NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 94, 9 April 1908, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS.

o THE SECOND TEST iUTO.II.

CLOSE WIN FOR OUt .MEN.

INTEIiESTI.NC. PLAY.

Received Slli. 11.-1(1 p.m. Melbourne, April S. Tlic New Zcilandcrs defeated Victoria in Hi.' second test niiili'h liy 123 pointto 12". Tin. vUilors were accorded a cordial reception. The match li.uk place mi ihc> SI. Kildu green, which was in' good or.llT.

J DETAILS. | Victoria: Oliver. Tuckett. Wright Waxmau Is) 21: New Zealand: Hastings, .Martin, Scoullard, U-iuk-y (S| 25. licntley led off with three. He failed to score from the next three he ids. while the Victorians nmile seven, including a liver. A brace from licntlev and three from Waxmau followed. At the lentil end (he position was: Victoria l>, New Zealand 7. For the next live ends licntley doubled the mini. The Yictori-

ans then -cored two, which put them

ahead. During the remainder of the game, the New Zeal inders made then best play, scoring fourers aud two braces and winning by five. C. Wood, tlie Association president, on this occasion was opposed l|.y doldsteiu, and was less fortunate than on the previous day, losing to the New Zea--1 lander by 30. ' The rinks were: —\ leloria: Jiimieson, Collins. Stephens, Woou ls| II; New Zealand: Neavc, Maynard, Coltman, Ooldstein (s) 41. Victoria: Morrison, It. Woods, Onivell, Smith |s) 41. New Zealand: Wallace, tiibsoii, Findlay, llain (s) ]li. Haiti scored four for the first end, but-A'jc-toria made six for the next two Hids. including a liver. The New Zealaniiers only score two singles in the next eleven

ends, when the total was 111 to IS. In the next eleven ends Smith only failed at two ends, scoring freely, including two fourers. llain never recovered, only scoring twice in the last nine ends, losing by 24.

Victoria: Striell', Shaw, l.cctoulliaid. Mason (s) IS: New Zealand: Chegin. Thompson. ,lohn,t,,n. Allium isi -j:,. This was a very even game during i!i ■ I early stages. The rinks lied at Hi.' | lifth end. Tile New led by three at the tenth end, by four at the lifteeuth end, and by eight at the twentliiifth end, when give-and-take play followed, Allnutt winning by 7, after a good game. Victoria: Warner, Jackson Orul. Harrison (*) 30; New Zealand: Stubberfield, Waddell, Smith, Bishop (s) ft. The latter only scored one during the tirst six ends, while their opponents made 11. The New Zcalandcrs scored three anil two, and then failed again for live end-, while Harrison had totalled 23. For the last twelve ends Bishop only secured S. while the Victorians scored well aud won by two to one.