CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8322, 31 December 1906, Page 5

CRICKET.

CANTERBURY v. M.C.C

By Telegraph—Press Association,

CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 29

The cricket match, Canterbury v. M.C.C, commenced at Lancaster Park, this afternoon, when the weather was fine, and the ground had completely recovered from the previous night's \rain. De Trafford captained the Englishmen, and won the toss, sending his opponents into the field. The batting was very disappointing. Before the tea adjournment seven wickets were down for 80 runs. After the adjournment Fox and May were soon got rid of, but Curwen and Tufnell made a fine stand for the last wicket, taking the score from 104 to 200, when Curwen was bowled for a fine innings of 76. Tufnell (not out) had hit 37. The last 96 runs took 32 minutes to make. Calloway and Bennett bowled well until the last men got together, when all the trundlers were hit freely. The fielding was g<\pd all round. Canterbury had forty minutes to bat before the drawing of stumps, and by careful play scored 35 for no wickets. Scores: —

M.C.C. —First Innings. Johnson, b Bennett 3 Harrison, Ibw, b Callaway ... 4 Burns, b Callaway ... ... 8 Page, c and b Callaway, ... 18 De Trafford, c Read, b Bennett 7 Simpson-Hayward, c Sims, b Callaway 19 Branston, b Bennett 5 Curwen, b Ollivier 76 Fox, b Bennett 3 May, c Patrick, b Bennett ... 12 Tufnell, not out 37Extras ... < ... 8 v Total 200 Bowling analysis —Callaway, 23 overs, 5 maidens, 83 runs, 4 wickets; Bennett, 20 overs, 7 maidens, 80 runs, 5 wickets; Ollivier, 3 overs, 26 runs, 1 wicket; Lawrence, 1 over, 3 runs, 0 wickets.

CANTERBURY—First Innings. Ollivier, not out ... ... 18 Anthony, not out 11 Extras 6 Total for no wickets ... 35 VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received December 31, 1.4 a.m. MELBOURNE, December 30. The cricket match, Victoria v South Australia, was commenced, yester. day. The visitors in their first innings made 290 (Gehrs 75, Mcßae 49, Mayne 65, Jennings 41). Victoria have lost three wickets for 58 (Vaughan 20).