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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12906, 19 February 1906, Page 7

CRICKET.

SiANAWATU V. MELBOURNE. Per- Press Association ' PALMERSTON NORTH, Feb. 17. The Melbourne cricketers played Mana- <- -watu here to-day. ' The weather was fine, and the pitch in good order. Manawatu batted 18 men and fielded 12. Each side completed ah innings. Manawatu went in first and put up 198 nms>; H. Hewitt 20, Goldspring 17, Rev. Stephenson 14; chiefly against the bowling of Armstrong and Wilkinson.- The Melbourne Club scored 118; Irwin 31, Aitken 26, Raiisford 14. The visitors treated Bartlett very respectfully and could not score off him. The match will be continued on Monday. MATCHES AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, February 17. West : Christchurch commenced a- match against Riccarton and made 255 for their first innings;' Vernon 67, H. Lawrence-61, Frankish 40, J. Lawrence 31. Riccarton made 19 for one wicket. Linwood commenced their game with Sydenham; scores, Linwood 258, ;t© which Reid contributed 121 by a, fine innings; Sydenham, -17 runs for five wickets. East Christ-church playing St. . Albans made 247; Boxshall 65 (not out), Tabart St. Albans made 68 for two PStekete. OGERALDINE V. CIVIL SERVICE. The return match between tne above teams was played on the Aviiletie Ground on Saturday -last and resulted in a very ■even draw. Geraldine won the- toss and on a- splendid wicket took first strike. Hislop and Shiers opened, and were not separated until 75 runs were on, Kane making a splendid c-atoi in -disposing of Hislop who scored 51 by free, cricket marred by. one chance when he had scored six. Fraser (4) and .Temple (10) did not last long, then S. Willoughby helped' Shiers to make another stand, th? latter being caught when the s?ore was 108. He played a patient sterling innings of SO 1 without a chance. Willoughy carried his bat for 55. playing a- good free innings. * Geraldine closed at-144 for 5 wickets. Campbell was the only bowl;r who seemed to trc-üble thei batsmen, taking 3 for 24. Civil Service started badly, Wills going at 3 and Dunnill at 14. Lynch and Wicksteed then settled down to steady play and were still in when time was called, the former making 46, the latter 21.-'' Both players scored very fast during the last 20 minutes. Temple and Willoughby got a wicket each. The former bowled splendidly -until he began to-tire, his analysis at one time reading 8 overs, 7.maidsns, 1 run, 1 wicket. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the home team. The following are the socres :— : GERALDINE. Hislop, c Kane, b Campbell 51 Shiers, c Lynch, b Campbell ............ .30. Fraser, b McFarlane _ 4 Temple, c Dalgleish, b Campbell ....;. 10 Willoughby, not out .w.............. 33. MacKay, c Hill, b Dunnill ..... V; 8 Christie, not out ... 2 Extras 6 Five wickets for 144 Bowling analysis—Lynch 0 for 26, Dunnill 1 for 45, McFarlane 1 for 43, Gampbell 3 for 24. CIVIL SERVICE. Dunnill, c Hamilton, b Temple 1 Mills, c Hislop, b Willoughy ...1...' 2 Lynch, not out ! Wicksteed, not out. "... 21 Extras 8 Two wickets for 78 Bowling analysis—Temple 1 for 53, Willoughby 1 for 33, Hislop 0 for 13 i - ■: JB————o