CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9302, 8 March 1907, Page 7

CRICKET.

SECOND TEST MATCH.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, March 8.

The day is fine but breezy for the second test match. The wicket is good and promises to be very fast. Williams won the toss and New Zealand goes in. Before play began De Trafford, on behalf of th» M.C.C., presented T. Raphael, Secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, with a gold matchbox and cigar-cutter in recognition of his services to th© team, and spoke highly of the arrangements made on their behalf. \ S. Haywaxd aod Tuffndl stand out of the M.C.C. team.

Sale and Lawrence bsgan batting at 11.35, Torrens and May bowling. The latter's second over was hit for 11, and as both men got strokes to the boundary 20 was not long in- appealing. Lawrence thieo reached double figures with further hits off May, but at 27 he should have been ran out only the ball was returned to the wrong end. Douglas (relieved May, and his first over proved fatal to Lawrence, who was caught in the slips by Branston.

Mahony assisted Sale to put on 20 run?. The latter stood at 16 for 20 minutes, and his partner did^moet of the hitting, making several fine strokes to leg which, reached the boundary. At 39 Sa2e wps missed in the slips off a fast ball by Branston, but he made amends by taking Maihony in the same p3ace. 50 — 2—17.2 — 17.

Sale was obviously ill at ease to Douglas, and nearly played him into thp" wicklets. on.cc. As scon as Haddon came in there was a misunderstanding over a short run which cost Sale his wicket, Fox throwing him out, 50—3—19.

Henrus and Haddon took the score to 63; when Branston again effected a catch in the sb'ps off the fast bowOfer wibich retired Haddcn. 63—4^-4. Tucker followed, and Torrens, who had sent down 13 overs for 28 runs, gave way to Branston Tucker had made one fine cut ix> the boundary whvn a bumpy ball from Douglas gave hjm a severe blow on the head and lie bad' to retire, having made 6. Williams joined Hemus, and the latter scored with, some freedom. Douglas, who had taken tkree wickets for 12, gave way to May At luncheon the score was SI for four — Hemus (in) 22, Williams (in) 6, extras 3.

The match between Stratford and Haweira, played at Bayly Park, flawera, oa Thursday, was won by the former team by 4 runs and 4 wickets. The following are the scores : — HAWERA. Pratt, b Mac Donald 0EJliott, b Anderson 1 Bobbins, b Ander&on > 5 A'Court, c Mac Donald, bA. H. Iracena 6 Hintz, c Fussell, b Anderson 8 Cole, run out 1 Holloway, cJ. Lucena, b Mac Donald 0 McCarthy, b Anderson 10 Welham, c Anderson, \>< MacDonald ... 1 O'HaHoran, not out 4 Extras 3 Total 39 Bowling analysis: Mac Donald 3 for 17, Anderson 4 for 17, A. H. Luoena 1 for 2. STRATFORD. Hemingway, b McCarthy 6 W. D. Anderson, b McCarthy 18 R. B. Anderson, b Elliott s 5 E. O'Connor, not out 8 Mac Donald, b Elliott 0 A. H. Lucena, c and b Elliott 0 J. Luoena, not out 2 Extras 4 43