THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN NEW ZEALAND. THE MATCH AGAINST OTAGO. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2244, 25 November 1886, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN NEW ZEALAND. THE MATCH AGAINST OTAGO. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

])[ NKDiv, Tue-day. Thk weather was fine for the -ec >ud day-, play of the ab >ye match, but in the afternoon \ enid south 31 ly breeze -et in, ie»ideiing ltdi-agroe.tble, .uid the w-itoi- appealed to feel it \ery much. The wicket w>- ,n better oider th in on the piev iou- da\ , being much tiu»M, and this accounts f'>r tlie better scue made by the locil team. Sarcastic people ?ly the Au-tiahan- wvie l»>whn,j '•s)ft tiling" to piolong the n.ahh, but the minib i of bow lei- tntci -h»>w - that tlnidea has little foundation. Spofioith and (J.uiett to.»k their place- in the held. Neither was in howling form aftei their trip, but the farmer was a- active n^ a cat, and ctneied .1 lot nf giumvl, inythmg appio tchmg a citch beinsr »iiiipped up mi 1"i 1 " uitly. The fielding of the \i«.iti>i> v.i> excilent thioughiuit. Ttie following aie the :—: — 0 1'Ar.o — Second inniii^. Drabble, c Ikuce, b Evani 0 Harper, b K\.ins 0 Rolfe, c Tumble, b Spoffoith l» W.ilN, c Palinei, b (.iauett 2.^ (Jne\e, b Tumble A' 2 Kitt, b Tumble L' 4 l'aiker, c .Tone-, b llvt'iii 7 P.eck, b K\an> 10 Yullange, bdauett l."» Lmy, c Spoffoith, b K\an> 1 Di\i")n, b K\an> 10 W> uk>, lbv\, b I'mciJ 0 Spung, b l>iuce 0 llewitt, b K\an-, L» Fnth, c Sp iftoitli, b liiuce :-> }> iker, I) liiuce 4 Ha-kell, b Bruce 1 Turnbull, b Evan-, 1 White, b K\an-> 0 Kopf, not out '• McFarlane, b Bruce "_' (Jedde-;, >-t Jarvi- •_' K\tra- . 1-2 Total T.> K\.m^ secured 10 wicket^ for o? iun>, Bruce I) for 17, Tumble 2 for 20, (Janett 2 foi 82, Spofforth 1 for 3>\ and Falmei n > wicket for 'J uui^. Ai^FK \iian-,— Second inning-. Bruce, not out l.> Palmer, c Spung, b Hope 10 Tumble, not out 0 Total foi 1 wicket _V> Wed nc -day. r lhc cucket match Au-traban- \. (Hag>» 22 was concluded thi> afternoon, the \ i?itoiwmning with six wicket- to fall. The weather wa» fine, but the attendance wai poor. The batting of the Au-tiahain wanmch superior to the h'r-t day, and but foi his eag'jine.— to make the winning hit, .Tone- would ha\e earned out his bat. The Held ing of the local team was on the whole very p<»or, the bowling being the only redeeming feature. The following are the scores :—: — Otago. First Timings <;;■> Second Innings l,">S Total 221 A i si iui.ians.— Second Innings. W. Bruce, b Hope ... . , 32 (J. Y. Palmer, c Spiinp, b Hope 10 J. W. Trimble, b Turnbull ' .-,0 S. P. Jones, b Kitt . . . . [[ v> A. H. Jarvis, not out . . . . [ 20 J. Mcllwrath, not out . ... .' "0 Byes . . , to [[ ' ' o Leg-byes [ . 1 Total IU2 i'n&t Innings (,o ( Jrand total . , 222 Hope took 2 wickets for 22 runs Kitt 1 for 10, and Turnbull I foi 17. Off Frith 4-1 uuis weie scoioJ, Hewitt 21, Hall l.\ MeFavUne 17, and Di\on \i without thtj loss of a wicket.