CRICKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9007, 21 November 1907, Page 2

CRICKET.

M. 0.0. TOUR. ( VICTORIAN MATCH DRAWN. VERY NARROW MARGIN. VICTORIA. First innings .. .. 233 Second innings .. 403 Total .. .. C 96 M. 0.0. First innings ~ .. 108 Second innings, 9 wkts.. 433 Total .. . . 030 Press Association— Copyright. Received Nov. 20, 10.20 p.iu. Melbourne, Nov. 20. The weather was fine and the wicket sound for the concluding day’s play. The visitors were timed to‘leave by the Sydney express and had only till 4.15 to pull up thenbig deficit. Fighting a stubborn uphill battle they succeeded in making a drawn match with four wickets down for 115. The outlook was anything but promising, when Hutchings and Rhodes for the fifth wicket added 107 in just over an hour. Hutchings played exceedingly forcible cricket. His score included 10 fours. For the ninth wicket Hardstaff and Barnes contributed a century and the latter contented himself with keeping up the wicket, while Hardstaff rattled up runs. In England’s second innings nine wickets were down for 422. Scores ; ENGLAND. Second Innings. Hobbs, b Tarrant .. 20 Jones, c Oarkeek b Hazlitt .. S 3 Young, b Saunders .. .. 35 Brauud, c Vernon b. Hazlitt .. 4 Rhodes, c Saunders b Tarrant . . 40 Hutchings,c Hansford b Saunders 91 Hayes, b Hazlitt . • 4 Crawford, l.b.w. b Saunders .. 10 Barnes, c McAlister b Hazlitt . . 30 Hardstaff, not out _ •. 95 Fielder, not out .. ■ • * Sundries . . .. lo Total for 0 wkts . , 433 Bowling Analysis.—Saunders 4 wickets for 138, Hazlitt 4 for 88, Warns 0 for 08, Tarrant 1 for 07, Vernon 0 for 53.