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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8754, 2 March 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

The First Test Match. Press Association. Christchurch, March 1. The cricket test match between the Harylebone Club’s team and the New Zealand team was continued at Lancaster Park to-day. Mahoney and Boxshall, the not outs, continued to bat. The former carried bis score to 71, and the when he had made 21, was caught by Page off May; The innings closed for 207. , The Englishmen’s first innings produced 257. Johnson, the highest scorer for the side, who was batting very strongly and consistently, was given out l.b.w. to lleoso, when he was only one short of the century, and Fox was run out when ho had made 47 by sound cricket. The first wicket fell for the largo total of 151, but after that they fell fairly rapidly. The match will be continued to-morrow The scores are as follows : New Zealand —First Innings. D. Reese, c and b Douglas .. .. 0 Lawrence, b May ~ .. .. 13 Haddon, c Johnson, b May .. .. 25 Tucker, c Torrens, b Douglas .. .. 18 Siedeberg, b May .. .. .. 0 Mahoney, not out .. .. .. 71 Sale, b Douglas .. .. .. .. 4 Callaway, fa Douglas .. .. .. 0 Bennett, b Douglas .. .. .. 5 Downes, b May .. .. .. .. 16 Boxshali, c Page, b May .. .. 21 Byes 19, leg-byes 6, no-balls 4 .. 29 Total 207 Bowling Analysis : Douglas 5 wickets for 56, Branston 0 for 28, Simpson-Hay-ward Ofor 31, Torrens 0 for 21, May 5 for 42. May bowled three no balls and Douglas one. Mahylebone C C.—First Innings. Johnson, 1.b.w., b Reese ... .. 99 Fox, run out ,47 Burns, o Boxshali, b Callaway ... 27 Harrison, b Downes ~ ... ... 2 Douglas, b Downes ... .. ... 40 Page, c Mahoney, b Reese ... ... 2 Branston, o Siedeberg, b Bennett ... 9 Simpson-llayward, c Mahoney, b

Bennett ... 6 Torrens, Ibw Downes ... ... ... 7 Be Trafford, c Lawrence, b Downes... 1 May, not out ... ... ... ... X Extras 1C Total 257 Buns at fall of wickets were; 1 for 1-51, 2 for 153, 3 for 103, 4 for 193, 5 for 200, 6 for 237. 7 for 237, S for 248, 9 for 251, 10 for 257. Bowling analysis : —Callaway 1 for 84, Downes 4 for S 3, Bennett 2 for 35, Tucker 2 for 21. March 2. The match resumed at 12.10, The Treat nor was fine, the wicket being faster. Sale and Lawrence started New Zealand’s second innings, Douglas and May bowling. After half an hour’s play tho score was 31 for no wickets. Torrens relieved Douglas and Hayward wont on in place of May., At one o’clock the score was 55 for no wickets—Sale 37, Lawrence 12. Extras G. Press Association —Copyright. LoitDox, March 1.

The Daily Mail states that J. R. Mackay, tho Australian cricketer who has taken up his residence in South Africa, has boon invited to join the South African team for England.