CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, 17 March 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU

rPRESS ASSOCIATION.^

; PALMERSTON N., March 16. The cricket match Australia v. Manawatu commenced this afternoon before a fair attendance. The weather was overcast but the rain kept off. MANAWATU.— First Innings. Mitchell, b Whitty 0 Ongley, c Emery, b Whitty 6 Trevena, b Whitty 1 Goldspring,vb Emery 2 McLean, b Whitty ... 8 Mason, c Emery, b Whitty 3 O'Connor, c Bardsley, b Whitty ... 2 Cobbe, l.fc.w., b Emery 32 Holland, b Emery 1£ Wells, c Bardsley, b Emery 0 Bartlett, not out 1^ Eyre, b Emery 2 Greer, c Bardsley, b Emery U Extras _£ Total 87 Bowling analysis: Whitty 6 for 36, Emery 6 for 47. AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. Dodds, b Greer lo Facey, b Greer ** Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlett 1 Kelleway, not out 8 Emery, not but JJ Extras _^ Total for three wickets 48 Bowling analysis: Greer two wickets for 8, Bartlett One for 19, Ongley none for 21. ,nn , . . Play recommences at 11.30 o clock I to-morrow morning. ARMSTRONG INDISPOSED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 16. . Armstrong, the captain of the Australian team, did not go north with the other members of the team last night. When in Dunedin he met with on accident when out walking on the hills. He slipped, and in trying to rio-ht himself he threw himself back, with the result that he snapped one of the muscles in the region of the he-«:t He stayed behind to receive medical treatment. Armstrong purposes leaving this evening for Wellington. He will not play at .Palmerston North or New Plymouth, and unless he feels improved in health he will not play at Wanganui.