REP. CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1939, Page 11

REP. CRICKET

0 t WELLINGTON VERSUS NELSON. _ FAIR DISPLAY IN FIRST INNINGS. j (By Telegraph—Press Association.) :1 . NELSON, March 10. g Scoring a total of 154 runs in two hours and three-quarters of batting, p Wellington gave only a fair display in . the first innings of its match against 3 Nelson. When an appeal against the 3 light was upheld at 5.50 p.m„ Nelson had scored 145 runs for six wickets, . and appears to be assured of a first j innings lead. j Kemp s innings was the redeeming i feature of his side’s otherwise drab i display. He made 74 runs in two hours and a quarter.- For some reason the ’ sides batting order was changed, and ; it was a surprise to find Hepburn, for instance, going in ninth wicket. Parsloe bowled well, taking four for 33 Details:— 1 WELLINGTON. ! First Innings. - Parsloe, c and b L. Max 19 - Kemp, c Smith, b Max 74 McLean, b L Max 0 Ward, c Smith, b L. Max 4 Morgan, c Vass, bA. Newman ...... 0 Christopherson, c Smith, b J. Newman iQ O'Neill, c Wilde, b J. Newman 0 Scott, lbw Stewart 20 Lamason, e R. Newman, b Max 5 Hepburn, b Max 15 Meech, not out 6 Extra 1 Total 154 Bowling analysis. — Max took six wickets for 78 runs; Vass, none for 8; A. Newman, one for 35; J. Newman, two for 8; Stewart, one for 24. NELSON. First Innings. Neale, l.b.w. Parsloe 1 Wilde, b Parsloe 23 I Smith, c O’Neill, b Parsloe 4 ! A. Newman, b Parsloe 32 • Dee, l.b.w. Christopherson 12 I Karsten, b McLean 23 ! Vass, not out 24 i R. Newman, not out 16 j Extras 11 5 Total for six wickets 145

BLENHEIM MATCH ABANDONED. | BLENHEIM, March 10. I Steady rain this afternoon compelled I the abandonment of the MarlboroughWellington cricket match. There was I no play today. I