INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 71, 23 March 1906, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND V. MELBOURNE. 4»"EW ZEALANDERS START BADLY. (B.r Telegrraph.—Press Association.) > CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The weather was dull and cold at the opening of the New Zealand v. Mcl- ' bourne cricket match. The attendance was poor before lunch. Tucker, who captained the Mew Zealand team, won the toss and elected to bat on a good ■wicket. Bedgrave and Hickson opened for New Zealand. Hickson taking strike to McLeod, who bowJed a maiden. -Armstrong bowled from the other cud. Six overs brought only 5 runs. Then Redgrave \\;is caught by Butler in the slips off McLeod.—s—l—l. G'raliain followed, and runs came slowly. At 1(5 Graham was stumped by Wilkinxoii off Armstrong.—lC—2l—7. Ollivier, wa* the next man to bat. "With the -core at 22 he was bowled by Armstrong.—22—3—o. Lusk followed. After scoring- 4 he was splendidly caught and bowled in a hot return to McLeod.—29—-4—3. Brooke-Smith came next. At 42 Butter replaced Armstrong. At 47 Hickson was snapped up at the vrickets. —5—47 — IS. Tucker succeeded the retiring batsman. Tlif ii'iK-h adjournment was takori ■with the score 54 for sis wickets. BrookeSmith beinjj caught in the slips off Mr-Leod.—-54—<V—11. Dowup* and Tucker resumed battintj efter lnneh. At 60 Tucker was causrht at the wickets—6s—7—lo.