CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 341, 17 March 1910, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU. By Telegraph.—Press Association,

Palraerston North, Last Night. The cricket match Australia v. Manawatu commenced this afternoon before a fair attendance. The weather was overcast but the rain kept oft'. The ground was in good order, the wicket, if anything, being slightly heavy, but it was not particularly diiticii-t. Arm--1 strong and Gorry were not playing. | Bardsley won the toss and sent Manawafcu to the wickets. Ongley and Mitchell opened for the local team to the bowling of Whitty and Emery. Mitchell stopped two balls, and at the third was, clean bowled by a tricky <.ne from Whitty. o—l—o. Trevena followed. Ongley sent Emery for three, which just Tailed to reach the boundary. Trevena scored a single with a neat one to leg, but the over found him facing Whitty, whose third ball found his middle stump. 4—2—l. Goldspring followed. In the next over Ongley hit Emery for three, but soon after he knocked one of Wiiitty's deliveries into the slips, and Emery brought off a neat one-handed catch. McLean, the local captain, replaced Ongley, and scored off Whitty. WhitTy's average up to this time had been three overs, three maidens, three wickets. Goldspring was clean bowled by Emery. 13—4—2. The next man, Mason, seored a lucky three off Emery, but he fell a victim to Whitty. caught smartly in the slips by Emery. 16—5—3. O'Connor followed, arid in Wmtty's next over placed one into Bardsley's hands |at third man. 20—6—2. Cobbe was next man. Emery clean bowled McLean, but the umpire called no-bal), and the captain got a life. The ball was the seventh of the over. McLean was nowplaying with more confidence, and soon after placed a neat one to leg, but the next .. o f Wiiitty's proved too much f,„- t - ~'i.iT «°veral escape's the "«91l ..' '•. *»" ■-1 33—7—8. I It'oikv. •' -f • i l ""'' si and took place. Fifty n,. fl.'w's play. Th-ngs showed signs oi , . ain:r up, and Holland lifted Emery for another four. Cobbe followed this up by two fours. The brief partnership .was broken by Holland's wicket falling to a swift one fvom Emery. 64—8—13. Bartlett followed, and made a single. Cobbe then fell leg-before-wicket to Emery. He had made the highest score for his side, 32, by clever hitting, and his hits included five fours. • 79—9—32! Wells walked to the wickets, placed one into Wiiitty's bands, and walked back again. 79—10—0.1 Eyre scored a brace, but was clean bowled next ball. 87—11—2. Greer was J the last man, and placed a short-pitched. ball of Emery's into Bardsley's hands, the innings closing fqr 87 alter an hour and a-half's play.

The Australians opened to the bowling of Ongley and Bartlett, Facey and '■ Dodds going to the wickets. Facey] caused ,»a sensation by hitting Ongley out of the ground' twice in rapid succession in the same spot. Twenty and thirty went up off the boarf in quick time, and Greer relieved On'gley, and with his fourth half clean bowieil Facey. 36—1—24. Whitty followed ani spooned < Greer's first delivery, but there was no i one handy. Shortly afterwards he re- j peated the performance with TTaxtlett,! and spooned one nicely into Wells' < hands. 57—2—1. "Kel'feway was next | man. Runs were now coming slowly,' mainly by singles. Dodds fell to a swiit 1 one from Greer. 48—3—15. Krnery re-! placed him, but shortly afterwards the] umpires stonwl the frame owing (.o the J bad Iteht. Kelleway (8) and Finery (0) j are the not-out men. Play reeom-l mences «t 11.30 to-morrow morning. 1

Scores:— i MA NAWAT.U.—First Innings. ! Mitchell, b Whitty , .. 0 Ongley, c Emery, b Whitty (5 Trevena, b Whitty 1 Golds-pring, b Emery .. .. .. 2 McLean, h Whitty 8 Mason, e Emery, b Whitty .. .. 3 O'Connor, <• Bardsley, b Whitty .. 2 Coftbe. 1.b.w., b Emery .. .. 32 Holland, b Emery .'. .. ..13 Wells, c Bardsley, b Emery .. .. 0 Bartlett, not out .. .. ... 12 Eyre, b Emery 2 Greer, c Bardsley, b Emery 0 Extras .. 6 Total 87' Bowling analysis—Whitty six ffcr 36, Emery six for 47. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings; Dodds, b Greer .... 15 Facey, b Greer .24 Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlett .. 1 Kelleway, not out 8 liuery, not out 0 Extras ... Oj Total for three wickets .. 481 Bowling analysis—Greer two wickets j for S, Bartlett one for 10, Onglev nine for 21. ARMSTRONG INDISPOSED.

Christclnireli, Last Nigiit. Armstrong, the eaptain of the Australian team, did not go north ivit'i the other members of the team mst night. When in Dunedin he met with an accident when out walking on tiie ; bills. He slipped, and in trying to right himself he threw himself back, I with the result that he snapped one! of the muscles in the region of the heart. He stayed behind to receive med-1 ical treatment. Armstrong pnrposes | leaving this evening for Wellington. He ' will not play at Palmerston North or New Plymouth, and unless' he feels improved in health be will not play at Wanganui. | • I