THE AUSTRALIANS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 965, 17 March 1910, Page 3

THE AUSTRALIANS.

Match Against Manawatu.

AN UNEXCITING AFTERNOON,

MANAWATU MAKE 87,

AUSTRALIANS LOSE THREE : WIOKETS FOR 48.

Tho cricket matoh Australia v. Manawatu was commenced at the Sports Ground yesterday afternoon, there a very fair attendance. The weather was overcast, but rain fortunately kept oil'. The ground was in good order, and was generally commended by the visitors, The manager, Mr MoKenzie, said the excellenoo of the cricket grounds in New Zealand was a continual source of astonishment to him, and he had seen nothing better than the Palmerston ground during the torn. The wicket was, if anything, slightly heavy, but was not particularly difflonlt. The teams are as follows: - MANAWATU. McLeau (captain), Ongley, Tr/vena, Mason, Oobbe, Bartlett, We'Zs, O'Connor, Goldspring, Mitoh/jll, Holland, Eyre, Greer. AUSTRALIA.. Wliitty, Emery, Dodds, Mavne, Bardsley (captain), Kelleway, Warne, D. Smith, Hopkins, Faoey, Simpson. The umpires were Messrs Kelly (Australia) and Warden (Manawatu).

Armstrong missed the boat in Oluistchurob, and Gnrry also stood dowD. MANAWATU SENT TO THE WICKETS.

Bardsley won the tosp, aud oenfc Manawatu to the wiofcets. Ongley and Mitohell opened for the local team to the bowling of Whitty and Emery, Mitchell stopped two* balls, and at the third was olean bowled by a trioky one from Whitty, which just removed his bails,—o—l—o.

Trevena followed. Ongley soored first blood for Manawatu by hitting Emery for three, which just failed to reach the boundary. The effort was greeted with rapturous applause from tho grandstand. Whitty's ne?t over was a maiden. Trevena doored a single with a neat one to leg, but the over found him faoing Wliitty, whose third ball found his middle BtUUip,-4-2-1, Goidspring followed. In the next over Ongley hit Emery for three but his success was brief and soon after he knocked one of Whitty's deliveries into the slips, and Emery brought off a neat one-handed oatoh. 9—3—2.

MoLean, the local captain-, replaced Ongley, and soored the first run off Whitty by ut neat hit to leg. Whitty's average up to this time had been three overs', tluee maidens, three wickets, no runs. Goldspring hit Emery for one and MoLean sent the next ball for a brace, aud ten went up on the board. Goldspring was olean bowled by Emery the first ball of the next over.—l 3-4-2.

The next; man was Mason, who scored a lnoky three off Emery, but lie soon fell a victim to Wlntty's tricky bowling,, being caught smartly iu the slips by Emery.— 16-5—3. O'Connor followed and placed Whitty past Mayne at point for a brace. McLean, who was playing carefully, put a lofty one just oyer point's head, and a leg bye placed twenty on the board. Iu Whitty's next over O'Connor placed one into Bardsley's hands at third man.-20-6-3.

Cobbe wbs the uext man and liad a lot of luok in uot being stumped through. going oat to one of Whitty's. MoLean scored a siugle and Oobbe broke his duok with a snick behind the wioket. The next ball clean bowled MoLean, but the umpire called a no ball, and the oap. tain got a life. The ball was the seventh of the over, Oobbe snicked Whilty through, the slips for four, and sneaked one and was saved from being run out by the ball being thrown to the other end. Shortly afterwards Oobbe soored one by a peculiar hit, and thirty was registered. MoLean was now playing with more confidence, and soon after placed a neat one to leg, but the next over of Whifcty's proved toomuch for him, and aftsr Beveral escapes the ball found his off stump-37-7-8 Holland followed. Three byes helped things op, and Holland hit Emery for two.' Oobbe scored a single, and followed it by a good one through the slips for four, being the first to record double figures, Holland drove Whitty for three, and Oobbe nicked another single through the slips. Shortly afterwards Holland drove Whitty for four, boing the first to reach the boundary, and fifty went up for an hour's 'play. Thiugs showed signs of livening up, and Hollaud oaußed intense enthusiasm by lifting Emery for another lour, Oobbe followed this op by two fours, one 1 from his favourite stroke through the slips, and one from a leg glide, the soore reaohing sixty. The brief partuoiehip was broken by Holland's wioket falling to a swift one from Emery. He had soored 13 by two fours, a three and a two.—64 -8-18.

Bartletc followed, and made a single, Oobbo following up by scoring four, three on the overthrow Oobbe hit Emery for two, the board registering 70, and shortly afterwards the same batsman sneaked a single, and got another thrown iD bv' an overthrow. Bartlett sent Whitty for a brace, and then Emery for three, and Oobbe fell l.b.w. to Emery. He had made the highest score for bis side, 32, by olever biting, and his hits included five fours -79-9-82. ,

Wells walked to the wickets, placed one into Whitty's hands, aud walked back again. —79—lo—o.

The light for the last half hour had been very bad, the heavy blacJi clouds threatening a downpour. Bartlett sent 80 up with a brace, and followed by driving Whitty to the 1 boundary. Eyre scored a brace, but was clean bowled next ball.-87-11 —2.

