TOWN V. COUNTRY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 December 1939, Page 8

TOWN V. COUNTRY

CRICKET IN WELLINGTON POOR SCORE BY COUNTRY TEAM. N. HOAR EATS AND BOWLS WELL (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The first day’s play in the annual Town v Country cricket match at' the Basin Reserve yesterday was greatly in favour of Town. Taking first strike on a perfect wic--1 ket. Town secured 272 in their first 1 innings, a spirited stand by E. McLeod, the captain, and D. S. Wilson, 1 which put on 86 for the seventh wicket, saving the day for them. ’ Downes, the Manawatu fast lefthander, was the most successful bowl- ’ er for Country. N. Hoar (Masterton) ' also bowled well and took one wicket ; for 12 runs. The Country team had eight wickets down for 74 when Pritchard and N. Hoar, the 19-year-old Masterton player, got together and showed that runs eould be scored against the Town bowling. They were still together when stumps were drawn at 6 o’clock with the score standing at 107 for eight wickets. Pritchard being 18 and Hoar 15. The following were the scores:— TOWN. First Innings. V H. Du Chateau, b Pritchard .... 45 O. L. Wrigley, b Downes 20 W. G. Rainbird, b Downes 4 R. Crawford, b Reaney 8 J. A. Ongley, b Pritchard 45 J. D. Scott, c Downes, b Pritchard 19 E. McLeod, c Dyhrberg. b Downes 47 D. S. Wilson, not out 55 I F. L. H. Mooney, b Hoar 3 |W. R. Buchan, c Newman, b • Downes 9 I. T. E. Manley, c and b Downes 3 Extras 14 Total 272 Bowling: Downes. 5 for 44: Pritchard. 3 for 86; Hoar, 1 for 12: Reanev, 1 for 61. COUNTRY. First Innings. C. Mc-Vicar, c Crawford, b Buchan 13 E. D. Evans, lbw. b Wilson 10 A. Newman, b Wilson 13 W. E. Norris, lbw. b Buchan .... ,‘J T. P. Reaney. c Mooney, b Wilson 20 P. W. Dyhrberg. c Mooney, b Manley 9 N. Gallichan, b Wilson 0 A. Neal, c Mooney, b Wilson 1 T. L. Pritchard, not out 18 N. Hoar, not out 15 Extras 5 Total for eight wickets 107 Bowling: Wilson. 5 for 22; Buchan. 2 for 19: Manley. 1 for 47. HEAVY RAIN FALLING. LITTLE CHANCE OF PLAY. WELLINGTON. This Day. It is raining heavily and any prospect of a resumption of the town v Country cricket match lias practically disappeared.