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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 February 1939, Page 8

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CAHN’S ENGLISH ELEVEN OPENING MATCH OF TOUR. TOO STRONG FOR COLLEGES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, February 13. The opening match for Sir Julien Cahn’s cricket team, which is to tour New Zealand, was played on Eden Park today when the visitors met a combined colleges eleven. They proved much too strong for the opposition and dismissed the team for 85 runs. The English players took advantage of the opportunity to obtain some practice to get them into form, and the team at stumps had lost eight wickets for 286 runs. A fine impression was made by the left-hand bowler, Walsh, who dismissed seven of the schoolboys for 24 runs. He turned the ball both ways with a fair amount of pace. Scores: — COMBINED COLLEGES. E. C. Andrews/ b Phillipson 1 H. J. Irvine, b Walsh .... 17 G. P. Burgess, c Maxwell, b Phillipson 8 C. P. Lund, lbw, b Walsh 9 B. Sutcliffe, b Walsh 9 A. Wiles, not out 16 W. M. Smeeton, b Walsh 0 A. N. Thompson, st Maxwell, b Smith 2 R. S. Arkinstall, c Maxwell, b Walsh 0 W. K. Hemus, b Walsh 4 A. D. Pike, b Walsh 8 Extras H Total 85 Bowling Analysis.—Walsh took seven wickets for 24 runs; Phillipson, two for 14; Smith, one for 25; Watts, none for 11. CAHN’S ELEVEN. C. S. Dempster, b Irvine 36 A. H. Dyson, b Irvine 36 V. E. Jackson, b Arkinstall 27 J. Hardstaff, lbw, b Pike 56 N. Oldfield, c Sutcliffe, b Hemus .... 26 G. F. H. Heane, b Pike 39 C. R. Maxwell, b Pike 10 E. A. Watts, st Andrews, b Irvine 32 W. E. Phillipson, not out 2 T. P. B. Smith, not out 6 Extras 16 Total for eight wickets 286 Bowling Analysis. —Pike took three wickets for 42 runs; Irvine, two for 36; Arkinstall, two for 70; Hemus, one for 24; Smeeton, none for 29; Thompson, none for 30; Wiles, none for 39.

N.Z. TEST TEAM. TO PLAY CAHN’S ELEVEN. CHRISTCHURCH, February 13. The following 12 players have been chosen by the selector, Mr T. C. Lowry, to represent New Zealand against Sir Julien Cahn’s team in Wellington on March 10, 11 and 13. The twelfth man will be decided on the morning of March 10:—D. A. R. Moloney (Otago); J. G. Ashenden (Wellington); W. N. Carson (Auckland); J. Cowie (Auckland); M. P. Donnelly (Canterbury); R. E. J. Menzies (Canterbury); J. A. Ongley (Wellington); T. L. Pritchard (Wellington); E. W. T. Tindill (Wellington); H. G. Vivian (Auckland); W. M. Wallace (Auckland); P. E. Whitelaw (Auckland). The management committee has appointed Moloney to be captain of the team. A. W. Roberts (Canterbury) was not available for selection. By beating Institute Old Boys on Saturday afternoon, Midland won the Wellington Cricket Association’s senior championship competition for the 1938-39 season by one point from Institute and Hutt, who tied for second place.