BIG CRICKET.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1136, 17 March 1910, Page 3

BIG CRICKET.

THE AIANAAVATU MATCH.

AUSTRALIANS LOSING THEIR BATSMEN,

Beautiful weather prevails this morning for the continuation of th"c Australia v. Manawatu match, in which the local team had scored 87 in the first innings, and the Australians 48 for three wickets.. Kelleway (8) and Emery (nil) the over-night not outs, opened on a perfect wicket to Cobbe and Greer. The latter bowler scattered Emery's stumps before the score had been at all improved. 48—4—rO. _ When only two runs were added, Simpson, who filled the vacancy, was clean bowled by Cobbe. 51—-5—2. Smith followed, and he opened his score by sending Cobbe to the boundary. Another three brought 60 up. 'At the luncheon adjournment the following were the scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Facey, b Greer 24 Dodds, b Greer ... 15 Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlett ... 1 Kelleway, b Holland 47 Emery, b Greer ... ... ... 0 Simpson, b Cobbe _- ~-"g~ '.'.'. ... 107 Ba-rdsley, not out 58 Total for seven wickets ... 264