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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 28, 28 October 1919, Page 7

CRICKET

WELLINGTON V. WANGANUI

WIN FOB? THE HOME TEAM

Fine weather favoured the, representative cricket match played between Wellington and Wanganui at the Basin Re-serve-yesterday. .The- wicket, was in good-order,'although a trifle hard. Wellington wore, victorious by a margin of &i runs on tho first, innings. Tho highrat scoro.of the inatch was-made by W. Baker of tho Wellington, team, who knocked up %. A rather unusual feature of tho game .was tho fact that eight of the Wellington players were ..caught out/four of disposed of in this manner by Darby, who was easily the - best, fieldsman' on the .Wanganui,side. . -.''■-,.' .' Wanganui won the toss; and went in,to bat first, R. London and Wood opening the innings. Off Lambert's.first ball, which ' was short-pitched,' London notched a nice .three with a hit to leg. Wood followed with a single to mid-on. Bondou was batting with great freedom, and be sent Tuckwell for threb with a nice late. cut. - After throe overs,- with four singles and a three against him ; Tuckwell wan replaced at the north eno.' bv Hntchingu, off whoee .fifth ball-Wood, was caught and bowled. 24—1—5. Ellerrn then went in, and a four-bye brought no 30. Off .Hutchings's second ball in tho nest over • Ellerm was caught-by Tuckwell in the slips. 30-2-1.. &• London . ioined , E. London, who got Hutchincs through-the slips for 2, but was clean bowled next ball. Holland took R. London's place, and .shortly afterwards 50, was hoisted. ..Hutchings 6ent down a high-pitched, ball, 'and this London'hit "to the boundary for 4. Shortly after this Holland placed Lambert to leg with a beautiful four, and two strokes later he knocked up.a neat, three. Both batsmen were treating the fowling .easily, and several : boundaries followed in (|uick succession. ■ After ah hour and a.half's play 91 was hoisted' for the loss of three wickets. At this stage Holland was caught by Baker' at point,- off Hutchings, after playing a useful innings. 91—4—23. • Holland's olaoe' was taken by_ Condliffe, who faced Tuckwell. The''tetter's 'second' ball Condliffe hit to tho boundary; ■• A few' minutes afterwards S. London dropped a likelv-lookin'g ipteh off Tuckwell into the arms of Wilson, who, hmvover, failed to hold the. ball. The next, minute .Union notched a single off. Tuckwell, and 100 .was reached, . Harris .subsequently'. ■ replaced Tuckwell, 'and" nis fourth ball to Condliffe enabled the latter to : produce a four, with a long drive London, who had played a good innings for 44. was.: finally' caught .by Marris off the lattar's own ball. -.133—5 —14. Darbv" entered into partnership .with' Condliffe. who gave Dind a chance which' was net'accepted. When the score had reached IG7, ; Tuckwell- replaced -Harris, and CondliftV obtained four- by an off stroke to the boundary. ■ Within .6even minutes of the luncheon adjournment, Darbv; was . clean,. bowled by 'Hutchings ■after ' making .5, his place' being taken by Ryan. -172-6-5. .Ryan's first stroke ' produced "a- "three, which was soon followed by another 3. Condliffe's career then came to a close with th'e last ball of Hutchings's'over, bis innings laving been responsible for 51. 181—7—51. ' Tronson was .the next to- go in,' and Tuck-well's over- was [ a Hialden. Htitchings took on the bowling mid off his third ball, Tronson scored a 4.' following 'this-with ia.2. - 'At the luncheon adjournment tho score stood at 187. When play was Tcroraed at half.past 1 Wonganm's icaisgi 60on came to 'ft conclusion, and in less than half an hour the last rk-ee men. were disposed of for 18 mas, making the total of the side 505. Nanghton and Tuckwell-. opened ■ the batting -for Wellington, and in the fifth ball of Ellorm's first over Naughton'sue. cumbed, being caught,by Ellerm after inockiug up's. . Baker-then went to; the wickets, arid his first few strokes resulted-in him. Scoring a 4 and a 3 respectively. . Tuckwell batted fairly freely to Ellerm's bowling, and -he cut the latter to. the slips for 4 in,...nicestyle. .