CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 4 January 1911, Page 5

CRICKET.

* NELSON v. WAIRARAPA. FIRST DAY'S PLAY. Tho Nelson and Wairaiapa olevens commenced a match on the Masterton Park Chal yesterday, and when play closed for the day Nelson had made 146 in their first innings, and Wairarapa had three wickets down for, 235. The game will he continued today at 10 a.m. The details of the play and scores are as follow s: — Richmond won the toss for Nelson, and elected to bat, sending Meade and Knapp to the i wickets to face T. Hoar and Logan. The score slowly mounted to 7, when Knapp hit up one from Logan, Congdon accepting the chance. —71 —5. Neale was the next man in, and after putting together I was smartly r caught behind the wickets by Moor'house, off Hoar.—lß—2—l.

Twenty-niuo appeared slowly, and Congdon then replaced Hoar. Both batsmen played careful!}, Mcada doing most of the scoiing. A"c_4§ Waters • relieved Logan. A couple of i runs later T. Beaid, a Wellington College „ boy, who was put \a to fill a vacancy," _' >was put on at Congdon's' end, - but after bowling three "overs ivas replaced * by Boechey. The score slowly mounted, to 70, when Beeehey got ono Richmond.—7o—3—ll. Faiioy, the next man in, hit a -'* boundary, but in the next over Meade ' swung round to one from Waters, the ~. ball going off his pads knocking the i bails off .—74—4—4.1. When the score was at 87, Louisson, • who replaced Meade, Nvas caught "*on ' the boundary by Phelps off Beeehey. ' —87 —o —o. Hoar replaced Waters with tho hall. Louisson was smartly stumped by ' . Moorhouso off Beeehey, when the score was ono off the century.— *. 99—6—16, , . - Max hit up the century for abqut 1 two hours' pl&,y. A| flia, (unchjapp. < j down for 125 ruhS, ' >#s&? « J Oa resuming' play ani 'J* Waugh took the bill in turn. Two" moY3 rims weTfi ft44od to th; scorq, > when Max was run etftr—l24—'.'-—l3. ' ■ * Clarke' filled the Tbfc'' ' score slowly crept to 133, at which'" total, Waugn,, who had Cooke coin- « pletely tied one past JbiaC~- / 133-8—16." n i 1 •'. *l' Water's first bull in the next over took Clarke's wicket.—l 34—9—7.4 —9 —7. Quilliam and Allcott ' carried tho \> j score" to 146, when the former got "his I leg in front to Waters, the , innings lasting about tnree and a half hours. ' NELSON. l ' First Innings. , Meade, b Waters .: 41 Knapp, c Congdon, b' Logan . ',6 Neale, c.Moorhouse, b Hoar '.,.... ~ 4 t Richmond, b Beeehey : f 'H Fairey, st.'Moorhouse,b louisson, c Phelps, b Beeehey V- - -18 W Cooke*, to: Waugh- <,,>.!....-.:..-,...'.,.-', u Jfft.t> . Max, run out. '.-.* :.... -13 "<« Clarke, ft Waters .: ■ <]*?/ ' ( AUcott, not out VU ' Quilliam, lbw, b 'Waters ...: ; 8* • > Extras ...-. >...' 14 1 . ;; Total :..:. kJ ..j '. 146'^'

Beeehey, and Waugh went' to-, the wickets at the commencement of ' Wairarapa's innings. Clarke took 'the'}' - ball, and Beeehey knocked seven, off > ',' his first over, Allcott went on at the/" other end. These two 'batsmen'/ brought 33 up, when Fairey "replaced ./ Clarke. <Beeehey knocked a hotmdary *"" off his; first - delivery, and followed '** with T;wo"more" boundaries off the nest"'- " two balls. The score lflbunted 16**60, , *' replaced. Fairey.' By excellent cricket the pair carried the' ' score to 85. Another change of bowl-' C t ing was made, Richmond r relieving - ''Allcott. At- 91 Louisson replaced Neale. The century was hoisted by Waugh amid applause, the 100 takings ' under an hour to compile. * At 109 Allcott was again tried with the ball, i on the opposite end, and Clarke was I put on a fov. overs later. Fairey was' - I tried when the score was at 141, and. I off his first delivery he caught Waugh. I The retiring batsman had ( batted carefully, his 40 runs being compiled, ! |by very careful cricket. The innings [ was faultless, except for a hot chance at leg off Clark when his score stood at ' 6.—141—1-40. Smart filled the vacancy. Soon after Beeehey hoisted his century with, a cut to the pavilion for four. The' pair carried the score to 174, when Cooke was tried with the ball. , The, .score mounted to 190, of which' 112 were to Beechey's credit, when Allcott, -who is'the best Nelson bowler to • date, got a good one past him. Beeehey compiled his runs in a faultless manner, not one chance being snven. —l9O-^2—112. Moorhouse was the next man in. Scoring slowed down for a time, and ■ the second century appeared on the board after about two hours' play. Sixteen more runs, were added, when Allcott beat Moorhouse.—2l6—3—lo. Logan joined Smart. Several changes wore tried, but the score slowly mounted up. Play was stopped sharth after five o'clock on account of the heavy rain, the scoie reading 233 for 3 wickets.

WAIRARAPA. First Innings. F. Beechey, b Allcotfc U2 H. Waugh, c and b Fairey, 40 L. Smart, not out 51 H. Moorhou&e, b Allcott 10 I). Logan, not out 1 Extras „. *2l . Total for 3 wickots. .-...-.... 235

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