CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 5

CRICKET.

, (> _. AUSTRALIA V. REST OF AUSTRALIA. tDI TELIOttAFH— rI'.ESS ASSOCIATION—COriBIOBT.) (Rec. February 12, 10 p.m.) • ) - - Melbourne, February 12. The secondi match between Australia and the Rest of Australia commenced in fine woather to-day, and the wicket waa excellent. Having become sot Bardsley, batting for Australia, gave a brilliant and vigorous display of cricket, and scored off everything, despite nuntaous changes of bowling. Ransford and M'Artney batted in a lively and | forceful manner. ( ' Tho following are the scores: — • I Macalister, c. Whitty, b. Saunders 2 , Noblo, b. Kelleway 62 j Bardsley, not out ..!' '180 c. Hopkins, b. Gehra ... 75 , 1.b.w., b. Wliitty 17 Armstrong, c. Parker, b. Whitty ... 3 , M'Artney, not out ... 63 ■ Extras ', 13 j Total for five wicketa ... 417

OTAGO v. CANTEBBUEY. FINE INNINGS BY ORCHARD. '' "' (bi TELEOKAPB—PUKSS ASSOCIITIOS.) '''~'' Duncdln, February 12. Th'o' cricket match Canterbury r. Otago 'was commenced to-day in fine weather. The wicket was in good condition, though a trifle slow at first. A feature of tho day's play was tho bad start and fine 1 "recovery made by the visitors.. The first wicket fell with tho scoro,at E3j and the sqcoud when tho sheet showed 33, while the third man was disposed of 10 runs later. Four wickets ■nore down for 48, five for 49, six for 54,' seven for 54, and eight for 58; but Orchard, Bennett, and Boxßhall put a diffcient complexion on the gamo. With nine wickets clown for 108, it looked as if Canterbury 'would bo disposed of for a very small total, but the last .wicket partnership produced no fewer than 98 runs. A,mistake* by Watson in not accepting a chanco given bv Boxshal] cost Otago about 85 runs. Orchard played a fine innings. The scores were as follow:— CANTERBURY. Fkbi Innings. Anthony, b. Wordsworth 20 Patrick, c. Williams, .b. Torraneo ... 5 Sims, c. Williams, b. Torraneo ' ... 6 Ellis, c. Watson, b. Torraneo ... 8 Humphreys, b/ Wordsworth > ... ... 5 Reese, c. and b. Wordsworth 0 Wood, b. Torrance 1 Orchard, not out 78 Bruges, b. Torrance 2 Bennott, 1.b.w., b. Torraneo 28 Boxshall, b. Rutherford 31 Extras • > 22 Total ■ 206 .Bowling Anai.tsis.Torrance, 198 balls, 71 runs, 6 wickets; Wordsworth; 138 balls, 41 runs, 3 wickets; Rutherford, 42 balls, <14 runs, 1, wicket; Fisher, 90 balls, 43 rune; Watson, 12 balls, 15 runs. ( OTAGO. i Fibbt Innings. Wilson, b. Humphreys \ ... ' .' 2 Eckhold, st. Boxshall, b. Humphreys ... 8 Hopkins, b. Humphreys 16 Watson, b. Orchard ... ; 13 Rutherford, b , . Bonnett ... ... 3 'Wordsworth, not out ... „. , 3 Extras 5 Total for five wickets 60