CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 8697, 4 January 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

Major Wynyard returns to England.

Per Press Association

Wellington, January 4. Major Wynyard’s injury consisted of a broken sinew behind the knee, which carried away uith it some of the nerves, the result being tbit he will be confined to bed for at least six weeks and it will be some time after that before he can use the limb without risk of permanent injury. As to playing cricket it would be impossible for many mouths. Under the cirqjimstances, as he could be ,0? no further use to tbe team, he, hijs decided,that he Plight as well put in his period of enforced retirement in a steamer cabin and return to England. Mr De Trafford will now captain the team. Major Wynyard is sure they are a much better batting eleven than they have yet shown themselves and is, of course, bitterly disappointed at coming 12,000 miles merely to be laid aside. Ho speaks in high terms of the way in which the visitors have been treated and the golden opinion they have formed of tiie -country. • 1 j

The Marylebone team.

Match against Otago.

Per press Association.

Dunedin, January 4. Tiie Otago-English match began at 11.45 on the Carisbrook ground on an excellent wicket. De Trafford won the toss and sent in Harrison and Johnson to face the bowling of Downes and Fisber, . . At 13 Johnson lifted Fisher to,the long-field where Ackroyd took a good running catch. . i*. < ' : Burn came nest ana the score was raised to 42. Burn, in trying to offdrive Fisher, was,nicely taken onehanded by Siedeberg-at oover-point. Page joined Hfirrjspn,' whp fas baft : ing very" quietly, 1