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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 12 March 1907, Page 2

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SECOND TKSr MATCH. NEW ZEALAND DEFEAT M.C.C Wkli.inutox, March 11. New Zealand won the second (est match by 50 runs. Their second innings was finished oil' for Mil, Williams carrying Ins lint for 7i, which not only made linn top scorer, but g.ivc liiui the best average a 4ll iii-t llie visitors. This lift the M.C.C. 255 to get, ami they never looked like obtaiuing thoni at ai.y stage of the game. Both Fisher and Upliam bowled so well at I lie start that 10 minutes were occupied in malting 20 iuns, and before lhat occurred three wickets had fallen. Douglas and Page put on 50, but never collared the bowling, and with ,'ivat,ly improved lidding, things eon tinned to go well for the colonials. The catching in particular was sure, and I he running catch by Sale that oisposed of Jinnis off what looked like a safe hit was phenominal. lNiuc wickets fell for 157, and then Oinven and May, having nothing to | hope for, ran for everything, and for a while bustled the fieldsmen into some thing like disorganisation. Many of their short runs should have beenstopped, but they went on merrily, each over being expected to finish tho game, bit they had rattled up 41 in a iitilc over 20 minutes, when Fisher made a good catch olf his own bowling, and the defeat at Christchurcli was wiped out. The attendance was small, and the wicket played much as on Saturday. The Council ollicials complain of the small receipts on Saturday, compared with the number of people on the ground, and talk of playing no more matches here till some provision is made lo prevent people clambering over the fences. Scores:—

New Zealanl—First innings ... 165 Second innings:— Lawrence, b Douglas 18 Sale, b Douglas g Mahony, c Burns, b Douglas ... 1 Haddon, c Johnson, b May ... 71 Uemus, c l'uge, b Branston ... 28 Tucker, b May 1 Fisher, c and b Douglas I<J Downes, st Fox, b Branston ... 1 Bennett, c Douglas, b Branston 3 Williams, not out 72 Upham, c Johnson, b Douglas ... 4 Extras 25 Total 2-19 Bowling analysis: Douglas, 118 balls, 3 maidens, 75 runs, 5 wickets (2 no balls); Torrens, 108 balls, 5 maidens, 47 runs; Branston, 84 balls, 3 maidens, 37 runs, 3 wickets; May, 66 balls, 1 maiden, 57 runs, 2 wickets; Curwen, 12 balls, 8 runs. M.C.C —First innings 100 Second innings:— Johnson, b Fisher 4 Fox, run out 0 Burns, c Sale, b Upham 14 Harrison, c Mahony, b Fisher ... 5 Douglas, 1.b.w., b Bonnett ... 37 Pago, c Henius, b Fisher 23 Branston, b Downes 20 De Trafford, c Tucker, b Fisher... 10 Curwen, not out 30 Torrens, b Downes y May, c and b Fisher 19 Extras 23 Total 198 Bowling analysis: Upham, 132 balls, 5 maidens, 51 runs, 1 wicket; Fisher, 134 balls, 0 maidons, 61 runs, 5 wickets; Bennett, 84 balls, 4 maidens, 3ti runs, 1 wicket; DcrWnes, 54 balls, 1 maiden, 27 runs, 2 wickets.