CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13230, 9 March 1907, Page 6

CRICKET

SECOND TEST MATCH. Per Press Association. ■ WELLINGTON, March 8. On the Basin Reserve tlie -second -test matcli between the M.C.C. team, and New Zealand was begun in line weather, and during the afternoon about 4000 spectators were present- -Simpsun-Hayward and Tuffnell stood out of the visiting team. The wicket was showing i-igns of the season's wear, and: bumped badly at times. ! The New' Zealand', ca,ptain tWiiiiannss) won the toss and went in. The scoring was slow, and in the .first couple' of hours only 91 runs were put on. Sale played the bet'-t innings on liis side, showing good; defence with excellent .punishing powers: at any, loose stuff that was: sent down. After Lunch, the rate of .scoring improved ; soniewlutt, but before long relapsed into taineness; The New Zealanders batted for three hours and live minutes, and the : rate of scoring-wais just over 50 runs per hour. The Englishmen began their fimv inpings at' 4 o'clock, and ■ open'ed 'badly, losing '.their, first three, -wickets for 50, t..e foui'tH. at 75, and the filth for 80, 'when stumps were drawn for the l day. Owing to tne threatening nature ,of thev, weather -the light became -bad, 'and'even. as early as 4:30 the question of ceasing .play for "the day was discussed, but it was decided to go on. The following are the scores: NEW ZEALAND.—Ist Innings. 'Lawrence, c.Branston; b Douglas ... 13 Sale, run out 19 Ma'h'onv, c Branston, b Douglas ...... -17 Haddon, c Branston, b Douglas ...... 5 Hemus, b Douglas ........................ 38 Tucker, b Douglas .... ............. 23 i William?, ■■■b Douglas 19 Fisher, 1.b.w., b Branston ...10 I Downes, run out 0 Bennett, b-Douglas'. ;...... 5 Upham, not out.. 2 Extras ...'.h..,. ...14 Total 165 Bowling analysis.—Torrens 0 for 40. Douglas 7 for 49, May 0 for. 24, Branston 1 for 38; Douglas boiyled-. one no ball. : M.C.C.—lst Innings. t ■ Johnson, b Upham 4 Fox,b Upliam 13 Burns, 1.b.w., b Upham 24 Harrison, c Downes, b Upham ...... -17 Douglas, ■ c Mahony,- b Fisher ....... 18 : . The. Fairlie cricket;' team defeated ■ the Cricklewood team on .Thursday by four runs .on the first . innings. ■" Wise .12," Smith 9, Kelman 8, and Carroll and'O'Dowd with the ball, played well for Fairlie ; Todd 12, Connor 10, and Mcßeath and Simpson did best, for the. local men. '