CRICKET.

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1910, Page 3

CRICKET.

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AUSTRALIA v. ' , MANAWATU,

• PALMERSTON N., March 16. The cricket match, ■ Außtratia.- v. Manawatu was commenced this afternoon in the presence of a "fair r»jt>endance. The weather was overcast, but the rain kept off. The. ground was iv good order. The wicket was; if anything, slightly .'heavy, but was not particularly ''difficult. v Armstrong and Gorry Ayere playing.- ' . •■ ". ■ ■'■•..•' ■' •" :;"'-"' " ''■"': „' ..- ; Bardsley won the toss arid 'sent the Manawatu 'team to the wicket. Ongley ond Mitchell opened lor the local team, to the bowling of '.-. Whitty and Emery. Mitchell stopped two balls, and at the third was clean bowled by a tricky one from Whit'ty. Trevena followed and Ongley placed Emery : for three, which Just missed to reach the boundary. Trevena scored_a single with ai neat one to leg, but the over found him facing .Whitty,' whose third ball found his middle stump. 4— 2— rl. Goldspring followed., In the next over Ongley hit ■'.Emery- for three, , but soon after he; knocked one of Whifcty's deliveries into "the slips, : and Emery brought off a neat, buti^hard catch; •;.'.' MoLean, the local captain, replaced Ongley- and scored off .'"-Whitty. ■?"• :■ Whit'ty's. average up to this time had been thres; overs, three maidens, three wickets. "" ' 1Goldspring was clean Bowled by Emery; , 13— 4— 2. 1 The next man, Mason, scored a iucky three off Emery, but tie fell a- victim, to Whitty, who caught him -smartty in the slips. 16-^5 3/ ;■■■';■•:• O'Connor^ followed, ; and in , Whitty 's. next over placed one in B&rdsley's hands at third man. 20^6--2. . .-•.:■ Cobbe was next man. £■ ;? -,-'". Emery clean bowled . MoLean, but the empire called no baU. and the captain got a life. : McLean was now paying with 'more confidence, anil soon after placecl a neat ' one to leg, but the next over of ' Whitty's. proved too much for him and after several escapes the ball found his off-stump.' Holland followed and a brief stand took place. ■ Fifty went up for; an hour's play Things showed sighs of livening up and Holland- lifted Emery for another four. Cobbe followed this up by two fours. The brief ; •'partnership ; was broken by Holland's wicket lall-i^e-to a swift one froni: Emery. -.'.,'«• Bartlett followed and made a single;; Cobble then fell l.b.w to Emery. - He had made the highest score f 9 r ni6 side (32) by clever- hitting am) his hits included fi%'e fours. . 79-f-9^32.

Wells walked to the wickets and placed one into Whitty's; hands and then walked -back again; . .79—10—0. Eyre scored-" 1 a brace, but was clean bowled next ball .-?■• 87—11^-2. : ; Greer was the last/man and placed a short pitched ball, off Emery, into Bardsey's handsi the innings closing f0r.;87- '■.■■• .■■.■■•^.v---- : "---;- : . -■■ ::\ ■' After an hour and a half?s plr*y the Australians opened to the bowling of Ongley and Bartlett, Facey and Dpdds .- going' 'to '.the wicket. -Facey caused. & sensation ; by -hitting Ongley out of the ground twice in" rapid succession." In the same spot .;-20^ or 30 went; up, on the board in quick time; arid Greer relieved' Ongley and with: his fourth ball clean bowfed Facey. 36— 1—24; - WhitW followed and spooned Greer ? s .first delivery, but there, was no one handy. Shortly afterwards h e . repeated the performance"- with; Bartlett' and Vrtopnei^|rie /nicely into •W^ell's,: : -hands; was next man and runs |H|^^Ro-iv coming slowly, mainly by TstngTlSfc^odds fell to aswift;orie Trom • ".■GreeV.- i ."^B?^fir^ls. V : :-'r '■'• I Emery reiMa&d him, but shortly^afterwards the urajwres stopped the. game 1 Owing to the baci'Sight, \ ; .Kellew'a : y;'Bi;.- i 'an4v'|!m'Bry'''i«li.;are':'.t'he' not out riieni : : i - _' i - ': Plry recoinmeiifies " ati 11.30 ■ in the j: morning. ..,-: .:;■. ;_.-"■ ■: "' ]-y; : ... ..." ?.}■;. l 'y- 'V \ The scores are :— ■ ■";■-. : : MAN AW ATU— First ; ihniriks;' ) }: - ' :• ; ;Mi^]i'>\; v Whitty:r.-.'-v->.-;: ... >.. 0 , ;'Ongley,-:- : c:.-EineryV.-'b'- : .'Whitty.-" : "... '6 V Trevana, b Whitty 7 -.■;..;.. ... ■]" Goldsprine" S Emery ,»..•■ ••• ... 2 [ McLean, b Whitty :,^i:. ...,...;. [.■ Mason, c ..'.Emery b ./Wqiwy '■/: : ... 3 ' r^Coiu]or: ; c'Bartlßley, b Wliitty, ... 2 ' Oobbe/ l.b-w. b Emery ; ... .... 32 Holland b Emery ,;.; :.,'„.- 13 Wells cßardsley. b Emcrj' ;/. . 0 :. Eyre K. Eriiarv ... ... V^ '2 .-.-. " ■■■:,- Extras' =-:,'■ ■.:..;■/...;■ v.,.. -...■■:>:.■.:; ;" 6: "■ ' r\ J : Total ':.. v:: ; ..^ " Bowline; Analvsisr— Wliitty 6 for 36, Emery 6 for 47. .';-.:■'•, '. ',;■:: AUSTRALIA— Fu-st Innings: ■'■>'■ T>of|ds. h. Ci^'ec-r;-: ,; ..'. .'■' .i. ; i( ..;-.:. -15 ;Facfvv h.\ Grwpr !. ; .;.r W. SM ' -:"WF.mv^c Wells, b bartlett ; vl . Kelleway (not Out) .' ....... ... r R ■■ Emery (not out) . : - ;(\ "V --Extras ■/,: V-:.. [ : : : ;^. .£J: : .!£^;G;; '.- Tot-fil for throe yvickete '.' 48 ■ ; B&rtZetf; one for 19, Onalev^ riii f otffv?