BOWLERS ON TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 8 November 1906, Page 3

BOWLERS ON TOUR.

Australian singles. Received 7th, 5.5 [>. m. Melbourne, November 7. I lie s ngie. bowling championship. . s,, >'ond round, was played on the .\Mbourr.e t. iub s gieuad in line weather and on a goad giecn. The fo|m K K.-me-s were play- d by sh«New /ealand'-i Robeits (\\. s valiaj beat GaUlaer bv ji 10 15: Ui . Magil ieuddy (Vutoria) had ,1 walk-over, Cooper retiring; lb n-ln-on I\V to:ia) beat li„.-.tings by ji to 14; C p(>i*r I V r:<>i in) beat Osmond by ji to 15: McLaren beat liie champion of Victor a bv ji m 10; Dur e heat Ro--[Victoria) by 21 to 16; Sin ddon bea' Bleach (Victoria) by 21 to 15; Smith beat Jacobs (Victona) by 21 to 10. The New Zealander- played the second test match at Abertl'aik. SECOND TEST MATCH. A WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. WHEELERS UNFORTUNATE INDISPOSITION. Received 7th, 10.52 p.m. Melbourne. November 7. Rankin, Hancock, Lefcvre, and Taylor left for New Zealand to-dav;. the others were d Wheeler had to play to-day, though just convalescent; The match at Albert Park was played in tine weather. The turf and a 1 appointments wire debgatful, the New Zealanders slat--111 tr that the green was the best in the Commonwealth.

McLaren's rink had a magnificent v.in. including two fives and a s.xer. The builiancy, winch was due tu G Lies and the sk pper, almost ed a win for tile New Zealanders, but Wheeler's indisposit.on resu.ted in the feailure of his rink by 24, and this turned the tide aga'nst the visaors. A splendid recovery was made by Payne agaist Waxman. Payne pick ed up ten in two ends. Payne tok out Waxman's shot bowl with a beautiful drive, scoring six, and followed up at the next end with a similar shot fo r four. Sneddon fairly lieid his own against Cooper, be ng beaten in the la=t two heads by eight paintsl Dal: led practically throughout from Moody. The game was even, but Dall settled the game on the 22nd end, after the shot had been drawn against him, with a beautitul di.ve, which got live. Dal. made a firstIciass sk.pper. Robert? led throughout against 01.pliant. 1 a-mania—Metros-, Ilinman, Inglis, Jackson —10, v. New Zealand — Durie, Buchanan. G.llics, McLaren — 53 Victoria—Morrison, Pascoe, Smith, Waxman— 35, v. New Zealand—Reid, Bee, bm th, t'ayne—22. New Soutn Uale—Ctouch, Glenistei. Forssbeig, ttarrpon—32, v. New Zea.ind— Short,, Gardmet \\ heeler —S. \'ictoria —Harrison, llurne, Kelly, Ceopcr—27, v. Noa Z'alaiid —lilack, Couit, Scuit. Sneddon— KJ. Ade.a de—bcnu.i/, llaiiold, Thoma-.. Moody— 20, v. New Zealand— Baitings.' Led.ngham, WaddeL, Da.l —2O. \\ estralia Thackeray, Kruger, Robinson, Roberts —31, v. New' /-ealand—Kcast, Waber-, O-mond, Bou-3kdl-i7. TotaiS—Australia, 155; New Cva.and, 145. Alter the match, Mr Wood, president of the Victoiiau Association, complimen'ed the New Zea.ander= on their improved foim. MrPaynesa o the New Zealanders would never regret coming to V ldona, notwithstanding they 10-t the rubber. The New Zealanders leave for Tasmania on MonddV. 1 ney aie to be entetlained by the \:ctoiian bowlers atier the third te;t 10-morrow.