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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1939, Page 7

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. WAIRARAPA v. LEAGUE. WIN FOR CITY TEAM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The wicket at Kelburn Park crumbled badly yesterday for the second day’s play of the match between a Wellington Mercantile League representative team and Wairarapa. Three players, Jenkins (Wairarapa) and Moore and Williams (Mercantile League) received minor injuries. Wairarapa just avoided a followon, its first innings closing for 161 runs. J. C. Dow had three chances dropped off his bowling. / With the exception of Kemp, the Mercantile League batsmen were not comfortable in their second knock, which realised 117 runs. Pool was the most successful bowler. Requiring 211 runs for an outright win, Wairarapa in its second innings made a bold showing, Clark, Hendry and Pool giving useful displays, but the whole side being out for 167. Jeffrey was the most successful bowler. Scores: — MERCANTILE LEAGUE. First Innings 254 Second Innings Kemp, 1.b.w., b Hoar 42 Pickering, c Clark, b Greer 17 Jupp, b Greer 1, Jeffrey, c Brash, b Hendry 14 Williams, c Upston, b Pool 10 Dow, c Peterson, b Pool 8 Holz, c Clark, b Pool 5 Moore, c Hoare, b Pool 0 Sara, 1.b.w., b Pool 1 Sandholm, b Hoar 1 de Clifford, not out 1 Extras 18 Total 117 Bowling Analysis.—Pool, took five wickets for 40 runs; Greer, two for 24; Hoar, two for 27; Hendry, one for 10. WAIRARAPA. First Innings. W. Peterson, b Jeffrey 4 R. G. Clarke, c Williams, b Jeffrey 9 G. Brash, b Jeffrey 0 V. Greer, c Jupp, b Sandholm 6 F. Pool, c Holz, b Sandholm 19 A. Stubbings, b Sandholm 32 S. Jenkins, b Sandholm 10 N. Hoar, c and B Sandholm 44 R. Hendry, not out 18 Upston, c Jupp, b de Clifford 5 Renner, run out 0 Extras 14 Total 161 Bowling Analysis.—Jeffrey took three wickets for 45 runs; Sandholm, five for 59; de Clifford, one for 19; Williams, none for 14; Dow, none for 11. Second Innings. Peterson, b de Clifford 0 Clark, c Dow, b Jeffrey .' 36 Hendry, c Kemp, b Jeffrey 38 Greer, c Dow, b Jeffrey 2 Pool, b Sandholm 34 Stubbings, run out 3 Hoar, b Jeffrey 14 Brash, c and b Holz 6 Upston, not out 4 Renner, b Holz 10 Jenkins, did not bat 0 Extras 20 Total 167 Bowling Analysis.—Jeffrey, took four wickets for 59 runs; Sandholm, one for 29; de Clifford, one for 26; Dow, none for 22; Holz, two for 7.