INSTITUTE v. WELLINGTON

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 8 December 1930, Page 16

INSTITUTE v. WELLINGTON

The match, between Wellington and Institute, commenced on the previous Saturday at the Basiii Reserve, was concluded, at Kelburn -Park. With one wicket down for 46 from the previous day's play, Institute were faced with no difficult task m passing Wellington's total of 131, especially as Wellington were without their main bowler, Blundell. Banks and Wareham had. put on 65 runs for the second wicket wh'en; the' latter gave Wircu an easy catch off Goodwin. Banks reached 50 with a cut past third man, but without further addition he, skied a. ball from O'Connor to Cousins, who made no mistake. ]23—3— 50. Foley .joined M'Lean, and brought the scores even with a square cut. Institute then began to open out, and runs came more 'freely. Foley was given out Ibw to Cousin's when, trying to lift him over the fence. . Haukins wasted no time in opening his account, and off the first over he made three boundary strokes to leg. Off the seventh ball of (he next over he was dismissed after.a brief but bright display. M'Lean went Ibw without addition to the score. " 186-4-7—21. :Bilby sent balls from Goodwin to the leg 'boundary twice in one over,, but had his wickets scattered with the last ball. The.innings was declared closed with nine wickets down for 214. ■~;:-:■: Wellingtonl' commenced their second innings at 4.30, and runs came very slowly. After 11 runs had been scored in thirty minutes -.Hamilton lifted Henderson into the -hands of third, man. Westbrook began slowl,y,-and was not steady, falling to a straight' Tone1 from. Fortune, who was bowling well. Wireu and Wngsfnff'j were good ptirtners for .Morgan, who had made 47 not out when stumps were drawn. Details':— INSTITUTE: . . First Innings. Dempster, :b Blundell 25 Banks, c Cousins, b O'Connor 50 Wareham, c Wiren, b Goodwin .... 25 Foley, Ibw, b Cousins •23 M'Lean, Ibw. b Goodwin 21 Hankins, c Wagstaff. b O'Connor ... 15 Henderson. Ibw, b O'Connor 0 Bilby, b Goodwin 12 Aitken, b Cousins ■12 Fortune, not out 3 Extras 28 | Total for nine wickets (declared) 2.14 j Bowling Analysis.—Cousins took two wickets for 56 runs, Blundell one for 19, O'Connor three for 31. Goodwin three For 37, Morgan none for 23. Fall of Wicke.U.-One I'nr 40, I. wo for 111, three lor 123, four for 161, five for

IS4, six for 354, seven for ISO, eight for 199, nine for 214. WELLINGTON. First Innings 131 Second Innings. Morgan, not out 47 Hamilton, c Wareham, b Henderson S AVestbrook, b Fortune 6 Johnson, b Fortune 0 Wiren, c. Foley, b Fortune 25 Wagstaff. not out 10 Extras 1° Total for four wickets 506 Fall, of Wicket?.—One for 11, two for 22, three for 22, four for 86. Bo\vlins Analysis.—Fortune took three, wickets for 20' Vims, Henderson one for 19, Bilby none for 7, Griffiths none for 2, Aitko'n none for 27, Foley none for 19.