Otahuhu v. Cambridge.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1828, 25 March 1884, Page 2

Otahuhu v. Cambridge.

The match between the Otahuhu and Cambridge Clubrf commenced yesterday on the Cambridge ground. The weather, which had been threatening during 1 Satuiday and Sund \y, had cleared up, and was all that cmkl be desired. Ths giound was in excellent condition, the lato rains having taken away the hardness, without leaving it too soft, and the wicket was exceptionally good. Mr C. Hitchman acted as umpire for the Cambridge team, and Messrs G. P. Ewing and W. W. Robinson for the visitors. Mr H. E. Cotton captained the local men, and Mr G. P. Ewing the Otahuhu team. During the afternoon there was a large attendance of the public, and considerable interest was taken in the match. Stump* were pitched shortly after 11 a.m., and the Ofcahuhu captain, having won the toss, elected to send his men in . ( firot. W. Swanson and W. \V. Robinson accordingly haudled the willow, to the bowling of H. Wilson and Longbottom. Longbottorn opened with a maidnn, after which Robinson stole a run, a near thing, off WiLv.n's fiut ball, afterwards scoring a cut for 2, and a slip for 3. In the next over a dispute aro-,e ; Forrest, who was keeping wicket for Cambridge, claiming that Robinson hit his wicket. The umpire, Mi G. P. Ewing, who acknowledged that he had not seen the ball, gave it not out. However, after borne little delay play was lesumed. and Robmson and Swanson began to steadily increase the score, putting runs together pietty quickly, until Robinson u a-, caught by Forrest, off Longbottom 131 3 bowling, after having made 14 scora, 23 urns for 1 wicket. Dunkley, who was the next man to go in, had but a brief career, b^mg clean bowled by Wilson for 0.— 25 runs, 2 wickets. He was succeeded by Bnwden, who faced Swanson until the Litter hit his wicket and retired, after adding 10 to the score. — 31 runs 3 wickets. W. N. Ewing followed, and after scoring ' two .single.-,, gave a chance to Steele, which was not refused. — 33 runs, 4 wickets. G. P. Ewing, who succeeded, soon made it warm for the field, and runs quickly mounted up, Bowden meanwhile being bowled by Longbottom in the same over that disposed of W N. Ewing. G. Brown came, and after running a very near thing in the hr»t over, made a good stand with G. P. Ewing, and the two seemed to have completely collared the bowling, and some fine free hitting followed. Pilling now relieved Longbottom of the ball at one end, but for a time the two batsmen could not _ be separated, until Brown skied a ball of U Wilson's, which fell into Farquharson's hands. 65 runs for six wickets. Leahy next played a careful innings for six, when he was bowled by Pilling, and the remainder of the scoring was done by G. P. Ewing, who carried out his bat after a well played innings for 32, including one four, four threes and four twos. Sutherland and Garrett were bowled by Pilling, and McLennan caught by Steele off Stubbing's bowling without any of them adding to the score. After lunch Cambridge Bent in Mooee and Pilling to the bowling of Leahy and Bowden ; both batsmen were speedily disposed of for a single run each. Forrest succeeded Moore, and played a slashing innings for 20, only three of which were singles, the others being one five, two threes and three twos. Wilson, who followed Pilling, retired with a duck's egg, and Cotton was caught by Garrett after scoring two. Stubbing was successful in putting four runs to his credit, when he too succumbed to the deadly bowling of Leahy, and was followed by Longbottom, who played a careful innings, including one grand hit over the b mndary hedge for 4, and he eventually carried out his bat for 10 runs. Hunt, after scoring three runs, was very cleverly caught" by Leahy. Farquliarson soon had hia bails sent flying by Bowden, and Steele, after careful play, only managed to avoid the fatal oval. The last man, Reid, was bowled by Bowden/s first ball, the team being dis- *. posed of for 43 runs. On the part of tha J visitors, the bowling of Leahy and Bowderi™ was exceptionally good, and the fielding of the whole team first-rate. The following 1 are the scores :—: — Otahohu.— lst innings. W. Swanson, hit wkfc 10 W. W. Robinson, c Forrest, b Longbottom ... ... 14 H. Dunkley, b Wilson 0 C. Bowden, b Longbottom ... 3 W. N. Ewing, c Steele, b Longbottom 2 GL P. Ewing, not out 32 G. Brown, o Farquhwaon, b ***-. - - •■:. Ml

;•"—^R-Leabyrb Pilling 6 J7 Sutherland, b Pilling ... 0 J. Garrett, b Pilling . . 0 D. McLennan, c Steele, b Stub- .'• - , bing 0 Extras 10 • Total 81 <' ' BOWLING ANALYSIS. Balls. M'd'ns. Runs. Longbottom 50 1 22 Wilson 70 1 43 E. Pilling 35 0 15 , A. B. Stubbing .16 0 4 Cambridge. — Ist innings. , H. "W. Moore, run out 1 E. Pilling, b Bowden . 1 Forrest, eMcLonnan, bßowden 20 H. Wilson, b Leahy 0 H. E. Cotton, c Garrett, b ' Bowden 2 A. B. Stubbing, b Leahy 4 *« J. R. Longbottom, not out 10 i■> N. Hunt, c Leahy, b Bowden 3 „; , Farquharson, b Bowden . 0 » | J, Steele, b Bowden . 1 ' W. Reid, b Bowden 0 A Extra 1 V Total . 43 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Runs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Leahy ... 65 6 17 2 Bowden... 05 4 24 7 Ab ft two days' match was ai ranged for, the Otahuhu men again w ent to the w lckets, Swanson and Robinson as before facing the bowling.