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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 7

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AUSTRALIA AND AUCKLAND, • BOWIEE'S WICEET. ; TeleEranh.—Press Association.) : . Auckland, February 18, ;. Tho match between (ho Australian: and. •... ' .;- Sfcicklaild -■' representative : cricket elovens was; eommonced'to-day; ia? fine but dull • . .. . Woathex'tat. tho Dotriain."7...Tho weather ; ; ; ;' ■ . ; overnight was.uot, reassuring, and, - when ■ SK: -.- morning broke showery, the prospects . - •'..wsro'• not; bright. . During tho morning, ■ iiiso, a i heavy ■ shower of - rain fell,'; so that ■. v., 1 .; when the Australian captain (W. W.' Arm- ;• ■ •.: strong) won the toss lio decided to send ■' the . loca',: team in to. bat on a sticky •wicket. v - ~ho pitch, liowovor, improved, ■ ;, and- was playing easier when ; stumps were drawn.;; The .Auckland' batsmen; du ... j . not shape too. .well at .Whitty, and, .when So -.was on the board,.-he had. two for two runs to his credit, . finally get- \ ting eight wickets'-for 27 runs—a splendid .... performance. Hell was 1 the ' top ...... scorn.,for ..Auckland, getting 51.;0ut of o. total'of i 12..' Ho played mostly'for- ... . ward- at-the bowling, .and naturally, gave , • several chances. : Haddon' (17) - was the • - only.'-'other -.batsman to got into double / '' • .figures.Tho' .Anstralian -.. supporters, ■ . ■ however,- got a- shock; on tho opening of 1 -" •-- „;o tho visitors' innings, Bardsley being caught and bowled by Relf off his third ball. • May™ and• Simpson.- then.became associated,..the /former, 'rLotfout, . when 1 stumps woro drawn,-while tho Jat- I ter-had-,been disposed of:'for'-30. ' 'The Anstraliiuis* position at .tho close ofthe. . . ;day ~was;' 72 for threb wickets: "dlliff was : • , the . most .6uccessfnl bowler, getting two ~-. ' : .wicketa ';for -10 runk '-. The . teams .were ai follows- ,

Teams and Umpires. ' :. .. Australia; W. W.: Armstrong (Captain), D. Smith and T. S. - Warno. of Victona, , - JV. Bardsley, C. E. Simpson, C. Kel:leway, S. H. Emery. 'and C. K.. Gorry of Ney South .Wales, N. Dodds of Tas■mania, II K. Mayne and -.W.. J. Whitty "i ■ bouth; Australia. Facey; was - miable, to play owinc to an,mjury..to his leg. ' ■' .. Auckland : W. 13. Smith (captain), A.' Anthony, C. OllifF, W. Robinson (Poneonby); A. iladdori, .-A, M. Howden,' N; • C. Snedden,- E. Horspool.-F. Taylor. E. . : E. Sale,-and A. E.'Keif.': - The umpires -are-'Messrs. C.' von Der. -.- iieyde, of. the- Auckland- Umpires' Association and S. P..Jones (Australia).:

Details of the play. Olhff and Horspool opened for Auckland ■■Sj.P® bowling, of, Whitto: and Armstrong. withv; V4 : SSP .f? orin i?' .toiDg; caught:by; Simpson 'off' .Whitty. 10—1—0. ..',:Kelf ; came m and, <?%<'WSBi,™e.j;gcbH i at .16, saw. Olliff clean • V W" 1 by; Whitty.' •! At. this . stage '"tho V; -.South; Australian " was getting ."• a.' lot "of ■ :.' Wrk -on - the .ball.";. '„ Sale was v:- Baye,''tchaiice':i)tf- ; :;:',y:*. o *?:Jthe.;;6cbre^^^ v . ever, ■ carried;; the '. score ' along' Jin an hg- • grosave :fashion and'", had Vseveral'-"lives". v ''■■■W •f u . 1 7 lre( i i '- ; - : M-'witen v: was (only .get: ■; ting one. of the 28 'put onAat -this stage) • clean bowled by 'Whitty, whose aver-' ; 3 runs. ' . Haddoh'-'now canie"-in,''and Vj'-.":°?. e ?.®o ;his "account'off Armstrong with ~a i :M:• through; tho; jslips;;The ? Aus-' , "aiian taptam had ■.•dow,- had .40 runs •■ ; " : ®?W^op'^ v ihe^partnership' betweenEelf 'and l Had-'' ,- /speaking; 'a ~lohK • one, tho score mounting from 14 to 85 -'■■to ■ '? i^.^Wught'-at.mid-off'by .Warno.-: off Armstrong. ° 85-4-17. y"

