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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7989, 19 March 1906, Page 6

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OTAUO v. MELBOURNE. By Telegraph—Press Associatoir. DUNEDIN, March 17. The match, Melbourne Cricket' Club v. Otago, was to-day in beautiful weather, and before a large attendance. The visitors continued their first innings, ana, thanks to the bad catching of the local men, took the total to 273. Armstrong played well for 60, but was twice missed. Mailer, who was a long time at the wickets for 69, also gave two chanoes. Henty was very aggressive, as also was Irwin. After the first few overs, the ground fielding of the local men was fair, but their catching was deplorable. Requiring 143 to save a one innings defeat, the local men lost Baker, the top scorer of ihe first innings, who was thrown out. They 3G without further loss. 'The scores were as follow: MELBOURN E—First innings. Mailer, b Graham ... 69 Aitken. run oat ... 24 Rainsfrird, b Downes .. 0 Armstrong, eSiedeberg, b Fisher 60 McLeod, b Downes ... 18 Wilkinson, o Williams, b Fisher 4 Henty, b Downes 40 Irwin, run out ••• 26 Jennings, b Downes ... 0 Laver, not out ••• 5 Butler, b Torrance ... 8 Extras ••• Total ... 273 Bowling— Downeß 4 for 105; Fisher, 1 for 21; Grahauj, 1 for 47; Austin, 0 for 14. OTAGO. .First innings 130 Second Innings. Baker, thrown out ... 3 Siedeberg, not out ... 23 Graham, not out ... 7 Extras ••• 3 i Total for one mokefc ••• 36