CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1702, 19 March 1906, Page 3

CRICKET.

MELBOURNE 0.0. TOUR.

'Per, Press Association!) DunediD, last night.

The match Melbourne C.O. v. Otago was continued to-day in beautiful weather and before a large attendance.

The visitors continued tbeir first innings, and tbauks to bad catching of tho 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 obanoee. Henty was very aggressive, as also was Butler after a first few overs. The ground fielding of the local men was fair, bat the catching was deplorable. Requiring 143 runs to save a one inning’s defeat, the local men lost Baker, the top scorer in the first innings, who was thrown out. They made 36 without further loss. The soores were:— MELBOURNE—First innings. Mailer, b Graham 69 Aitken, run out ... 24 Ransford, b Downes 0 Armstrong, cßiedelberg, b Fisher ... 60 McLeod, b Downes 18 WilkinsoD, 0 Williams, b Fisher ... 4 Henty,'b Downes ... 40 Irwin, run out 26 Jennings, b Downes ... * 0 Laver, not oat 6 Butler, b Torrance ... 8 Extras 19 Total 273 Bowling analysis.—Downes 4 fur 105 Fisher 3 for 67, Torrance 1 ■ for 21 Craham 1 for 47, Austin nil for 14. OTAGO—Second innings. Baker, thrown out 3 Sielderberg, not out 23 Graham, not out 7 Extras 3 Total for one wicket ... 86

WANDERERS V. UNITED.

The above teams met on Victoria Domain on Saturday, the game ending in a draw. Wanderers batted first, and compiled the creditable score of 136, of which total McConnell and Wynyard each made 42. McConnell was very aggressive, being particularly severe on Gardiner. He hit 20 (two 6’s and two 4’s) in four conscouUvß balls from that bowler. McOoll (17) and Sheridan (15) also batted well. United made 90 for the loss of six wicket?, the principal run-getters being Hallamore (22), Harker (18, not out), Sheridan (14), and Gardiner (13). Harker played particularly nice crioket. The following are the scores : WANDERERS. MoColl, et. Hallamore, b Harker ... 17 McConnell, b Sheridan 42 Wynyard, b Sheridan ... ... 42 Colp, o and b Harker 0 P. Sheridan, o Goulding, b Gardiner 15 Barry, o Hallamore, b Gardiner ... 0 Adamson, o Cato, b Gardiner ... 3 Maude, b Gardiner ... 0 O’Donnell, lbw, b Gardiner 3 Dodd, not out 6 Were, b Sheridan Q - Extras 8 Total ... ... ... 136 BowiiDg analysis: Gardiner five wiokets for 49 tuns, Sheridan three for 26, Haiker two for 38, Robineoa none for 14. UNITED. Cato, Wynyard, b Adamson 9 Gardiner, b Adamson 13 M SheridaD, b McOoddcll 14 Hallamore, o Wynyard, bP. Sheridan 22 Robinson, b P. Sheridan 0 Garrett, c Dodd, b SheridaD 0 Goulding, not out 6 Parker, not out 18 Extras ... ... ... 7 Total for six wickets ... 90 Bowling analysis: P. Sheridan tbret for 12, Adamson two for 29, MoOonnell one for 26, MoColl none for 14, Wynyard ; none for 8,