CRICKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9167, Issue 9167, 16 March 1910, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

WON BY AUSTRALIA. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURC'H, March 15. The test match concluded, to-day in fine weather, the Australians winning by nine wickets. The wicket improved with a drying wind. Midlane and Sims continued New Zealand's second innings, but the wickets "fell rapidly, and the innings closed for 258. Mayne and Bardsley opened for the Australians, who wanted 108 to win, and at the luncheon adjournment the first-named had scored 35 to Bardsley'e 6. Mayno continued to pile up the score. Bardsley, whose score was unaltered, was then clean bowled by Bennett. Simpson followed, and ho and Mavnc compiled the necessary runs to win. New Zealand bowling, with the exception of that of Bennett, was made to look very simple by the fine batting of Mayne. Bennett, however, bowled splendidly, and while the batsmen were making runs at the rate of one hundred per hour Bennett sent down 7.5 overs for 15 runs and a wicket. Why Bennett was not put on to bowl earlier is inexplicable.

NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Lusk c Emery b Whitty 22 Siedeberg Ibw b Whitty ~. 2 Midlane b Armstrong 0 Haddon c Simpson b Whitty ... 1 Reese b Whitty 20 Sims not out 51 McFarlane lbw b Whitty 0 Oliff b Emery ••• 5 Bennett b Armstrong 4 Boxhall b Whitty 19 Howden c Mayne b Armstrong ... 11 Extras 20 Total 155 Bowling Analysis.—Whitty 6 for 53, Armstrong 3 for 28, Emery 1 for 18, Warne 0 for 36. NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings. Lusk e and b Emery 39 Siedeberg run out 35 Haddon c Kelleway b Warne ... 47 Reeso run out Midlane b Hopkins 47 Sims c Gorry b Whitty 11 McFarlane c Warne b Whitty ... 16 Oliff b Hopkins \ Bennett b Hopkins 0 Boxshall st Gorry b Hopkins ... 17 Howden not out « Extras 3^o Total 258 Bowling Analysis.-;-Whitty 2 for 73, Armstrong 0 for 40, Hopkins 4 for 34, Emery 1 for 32, Simpson 0 for 15, Kellewav 6 for 10, 'Warne 6 for 1. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. E. R. Mayno c and b Oliff 1 Bardsley st Boxshall b Reese ... VI C. E. Simpson b Oliff \\ Smith b Bennett ■»> Armstrong b Oliff jA Warne b Bennett £* Kelleway b Reese "" Hopkins b Bennett o Emery b Bennett J° Whitty c Howden b Bennett ... 14 Gorry not out ° Extras 16

Total auD AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. 75 Mayne not out 'J? Bardsley b Bennett ° Simpson not out Extras Total 109 Bowling Analysis.-OlifJ 0 for 12, Reese 0 for 23, Bennett 1 for 15, Howden 0 for 25 McFarlane 0 for 21, Haddon 0 for o.