CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8331, 12 January 1907, Page 6

CRICKET.

WEST COAST v. M.C.C. By Telegraph—Press Association. GREYMOUTH, January 11. There was glorious weather for the opening day of the cricket match, West Coast and Marylebone Cricket Club, which was played this afternoon, in the presence of a large crowd. The pitch was in splendid order, the matting making the bowling very fast. The Englishmen played 12 men, and West Coast 18. West Coast won the toss, and elected to bat, Smith and Barlow taking the wickets and Curwen opening the bowling. The start was disastrous, one wicket falling for two runs, two for four runs, and three for ten. Turner joined Barlow, and brought the score to 51 before he retired. The sixth wicket fell at 57, and 73 was reached before the next wicket went. The under-armers of Simpson-Hay-ward quite baffled the batsmen, while Harrison and Douglas did good work with the fast ball. The fielding was excellent, and not a mistake was made. The Coast team batted well. The score would have been considerably larger if the field had been at all faulty. The last wicket fell at five minutes to six o'clock for a total of 132, The score were as followWEST COAST.—First Innings. Barlow, b Simpson-Hay ward ... 30 Smith, b Douglas 0 Dillon, c Tuffnell, b Douglas ... 0 Knapp, c and b Douglas ... 2 Turner, b Harrison 10

Boyes, b Simpson-Hay ward ... 0 Barlow, b Simpson Hayward ... 20 Neilson, b Harrison 13 Clark, st Tuffnell, b Harrison ... 0 Mcintosh, c May, b Harrison ... 5 Starkey, b Simpson-Hayward ... 0 Baker, c and b Branston ... 8 Currie, b Torrens 3 Wickes, b Harrison 1 Owens, c Johnston, b Branston 5 Minchan, c De Trafford, b Harrison 2 Houston, not out 0 Todd, st Tufnell, b Harrison ... 6 Extras 28 Total 123 Bowling analysis.—Curwen, 0 for 18; Douglas, 3 for 19; Harrison, 7 for 31; Simpson-Hayward, 4 for 31; Torrens, 1 for 1; Branston, 1 for 1.