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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8378, 12 March 1907, Page 6

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M.C.C. v. NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 56 RUNS. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 11. New Zealand won the second test v match by 56 runs. Their second innings was finished off for 249, Williams carrying his bat for 72, which not only made him top scorer, but gave him the best average against the visitors. This left M.C.C. 255 to get, and they never looked like obtaining them at any stage/of the game. Both Fisher and Upham bowled so well at the start that 40 minutes were occupied making 20 runs, and before that occurred three wickets had fallen. Douglas and Page put on 50, but never collared the bowling, and, with greatly improved fielding, things continued to go well for the colonials. ' The catching in particular was sure, and the running catch by Sale that disposed of Burns, off what looked like a safe hit, was phenomenal. Nine wickets fell for 157, and then Curwen and May, having nothing to hope for, ran for everything, and for a while "bustled" the fieldsmen into something like disorganisation. Many of their short runs should have been stopped, but they went on merrily, each over being expected to finish the game, but they had rattled up 41 in a little over twenty minutes when Fisher made a good catch off his own bowling, and the defeat at Christchurch was wiped out. The attendance was small, and the wicket played much as on Saturday. The Council officials complain of the small receipts on Saturday as compared with the number of people on the ground, and talk of playing no more matches here till some provision is made to prevent people clambering over the fences. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings ... 165 Second Innings. Lawrence, b Douglas ... 18 Sale, b Douglas ... 6 Mahony, c Burns, b Douglas ... 1 Haddon, c Johnson, b May ... 71 Hemus, c Page, b Branston ... 28 Williams, not out ... 72 Tucker, b May ... 1 Fisher, eland b Douglas ... 19 Downes, st Fox, b Branston ... 1 Bennett, c Douglas, b Branston... 3 Upham, c Johnston, b Douglas ... 4 Extras , ... 25 Total ... 249 BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. M. R. W. •Douglas* 19.4 3 75 5 Torrens 18 5 47 0 Branston 14 3 37 3 May 11 1 57 2 Curwen 2 0 8 0 "•'Douglas bowled two no-balls. M.C.C; First Innings ' ... 160 Second Innings. Johnson, b Fisher ... 4 Fox, run out ... 0 Burns, c Sale, b Upham ... 14 Harrison, c Mahony, b Fisher... 5 Douglas, lbw, b Bennett ... 37 Page, c Hemus, b Fisher ... 23 Branston, b Downes ... 20 De Trafford, c Tucker, b Fisher 10 Curwen, not out ... 30 Torrens, b Downes ... 9 May, c and b Fisher ... 19 Extras v ... 23 Total ... 198 BOWLING ANALYSIS. B. ', M. R. W. Upham 132 5 51 1 Fisher 134 6 61 5 Bennett 84 4 36 1 Downes 54 1 27 2 The following team has been selected to represent Wairarapa against Wellington in the schools match, to be played at Wellington, on Saturday next, March 23rd: —T. Beard, N. and H. Armstrong (Carterton; R. Miller, Sutton, Ibbetson, Wheeler, Edwards and Hoar (Masturcon); Haigh (Greytown); and Fenwick (Featherston). Emergencies: E. Miller (Carterton), Hendry and

G. Miller (Masterton), and Hodge (Greytown). The Wairarapa team will leave for Wellington on Friday evening.