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Temuka Leader, Issue 5488, 8 January 1907, Page 4

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M.C.C. V. OTAGO, On Saturday Otago continued their first innings, and carried the total to 1 76. The M.C.C. were at the wickets most of the 'afternoon, and gave a good exhibition of batting, the innings reaching 27b. Otago started their second innings at 5.3, f>nd gave one of the poorest exhibitions over seen, in first-class cricket. Five wickets were down with the score at 22. M.C.C. (Ist innings).—Johnson, c Ackroyd, b Fisher, 1) ; Harrison, run out, 20; Burns, c Siedeberg, b Fisher, 20 ; 'Page, c Williams, b Downes, 00 ; Simpson- Hayward, c Sicdelberg, b Fisher, 47 ; Curwcn, c Williams, b Downes, 0 ; Branston, c Williams, b Downes, 2 ; Do Tratt'ord, b Downes,lS; May, o Howden, b 'Downes, 8 ; Tuffnell not out, 0 ; Fox, b Siedeberg, 17 ; extras, 2 ; total, 221. Bowling'—Downes 5 for 82, Fisher 3 for So, Siedeberg I for 21, Eckhoff 0 for 31. M.C.C. (2nd innings).—Johnson, c and b Downes, 11 ; Harrison, c Wilson, I) Downes, 11 ; Burns, c Ackroyd, b Fisher, 47; Page, st Williams, b Downes, 0 ; Simpson - H'a'yWard, b Fisher, 41 ;. Curwcn, c Eckhoff b Fisher 4; Branston, c and b Eckhoff, 21 ; Do Trafford, b Downes, 25 ; May, c Austin, b Downes, 27 ; Tutell, run out, 30; Fox, not out, 11; extras, II; total, 278. Otago (Ist innings).—Ackroyd, b Bums, 0 ; Austin, b May, 0 ; Howden, b May, 45 ; Siedeberg, c Tufnell, b May, 27 ; Baker, c Johnston, b Branston, 14 ; Wilson, 1.b.w., 49 ; Graham, c and b Simpson-Tlayward, 10 ; Fisher, not, out, 7 ; Downes, c May, b Simpson-itayward, 0 ; Williams, b May, 0 ; Eckhoff, b May, 0 ; extras, IS ; total, 176. Otago (2nd innings).—Graham, h May, 4 ; Baker, c Fox, b May, 3 ; Howden, c Fox, b May, 0 ; Siedeberg, c Simpson-Hayward, b Branston, 5 ; Ackroyd, not out, 12 ; Austin, b May, 0 ; Wilson, not out, 14 ; extras, 9; total for live wickets, 47. WELLINGTON, Jammy 5. Mr Wynyard brought with him an invitation from the Marylc'bone Cricket Club that New Zealand should wmd a cricket team to England. This was not to have been announced till later in the season, but owing to his return to England, Mr Wynyard has made it public now,, and hopes the invitation will be accepted.