MELBOURNE C.C. V. NEW ZEALAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 73, 26 March 1906, Page 2

MELBOURNE C.C. V. NEW ZEALAND.

(By -Telegraph-—Press Association.) day. The -we&theF is very cold an draw' for -the resumption of the- cricket match, Melbourne C.C. v. New Zealand,, . .". The pitch was-heavy. Armstrong andMcLeod continued- the Melbourne innings,. runs- coming slowly. Armstrong was twice beaten by Downes without finding the wicket. Both batsmen were scratching for runs. At 1(52 Armstrong was easily caught by Lusk at fox-ward, short' leg off Monaghan. . 162—5—53. Irwin followed, and runs continued to come very slowly, the outfield being very dead. Malone replaced Downes at 16!). Monaghan was bowling well, keeping the runs down noticeably. McLeod was doing most of the scoring. The first hour's play produced only iO runs. Irwin should have been run out, but Tucker made a bad return. At 195 Tucker went on in place of Monaghan, taking his first turn at the crease during the match. Play up to this period ha*d been lamentably slow, the bowlers having all the worst of the luck, though McLeod was playing very solidly. The change proved effective, as at 109 Tucker took a splendid right-hand catch off his own bowling, disposing of McLeod, who had played a magnificent innings for G7 without giving a chance. His defence had been very solid and his innings patient, orthodox cricket: 19!)—6 —07. Herity came next, Downes replacing Malone. Henty, after giving a chance at mid-off, hit Downes over the ropes for 6. At '215 Malone went on vice Tucker, and at the lunch adjournment thie score was 218 for 0. New Zealand. —First Innings 77" MELBOURNE C.C—First Innings. D. Mailer, b. Malone 4 F. Vaughan, b. Malone ■ 11 V. ftansford, b. Downes 6 W. Wilkinson, b. Malone ...*...... 5 Armstrong, c. Lusk. b. Monaghan 83 McLeod, c. and b. Tucker 67 Total for six wickets 21S