CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9015, 28 December 1907, Page 5

CRICKET.

Received December 27, 10.32 a.m. MELBOURNE, December 27. Armstrong declined to play against New South Wales, because the association refused to allow his claim for expenses in the match against South Australia. Another player was chosen to fill the vacancy.

ENGLISHMEN v. BENDGIO.

Received December 27, 10.16 a.m. ■ MELBOURNE, December 27. The Englishmen, commenced a match against eighteen of Bendigo. Fane, Fielder, Barnes and Jones are standing out. The visitors lost six wickets for 187—Hobbs 58, Hayes 53. Rain stopped play, and as the wicket is now a quagmire it is unlikely there Will be any further play. Received December 27, 10.21 p.m. MELBOURNE, December 27. The continuous rain prevented the resumption'of to-day's Inter-State and England - Bendigo cricket matches.

OTAGO v. WELLINGTON. PA' TKLEGIUPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, December 27. The Wellington and Otago teams met this afternoon in a match which so far has been productive of some of the feeblest batting seen on the Basin Reserve for a long time. The visitors went in on a good wicket, and were disposed of for 115, of which Fisher made 34 by vigorous hitting. The rest failed, but Siedeberg was given out lbw when he had scored 21, and was shaping for a good innings. Cobcroft took four wickets for 20. Wellington did even worse. No one could stand up to Torrance, who clean bowled six men, only 23, so far, being hit off him. His yorkers were especially deadly. Mahony (not out 16) is the only batsman who has shaped respectably. The total is only 55 with four wickets to fall. I The wicket was in capital order.