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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11684, 17 March 1900, Page 10

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MELBOURNE CO. v. NEW ZEALAND. (Per Uxited Phess Association.) CHRISTCHTJRCH, March 16. The match between the Melbourne Cricket Club's team and the New Zealand Eleven was continued to-day at Lancaster Park. The weather was very disagreeable, and strong winds, with clouds of dust, made the light at times very bad. The attendance was very fair. On present-appearances the game will result in a deeisiv.e win for the Melbourne team. At the close of the first day's play they had lost eight wickets for 328, but the last two wickets put oh 39 more runs, making the total 267. M'llwraitli, one of the notout batsmen, did not increase his score, being bowled by Robeitson; but Jennings carried his total from 1 to 22 by nice batting, and was then unbeaten. Cave made rather an unexpected stand with Jennings, and his score is the highest he has yet made in New Zealand. Three bowlers were tried—Robenson, Uphaia, and Prankish, and the first and last-named sent down some really good balls. Uphain bowled only a few overs at the close of the Melbourne innings. The New Zealanclers' fielding was not wholly satisfactory. New Zealand's first innings was a very | miserable display, and, with but few exceptions, the batting ivas feeble. The team was at the wickets for about two hours and 20 minutes for the small total of £9. The wicket played fairly well, and the bowling, though good, was not sufficiently formidable to ac- ] count for such a-" poor display. Baker and I I). Reese began the innings, but disaster crane enr,y. Baker had put on"s when l-.is partner, who had not scored, made a poor stroke, and I was caught at cover-point. Lusk, who was j next in, was also dismissed without scoring I the board showing- 6—2—o. Coberoft joined i JJaker. and these two seemed fairly confident j though batting very cautiously. Baker how- ' ever, .soon left, being bowled by Trumble. ! .tie played pluekrly, but was rather cramped i m style. Coberoft and Richardson then got together, and matters for a little while appeared more promising. Coberoft was Alining confidence when, through an unfortunate I misunderstanding with Richardson, lie was I runout. 35-4-15. Richardson did not I stop long after this, being bowled by Fry ! only two runs later. Prankish, who had gone m when Coberoft was dismissed, was the only other batsman who made a stand. He was certainly rather streaky at times, but some of iiu.strokes were good, and he came out with i the top score, of the innings. Stemson also | succeeded m making double figures, and hit I fieelv wmle he was in, but he found Fry's breaK too much for him. With Prankish l le assisted to carry the score from 37 for i.he fifth wicket to 58-for the sixth; but after ! hat the wickets fell rapidly. Prankish, who ! had m in at the fall of the fourth wicket, saw Richardson, Stemson. Tucker, and Fowke I dismissed the two last-mentioned only putting i on 4 and 6 respectively. When Prankish left j the score, was 88 for nine wickets, Uphain and I Robertson being in; but the lotalVas only j vXrlf V- ' whe" »°bertß<«i was run out without scoring. Melbourne's fielding was good throughout Trmnble took three wiekeU ■ r a'^o Fry ll;uI tho excellent average ct lout* lor 18 run?. Being in a minority of 278 runs, New Zealand had to follow on, and the second innings was commenced shortly after 5 o'clock IP to the present it has been more satisfanor the loss of four wickets. Baker and ■rraiiMsii were (lie first two batsmen, and after cautious play for a few overs the Otago man hecame vigorous and put up 17 in five hits, including three fours in succession off Tn g^r^a^i^^ife with 21 to his credit when stumps were drawn Included ,n his score was one 6, as after hitting p ry for 4 he gQt 2 fo ;. £ ■Irow. Stemson and Fowke. the two other n.itsinen who were dismissed, made 7 each Stemson sent -a very easy catch back to Ml Tctn "f F ™wk? was eaugllt off lhe ball of the day. The following are the scores. M-BtBouKNE.— First Innings. A.' % C. H.-Boss. iW, b'Stemson . "" 30 W. Fry c stemson, b Tucker .. " 5 D. M'lhvraith. b Robertson .. 12 P. 0. Jenmnps. not out .. <*, ißlCai' e> ° Rioh!mlson> ° Franlctras - '■'■ '■'■ '■'. '.'. '.'. 14 "' -Total ~^Z Bowling Analysis. n . . Ba"s- Mdns. Runs. Wkts .Koioortson. .... 211 j ]o<? r> Frankish .. .. m '5 p 7 1 Upham 1?2 5 Cl f , bterason ..... 42 2 26 i coberoft" .■;:;?! z ~„ _! Tucker o. ( _ 12 o Upham bowl vl one wide. New Zp.at.and.—First Innings J. Baker, b Trumble i<s n. Reese, c Graham, b Cnve '.1 W 0 H. B. Lusk, b Trumble ... 0 L. T. Coberoft, run out "H C. A. Richardson, b Fry '.'. \[ [[ 5 F.-S Frankish, h Vrv tog i W. Stem«m, b Frv^. Jo K. Tucker c Cave', b Tmmbie :: 4 J. A. Fowke, b Fry q < w 5Pi I)<lm' not Ollt •• •■ " " ° \\. Robertson, run out .. . . 0 ' Extlas • .'. '.'. c : T°^-- ~9 ' . Bowling Analysis. , Cave B. ar !s' Mdns' K"ns- Wkt3Trumble- \\ ".^ ° 6 « 1 ] irj 7S 3 IS 4 ; Baker, b *"**-• c Frankish, c Trumble, b Fry" " 7 ; Richardson, not out .. ' n[ Stemson, c and b Trumble' ." " "7 I'o-wke, c Fry, b Tnnn'ole " 7 Kxtras . " " 1