WELLINGTON GAME

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 488, 23 March 1933, Page 5

WELLINGTON GAME

(Press Assn.-

HOME SIDE'S GOOD SHOWING TO FORCE DRAWN . GAME ENGLAND MAKES 223 , -

-By Telegra oti — i^oojTlght)

Wellington, Wednesday, The weather was perfect for the match M.C.C. verus Wellington representative team. There was a re- " cord attendance at the Basin Resqrve estimated at 17,000. . - The wicket was easy after Tuesday' s heavy rain, The local pl&yers came out honours even with 141 fpr two wickets in response to the English team's 223 for eight wickets, Sutcliffe and Paynter opened fpr England, and Parsloe created a se(nsation by bowling the former with the fifth ball, Hammond and Paynter made a spirited stand, both reaehing the half century, and both being caught and bowled by Freeman. For Wellington, Dempster and Foley secured 96 for the- first wicket; ■O'Brien displayed the brightest batting, getting four fours off Verit'y's 1 one over. The Englishmen left for Christchurch to-night. Scores : — England— First Innings Sutcliffe, b Parsloe .3 Paynter, c and b Freeman 52 Hammond, c and b Freeman ; 58 Ames, c James, b Freeman 3 Jardine, st. Tindall, b Blundell 25 Tate, c Freejnan, h Blundejl 19 Erown, b Newman 2§ Yerity, Ibw, b Blundell Q Duckworth, not out 18 Bowes, not out 11 Extras li Total for 8 wickets declared 323 Bowling: Parsloe .took one wicHet for 37; Blundell, three for 55; Nqw-r man, one for 49 ; Freeman, three for 71. Wellington — First InmngS Dempster, Ibw, b Tate 47 Foley, c sub., b Bowes 39 O'Brien, not out 26 Tindall, not out 12 Extras . 17. Total for two wickets 141 Bowling: Bowes took one wicket for 24; Brown, none for 13; Tate, one for 23 ; Mitchell, none for 17 ; Verity, none for 47.