WOMEN'S CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 1, 3 January 1939, Page 5

WOMEN'S CRICKET

WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS

WELLINGTON RETAIN SHIELD

By eight wickets, the Wellington women's representative cricket eleven retained the Hallybur ton-Johnstone Shield at the Basin Reserve on Saturday '-after an exciting finish against Canterbu*/. Wellington had a lead of one run against the southerners in the first innings, and Canterbury declared their second innings closed with 191 on for four wickets, leaving Wellington just over two and a half hours in which to make the runs. So. slow was the rate of scoring at times that Canterbury seemed to be in a safe position for a draw, but Hatcher and Harris, making a great stand for the third wicket, livened up towards the end and got the runs with 15 minutes to spare. -" Hatcher, who played excellent cripket, hit fourteen boundaries in, making 94 not out, and Harris, competently but at a slower rate, scored 54. Details: — CANTERBURY. First innings 173 Second Innings. H. Watson, b Pickering 80 M. Marks, not out 70 P. Taylor, c Pilcher, b Stenberg . 7 P. Blackler, lbw, b Stenberg' 24 R. Martin, c Simpson, b Pickering I Extras (byes 3, leg-byes 5, wides 1) ftl Ttoal for four wickets (declared) 191 j Fall of Wickets.—One for 129, two for 142, three for 184, four for 191. i Bowling.—Ell took, no wickets for 33 runs, Page none for 11, Holmes none for 43, Pilcher none for 17, Stenberg two for 32, Daniells none for , 27, Pickering two for 19. WELLINGTON. First innings -.' 174 Second Innings. H. Buck, c Marks, b Martin 28 E. Daniells, c Martin, b Russell .. 7 D. Hatcher, not out 94 L. Harris, not out 58 Extras (byes,4, leg-byes 5, wides 2) n Total for two , wickets 198 Fall of Wickets.—One for 32. two for 43. . Bowling.—Blackler, took no wickets for 46, Russell one for 32, Taylor none for 39, Martin one for 36, Farquhar none for 12, Marks none for 6, Watson none for 16. Russell bowled two wides. The umpires were Messrs. Thornton and Dalton.