CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8325, 5 January 1907, Page 5

CRICKET.

M.C.C. v. OTAGO,

By Telegraph —Press Association,

DUNEDIN, January 4,

The cricket match between 'the eleven from the M.C.C. and an eleven representing Otago, was commenced, to-day, at the Carisbrook Ground.

The wicket was in good condition. De Trafford, who captained the visitors, won the toss from Wilson, and elected to bat. Their innings realised 224 for close on three hours' play. Otago started their first inn ings at 3.50 p.m., and at 6 o'clock had lost five wickets for 138. The fielding of /the Otago team was not faultless, but that of the visitors was very creditable. Scores: — M.C.C—First Innings. P. R. Johnson, c Ackroyd, b Fisher ... 9 W. P. Harrison, run out ... 26 W. B. Burns, c Siedeberg, b Fisher 20 G. C. Page, c Williams, b Downes , 66 G. H. Simpson-Hayward, c Siedeberg, b Fisher ... ... 47 W. J. H. Curwen, c Williams, b Downes 0 G. T. Branston, c Williams, b Downes 2 C. E. De Trafford, b.Downes ... 18 P. R. May, c Howden, b Downes 8 N. C. Tufnell, not out ... .... 9 R. H. Fox, b Siedeberg ... 17 Extras 2 Total .1. ... 224 Bowling analysis. —Downes, 29 overs, 8 maidens, 82 runs, 5 wickets; Fisher, 24 overs, 3 wickets, 85 runs, 3 wickets; Siedeberg, 72 overs, 0 maidens, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Eckhoff, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 31 runs, 0 wickets. OTAGO.—First Innings. E. Ackroyd, b Burns 0 G. G. Austin, b May ... 0 C. E. Howden, b May 45 H. G. Siedeberg, c Tufnell, b May 27 J. Baker, c Johnson, b Branston 4 C. G. Wilson, not out 39 H. Graham, not out 0 Extras 13 Total for five wickets ... 138 NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received January 4, 10.35 p.m. SYDNEY, January 4. In the cricket match, New South Wales v. South Australia, the visitors in the first innings'made 157 — (Dolling 37, Jennings 42, Hill 23.) Noble took 4 wickets for 35, Garnsey 2 for 43, Cotter 3 for 50. New South Wales have one wicket down for 133—(Hickson 32, Diamond not out 64, Hopkins not out 30.)

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