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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 767, 16 March 1910, Page 7

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FIRST TEST MATCH. EASY WIN FOR AUSTRALIA, DOMINION BOWLING WEAK. (By Telegraph.—Press AeßooiatloaJ ChristchurcK, Maioh 15. Tli© test match concluded to-day, the Australians -winning by tine wickets. \ Fine weather prevailed and the wicket, had made a marvellous recovery, considering the quantity of rain that had fallen, but was just firm enough to make : it'a bowler's paradise at' the start. With ' a drvin? wind, however, it improved considerably as the day wow on. At ILSS the visitors filed on to the ground and were at once followed by Midlane, not out, with 41 runs, and Sims to continue New, Zealand's 6eoond innings, which stood at 201 for fourwickets. K&Ueway oompleted his xinfin- • ; ished. over, and .then Whitby bowled from the north end, Armstrong taring lup th-a attack at the other end. After a I maiden to each, Midlane back-cut • Whitty prettily for four, and Sima I square-cut the same bowler for a j number. Play was.a bit slow, Midland' missing several hi table leg-bails from • both bowlers. Half an hour only produced 15 runs, but eventually Sims reached double figures with a pair. • At' 222 Hopkins replaced Armstrong, and in Whitty's next over Sims was caught at the wickets-222—5—£L MTarlane was the next batsman, but the first ball of Hopkins's next over shattered Midline's . wicket—222—6-^47. Oliff open- ' .ed with a : pair, and. then MTarlane got. Whitty to leg for four—the first four of • the. match that had bean run out .Hopkins then clean bowled Oliff—22B-*' 7—2, who made way for .Bennett.. . MTarlane drove Wbitty to the off for four, and then hit him tb leg-for a like number. Bennett then lashed out at Hopkins, and was clean bowled—236 —B—o.8 —0. Hopkins had now captured three wickets for two runs. Boxshall was the ingoer, and M'Parlane got his fourth- .v. four by hitting Whitty to the on-boun-dary. In the same over, however, he hit out and was* caught at third " man by Warne—242—9—l7. Howden was the last man; and Boxshall got a quartetthrough the 'slips, and then reached ' doubles and sent 250 up with a straight drive, Hopkins being punished to the of 11 in one over. Boxshall got, the first of Hopkins's next over for four to fine-leg, but was then stumped from a rebound off the wicket-keeper's pads— Ss&—lo^—l7 —the innings closing at 12.45. , Requiring 108 to win, the Australians commenced their second innings at L 5 p.m., with Mayne and Bardsley. Miyne hooked Oliff, who opened, from the north end, for a 3. ■ Reese bowled from the other end, and Mayne lifted him highover the on-boundary for 6. The Bame batsman sent 20 up with a fine square cut, and reached the same number himself ,a moment. later. He then ■ hit Reese grandly to square-leg for 4, and drove him to the off for two more 4's in the; same over. Reese's thrfee overs had cost 23, and in a quarter of an- hour the score had reached 35. At this figure Bennett' replaced Oliff, and Beese madei way for Howden. Mayne back-cut Bennett 6weetly ■ for a' quartet, and shortly after the luncheon adjournment was taken.' Mayne : tad scored 35 while Bardsley had been getting 6. ■ Bennett, from the north'end,resumed hostilities,- Howden being the; other bowler. An off-drive by Mayne sent - 50 up for the half-hour's play, and the " same batsman ,got his half-century -with • two foure to the off-boundary, off flowdon. Mayne kept busy; reaching 60 while Bardsley,, who. was getting nearly a3 , Bannetre bowling, was still 6. The lefthander had been kept very quiet, and was clean bowled by Bennett. 69—1—6. Simpson followed, and MTariana bowled for the first time in the match, his first over producing 10, and 80 went up. "With the fetal at -99 Haddon replaced MTar* lane, and the century went up for exactfy an hour's play. The remaining nma ' ware then hit off with the aid of a coupla of overthrows, the game being over at 3J> p.m. '• ; . The New Zealand bowling, xrith the exception of that of Bennett mas made to 100k 1 very, simple byi the fine batting jaf Mayne. . Bennett, however, bowled splen.didly, and while the batsmen 'were miOdng the runs, at the rate of ons hundred per hour, Bennett sent down 7J5 overs for 15 runs and a wickot. It is questaonabla whether the New. Zealand dapper waa not'at fault in not starting with Bennett, seeing that Haddori was tie fits!, bowler tried in the first innings. The ' fact that he was not put on till 99 runs had been scored is apparently inexp&cablo. Following were the 6coresr—

