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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8062, 19 March 1906, Page 2

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MELBOURNE V. OTAGO. • (PKR fbbss association.) Di'fiKWN, March 17. The match Melbourne Cricket Club ' v. Otago, was continued to-day in beautiful weather and beforo a large attendance. The visitors continued their first innings, and, thauks to the bad catching of tho local mon, look the total to 273. Armstrong played well for flu, but was twice missed. Mailer, who was a long time at the wickets for 89, also gave two chances, ffenty was very aggressive, as also Butler after the first few overs. , Tho ground fielding of the local men was fair, but the catching was deploN able. Requiring 113 to save a on© innings defeat, tho local men lost Baker, the top scorer in the first innings, who was thrown out. They made 3(i without further loss. Scores i IfKLUotJB.NK—First innings. Mailer, b Graham ... on Aitken, ran out Hansford, b Bowues o 1 Armstrong, c Siedeberg, b Fisher CO McLeod, li Dowues jg Wilkinson, c Williams, b Fisher... t llonty, b Downes 40 Invirt, run out atl Jennings, It Downcs ... ... 0Lover, not out 5 Butler, b Torrance h Extras m Bowling: Downcs, I for 105, Fisher 2 I'er (17, Torraneo 1 for 21, Graham 1 for 17, Austin 0 for 11. |t Otago—(First innings i;Jo), act-oiid •' ;! innings. Baker, thrown out tii 3 ; Siedeberg, not out... 23 Graham, not out 7 Extras g One wieket for 39

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