WELLINGTON CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 2

WELLINGTON CRICKET

RAIN STOPS PLAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. With the Wellington representative team away in Dunedin, battling against Olago for the Plunket Shield Wooden Spoon, there would have been an opportunity on Saturday for _ promoted juniors to show their capabilities. They did not have a chance, however, as on Saturday afternoon heavy rain came on about 1 o'clock, and prevented all but the match between Hutt and Wellington College Old Boys, on the Hutt Recreation Ground, from being continued. In spile of steadily falling rain, Old Boys, with two wickets down for 62 runs, continued their attempt to head the Hutt total of 195. There were two adjournments because of heavy rain, and at 4.25 p.m. the match had to be abandoned because of a heavy downpour. Old Boys' score then stood at 156 for seven wickets, and the match thus ended in a draw. As.the result of rain preventing play on Saturday the four leading teams for the championship all come into the running. Kilbirnie, in spite of their defeat by Midland, are still leading with 31 points, but Wellington College Old Boys are hard on their heels with 29 points. Next come Midland and Hutt with 27 points, so it will be seen that only four points separate the j teams.

As the result of rain preventing play on Saturday. Midland beat Kilbirnie by 57 runs on the first innings; Karori beat University by 40 runs on the first innings, with five wickets still in hand; and the game between Wellington and Institute Old Boys was left drawn, as was the match between Hutt and Wellington College Old Boys. Karori, by beating University, have now drawn level with that team, and Institute Old Boys are left at the bottom of the ladder with 9 points.