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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 5 March 1907, Page 3

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jU.C.C. v. KJiW ZEALAND. VISITORS WJN UV NINE WICKET* Per l'resa Association. i Cliriritehuvch, Mavch 4. I

The New Zealand-iI.C.C. match "wa: concluded this afternoon. Tin; weathei was line, though a cold wind blew ! across the ground. The not-outs Johnson villi and Bums 2, carrieo on the batting to the bowling oi Downes anil HenneU. Wit list andin«: frequent changes in the bowling, boti. batsmen put the runs on in lino *tvle and in less lluin half an hour the century was hoisted with both men goinj. strong ly and 110 quickly -followed. .Johnson hit Callaway for 10 in om over, including two line boundary strokes, putting 120 up. ami 131 followed ill a few minutes. 13ums, get ting Hennetl pra-ndiy to the oil' bound ary, brought the end-wry near and n grand cut by Johnson oil' Callaway made the wiuuiug hit. May made tin made the winning hit. fccoes:— N HW ZEALAND,

First Innings 207 .Second Innings .. 187 ENU LAND. i'irst Innings 2«')7 Second Innings: l\ K. -Johnson, not out .. 7< R. 11. Fox, b Bennett 1JB. Hums, not out .. .. Extras 7 Total for one wicket .. .. 1-{I, Bowling analysis: S. T. Callaway II) overs, 2 maiden*, 47 runs; .). If. Ben nett.. 17 overs. 5 maidens, 00 runs, 1 wiekot •. A. Downes, 8 overs, maiden U runs: ,t). Jvt;ese, 1 over. 5 runs.

SKOO.ND TEST MATCH. The following team Ims been select ed for the second tost match:—Jj. G llomus, A. Maddon/ K. V. Sale (Anck bind); A. J3. Williams, E. F. Upham, J. I. Mahoney, If. Tucker (Wellington); I. H. Bennett, J. D. Lawrence (Canterbury); A. Downes and A. 11. Fisher [Otago).