WELLINGTON AND OLD BOYS.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1930, Page 15

WELLINGTON AND OLD BOYS.

Faced with the formidable total of 389, to which Hollings contributed 213, Old Boys, who had lost one wicket for 17 l'uns, continued their match against Wellington at Kilbirnie Reserve. With a good wicket to,aid them, Old Boys had every chance to.make a substantial score, but the bowling of E. D. Blundell, tho ex-Cam-bridge player, was too good, and the side was . dismissed before 4 . o'clock for 117 tuna. Blundcll kept an excellent length throughout, and his performance was his best since Ins. arrival back in New Zealand. ;. Parsloe, who resumed with Ronaldson, increased his'score from 11 to 22 before being caught by Whyte off Cousins. Reynolds. and Lamason fell for 12 apiece from catches by Whyte off Blundell. Lambert was going really well when ho was caught at 20: His partnership -with Browne, who made 21, was a profitable one. The remaining wickets fell cheaply. Cousins bowled: well to gain three wickets JEo.c r s6 J .runs r^: -_^..^__,,....^,,.. r .^... 4 ...,..^, J ..^;..v.. Old Boys fared batter in the second innings. Parsloe and Ronaldson opened, and the former made 19 before being disposed of. Lamason joined Ronaldson and immediately fell into his stride. He scored freely round the wicket, off Blundell especially, and had reached 40 before Ronaldson was 20. With'tho total at 135 and his individual; score 35, Ronaldson was stumped. The partnership with Lamason gained 103 runs. Lambert followed, to see Lamason caught soon afterwards by Morgan off Blundell. He had batted very soundly for his 70, although he gave an easy chance when just past 30. Lambert went for the bowling, and made 48 before being caught well out. His total included three 6's.*^ Reynolds was riot far behind Lambert in forcing the play, and he did not take long to reach 50. He was caught when he had made 56, his score including eleven 4's and a' 6. Old Boys had compiled 260 for the loss of five wickets when stumps were drawn, thus ..giving- Wellington a win on the first innings. Details:—

Fall of wickets: One for 2, two for 19, three for 36, four for 48, five for 61, six for 91, seven for 109, eight for 111, nine for 113, ten for 117.

Bowling Analysis.—Cousins took three wickets for 36, Blundell six for 69, Airey none for 4, Morgan none for 1, Hollings none for 3.

Second InniDgs. C. Parsloe, c and b C4oodwin

A. Ronaldson, st Whyte, b Airey .... 35 J. Lamason, c Morgan, b Blundell .. 70 H. Lambert, c Morgan, b Airey 48 D. Reynolds, c Airey, b Hollings .... 50 J. Bull, not out -. 5 J. B. Stephenson, not out 3

Total for five wickets

Bowling Analysis.—Airey took two for 40, Blundell one for 59, Rollings one for 31, Morgan none lor 30, Goodwin one for 44, Cousins none for 32.

. WELLINGTON., First innings 38! OLD BOYS. First Innings. A. llonaldson, b Cousins ( E. Bull, c Whyte,. b Blundell ( C. Parsloe, c Whyte, b Cousins 2: D. Reynolds, c Whyte, b Blundell .. 15 J. Lamason, c Whyte, b Blundell 1! H. Lambert, c Morgan, b Blundell .. 2( L. Browne, b Cousins '. 2] A. Duncan, c Cousins, b Blundell .... 1! J. B. Stephenson, not out ! B. Hankins, b Blundell .'.. j J. R. Stevens, run out '. Extras / ...:.. '. Total Ill