An Auckland "Rot" Begins. ,soore - at:-tliis:-stags ' did .no t. read «v WW.-' Jonsidenngi; itflie ■ '" noir,- caine off ; l -# n to?ny.joinedlSmith;*hd;t& . the SI00! before: ••'■■•topk .strike,", "'only to'see' Smith ■ : JqinedJ;Srieda«n,'; and the '- ; ~ qo S' to 103 before Sned- : scoring,'a nicely-timed hit; to''3®. ■~.; - back.tojthe payiliqh,first ball, the delivery r ;;/f^PB l ng,invfrom;.the;offv.andi: ; aftcr ; land. ! i: W'.,outade ;the.:rieg : . stump,'--broke:'back' ' :^; ?^^^^^M!Mp-^;Woiiderfiil : ball;' r; ICG-9-0. .Eobmson was- last,man • in, and ■ ' .fe : ? n ?- ; . eno , rf Eb to. see six 'runs added ; irwn- e; ,y <?® cl , ean 'Wed by : Whitty; : :- : Taylor .ivas 3,: not xqut.; -112—10—0/ /■■' : •

• Australia "Takes Strike." tte iowlinr "V • r Howden. :.\Slayne . scored! n '.*> WXSfth'W 1 bowler.;..•: l—l—o.'". , son : - joined .. Mayno,: and a worn! partnership ... .ensued./; The. • foraei ,- - scored , the more rapidly - : " 0 f tho ' ■ tto'/ r ??i ll ?? I, - tie s- : :;w«re'vtaken with : :v"S e '. \WS'i c 'ean;'-Twvled:"bv.:'olliff befri™ ? ir® ■ ", 72- -"- £iv , r! a yne was not out' 32. /Tho indi- , .TJdualscores: were as follow —'- •

, ,' - AUCKLAND. C. Olliff, 1). iWhittv .. .. „ 0 >!•a A. Anthonj, run out * Sneddon,:b£ Whitty^: ; 5 Fi laylor, not out . « A.- j|l. Hon den, h Whitty 7Z7 " n W. Robinson, b. Wliittj ' n Extras || jj Total . "7^

: ;vWhU)y; : tdok"eight-mcke£s : jfdr: 27 'nijis• ■ : 4™rt™Pß.;PMlm,.B7;--Bi»err;:-noi6 -for 10;-Kelleway.vnone. lor.f2.■:■■■■.'• ■;*- ■;■.:-;:•.. -, >* ■"'■ : :;,'-D/ ; '-;.:\.'-.-:i:vl'iKt';liiDings.;vJ ; ''\; 'i->~:- ■'■'■ & K/Mayne;; ■ ■ W;;.Bards|ey,-rciVah'd b.". Relf uEIiSW-vtf ■£• |- : S«mpspn; b. ■■■ Olliff : .-..;-„:-,„„.- 3 n ,D. Smith,-b. Olliffi:.^.;:.^'■■•'■-•' '■"■■« / i'-Extra5;^.;.;;:..;.,:;;.;v:;.;,;;;;.;;T-r^T';<vy ;;-'■'■ '/■.'■'.;■ '■;. :Bel^ono : for:23 r '