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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1940, Page 6

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TOWN V. COUNTRY MATCH IN WELLINGTON. AN INGLORIOUS TOTAL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Honours were with the players of the minor associations in the first day s play of the annual Town v Country cricket match at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Saturday. The start was delayed till 1.50 p.m. by rain, and Town took first strike on a soft wicket, which was all in favour of the batsmen. So well did the Country bowlers perform, however, that the whole side was dismissed by 4.42 p.m. for the inglorious total of 107. The Country innings opened inauspiciously at 4.55 p.m. With 9 runs on, Lemin got a good one past Sewell, and with five runs added Buchan sent Peterson's bails flying, both batsmen having failed to open an account. Norris, the captain of the Country team, then stopped the rot by soundly defending, while Donnelly, who had opened, delighted the 200 spectators by playing a breezy innings. When stumps were drawn at 6 o’clock the score stood at 60 for two wickets. Details: — TOWN. . First Innings. H. F. Rice, b Downes 9 V. H. Du Chateau, c Sewell, b Donnelly 24 T. Russ, c Pritchard, b Downes .... 7 N. S. H. Burnette, c and b Downes 2 P. D. Wilson, lbw. b Hoar 6 R. Gwilliam, c Peterson, b Pritchard 4 D. S. Wilson, b Pritchard 21 F. L. H. Mooney, c Hoar, b Pritchard 4 G. L. Whyte, c Donnelly, b Downes 11 R. Buchan, not out 2 T. G. b Pritchard 1 Extras. —Byes 9, leg-byes 4, no-balls 3 16 Total 107 Bowling Analysis:—Pritchard 4 for 42; Downes 4 for 25; Donnelly 1 for 3; Hoar 1 for 21. COUNTRY. First Innings. M. P. Donnelly, not out 49 R. Sewell, b Lemin 0 W. Peterson, b Buchan 0 W. E. Norris, not out 7 Extras.—Byes 3, leg-byes 1 .... 4 Total, 2 wickets for 60 ' Bowling Analysis:—Lemin. 1 for 19; Buchan 1 for 15; Wilson 0 for 17; Whyte 0 for 4.

TODAY’S PLAY. DONNELLY TOPS CENTURY. WELLINGTON, This Day. Apart from a rapidly drying wicket the conditions were ideal today for the continuation of the Town v. Country cricket match. Donnelly and Norris resumed to the bowling of Lemin and Buchan. Donnelly reached his half century off the first ball. Both were cautious but after .20 minutes play Donnelly opened out and, scoring fast, reached the century just after midday. Norris, who was content to pick up an occasional run had a score of 19. At the luncheon adjournment Country had 172 up for the loss of G wickets. Donnelly scored 121 before he was run out.