- Tuckwell;.,notched several 2"s in' quick succession, off Holland, and before very 1 long the telegraph showed 30. -Ellevm took a turn with tho ball, which he tried to pitch high, tho conseqmmio being that ' Tuckwell banged him to the boundary.for 4. Runs were coming in steadily now, and Tuckwelr 6ont lip a high one. off ■ Holland. Darby iumpod and mais a good attempt to flitch the leather, ttut it beat him and reaohed tho boundary. • This lifted the Wellington score to SO. Just -as-GO. was reached Tuckwell was "• smartly taught in the slips by Ellerm off Holland. 60-2-27: Baker was joined by Lambert, who snicked a oinglo off HoiLand's second ball. Lambert then-drove, the ball to mid-on for 3, Baker.follow-, ing with a 4 to the off boundary.' The bowling, of Holland and Ellerm seemed to -.suit both Baker 'and Lambert,: and 3'a and 4's wero. run iid in ranid manner. . By the time Wellington had been battihg-for,fifty-five -minute? 100,- appeared on the telegraph. Tronson was then piit on to bowl, and Baker notched a 4 off.' his third ball. 'Baker continued to bat v'erv consistently, and'his total was soon lifted to .50, Although'there were several changes, in the bowling';no impression could.b'o made on either- -Lambert.or Baker, who had carried the home team's'score on to 161 when the .innings Jiad been in . progress; for .-.an hour and n half. "Lambert.'liaxl a narrow' shave when; he sent, rip a-"skiori" which Shanks dropped, but a .minute"liter '.he was cauglit by Condliffe behind the wickets. 351_3_17, The partnership .between 'Baker and Lambert' yielded -101- runs, and Lambert was warmly _ applauded when he returned to the pavilion. Marris was the next man in, and he.straightway took i': 1 off Tronson. After, put. ing'on 13 runs Marris was dispatched l.b.w. by Evan, and Dind went to the wickets; ISo —4 —13. Wellington passed tho Wanganui total after two honip filav, ' tho •' telegraph., -slowing 21G.' Baker now had. the hardest of luck. He was well on the road' for his century, only having four runs to go, when he was cauirht and bowled by Ryan. 216—5 —9G. The afternoon tea adjournment was then taken,,after which Wilson went in to fill the vacancy caused by Baker's retirement. Play had not been Tesumed many minutes when Dind eeiit rip a high ball, which'was taken by Darby at longoff. 237—6—29. Hutchings was th? next batsma.n, but ho had been at the wickets ' for Scarcely- three 'minutes when he, too.tws caught by.'Darby at long-on, off Bvnn's third ball, after making two. 248—7—2. Wilson was joined by Warn'e, who was very promntly run out. 263— 8-0. Donoghuo followed Warne, and then Wil c on*s career camo to an end, he being can?W: bv -Darby .at >ng-on. 263— 9—27. Wagstaffe was thr last man in, jmd a few minutes before five o'clock the Wellington innings finished. Darby catchImr Donnohiio at long-on. 269—10—1. Following arc tho scores:— WANGANTJI.-Fir'st Innings. "' Wood, c. and b. Hutchings 5 London. R.. b. Hutchings 24 Ellorm.e. Tuckwell. b. Hutching,* ~. 1 London. S.j.e. and b. Marris ;.'..... 44 Holland, c. Babcr, b. Hutchings ...... 23 Darby, b. IfulcMngs .....'......, 5 Evan. b. LnmbcTt .'.'■ 10 TTonson. not out ' 17 Rmedloy, b. Lnnibert 0 Shanks, c. Wilson, b. Lambert ' 1 Condliffe, b. Hutchings .'. 51 .Extras ;..;. ...:... 24 Total , 205 Bowling Analysis.—LanibeTt tonic thrcß wickets for 69 runs; TurVwell, nono for 27; Hutchings, six for G9; Marris, one for 10 WELLTNGTON.-First Innings. Naurrhton, e. and b. Ellerm '. 5 Tuckwell, c. Eilcrm, b. Hollnnd • •... 27 Baker, c. arid b. Evan • 96 Lambert, c. Condliffe, b. Tronson ... 47 Marris 1.b.w., b. Evan .13 Dind. c. Darby, b. Ryan ~....:.- 29 Wilson, c. Darby, b. Eyan 27 Ifutoliings, c. Darby, b. Evan 2 Warne, run out fl Dnnorhno, c. Darby, b. Eyan .;... 1 ■Wagstaffe, :aot out ; 1, Extras \ '..............;.-. 20 Total" .......;.... 2G9 Bowling Analysis.—Hollnnd took :ono wiicl-nt for .56 runs: Ellerm, one for 58; TTonf'on, one for 55; Wood, nopofor 34; Eyan, .six for 45. WANGANUI.-Second Innings.'. Wood, not cut ' 56 London, 8.. b. Hutchings 16

London, R., not out 17 Extras ....i... 12 Total'for one wickat 101 Marist defeated Y.M.C.A. in the thirdclass competition by an innings and 110 runs., Marist mado 219 runs for two wiokcts, declaring the innings closed (F. Bowles,' 117 retired, and L, Ryan, 75). ■ Y.M.C.A. made 110 for their two innings (Alnmo 28, and Quinn 17). For Maris t, Bowles seven for 10, Ryan three for 2, Williams, three 'for 11, and Mulligan threo for £G, obtained the wickets.