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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14784, 17 March 1910, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU. (Mke United Pkess Association.) PALMERSTON N., March 16. The match Australia, v. Manawatu was coiimienccil tins afternoon. There was a fair attendance. The wicket was, if anything, slightly heavy, but was not particularly difficult. Armstrong and Gory were not playing. Bardsley won tho toss, and sent Muiiuwuui to tho wickets. Ongley and Mitchell opened for the local team • to the bowling oi Whitty and Emery. Mitchell stopped two baits, and at tho third was clean bowled by a tricky one from Whitty. 0-1-0. Treyeno followed. Ongley hit Emery for 3. Trevena scored a single with a neat one to leg, but the over found him facing Whitty, whose third ball found Ins middle stump. 4—2—l. Goldsprinir came next. In the next over Ongiey hit Emery for 3, but icon afterwards knocked one of W-hitly's deliveries into tho slips, and, Emery brought off a neat one-handed eaten. M-I.,m;i, iR u local capwin, replaced Ongley, and scored olf Whitty, whose averago up to this time had been three overs three maidens, three wickets. Goldsprinir was clean bowled by Emerv. 13-4—2* The | next man (Mason) scored" a lucky 3 off i Emery, but he fell a victim to Whitty | being caught smartly in tho slips by Emery i '"ft 0 Connor followed, and' in | Wliitlvs nest over he placed one into Jiardsley s, hanns at third man. 20-6-2 Oobbjs was next man. Emery then clean ~. F£ eail ' b «t 'he umpire called noball, anr" the captain got a life. The ball was the seventh of tho over. M'Lcan was now playing wlt h mora confidence, but lie next over of Wiiitty's proved too much lor mm, and flie bal found his off stump. 53-1-8. Holland followed, and a brief stand was made. Fifty went up for an hour s play. Things showed signs of livening up, and Holland lifted Emory for another 4, while Cobbe followed this up bv v, w i'i i' e b .»f f l'ft'iership was broken by Hollands wicket falling to a swift one fro:.. Wry. ,64-8-13. Bartlelt followed, and madei a single beforo Cobbe fell Ibw to Emery, after making the highest score r or his side (32) by clever hitting. His hits inohidod five 4's. 78-S-32. Wells walked to the wickets, paced one into Whitty's bands, and walked back again. 79-10-0. Eyre scored a brace, but was clean bowled next ball. 87-11-2 Grcor, the last, man placed a short-pitehed ball from Emery into Bwdsleys hands, the innings closing for o7 after an hour and a-half's play The Australians opened to the' bowlin* ofOngley and Bartlett, Facey and Dodds going to the.,wickets. Facey caused a sensation by hitting Ongley out of tho ground' twice in rapid succession. Twenty and 30 went up on, tho board in quick time. Greer relieved Ongley, and with his fourth ball clem bowled Facey. 36-1-24. Whitty followed, and spooned Greer's first delivery, but there was no one handy. Shortly afterwards he repeated the performance with Bartlett,. and spooned ono nicely into Weiss hands. 37-2-1. Kclleway was next man. Huns were now coming slowly mainly by singles. Dodds fell to a swift one from Greer 48-3-15. Emery replaced him, but shortly afterwards the umpires stopped the game owing to the bad light. Scoics:— ,

MAXAWATU.-First Innings. Mitchell, b Whitty 0 Ongley, c Emery, b Whitty ..." '" 6 Trevena, b Whitty j Goldspring, b Emery \ i M'Lean, b Whitty ' s Mason, c Emery, b Whitty ... ".{, ",,. 3 O'Connor, c Bardsley, b Whitty 2 Cobbe, Ibw, b Emery 32 Holland, b.Emery '. 13 Wells, e Bardsley, b Emery' 1 0 Bartlctt, not out \l Eyre, b Emery .' '„, 2 Greer, c Bardsley, b Emery 0 Extras g Total 87 Bowling Analysis.—Whitty, 6 for 36; Emery, 6 for 47. Australia.—Fiist Innings. Dodds, b Greer ■ 15 Facey, b Greer 24 Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlctt ■ 1 Kelleway, not out 8 Emery, not out 0 Total for three wickets 48 Bowling Analysis.-Greer, 2 wickets for 8; Bartlctt, 1 for ID; Ongley, no wickets for 21.

ARMSTRONG INDISPOSED. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISrCHURCH, March 16. Armstrong, captain of the Australian team, did not go north with the other members of the team last night When in Duncdin he met with an accident, When out walking on the hills he slipped, and, in trying to right himself, he threw himself back, with the result that he snapped one of the muscles in the region of the heart. He stayed behind to receive treatment. Armstrong purposes leaving this evening for Wellington, en route for Wanganui. Ho will not play at Palmerston nor at New Plymouth, and unless ho feels much improved in hcaltlr ho will not play at Wanganui,

The match Otago Daily Times v. Laidlay and Gray was played on the Caledonian Ground yesterday. Daily Times, batting first, made 69 (Cameron 27, Ncavo 10), Cotter and Haig taking the wickets. Laidlaw and Gray replied with 137 (Strang 45, not out, Mason 22, and Haig 20). thus winning by 68 runs. Bowie bowled best for the Times team.