not out ... ... ... 11 W. Douglas, b Frith ... ... ... 0 A. Glen, b Ashby ... ... ... 4 Byes ... ... ... ... ... 3 Leg-byes ... ... ... ... 2 Wide 1 Total _ 74. The chief match being concluded early on Tuesday, a return match was commenced. This was continued, but not to completion, on Wednesday. The following scores show that Canterbury had again the advantage : CANTERBURY. First Innings. 'Ollivier ... ... ... ... ... 29 Corfe ... ... ... ... ... 1 Ashby ... ... ... ... ... 25 Hcilson ... ... ... ... ... 6 Moore ... ... ... ... ... 17 J. Fowler ... ... ... ... ... 12 W. Frith ... ' 4 Secrctan ... .... ... ... ... 4 E. Fowler ... ... ... ... ... 34 Turner ... ... ... ... ... 11 Board ... ... ... ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... 13 Total ... ... ... ... ... 160 OTAGO. .First Innings. Spring 21 Eorton ... ... ... ... ... 0 Douglas ... ... ... ... ... 6 Haskell 9 Rose 7 Vernon ... ... ... 12 Paramor .7. ... ... ••• 3 M‘Neil 10 Crawshaw ... ... ... • • ■ • • ■ 2 Fulton ... ... ■ ■ • ••• • • • 7 Strode 0 Mode 1

Row 10 Vernon ... ... ... ... ... 4 Fulton 9 Bor ton ... ... ... ... ... 0 Paramor ... ... ... ... 39 Strode ... ... ... ... ... 1 Douglas ... ... ... ... ... 5 Spring 5 Crawshaw ... ... ... ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ... 6 Total, with seven wickets down ... G 9 Speaking of the play in the first match, the Dunedin ‘ Morning Herald’ says ; The play during the match has shown that the Otago batsmen all lack bitting power, as they repeatedly only played at half-volleys instead of driving them to the boundary. Their defence is goad, but this is comparatively of little use unless it is combined with the power to punish a loose ball when it does come. The fielding of both sides was good, but the return to the wicket by iho Otago men was not so good as it should have been on many occasions. It is somewhat singular that in the Otago first innings GO overs and 3 balls were bowled for 77 runs, while in their second, GO overs and 1 ball were delivered for 74 runs, a result which shows that the scores made arc about the average the team would make on the Canterbury ground. The bowling of Ashby, Frith, and Turner in both innings was very good, while for Otago Paramor was in line form, especially at the commencement of the innings. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. The Australasian’ gives a detailed list of all matches played by Iho above team during their recent tour, from their first match in Queensland to their match against Inglewood. The following is the grand result of their tour ; Matches played in the Colonics before leaving for England—Won, 17; lost, 1 ; drawn, 3 ; total, 21. Matches played in England—Won, IS : lost, 7 ; drawn, 15 ; total, 40. Matches played in America—Won, 5 ; lost. 0 ; drawn, 1 ; total, 6. Matches played in Colonies since their return—Won, 5 ; lost, 2 ; drawn, 1 ; total, G. Result of tire whole tour—Won, 45 ; lost. 10 ; drawn, 20 ; total, 75. C. Bauiierman heads the list of batting averages, having scored altogether 2557 runs for 110 innings, or an average of 24.37. Blackham heads the bowling average list, having obtained a wicket for every 3.15 runs.