BOWLERS ON TOUR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81884, 9 November 1906, Page 3

BOWLERS ON TOUR.

THIRD TEST MATCH. WIN FOR THE NEW ZEALAiVDERS. Received Bth, 8.38 p.m. Melbouine, November 8. The third te»t match resulted; New Zeaand«i», 168; Australia, 128. Received 8 hj, 10.2 p.m. Melbourne, November 8.

There was tine weather and the green was splend.d for wide drawing. Wheeler redeemed yeste.day - position, winning by 25. Matiarea played well thtoughout Dur e ed iiMunfully. and Gibb* played a fine game. - 'the New Zealanders were pfeud to defeat Smith, who took Waxman's place. Bastings and Dal played excellency; Cooper led all the way. Sneddon had an excitiig game. Australia led for eight ends, where tinNew Zealanders scoed sx. Subsequently the game was even. Payne was even at the nth and iSth ends ; thenceforth the Austral:ans weic su pcrior. The scores weie as follows: Tasmania—Metros, Honman, Inglis, Jackson —11, v. New Zealand— Akhurst, Buchanan, Gardiner, Wheeler—36. New South Wales—Crouch, Durham, Neil, Harrison—2B, v. New Zealand—McGibbon, Osmond, Smith, Payne—22. Adelaide—Schuitz, Harrold. Thomas, Moody—23, v. New Zealand — Dune, Manning, Gibbs, McLaren —1

4»Victoria—Morrison, Pascoe, Wright, Smith —21, v. New Zealand —Bastings, Ledingham, Waddell, Dall —29. Westralia Thackeray, Kruger, Robinson, Roberts— 21, v. New Zealand—Black, Scott, Short, Sneddon — 23Victoria—Harrison, Howe, Kelly. Cooper— 24, v. New Zealand —Bee, Walters, Keast, Bouskill— 17. Totals; New Zealand, 168; Australia, 128. The New Zealanders were heartily congratulated.