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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 16 February 1907, Page 3

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Gb'EG.Mi Y BENEFIT MATCH. Received 15,10,27 p m. Sydjtey, February 15 In the Gregory benefit match, New South Wales v. ths Kesc of Australia, New South W ilea in tlieir first innings made 25(> ; iNoblii 07, Diamond 25, Carter not out (53, ind Garii-.cy 33 were the principal scorers. Armstrong took one wicket- for .17, Bewdcn one i'or 13, llazlett one for 52, O'Connor two for >S2, Wright four for HI. M.C.I.'. V. WELLINGTON.

Per Press Association. Wellington, February 14. The return match between U'cllingI lon and M.('.('. began this afternoon lin line weather. 'i'lie attendance was about. 100. Curwen and May are standing mil of 'the visitors' team. I)e Trali'ord won (h,, toss and went in. Play was very slow in tiie early htages ''f Ihe game, bordering on tcdiem. Fo.\- mil Johnson opened the batting, and carried the total to 50 for an hour's play before a separation was olivhlcd. Tlie { rsi'Ci J.,11 i!i: ( look hall an hour, when .loiinsoii, who was hiding out. freel\, was disniissi'd. Alter this, I lie rate oi scoring iiuproveil, and several eiianges in the bowling wriv niado without improving matters. Three wickets were down for 1-U. and ' hen the batting collapse;!, the remain-

ing batsmen only putting on another 57 runs. Upliain and Laws stood the brunt of the attack, and the former came on: with the splendid average of 7 for Tit. Laws was not. so successful, lull, alii}' assisted in keeping down runs. The fielding of the local team wa.s very fair, notably McDermid behind iliie wickets and "Coberoft in the out Held. The innings of the Englislime.il. occupied ,'t!n<ee hours. With ten minutes to play, Wellington sent, in Collins and Coberoft, and they played out time, the total being 15. following are scores:— M.Cj.C.—Eirst Innings. P. K. Johnson, e Laws, b I'phain 50 1!. M. Fox, c Laws, b Jlouaghan 10 W. P. Harrison, c Laws, b lipham 40 W. 1!. liurns, c Itielwdson, b Upliain .2!) J. W. Douglas, b Upliam .. .. !)

C. C, Page, e Williams, 1) Laws .. U G. T. Branston, c M'cDermid, b Upham .. ~ i G. IT. ►Simpson-llaywfird, c Monaghan, 1> Laws 13 A. De Trail'ord, b Upham ~ .. 11 A. A. Torrcits, i; Williams, b Up]utm # ~ [■ X. C. Tnfnell, not out .. .. 0 Extras .. .. ... .. Ki Total . 201 .Howling analysis:—Upham, 23 overs 2 maidens, 78 runs, 7 wickets; Laws, 23,10, 38, 2; Monaglian. 10, 2, 43 t 1. Cobcroft, 2, 0 7 0; Beech y, 3, 0, 22, 0. Laws bowled two widos. WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Coberoft, not 'out 8 Collins, not out .. ~ 7 Xo wickets for ~ ~ 15 The Baud Contest