W.C.A. AND LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 17

W.C.A. AND LEAGUE

BIG PARTNERSHIP

HEPBURN AND TINDILL

The«match on No. 2 wicket at the Basin Reserve was between, teams selected from the senior players of the Wellington Cricket Association and the Mercantile League. The outstanding feature of the morning's play, and indeed of the whole match, was the meritorious performances of Hepburn and Tindifl (both of Midland), who opened the innings for W.C.A., and who established a partnership which, running well over the century before lunch, continued after the adjournment until the 200 mark had been topped. The wicket, without much life, was certainly a handicap to the League trundlers, whose bowling was not with. out merit. This fact was amply demonstrated by the run of cheap wickets captured by Bryant and de Clifford after the departure of Hepburn and Tindill. Hepburn, in keeping with his £ood form in previous matches, settled down after a slow start and registered his second century of the season. He was at the creases for just over 2i hours and twelve boundaries figured in his tally. Tindill was a little longer in compiling his 84, but his knock fcrved a very good purpose in view.

of future matches. After the first wicket there was a slump in the W.C.A. batting until Parsloe and J. Ashenden were associated in a useful and merry seventh-wicket stand which added 49 runs. The innings was declared closed at the tea adjournment with 292 runs on the board for eight wickets. Bryant and de Clifford bowled well at times for the League team, Bryant especially coming through with great credit. Bryant struck a good patch after lunch, and after capturing the wickets of Hepburn and Tindill, he secured those of Ell and McKeown for a paltry nine runs. The batting of the Mercantile players was not in keeping with their outcricket, and they made a sorry show against the bowling of Parsloe and J. Ashenden, who bowled unchanged throughout. At one stage the League had lost seven wickets for 21 runs, and it was only a fine fighting effort by Moore, assisted in some measure by Jupp, which lifted the score over the 50 mark. Parsloe especially was very hostile and his figures—six for 30— speak for themselves. In the League's follow-on Hepburn gave his other bowl, ers a trial, and the batsmen, showing more confidence, made a better showing, the score at stumps being 62 runs for three wickets. Details:— W.C.A. First Innings. Hepburn, c Moore, b Bryant 11l Tindill, b Bryant 84 Ell, lbw, b Bryant 1 Rainbird, c Potier, b de Clifford .. 3 Rice, c Liddicoat, b de Clifford .. 9 Wilson, c Potier, b Bryant 8 Parsloe, c and b Smith 27 McKeown. cde Clifford, b Bryant 0 J. Ashenden, not out 33 O'Neill, not ouf 1 Extras .. 15 Total for 8 wickets (innings j declared closed) 2921 Fall of- Wickets.--.One -for 205; two "for 211; three for 212; four for 221; five for 221; six for 241; seven for 242; eight for 291. " Bowling".—Jeffrey took no wickets for 23 runs; Potier, none for 47; de Clifford, two for 70; Smith, one for 54; Bryant, Jive for 76; Jupp, none for 7. MERCANTILE LEAGUE. First Innings. Liddicoat, b Parsloe 0 Mitchell, c Ell, b J. Ashenden 0 Potier,,c Hepburn, bJ. Ashenden 4 Janes, b Parsloe 1 Fitzipautice, b Parsloe : 5 Jeffreyivb; Parsloe ••. • 0 Jupp, ,c Rice, b Parsloe 9 Smith, b Jf Ashenden .' 3 Bryant, lbw, b J. Ashenden 4 Moore, c Ashenden, b Parsloe ... 24 de Clifford, not out ■ • • 7 Extras . 3 Total 60 Fall of Wickets.—One for 0; two for 4; three for 5; four for 6; five for 18; six for 18: seven for 21; eight for 35; nine for 43; ten for 60. . Bowling.—Parsloe took six wickets for 30 runs; J. Ashenden, four for 27. Second Innings. Smith, c Parsloe, b O'Neill —... 6 Potier, c Ashenden, b McKeown .. 18 Janes, c and b O'Neill 16 Mitchell, not out 8 Jeffrey, not out 9 Extnas •• • J> Total for three wickets 62 Fall of Wickets.—One for 18; two for 31;. three for 41. . I Bowling.—O'Neill took 2. wickets for 27 runs; McKeown, one for 20; Whyte, none for 10. „ Umpires: Messrs. Webb and Harris Daw.