NEW ZEALAND. 1 ' First Innings. -j Lusk, c. Emery, b. Whitty' 23 i Sicdebcrg, 1.b.w., b. Whitty _____ 2 ) Midlane, b. Armstrong ... ■ 0 ■ Haddon, c. Simpson, b. Whitty __ 1 ■ j Reese, b. Whitty _ 21 1 Sims, not out -- ■ • • , -5] • .-.a M'Farlane, Lb.w., b. Whitty ' , a •. j Oliff, b. Emery .... - 5 ' Bonnett, b. Armstrong - 4 • • ( Boxshall, b. Whitty ' ' 19 • ' Howden, o. : Mayne, b. Armstrong II .1 , . Extras. — 20 ' U Total ■' ' ■ ' 155 I Bowling Analysis. j W. J. Whitty, 22 overs, 5 maidens, 53 runs, sis wickets; W. W.. Armstrong, 13 ' I overs, 5 maidens, 28 runs, three wickets; .3; H. Emery, 8 overs, 18 runs, on# I 1 wioket; T. S. Warne, 8 overs, 36 runs. ' j ' Second Innings. : : Lusk, c. and b. Emery r 39 Siedeberg, run out 35 i - Haddon, 0. Kelleway, b. Warne....... 47 ■ u Reese, run out ............................ 14 h Midlane, b. Hopkins ; 47 . i Sims, c.' Gorry, b. Whitty 11 K, M'Farlane, 0. Warne, b. Whitty 16 j Oliff, b. Hopkins 2 , Bennett, b. Hopkins 0 ! Boxshall, st. Gorry, b. Hopkins 17 1 Howden, not out fl V' 3 Extras 30 i->i Total „ 258 | \ Bowling Analysis. \ : % ■ W. J. Whitty, 32 overs, 10 maidens, 78 runs, 2 wickets; W. W. Armstrong, 19 * 1 overs, 5 maidens, 40 runs; A. J. Hopkins, ;«! 10 overs, 3 maidens, 34 runs, 4 wickets; t S. H. Emery, 7 overs, 1 maiden, 32 runs, \ l'wicket; C. E. Simpson, 8 ' overs, 2 maidens, 15 runs; C. Kelleway, 6 overs, 2 maidens, 10 runs, .1 wide; S. Warne, :>■ 50 overs, 2i runs, 1 wicket. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. . . " Bardslev, st. Boxshall, b. Reese ...... 97 i Mayne, 0. and b. Oliff 1 j Simpson, b. OUiff 17. i Smith, b. Bennett ............... 16 Armstrong, b. Oliff 72 ■ i Warne, b. Bennett .... 21 j Kelleway, b. Reese 32 ■ j Hopkins, b. Bennett 5 j Emery, b. Bennett .....i. 6 : Whitty, c. Howden, b. Bennett ......... 14 Gorry, not out ...._. 8 1 Extras 17 . ! Total 308 Bowling Analysis. . - :•'] A. Haddon, 13 overs, 40 runs, 1 wide} ■] C. Oliff, .24 overs, .84 runs, 3 wickets; J. H. Bennett, 25 overs, 2 maidens, 74 runs, ; 5 wickets; D. Reese, 20 overs, 4 maidens, "1 55 runs, 2 wreketsrA. Howden, 8 overs, 1 - j maitten,'Sl runs; A. Sims, 1 over,- 5 runs, .-.a Second Innings. ./' i Mayne, not out 75 . j Bardsley, b. Bennett ...— 6 ■ j Simpson, not out — 20 j Extras 8 . j Total ; ........... 109 Bowling Analysis. C. Oliff, 3 overs, 12 .rune; D. R«&», j 3 overs, 23 runs; J. H. Bennett, 7 overi . ■ 3 maidens, 15 runs, Twicket: A. M. llovv- j den, 4 overs, 24 runs; M'Farlane, 2 overs, 21 runs; A. Haddon, 1 over, 6 runs, 1 wide. " ■

I WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. ; The following are. the senior fixture#.. for to-dav:—Oriental v. Artillery at No. 1 ground, Basin Keserve; Y.M.C.A. v. Rivals, at No. 2 ground. Basin Reserve. The above will be the final games for tlie season. The winner of the Oriental-' Artillery match will also be the winners' at- the competition. The following will represent the Oriental Moore, Cook (2), Shand, Wilkes, Billman, Bentley, Billman, MTJldowner, Tiiiscott, aid kittle-