CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8326, 7 January 1907, Page 6

CRICKET.

M.C.C. v. OTAGO. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 5. Th 9 match between M.C.C. and Otago was resumed, to-day in the presence of about 3,000 spectators. The weather was fine, and the wicket in splendid order. Qtago continued their first innings and carried the total to 176 before the last man was disposed of. The M.C.C., who had a lead of 48 runs on the first innings, were at the wickets most of the afternoon, treating the spectators to a good exhibition of batting. The first \three ; wickets fell with the total at 28, but the , visitors then made a good recovery and took the score to 117 before the fourth ■wicket fell. The fifth wicket fell, however, with the score unaltered, .and the sixth was accounted for at 122. The remaining batsmen made a good stand, however, the seventh wicket falling at 149, the eighth at 181, the ninth at 198, and the tenth at 278. Otago started their second innings at 5.5 p.m., but gave one of the poorest exhibitions ever seen in first-class cricket. The first two wickets went down •with the score at eight, the third at 14, and the fourth and fifth at 22, three of the best batsmen being disposed of. Ackroyd and Wilson managed'to play out time without meeting with disaster, and wlien play ceased Otago had made 47 for five wickets. The following are the scores:—

M.C.C. First Innings 224 Second Innings. Johnson, c and b Downes ... 11 Harrison, c Wilson, b Downes ... 11 Burns, c Ackroyd, b Fisher ... 47 Page, st Williams, b Downes ... 0 Simpson-Hay ward,' b Fisher ... 41 Curwen, c Eckhoff, b Fisher ... 4 Branston, c and b Eckhoff ... 21 De Trafford, b Downes 25 May, c Austin, b Downes ... 27 Tufnell, runjout ... ... 36 Fox, not out ... ... 44 Extras 11 'Total ... ...278 Bowling analysis.—Downes, 162 balls, 7 maidens, 85 runs, 5 wickets; Fisher, 150 balls, 4 maidens, 107 runs, 3 wickets; Eckhoff, 24 balls, 13 runs, 1 wicket; Graham, 18 balls, 20 runs; Austin, 66 balls, 3 maidens, 34 runs; Siedeberg, 28 balls, 2 maidens, 8 runs; Fisher, bowled one no ball. OTAGO.—First Innings.

Austin, b May ■ 0 Ackroyd, b Burns 0 Howden, b May 45 ,'Siedeberg, c Tufnell, b May ... 27 Baker, c Johnson, b Branston ... 14 'Wilson, Ibw, b Simpson-Hay-ward 49 'Graham, c and b Simpson-Hay-ward 10 Fisher, not out 7 Downes, c May, b Simpson-Hay-ward ... ... 0 Williams, b May ••• ••• 0 Eckhoff, b May ... ... 6 Extras ... ... 18 Total 176 Bowling analysis.—May, 113 balls, 4 maiden, 53 runs, 5 wickets; Simp-son-Hayward, 108 balls, , 4 maidens, 51 runs, 3 wickets; Burns, IB balls,

1 maiden, 8 runs, 1 wicket; Branston, 60 balls, 4 maidens, 26 runs, 1 wicket; Curwen, 42 balls, 3 maidens, 20 runs. Second. Innings. Graham, b May 4 Baker,, c Fox, b May ••• '3 Howden, c Fox, b May ... 0 Siedeberg, c Simpson-liayward, b Branston 5 Ackroyd, not out ... ••• 12 Austin, b May 0 Wilson, not out 14 Extras 9 Total for 5 wickets ... 47 l NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received January 5, 8.35 p.m. SYDNEY, January 5. New South Wales have lost 8 wickets for 538 (Diamond 138, Hopkins 108, Noble 99, Blaxland 75.) WELLINGTON, January 5. Captain Wynyard brought with him an invitation from the Marylebone Club to send a New Zealand cricket team to England. This was not to have been announced till later in the season, but owing to his return to England, Captain Wynyard has made it public now and hopes it will be accepted.