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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81914, 7 January 1907, Page 3

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XEW SOUTH WALES V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Kcccivcd (ith, 8.35 p.m. Svdnoy, January 5. New South Wa'les have lost eight vickelx for .">3B; Diamond 138, Hop>ins 108, Noble 09, Ulaxlaud 73. M.C.C. v. OTAC.O. Per Press Association. Dunedin, January (i. The match between M.C.C. and iltago was ri'sumcd today in the presence of about three thousand spoclauim. The weather was line anil the .vickct in splendid order. Ota;.'" eon•inucd their first innings, and carried ihe total to 1711 before the last man .vas disposed of. M.C.C., who had a lead of 48 runs on the first innings, were at the wickets most of the afternoon, treating the spectators to a "ood exhibition of batting. Tile first three wickets fell with the total at 28, out the visitors made a good recovery, and took the score to 117 before the fourth wicket fell. The fifth wiekct fell, however, with the score unaltered, and the sixth was accounted for at 122. The remaining batsmen ina<le a •.food stand, however, the seventh wicket falling at »!>, the eighth at 181, the ninth at 1«S, and the tenth at 275. Otazo started their second innings at .'>..">,"bnt gave one of the poorest exhibitions " ever seen in first-class cricket. Tlw first two wickets went down with the score at !), third at U, and the fourth and fifth at 22, three of the best batsmen being disposed of. Aekroyd and Wilson managed to play out time, without meeting with disaster, and when play ceased Otago had made 47 Jo* five wickets. The following are the scores:—

M.C.C. first innings • ■ .. •< •• 224 Second Innings. '-<. Johnson, c and b Downes .. .. 11 Harrison, e Wilson. Downes .. U Huhis. c Aekroyd, b Downes .. 47 I'.i"c, si. Williams, b Downes .. 0 b Fisher .. 41 Curwen, c Fckhofl, I. Fisher .. 4] Isr.inst.oii. c and b Kchoff.. .. 21 lie Imfford.yb Downes .. .. 2-> May, c AustiV b Downes .. • • 27 Tufncll. run out "'^ fox. not out « Kxtras Total .. •• -.278

OTAt.O. First Innings. Ackrov.l. h'liunrs .. ■• •• " jjowd.-n. 1) May •• ■• •• J! Itakl .r, cln!m>..i, I, i:n.«>l."i ■• » ri-h-r, not out ■ • •• • ' Downes. c May, b Siuip.ou-I.ay | i ward ■• •• •• •• „ Wilhuns. I) -May ( . Kckl.off. I. May .- •■ ■• ]s Kxtras "' ... iota " 17, i

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Second Innings. <;n.lwm, 1. May •• •■ " 4 llowden. e fox. b May •• ■■ U SeideUer". c !?iiii|:son-Hnywaru, » ISran-iton •• ■■ "-.'', Ai-kroyd, not rut .. • - - Austin, b Way •- " " u Wilson, n J v " ',', <j

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