CRICKET.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12745, 17 March 1910, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. MANATAT J

[United PnESS Association.]

Palmers ton N6rth7 March 16.

The cricket match, Australia v. Manawatu, was commenced to-day. Tho \reather was overcast, but rain Veptoff. ■• The wicket was slightly heavy but was piot particularly difficult. Armstrong' and Gorry. stood out of thi6 Australian team. . Bardsley won, the toss and" sent Manawatu to the wickets. Tho innings closed for 87 runs after an hour and a half's play. At one stage, of the innings Wl itty's average was 3 overs, 3 maidens, >3 wickets. Tho Australians had ' 'ost 3 wickets for 48 runs, when the uri'pires stopped play for the day owing io the bad light.. The scores .were :— •■■■■'. ' MANAWATU, -Ist Innings. Mitohell b Whitty ■ " 0 Qngleiy c Emery b Whiirty 6 Tf evena b Whitty -. 1 Goldspring b Emery - -2 McLean 'b Whitty 8 Mason c Emery b' Whitty. 3 O'Connor c Bardsley b Whitty 2 Cobbe l.b.w. b Emery 32 Holland b Emery 13 Wells c Bardsley b Emery ' 0 Bartlebt (not. out) - 12 Eyre b Emery. . 2 Greer o Bardsley b Emery 0 Extras V 6 . Total . V - 87 Bowling analysis: Whitty 6 -wickets for 36 runs; Emery 6 for 47. AUSTRALIA, Ist Innings. \ Doddsb Greer ': ]5 Facey b. Greer 24 Whitty c Wells b Bartlett 1: Kelleway (not out) 8 Emery (riot out) . 0 .Extraß ' 0 Total for 3 wickets 48Bowling analysis,:- Green 2 wickets for 8 runs Bartlett 1 for 19, Ongley 0 for 21.