Manawatu v. Wellington.

NZ Truth, Issue 144, 21 March 1908, Page 3

Manawatu v. Wellington.

This match "started on Friday, week, fast and ended up on the following afternoon m a cold southerly at at>out 3 ;3Q, Wellington winning easily fey. an innings and some runs. Wellington • won the toss and', took strike, totalling 289. Cobt»oft arid iTilyard got 44 apiece, Stan Hicksori $2,, Briee and Blaeklock 30 and 37. Had all the chances been accepted Wellington's. reps, would have possibly totalled a couple of dozen. Bartlett,; the ex-Midlander • and man from Maitland, is still pretty good with the \ball, and the number of chances • $iat were dropped - oft . him tnust have made him feel; weary. Still he got five, wickets for 89. Hickson gave the visitors. .-. a taste ot T his abilities, as did Brice. The two "Staris" were right out after runs, and got 'em. . . . Cobby and Tilyard bore charmed lives. Cobby had a finger "badly damaged, and practically could only use one hand when fielding, but that •f'ne was as good as some' of the team's two. It would have been interesting had he been able to give ♦He visitor? a taste of his googlies. tirice and 'Luckie played "Old Harry 7 ' with. jb^e^anawat^icers.^Brice netting 5 wickets for' 12' and Luckie. 4 for 23, the total being 44, BjcrthoTo-ifcew-getting 14, explains matters. ■Wellington 1 went out for another strike and lost a wicket for 25, then jjeiit the Dominion's Chicago repsl m to knock, up 270. ' "Be^chev and Mason had a go with the ball, aMd when two •"> of '■, three pickets we're' doHsm for about 80' Brice 4nd Luckie' took charge again, the result being that the visitors were al-lowed-to catch the 4.15 train, for Bogie. v: if- : -. ■•!• • - : '■'.■■ -'■„ .'■ ■ " They shaped much better m > the second' try. Goldspring hit up 41 pretty good until Brice- upended Ms timbers . : , . Jounnax shaped rather -well for Ms 16, and' Bartlett hit out for Ms dozen. The total* of 104 finished ,up the second innings ;., „.-.■ ■ vThe rest of the team didn't show aay rep form, *and I understand only about four of : the team.. can be called reps,, the other bests ;nbt being, able ito get away. . • ,