CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8340, 24 January 1907, Page 5

CRICKET.

IvLC.C. v. MANAWATU. By Telegraph—Press Association. PALMERSTON N., Jan. 23. At the cricket match, to-day, there was a small attendance. The fielding of the Manawatu team lacked the crispness of the visitors. With the exception of a few instances, the ground fielding was not done cleanly. The M.C.C.'s fisrt innings closed for 253. Manawatu, in their second innings, were all out for 95. Scores M.C.C.— First Innings. C. E. De Trafford, b Bartlett ... 0 J. W. E. Doulgas, b Bartlett ... 0 V. J. C. Curwen, c Hewitt, b Gordon 6 C. C. Page, b Bartlett 11 G. Simpson-Hayward, b Bartlett 19 P. F. Williams, c L. Skelley, b Bartlett ■ ... 25 W. C. Tufnell, b Ongly ... ... 14 Branston, st Eyre, b Bartholemew ... 120 Tufnell, lbw, b Ongley ... 14 Torrens, c Eyre, b Ongley ... 50 May, b Bartlett ... 4 Fox, not out ... 11 Extras t ... 13 Total ... 253 Bowling Analysis: Bartlett, 6 for 64; Gordon, 1 for 35; Onley, 2 for 71, Bartholomew, 1 for 1. MANAWATU". First-Innings ... 123 Second Inniiisg. Hewitt, b May ... 19 Coyne, cDe Trafford, b Douglas 0 Jounnax, c Simpson-Hayward, b Douglas ... 2 L. Skelley, e Curwen, b May ... 10 Barraud, b May ... 0 Mason, c Curwen, b Branston ... 18 Gordon, b Simpson-Hayward ... 5 Goldspring, e Tufnell,. b May ... 9 Ongley, c Simpson-Hayward, b Branston , ... 0 Skelly, run out ... 14 Bartlett, b Branston ' ... 7 Bartholomew, not out . ...' 2 Eyre, cDe Trafford, b Branston 0 Extras ... ! 9 Total ... 95 Bowling Analysis: Douglas, 2 for 17; May, 4 for 20; Simpson-Hay-ward, 0 for 28; Branston, 4 for 21. THURSDAY ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Match Committee of the Thursday Cricket Association was held last night/ when the second round for the competition for the Henderson Cup was drawn as under: — January 17th and 31st. —■Carlton A v. Carterton A, ,at Carterton. January 31st and February 7th. — Star A v. Carlton B; W.F.C.A. a bye. February 7th and 14th.—W.F.C,A. v. Carterton, at Carterton. February 14th and 28th.' —Star A v. Carlton A. v February 28th and March 7th.— Carlton B v. Carterton A, at Carterton. v March 14th and'2lst.-- Star Av. Carterton A. March 21st and April 11th. — W.F.C.A. v. Carlton B, on No. 1 wicket. April 18th and 25th.—Carlton A v. Carlton B, on No. 1 wicket. April 18th and 25th.—Star A v, W.F.C.A, on No. 2 wicket. The remaining fixture of the Junior Competition between Star B. v. Y.M.C.A. will be played on January 31st, and February 7th on No. 2 wicket on,the Park.