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Otago holds on at Lancaster Park

C&D game used: Minden Basic

Canterbury vs Otago · January 4–6, 1900

Johnston’s 99 gives Otago just enough

Otago defended a target of 195 at Lancaster Park, dismissing Canterbury for 177 to win by 17 runs. W Johnston’s second-innings 99 supplied almost two-thirds of Otago’s 149; AD Downes added 26.

The bowlers had set the tone. Otago made 105, with J Baker top-scoring on 28, before Downes returned 6 for 12 to help dismiss Canterbury for 60. FS Frankish had taken four wickets in Otago’s first innings and added 6 for 48 in the second, finishing with ten wickets for 87.

Canterbury’s second innings was more resilient: captain LT Cobcroft made 53, A Sims 30, F Wilding 25 and Frankish 24. AD Eckhoff’s 6 for 63, backed by Downes’s two wickets and AH Fisher’s one, helped Otago close out the match. TW Reese was left unbeaten on 12.

Otago 105 & 149; Canterbury 60 & 177. Otago won by 17 runs.

OFFICIAL MATCH · JANUARY 4–6

Otago holds on by 17 runs

Otago 105 and 149; Canterbury 60 and 177. Canterbury’s final-innings target was 195.

Lancaster Park, Christchurch · January 4–6, 1900. Otago batted first after the reported historical toss. This replay began fresh at 0/0; all four innings were recorded in Minden Basic.

Otago 105/10 · 64 overs
BatsmanRunsStatus / dismissal
J Baker28caught
W Johnston6caught
GG Austin19caught
AE Geddes0caught
HG Siedeberg0caught
CH Broad6caught
AH Fisher4bowled
AD Downes6caught
FC Liggins13caught
F Williams8caught
AD Eckhoff10not out

Extras: b 0, lb 0, nb 5, wd 0

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWickets
FS Frankish226394
TJ Malone217323
D Reese217343
Canterbury 60/10 · 40 overs
BatsmanRunsStatus / dismissal
D Reese2caught
A Sims0caught
AE Ridley2stumped
WCH Wigley1run out
RW Barry5caught
LT Cobcroft3caught
FS Frankish18not out
F Wilding0bowled
TJ Malone10bowled
JN Fowke13caught
TW Reese0caught

Extras: b 1, lb 2, nb 3, wd 0

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWickets
AD Downes148126
AD Eckhoff130221
AH Fisher135232
Otago 149/10 · 47 overs
BatsmanRunsStatus / dismissal
J Baker0lbw
W Johnston99bowled
GG Austin4lbw
AE Geddes0caught
HG Siedeberg0caught
CH Broad0caught
AH Fisher0run out
AD Downes26caught
FC Liggins5caught
F Williams5bowled
AD Eckhoff0not out

Extras: b 1, lb 0, nb 9, wd 0

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWickets
FS Frankish184486
TJ Malone184712
D Reese112291
Canterbury 177/10 · 71 overs
BatsmanRunsStatus / dismissal
D Reese3bowled
A Sims30caught
AE Ridley10caught
WCH Wigley1caught
RW Barry11bowled
LT Cobcroft53caught
FS Frankish24caught
F Wilding25lbw
TJ Malone1bowled
JN Fowke0run out
TW Reese12not out

Extras: b 1, lb 0, nb 4, wd 2

BowlerOversMaidensRunsWickets
AD Downes247612
AD Eckhoff247636
AH Fisher237521

Derived from the owner-recorded official Minden Basic result. Reported historical XIs and venue; full-season cards use the owner-supported rating method. Bowling-family and local period-policy estimates were acknowledged before play. Balls faced and individual catch credits are unavailable.

Reading the record

This is the fifth official cricket match and ASN’s 116th completed event: 69 historical replays and 47 fictional games. The January 4, 5 and 6 schedule entries all refer to this one match. The Universal date remains January 10, 1900.

All four innings began within this fresh replay; no historical score or result was imported. Player labels J Baker and GG Austin retain their existing archive IDs; the historical source lists JC Baker and GC Austin. No new namesake profiles are created for those aliases. Balls faced and individual catch credits were not recorded. Seasonal card figures and private game sessions are excluded from this public report.