CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9997, 18 March 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

TOUR OP THE ATOSt^ AL ' lANS.

MATCH WITH MANAWATBV VISITORS WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 104 RUNS. SMITH 107—FOURTH CENTURY OF THE TOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association. PALMERSTON N., March 17. The cricket match Australians v. Manawatu was continued to-day, Kelleway and Emery, the not out men, faced the bowling of Greer and Cobbe.

Bardsley joined Smith and a fine partnership resulted in the score being taken to 264 before Smith fell lbw to Greer. He made 107, including eight sixes and five and six fours. Both he and Bardsley played vigorous cricket, and landed the ball in the m«ddle of the crowded grandstand frequently. Mayne joined JBardsley and carried the score to 304, when Bardsley was cleaned bowle:i by Wells, after making 7R attractively*

Manawatu's second innings commenced after a delay by the heavy rain. The visitors commenced by bowling soft stuff from Hopkins and Warne. As the time was getting short. Whitty and Emery took the leather, and Manawatu were dismissed for 113, Australia thus winning by an innings and 104 runs. The scores are:—

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Facy, b Greer 24 Dodos, b Greer 15 Whitty, c Wells, b Bartlett 1 Kellewav, h Ho'-land 47 Emery, b Greer 0 Simpsin, b Cobbe 2 Smith, Ibw, b Greer 107 Bardaley, b Wells 76 Mayne, not out 19 Extras 13 Total for eight wickets 304 Bowling analysis—Bartlett, 1 for 57; Ongley, 0 for 49; Greer, 4 for 82; Cobbe, 1 for 28; Holland, 1 for 4; Wells. 1 for 35. MAN&WATU. First innings 87 Second Innings. Ongley, b Hopkins 25 Mitchell, st Dodds, b Hopkins 0 Trevena, c Whitty, b Warne 0 Goldspring, b Facy 20 McLean, c Bardsley, b Warne 2 Cobbe, st Dodds, b Whitty 17 Holland, b Simpson 1 Mason, t> Facy 4 Bartlett, not out 7 O'Connor, c Kelleway, b Whitty 8 Greer, b Whitty 0 Wells, b Emery 7 Eyre, b Emery 1 Extras 1 Total 113 Bowling analysis—Hopkins, 2 for 17; Warne, 2 f.;r 26; Simpson, 1 for 6; Facy. 2 for 9; Smith, 0 for 10; Whitty, 6 for 22; Emery, 2 for 4. .