(From Our Own Correspondent.) (Unavoidably held over from last issue). The principal event of the week has been the Interprovincia! Cricket Match, which was played on the southern Recreation-ground on Friday and Saturday. For weeks -past, and even up to the moihent of the commence ment of play the odds wereimuch in favor of Canterbary, and this feeling was much strengthened by the result of the first day's play. The game, on Friday, w*s commenced at a quarter-past 11 o'clock, the Otagonians taking the field. Canterbury's first inning s concluded for 68 runs, Fowler and Odell being the only ones who got double figures. The fielding of the Otago team was not Al. F. Fulton distinguished himself at longstop, and Allen, at point and long-leg, fielded r« markably well. Hendley and Downes bowled right through the innings. The former was in. capital £ oj?m, and, as ; the analysis will show, obtained, eight wickets. Downes, from sheer want of practice, was not well on, but no very large number of runs was obtained off his bowling. Otago' s first innings commenced at a quarter to 3,>«*^ and concluded in less than an hour for 40 runs. Downes was the only one who ob tained a double -figure. The bowling of Canterbury was excellent. Pierce and Reade bowled right through ; the former is a left handed bowler, and puzzled our bowlers very much ; Reade bowls remarkably fast, and " dead on." The fielding of the Canterbury men is fai superior to Otago's. Fowler is a host in himself behind the wickets, .and Maples at point, and Cotterill as longstop, were all that could be desired. At i Canterbury went in for their second innings, which terminated three minutes before the hour appointed for drawing the stumps, vi«., six o'clock. Some very good scores were made, Cotcerill playing a fine innings of , 27, Dickenson getting 12, and Stevens (not out) 16. The fielding of Otago in this innings was even worse than in Canterbury's first innings. J. C. Fulton "muffed" an easy catch from Cotterill before he had begiin to score, and Cairns also missed a catch a little later. Canterbury's second innings concluded for 70 runs. Otago had now 98 to get "to tie, and 9 to win ; this Appeared an impos sibility to a great many. 