Greer was the last man, and placed a short pitohed ball of Emery's iuto Bartlett'a hands, the innings closing for 87, after an hour and a half's play. Bartlett wai not out 12. VISITORS' INNINGS OPENED. Ths Australians opened to the bowling of Ongley and Bartlett, Facey aud Dodds going to the wickets. Run-getting was confined tor a while mainly to a single or two, but Facey oaused a sensation by hitting Oiigley out of the ground twice in rapid succession in the

same spot. Twenty and thirty went up on the board in quick time, and Greor relieved Ougley, and with his fourth ball olean bowled Faoey.-Sifi -1-24.

Wliitty followed and spooned Greer's first delivery, but there was no one handy.' Shortly afterwards lie repeated tho potformanue, with Bartlett, and spooned one nicely into Wellß' hands.-87-2-1. Kelleway was the next man. Greer was bowling well, and Kolleway just spoilt a maiden for him by a neat glide to leg, Greer's next over was a maiden. Runs were now ooming slowly, mainly by singleß. Dodds fell to a swift one from Greer, his wickets being well scattered.—4B—3 -15.

Euijry replaced him, but shortly afterwards the umpires stopped the game, owing to the bad light, Kelleway 8 and Emery nil are tho notout men.

Play recommences at 11,30 this morning. Following are the soores: MANAWATU,—First Innings, Mitohell, b Whitty 0 Ongley, o Emery, b Whitty ... (i Trevena, b Whitty ... i Goldspring, b Emery ... 2 McLean, b Whitty ... 8 Mason, o Emery, b Whitty ... 3 O'Connor, o Bardsley, b Whitty 2 Oobbe, 1.b.w., b Emery ... 82 Holland, b Emery „. 18 Wells, o Bardsley, b Emery ... o Bartlett, not out ... 13

Eyre, b Emery ... 2 Greer, c Bardsley, b Emery ... o Extras (byes 2, leg byes 2, no balls 2), ... fi

Total. ... 87 Bowling analysis —Whitty six for tiG; Emery six for 47.

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings, Dodds, b Greer ig Faoey, b Greer ... 24 Whitty. 0 Wells, b Bartlett ... l Kelleway, not oat ... 8 Emery, not out ... 0 Extras ... 0 Total for 3 wiokefcs ... 48 Bowling analysis,-Greer two wickets for 8; Bartlett one for 19;' Ougley nil for 21. ' • ' RECEPTION OF THE ORIOKETERS, The Australian team, which oame up by the morning .train from Weilingtou yesterday, was received by Mr Watson, as President of the Orioket Association; Mr Greer, sole selector; Mr Buiok, M.P.; his .Worship the Mayor; Mr Olelland, hon. Beoretaiy; and others. At tho Empire Hotel, Mr Watson, made a brief and appropriate speech of weloome, dwelling upon the value whioh Buoh visits should prove to the orioket of the Dominion. Mr Buiok, M.P., said that our game was football, not orioket, and though we could hope to keep supremacy in football, we for some reason could not compete with Australia m orioket, Buoh visits aB this oue would do muoh to improve the game, and to bring Australia and New Zealand closer together till the 1200 miles that were quoted as 1200 reasons for not federating should appear to grow less and less, and if we oouldn't exactly federate we could 00-operate for the defence of our portions of the Empire, His Worship the Mayor bid the t'jatn welcome on belialf of the town, and said that the Englishmen ■ had deolaied the Manawatu groond to be the best in the colony* and he hoped that this would be also the Australian verdiot. Mr Greer, in a humorous speeoli, warned the visitors that trouble was in store for them. They had beaten the New Zealand team, but he had selected to meet them here "the cream of the Dominion" -the Manawatu thirteen. Mr Bardsley, who regretted the absence of Mr Mackenzie, spoke on behalf of fcjie team, and said 110 had been very pleased,to visit New Zealand, aud they liatl all thoroughly enjoyed the toor, He hoped that they would yet see New Zealand oue of the competitors for the world's sopremacy in cricket.

WHY NOT EXOUR3ION PARES? COMPLAINT PROM FEILDING. To Editor Mauawatu Daily Times. Sir,-I quite agree with your correspondent, Mr Reade, who oomplains of the arrangements, or at least laok of bdoli, to enable those ontside of Pahnersfcon to visit the orioket watch commenced to-day. Feildiugites were not oatered for in any degree whatever. The matoh commenced at 2.80 pm,, and the first train from Peilding after 1 o'cloob, at whioh hour the business promises closed for the weekly half, holiday, was the 2.59 mail from New Plymouth which arrived at PalmerBton at 3.20. By tiie,time one got to the ground it would be a quarter to four, and it would be necessary to leave again at 425 to oatoh the return train. Result: Only 45minutes at the outside to watoh the game. Did the Association expeofc Feildingite6 to attend under these conditions? It surely could have been arranged to have an early and late speoial running to-day, and'if this had been done I am sure the trains would have paid. Your editorial remarks as to the Association's idea of advertising are quite appropriate, and I hope that next time such a combination as the Australian team visit Palmerston, the Association will show a little consideration for those residing outside of Palmerston.—l am. etc., " FEILDINGITE. Feilding* Maroh 16, 1910.

ARMSTRONG INJURED.

(Press Association). Ohriatohuroh, Last Night, Armstrong, oaptain of the Australian team, did not go north with the other members of the team last night. When in Dunedin lie met with an aocideot when out walking om the hills. He slipped, and in trying to right himself, lie threw himself back, with the result that he snapped one of the musoles in the region of the heart. He stayed behind to lecoive medical treatment, Armstrong purposes leaving this evening for Wellington, en route for Wanganni. He will not play at Palmention North or at New Plymouth, and unless lie feels improved in health he will not play at Wanganui,