CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 20 November 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

M C.C. v. VICTORIA. FOURTH DAYS PLAY. AN INTERESTING GAME. Received 19th, 10.11 p.m. Melbourne, November 19. The weather was fine when play was resumed, and the wicket played remarkably well after three days' hard wear, The balance of the Victorian wickets took the greater part of the day to dispose of, yielding some excellent cricket. Ransford played a great innings, treating all the bowling, the changes of which ■were frequent, with great freedom, lie gave one chance. He and Vernon provided the liveliest play in the match. The innings closed for 403, leaving the visitors 4M to get to win. Unglan.l have made a good start in their second innings, and when stumps were drawn for the day had lost one wicket for 105. Scores. VICTORIA. First Innings .. ..233 SECOND INNINGS. Warnc. c Hayes, b Fielder .. ~ 7 McKepzie, c Crawford, b Fielder .. 54 MacAlister, c Young, b Crawford .. 43 Carroll, c Young, b Fielder .. .. 43 Tarrant, c Hutehings, b Rhodes .. 81 Ransford, c Rhodes, b Braund .. 102 Hazlett, c Crawfonl, b Fielder ... 4 Rush, 1) Fielder 0 Vernon, c and b Braund .. .. 02 I f'arkeek. ' Hutching, b Tiraund .. 35 Saunderi 'Ot out 12 1 Sundries 20

Total 483 Bowling analysis—Fielder 5 for 08. Barnes 0 for 81, Rhodes 1 for 78. Braund 3 for SO. Crawford 1 for !>R, Hobbs 0 for 2. ENGLAND. First Innings .. ..198 SECOND INNINGS. •Tones, not out 52 Hobbs, b Tarrant 26 Young, not out .. 16 Sundries ..11 Total for one wicket ... 105