AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14322, 18 March 1910, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

DEFEAT OF MANAWATU. BY AN INNINGS AND 104 RUNS. [BY TELEGRAr-H.-—I»RESS ASSOCIATION*.] Palmerston North, Thursday. . The cricket match, Australia v. Manawatu, was, concluded to-day. Kclleway and Emery, \ the two not out • men, faced the bowling of Greer and Cobbe. Emery and Simpson were quickly dismissed. The Kellcway and Smith partnership saw 14 j telegraphed before;Kelleway. was dismissed by a beautiful bailer from Holland. He had made 47: Bardsley joined Smith, and a fine partnership resulted in the score being taken to 264 before Smith fell leg-before- . wicket to Greer. He made 107, including eight sixes, a! five, and six fours. Both he? arid Bardsley played" vigorous cricket, arid .landed; the ball in the middle of the crowded grandstand frequently. : Mayne joined Bardsley,. and carried the score to 304, when Bardsley was clean bowled by Wells after making 76 by attractive cricket. :'-'■ ; : ';.- Manawatu's" second innings commenced after a delay by heavy rain. The visitors commenced by bowling soft stuff from Hopkins and Warnc, but as time Was getting short Whitty and t Emery took the leather, and Manawatu were dismissed for 113. Australia thus ; winning by, an innings and 104 runs. .' "* "''].' ';.' The scores were as follows: — ; AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Facy, b Greer ... ; ... ... ,-...' 24 Dodds/ b Greer .;. ... .'.;'■' "'... 15 Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlett ....... 1 KeUeway/b Holland ... .;. ...- 47 Emery, b Greer ...... ...... 0 Simpson, b Cobbe , ... ... , ... ,- 2 Smith, lbw, b Greer ... ... ... 107 Bardsley, b Wells... ... : .... ..-'■ ... 76 Mayne/ not out .v. \ ... j ...;..; 19 Extras ... ...... ... *. ...4 13 r Total for eight, wickets ; ... , ... 304 > Bowling Analysis: Bartlett took one wicket for 56 runs; Origley, none for 49; Greer,' four for 82; Cobbe, one for ; 28; - Holland/one for 4; Wells, one for 35. ■ yv MANAWATU. First innings . ...' ' ■..." ...... 87 ~ v\;- t/j Second Innings. : ' Ongley, b Hopkins V/., ... ...... '25 Mitchell, st Dodds, b Hopkins.!. '••-..;'• 0 Trevena, c Whitty, b Warne - ... ... 0 Goldspring, ■ b Facy ' ..*. / ... ... 20 McLean, c Bardsley, b Warne :.. ..." 2 Cobbe, st Dodds, b Whitty .;.... 17 Holland, b Simpson ~}..'. ... .'■ ...\ 1 Mason, b Facey ... ... ( ... ... 4 Bartlett, not out ... ... ... *.. « 7 O'Connor, c Kelleway, b Whitty ... - 8 Greer; b Whitty ... ... „ |... " .:. 0 Wells, b Emery ... - ... r .... ... ,7 Eyre, b Emery "..,'; ... '- ~;•. ... '■' 1 Extra ... ... ... - ... ... 1 : : ; Total ......'. ...'..' 113 ; Total for two innings, 200. [The figures in/Manawatu's second innings have evidently been I mutilated in transmission, total only ; adding up to 93.] .■•-.■■... .' ' Bowling v Analysis:' Hopkins took two wickets for 17 runs; :; Warne, two for 36; Simpson one for.' 6; Facy, two for 9; Smith, none for 10; Whitty, six for 22 Emery, two for 4. .'. ;" NEW ZEALAND'S BAD LUCK. ■■ ■ Armstrong, captain of the Australian cricket team, in an interview at Christchurch, said he did not like to criticise the New Zealanders 1 play, as they had not had a fair opportunity of showing what they could do. They had the worst '; of luck throughout. In both innings they had bad wickets. ; Ho expected if the weather and wicket were favourable the test match _ at Wellington would be close, f■:■'.';