M.C.C. v. WELLINGTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13359, 27 December 1906, Page 4

M.C.C. v. WELLINGTON.

Per Press Association. ", ' We^K%to^-Dect»ttber 35. There was "an attendance of some four thousand at .the M,C.C. v. J\Vel ? linglbn match. The Englishmen won • the toss, and secured f first strike. Burns batted "brightly and put force into his strokes. Upham. bowled well at the start, though. ' he &id not get wickets freely. When * Monag-han came on, he quickly secured three wickets, and after' that the .Englishmen had to struggle for run's. Scores : • ENGLAND— First Innings. Johnson, c Hawthorne, b Tucker 15 Dcmglas, l.b.w. Upham 5 Harrison, st Williams, b Monaghan 19 Burns, c and b IVFonaghan ' 51 Page, b Monag'han. '2 Simjoson-Hayward", r b Gobqroft ... 1 Branston, c Hickisoii, b'Monaghan 32 Totrens, b M'onaig'hanr - V.-." 8 Capt. Wynyard (not -out) 22 Fox, st "WilTiianis, b Mon a ghan ... '32 May, c Brice, b ,Monaghan. 29 Extras ••• 9 Total ' 204 Bowling analysis : Upham 1 for 18 •; Tucker 1 -for 30, 'Mo'ii'a'ghan 7 for 50, Briee 0 for 23, Oobcroft 1 for 48. The amount taken at the gates was £350. (The scares ilonot tally, with' the total.) * , ' ,