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Evening Star, Issue 13038, 5 February 1907, Page 6

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MARYLEBONE v. CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHUUCH, February 4. The Englishmen started tlieir second innings with Jolinson and Douglas, Bennett and Lawrence taking up tho bowling. After the score had reached double figures play was stopped for a few minutes through Lawrence getting a blow on the le»f from a wild throw-in by Anthony. After a time ho finished the over and retired, a substitute taking his place. A 3 to Johnson and a lttclry 4 behind tho wickets to hie partner put 30 on the. board, and then Douglas, who had been none too happv to Bennett, was out lbw. 351 — 10. Burns was next, but the first ball from Ellis in the next over Johnson hit softly to mid-on, where Tufnell (the substitute) made an cosy catch. 35—2 —24. Page follow**!, and Bums drove Bennett beautifully to the off fence. Tn Ellis's next over Page drove him three times to the boundary, sending 50 up for fifty minutes' plav. "Burns hit Bennett to the on track, and sent 70 up by driving the same bowler to the off for 4. A cut over slip's head bv Burns for 4 tcc-k the total to 80, and Pattrick replaced Ellis, who had bowled six overs for 24 runs and a wicket. After further play D. Reese bowled m pUoo of Bennett. Burns drove him to the on for 4, and the century went up after sixty-five minutes' play. Bums got a 4 and a. pair off Reese's next- over, but in the following one he went out for a hit, and was smartly stumped. 117—0—40. Harrison, joined Page, and the latter drove Pattrick for 4 and cut him twice for 4 Harrison, got Reese to the leg track, and Bennett relieved Pattrick. In Reese's next over Harrison went for a big hit, and was bowled. 159—4—5. Shnpsoti-H.-iy-ward was next, bnt in Bennett's next over tho newcomer was dean bowled. 141— 15 2. Br.-vnston joined Page, and the latter got two 4's and two pairs from Reese's next over. At 157 Lusfc howled in place, of

Reese, . and .a* socoessioQ' of ftMigfwi waJ broken by Branston hitting lAsk to Ihe oft This brought Reese on again, and in Bennett's next over Page was bowled. 187—6—78. De Trafford followed, and ho was bowled first ball. Stumps were then •drawn for the day. M.GC. First Innings ... Secood Innings. P. K. Johnson, c sab-, b Ellis ... J W. H. Douglas, lbw, b Bennett ._ 10 W. B. Bums, st BoxabaO, b Reese _. 43 C. C. Pago, b Bennett ... ... W. P. Harrison, b Reese ... _. -. S Simpson-Hayward, b Bennett _ ~ 2 Do TrafibTd, b Bennett _. .- ... 0 G- J- Branston, no* out _ , Extras Total for aewai -wickets Caathmtot. First Innings - Bowling Analysis.—Douglas, 120 b*Ua, 6 maidens, 72 runs, 3 wickets: Mar. 48 balls, 2 maidens, 28 runs, 3 wickets; Himp-fion-Hayward, 108 ba11 8 ,2 rvcrig*, SL runs. 4 wickets; Branston, 48 balls, 50 runs; Curweu, 18 halls, 6 runs. OTAGO v. THE ENGIisHMEK. DOWSES,UN ABL.E TO PLAY. AKck Dowries, our crack cricketer, ha« decided not to take part in any more big cricket this season, and his services wall, therefore, not be available m the "g*c° atrainst the Englishmen. As all followers of the game know, the veteran xeoeiitfv suffered a eevere loss in tfae sudden death of his nine-year-oJd son, and under the sad circumstances ho feels that if be played he could not do justice either to himself or to the team. No one feels his inability to represent his province more than Alick does hhnseU, hut, to use Ins own words, "he does not feelas if .be could play before a big crowd just now. WEDNESDAY CRICKET. The following will represent Albion against Grange on the North Ground tomorrow at 2.30 :—Adams, Wilson, Boxreth, Drv Dreaver, Macfarlane, Burk, Cnmnrinp! Himmel, Mowal, Horswell, and Andrews. The following will represent the- Irfange against the Albion on the North Giwmd tomorrow-: Best, Brown, Peterson, Paterson, Stevens, Ogg, Riddle, Bosevear, M'Lennan, Reetieaux. The following will represent the Grocers against the Tramway employees on the North Ground to-morrow :—Bennett, Jory, Siedeberg, Rosevcare, M'Gavin, Ramage, Kennedy, Payne, Davenport, Irvine, and Corbett. A match was played at MontedDo on Saturdav between teams representing Farra Bros, and Powlev and Keast, and victory rested with the former by 23 runs. Scores: Farra Bros—first innings, 60 (Adfcine 19, Jeavons 10); second inning, one for 72 (Jeawons 40 not out. Fleming 20). Powiey and Keast—fast innings, 35 (Doyle 11) : second innings, 74 (Westwood 14, Stow 29 not out). Frew (Jour for IS), Fleming (four for 18), and Bailes (six for 21) bowled well for the winners, as did Turner <five for 11) for the losers.