MELBOURNE TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 61, 14 March 1927, Page 12

MELBOURNE TOUR

MATCH AGAINST OTAGO (Dr Telegraph —Press Association.) '™„ «. DJJNEDIN, 12th March. When the match between the Melbourne Uub and Otago ,waa resumed to-day the yisitorsjiad lost one -wicket for 84 runs \ the not out batsmen beinc Onvon<! (271 and Sandford (23). Bain had fallen during the night, and the wicket had slightly softened. The greasy ball hampered the bowlers, as the not out men stayed in ill the morning each reaching the century, lhe partnership added 227 runs. In the afternoon the wicket favoured the bowlers and the team was dismissed for 396. Otago made a bad start in. their second venture three wickets boinjr down for 56. The genei'nl standard of play in the afternoon was disappointing, the only bright feature being Blunts bowlingi Hendry.Vho was suffering from influenza, was absent from the visiting side. Scores:— OTAGO. First innings' „. 127 Second Innings. Shepherd, b Eansford ; ... o Blunt, b Ebeling f § Knight, c and b Rodgerso'u.".!.'.".':* 37 M'Mullan, not out io 11. C. Alloo, not out '...', o Extras \ ' Total for three wickets \f 50 Bowling Analysis.—Ebeling, 40 balls, 1 maiden, 10 runs, 1 wicket; Rausford, 32 balls, 1 maiden, 14 runs, 1 wicket; Onyona, 21 balls, 21 runs; Rotlgerson; 24 ball's,- 10 runs, 1 wicket. MELBOURNE. '„ First Inninßs. V. S. Ransford, b Douglas 20 B. A. Onyona, st Wilson, b Blunt"'.' 137 H. C. A. Sandford, b Blunt 122 Johnstone, b Douglas 4 Wood, 0 Blunt, b Douglas 1 JeweTl, b Blunt „ 0 T. Armstrong, not out 43 Dakin, lbw, b Dickinson ............. 17 Ebeling; b Torrance 10 H. L. Hendry, absent 0 Extras .: ■ , ; 31 Total Bowling Analysis.—Dickinson, 88 balls, 59 runs, 1 wicket; A. W. Alloo, 72 ballß, 1 maiden, 40 ruiiß; Torrance, 101 balls, 2 maiden, 31 runs, 1 wicket; Blunt, 184 balls, 93 runs, 4 wickets; Zimmerm'an, 64 balls, 2 maidens, 38 runs; Douglas, 104 balls, 70 runs, 3 wickets; Shepherd, 24 balls, 28 runs.