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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 5 March 1906, Page 2

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MELBOURNE v. CANTERBURY. run MESS ASSOCIATION'. Christchi-uch, March 1, The match Canterbury v. Melbourne Club concluded ou Saturday, the visitors winning by 111110 wickets. The weather was perfect aud the wieket iii Rood condition. Oil the previous day Canterbury had made 135, and Melbjuriie 12;f for live wickets. Melbourne concluded their innings for 21>7, the thief scorers being Mailer 15, llainsfoi'd 50, Armstroug 32, McLeod .!(, llenty 12, Aitken HI, Wilkinson 20. Aitken guv no chances, and this, the largest sjjorc, incltulod six fours, five threes, and twelve twos. Bennett and Malone who took most of the wickets bowled very steadily, though the latter's length was occasionally at fault. Canterbury's second innings was little better than the first. Ollivier at times showed lww Armstrong should be dealt with, by putting him to leg and Sims also made some good leg hits, but generally the men were at sea to his stuff. McLcod kept a splendid length and liltlc could be none with him, while lJutlcr rattled down the wickets hi I lie end in quick time. The visitors feilding was splendid, evoking round after round of applause. The innings dosed for 15:1. Orchard 11, Ollivier sli, .1. 1). Lawrence 11, Sims 2S, Tabart 28, leaving Melbourne 22 to get to win. This was compiled with the loss of one wicket, that of Jeuuings, who was given out l.b.w. Vaughan made 13 (not ont.)