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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8759, 8 March 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

M.C.C- v. New Zealand

Per Press Association. ■Wellington, March 8

The day is flue but breezy for the second test match. Tho wicket is good and promises to bo very fast. Williams won the toss and-How Zealand goes in. Simpson-Hayward and Tuffuol stand out of the Marylobouo team.

Sale and Lawrence began batting at 11.35, Torrens and May bowling. The latter’s second over was hit for 11 and as both men got strokes to the boundary 20 was not long appearing. Lawrence thou reached double figures with further hits off May, but at 27 should have been out only the ball was returned to the wrong cud. Douglas relieved May and his first over was fatal to Lawrence, who was caught iu tho slips by Braustou.— 80—1—13.

Mahouy assisted Sale to put on 20 runs. The latter stood at 10 for 20 minutes aud his partner did most of the hittiug, making several flue strokes to leg which reached tho boundary. At 30 Sale was missed iu the slips off tho fast bowler by Branstou but he made amends by taking Mahouy iu the same place—so—2—l7.

Sale was obviously ill at case to Douglas and nearly played him into his wickets once. As soon as Haddou came in there was a misiyidcrstauding over a short run which cost Sale his wicket, Fox throwing him out.—• 50—3—19. Hemus and Haddou took the score to 03 when Branston again effected a catch in the slips off the fast bowler, which retired Haddou.—63—l—s. Tucker followed and Torrens, who had sent down 13 overs for 28 runs, gave way to Branston. Tucker had made one’fine cut to the boundary when a bumpy ball from Douglas gave him a severe blow on the head and ho had to retire, having made Q. Williams joined Hemus, The hitter scored with some freedom. DougbVsj who had taken three wickets for 12, gave way to May.

At lunch the score was 91 for four wickets —Hemus (not out) 23, Tucker (not out) 0, extras 3. On resuming Williams was clean bowled by Douglas.—ll9—s—l7.

The following will comprise the Bedding team to play Terrace'End at Palmers'ton -North an. Saturday nextES.' Jj Mason, A. M. Ongley, O. Keischer, A. Trevena, Gr. Fa-tholomew, sen., K. Bartholomew, D. Entwislo, It. Prior, J. C. Hill, J. Sinclair, T. Johnson. Emergencies : W, Shirley, K. Harding, B. Murch. A brake will leave the Square, Feilding, at 12.45 shnvo.