MELBOURNE v. WANGANUI.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6727, 23 February 1900, Page 1

MELBOURNE v. WANGANUI.

[Per Press Association.] WANGANUI Feb. 22. The match Wanganui v. Melbourne Club was concluded to-day. The weather was beautiful,, but the wicket was worse than on the previous day: TThe Victorians, who had somewhat the worse of the indifferent wicket, won by only 2 wickets, and for the last half-hour were hard pushed. Theii* first innings closed for 182. Wanganui started well, getting 40 for two -wickets, but seven wickets were down for 67, and at lunch time eight wickets were down for 98. Owing to a firm stand for the last wicket by Luxford and Francis, the score was taken to 148. This left the visitors 95 runs to get to win, and, to the astonishment of the crowd, Trumble was bowled by M'Carthy's second ball. Then L. P. Cave bowled Mailer, and a little later the sensational over of the match came. L. P. Cave taking Graham, Jacobs and Russell. Graham was splendidly caught by Marshall on the boundary, and the two others were clean bowled. Five wickets were thus-down for 43. At the tea adjournment the excitement was intense. At .67- Aitken Avas caught off a bumping ball, and immediately after Ross was given out for a eaten, at the wickets — seven out for 68. Fry was dismissed by an easy catch at point, but Irwin and M'llAvraich played a determined game. Runs came slowly, and two catches ought to have been secured. A. change in the bowling, noAvever, enabled the visitors to pars the local score. The Victorians express themselves as delighted with their treatment here. Following are the scores : — WAiNGANUL First Innings. Marshall, lbw b Trumble . . 11 Pratt, st Ross b Cave . . .12 H. B. Cave, c Mailer b Trumlble . 1 L. P. Cave, b Trumble . .4 Gillies, c Irwin b Trumble . '.20 R. H. Cave, c Aitken b Cave . 0 McCarthy, b Cave ... 29 Meldrum, b Fry . . . .17 Francis, b Graham .... 4 Lash, not out . . . . 3 Luxford, c Fry b Graham . . 4 Extras . . . . . .23 Total . . . . .128 Bowling Analysis, —Trumble, 4 wickets for 47 runs;. Cave, 3 for 47; Graham,, 2 for 8; Fry, 1 for 4. Cave bowled one no-ball. Second Innings. Marshall, st Ross b Cave . .7 Pratt, b Trumble . . .13 L. P. Cave, c Cave b Trumble. . 8 Gillies, b Cave . . . * . 7 M'Carthy, c Irwin b Fry . . 24 K. H. Cave, b Fry . . . 2 Meldrum, c Fry b M'llwraith . .18 H. B. Cave, b Fry ... 2 Lash, b Fry ... .5 Francis, not out . . .. .26 Luxford, b Trumble . . . 4 Extras . . . . .32 Total . .- . . 148 Bowling Analysis—Trumble, three wickets for 19 runs; Cave, two for 42; Fry, four for 9; M'llwraith, one for 8. Cave bowled one no-ball, Boss one, and Russell two. I MELBOURNE. First Innings. Trumble, c Lash b L. Cave . 12 Mailer, b L. Cave . . . Xi Graham, b Meldrum . . .45 Jacobs, bH. B. Cave ... 4 Russell, c Luxford b M'Carthy . 7 Eoss, oL. P. Cave b M'Carthy . 1 Aitken, not out . . . * . 26 Fry, o and bL. P. Cave . . 0 M'llraith, xnu out . „ . 4 lmin, b M'Carthy . , . .5 C?-ve, not out ... . 0 Extras- . . . _ .15 Total . - • '. • . 182 Bowling Analysis. —M'Carthy, 3 wickets for 38 runs; L. Cave, 3 wickets for 41 runs; Meldrum, 1 wicket for 34j 'H. Cave, 1 for 26. L. Cavo bowled one no-ball. The Press Association does not state which of the two not out batsmen was dismissed. '"Second. Innings. Trumble, b M'Carthy ... 0, Mailer, c and bL. P. Cave . . 10 Graham, c Marshall b L. P. Cave .16 Jacobs, b L. P. Cave ... 14 Bussell, bL. P. Cave . . .0 _» Eoss, c Luxford b M'Carthy . . 10 Aitken, c M'Carthy bL. P. Cave . 17 Fry, cK. H. Cave bL. P. Cave . 0 M'llwraith, not out . . .12 Irwin, not out . ... 7 Extras . . . *. • 9 Total for 8 wickets . . 95 Bowling Analysis—M'Carthy, two wickets for 19 runs; L. P. Cave, six for 56. Cave bowled three no-balls.