WELLINGTON BEATEN

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1979, 9 February 1914, Page 10

WELLINGTON BEATEN

HAWKE'S BAY WINS Bf 35 RUNS, fflr Telesri!/h.-?f-5s Assaeiaitlan.) Hastings, February 7. Conditions were pir-asaitt wiioS the Ilawke's Bay-Wellington match was tesumed at 11.30, altliough clouds obscared the sun. Fulton accompaiiiei: Creed, who was then' 33, to the wicket ! .taking stroke to Saunders. He playoc I ths tnirrl ball oil. , 4—0 —37. M'Giri bowled froni tho end 1 , and Ellii succeeded Fulton. Uppish strokes frtiji bath .batsmen fell safely, and* after slow piay, 90 appeared on the board. Jl'Gifi was bowling with only on© man on the !on side. Grimwett relieved Saunders and tho latter replaced M'triflr, Ellu being missed at.the wicket off his second bail. Grimmett- maintained a» better length .than on' Friday, and was difficult to got away. ' Creed hoisted 190 with an on-driv-a to the boundary off Sauuderß; bringing his own tally to 52, and thou droi-o Saunders for 3. M'Girr saying the boundary. Tile jtost item of interest was a fine off-drive for a quartet by Ellis off. Grinimett,' who, howeverj hjd his rcTeiige by bowling tho United man with a beautiful log break,' o—ll—ll6. Blamires did not last lorg, Saunders getting' through his defencb vnth a big leg-break. 6— " Clarke joined Creed, who had put together 60 by luneh iim«. _ - ' ' After, resuming ho was rather uncomfortable to ' Griuimett, but brought up 130 by sending^'Saunders; to tho leg boundary. C'nrko opened liis account-by driying tlve same Tiowler for four, • aud ■ Creed followed bis example by off-dnV-j ing: Grimmett to the boundary. Creed | theft brought lip 150 by cutting GriraJ niett. to the boundary,_ and Claris j evoked applause by driving Grimmett | straight for 4. Creed was'then bowled i,by g, yorker from Saunders. 7—"82*—158. i T'ho! Sein.do man had-, played a splendid I innings,. 'Chadwick, tfi? iiest man,-Was | dropped iii the • slips off Saunders j straight away, and was then clean bowl:ed by tli-e same truttd.fcr. B—o—lsß. .j Seed, foltswed Cltadwiekj and ' sent i Sautiders's first ball to. leg for. a quartet, i while Clarke snicked. Grimmett through ' tlie slips for .4, and a succession •of , singles brought 170 011 tie board. . Shortly afterwards Seed was caught aiid r bowled by Saunders. 9—5—174. Napier ! was the last man, ...and -.Harris replaecd { Grinitn-oti, but .-tho sepa,ration came froiij ! the other end, Clarke being caught by j Bennett off Saunders after compiling :28 in good stylo. Thi& hillings do'sccl.at i Howe aild Qiiimt' opeiied Wellington's | spcoud innings, but did, not remain fco- ; gether long, Napier bowling'HoWe-for ]5. Quimi sliajiea very Well for 23, bis ! (in-driving . being first-rate. Beschey ! lookoil like giving trouble until bg play* ! cd'on to Grecd, -and Grimmett Was well ■ stumped by Board off Fulton, his conj tribution of 19 being niecly put toj gctlior. Wilson also started well, and i'was scoring fast when he missed a leg* j' break from Fulton, which fotmcl the ! stumps. Harris, too, shaped well until ; lie played Creed on.. M'Giri - and Bennett became associated, and 1 a splendid Stand was madcj both. batsmen scoring freely. • M'Girr, in fact, looked like winning the mateli, when ho was well caught by Board for a splendid iimiiifs ,of -88. The partuership had add<sd 137, ; and when JlTjirr left the total was 557, but the last three men gavo little trouble. Bennett, who was not out for 43, played , a very good innings. Hawke's Bay won by 35 runs. > . Hawke's Bay. 'First' .innings 242 - ■ Second.,lnniiigSi Board, b. Grimmett, 13 Creed, b. Saunders;. v< .,82 run out Hiudmar'sh, b. Satiiiders 1 i.;..' S Fultoii, b. Saunders ; 0 Ellis, b. Grimmett 12 Blnmires, b. Saunders .". -. p Clarke, c. Bennett, b. Saundes'S ... 23 C'hadwick, b. Saunders 0 Soid, c. and b: Saunders ......1 S Napie:r, Kot out - 0 Extras 26 Total 177 Bowling analysis.—-SauJiders took seven, wickets for' 53 run's; Griipttictt, two for 60;. Harris, none for 17; M'Girr none for' 17, ' ' Wellington. Fifst innings 113 Second Innings. '. Howe, b, Napier ....' 5 Quinn, k Creed 23 Beecbey; K Creed .21' Grimmett, st. Board, b. Fulton ...... 19 Wilson, b. Fulton 33 Harris, b. Bills 14 M'Girr. c. Board., h. Clarke .......... 88 Hutch-mvs, c. Chadwick, b-. Fulton-... 0 Reiiiiett, not-oiit ..' 4S George) c. Na«DT,' b. .Fiilton'...iv-.-.v, 7 Saunders, c. BkmireS, ;b. Creed ... 1 Extras 13 ■ Total ..V. 1,... 269 ; Bpwliag' analysis. took cifte. , wicket for 52 runs; Fulton, four for 66; Clarke, one'for 29; Creed, three for 37 ; Chadwick) none for 9; Oeake, 11011© for 9; Seed, none for 20; 'BlalJiires., none for .6; Effls, one for 28,