AUSTRALIA WINS

Evening Star, Issue 14316, 15 March 1910, Page 4

AUSTRALIA WINS

BY NINE WICKETS. [Pek United Phess association.] CHRISTciITRCH, March 15. 'flic cricket, match Australia, v. New Zealand was resumed at 11.30 to-day in lino weather, with a fresh easterly breeze. The attendance was fair. The wicket' was dead, and the- out-fiold very slow after | rain. Sims and Midlane (41) were the batsmen, Whitty and Kelleway bowling. May onened very cautiously, the batsmen taking no risks, and finding a difficulty in driving the ball any distanco along* dead turf. Five overs produced but 6 runs, and of the first eleven overs six were maidens. Whitty was bowling with one man on the on-skfe. .V 222, with 21 runs ;ulded to Saturday's score, Sims was smartly caught at the wickets oft' Wltitty. 222—5—11. M'Favlana followed. With the score unaltered, Hopkins bowled Midlane. 222—6 -47. Olliff joined M'Failane, who lu't Whitty to leg for 4, run out, the ball failing to reach the boundary. Oil ill" was then cleanbowled by Hopkins. 228—7—2. Bennett partnered M 'Farlane. Two 4's to the latter off Whitty roused enthusiasm, but Hopkins bowled Bennett. 236—8—0. The hour's play hud produced 35 runs. Boxshall was next. Half a do/.en were added to tho total, and then M'Farlano was easily caught by Warne in the clips off Whitty. 242—9—16. The Otago batsman had hit four 4's. Howden was last man. Two 4's to Boxshnll off Hopkins caused 250 to appear. Boxshall livened the play, but was stumped off Gorry's pads. 258—10 —17. The innings closet} at 12.50, leaving tho visitors 108 to make. Tho Australian innings began tifteen minutes later. May no and Bardsley were tho IwUmen, Oiliff opening to 'the former. Reese bowled from Hie railway end. Mayne lifted his fourth ball over the on boundary for 6. Siedeberg had a chance of running Bardsley out, but misfielded the ball. "Fifteen minutes produced 22, Mayne having hit hard for 19. Mayne pasted Reese, getting three 4's in one over. At 35, of which Mayne had contributed 32, Bennett replaced* Ollill and Howden Reese. Both got a better length than the opening bowlers. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 48 for no wickets (Mayne 39, Bardsley 6). New Zealand. Fiist innings 155 Second Innings. Lusk, c and b Kmery 39 Siedeberg, run out 35 Midline,' b Hopkins ... 47 Hadden, e Kelleway, b Warno 47 Reese, run out 14 Sims, c Gorry. b Whitty 11 M'Farlano. c* Warne, b'Whitty 16 Olliff, b Hopkins ." 2 Bennett, b Hopkins 0 Boxshall, st Gorry, b Hopkins 17 Howden. not out 0 Sundries 30 I Total 253 Bowling Analysis.—Whitty, 2 wickets for 75 runs; Armstrong, none for 40; Kmery, 1 for 52; Simpson, none for 15; Kelleway, none for 18; Warne, 1 for 24; Hopkins, 4 for 3-1 3.10 p.m. Australia won by nino wickets. ' [For scores see Stop Press.]