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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8759, 9 March 1907, Page 2

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M.C.C- v. New Zealand. Per Press Association. Wellington, Marcli 8 On the Basin Reserve to-day the second tost match between the M.C.C. team and New Zealand began in fine weather. Williams, the New Zealand captain, w on the toss, and decided to bat. The New Zealand team batted for throe hours and five minutes, and their rate of scoring was just a shade over 50 runs per hour. Following are the scores New Zealand—First Innings. Lawrence, o Branston, b Douglas .. 13 Sale, run out • • Mahony, c Branston, b Douglas .. 17 Haddon, c Branston, b Douglas .. 5 Hemus, b Douglas 38 Tucker, b Douglas 28 Williams, b Douglas .. •• .. 1!) Fisher, Ibw, b Branston .. a 10 Downes, run out.. n •• •• 9 Bennett, b Douglas .. ■ .; • • 5 Upham, not out.. .. .. •• 2 . Extras .. Total l (is Bowling Analysis : Torrens 0 for 40, May 0 for 24, Douglas 7 for 49, Branston 1 for 38. Douglas bowled one no-ball. The Englishmen began their first essay at 4 o’clock, and opened badly, losing the first three wickets for 50 runs, the fourth at 75, and five were down for 80, when stumps were drawn for the day owing to the threatening nature of the weather, which became very bad, and even as early as 4.30 the question of ceasing play then for the day was discussed, but it was decided to go on. M C.C.—First Innings, Johnson, b Upham 4 Fox, b Upham 13 Burns, Ibw, b Upham 24 Harrison, c Downes, b Upham .. 17 Douglas, c Mahony, b Fisher .. .. 18 Page, not out .. .. .. • • 0 Branston, not out .. .. ■ • 0 Extras 4 Total for 5 wickets .. •. 80 Bowling Analysis: Upham 4 tor 60, Fisher 1 for 1, Dennett 0 for 11, Downes 0 for IS, March 0. there is flue weather for the resumption of the match and every probability of a large attendance dtiring the afternoon. Page and Branston resumed at 11.37 to the bowling of Upham and Downes and th.e former’s first over produced nine, Pago getting six of them. Pago lifted Downes’s first ball clean over the fence, which was the first six of the match. Buns continued to come freely and at 100 Fisher relived Downes. Tucker failed to hold a hot chance from Page off Fisher and at noon the score was 110 for 5 wickets. Runs continued to come freely and at 124 Upham handed the ball to Bennett and Upham went on at Fisher’s end. Tho change was effective, Downes bringing off a nice Catch in the slips off Upham’s first ball, which caused Page’s retisemeut. —137—6—37. Do Trafford followed and almost immediately gave Williams a difficult Chance of stumping him off Upham. With the score steadily mounting Fisher went cu again in place of Bennett and 150 went up after throe hours’ play. Fisher clean bowled Do Trafford at 153. Curwou was also bowled by Fisher.—ls4 — B—o.8—0. Torrens followed and after scoring a boundary lost Branston. —158—9—38. May was last man .in and saw Torrens’ timbers disturbed. —160—10—4.

At luncheon adjournment New Zealand had lost one wicket for 20 — Lawrence (not out) 14, Sale 0.