WIN FOR COUNTRY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21280, 26 November 1940, Page 9

WIN FOR COUNTRY

MARGIN ON FIRST INNINGS AITKEN AND BRIGHT AGAIN Thanks mainly to a solid fourthwicket partnership of 131 by Aitken and Bright, the Country team yesterday at Seddon Park defeated Town on the first by 161 runs. Town, which batted first on a perfect wicket, was dismissed for 102. None of the batsmen was particularly impressive, the score mounting very slowly. The most successful bowlers for Country were Bright and McGoughran who took four wickets for 39 and 31 runs respectively. Country began disastrously, losing three wickets for 11 runs. Aitken and Bright, who are both showing remarkable batting form at present, became associated. Early in his innings Bright gave Cassidy a chance which the bowler failed to accept. Later Cassidy became expensive, Bright taking two sixes off one over. For a time the batsmen scored quietly but once Town’s first-innings total was passed they opened out and the score mounted quickly. With 142 on the board, Bright lifted a ball from Hope high and Cassells, racing round, took a good catch. Included in Bright’s tally of 72 were five fours and three sixes. After scoring a well-earned 79, which included one six and six fours, Aitken retired. His batting display was one/ of the best exhibitions seen at Seddon Park this season. Hanley alsoi scored freely all round the wicket, giving a splendid display for his 67 before he retired. The umpires were Messrs W. Brocklebank and Norman Winger. Details:— TOWN—First Innings T. Lyon,' b McGoughran 13 P. de la Mare, c Lawrence, b Hanley 18 W. Cassells, run out 9 W. Cassidy, not out 19 J. Webb, c Lawrence, b Bright .. 12 R. Clough, lbw, b Bright 18 A. Hope, c McGoughran, b ' Bright 0 L. Montgomery, b McGoughran 0 J Belcher, lbw, b McGoughran 1 N. Winger, c Aitken, b McGoughran 3 E. Avery, c Crawshaw, b Bright 6 Extras 3 Total 102 Bowling.—McGoughran took four wickets for 31 runs; Bright, four for 39; Hanley, one for 27; Crawshaw, none for 2. COUNTRY—First Innings C. Lawrence, c Montgomery, b Clough 2 C. Siddle, c Clough, b Lyons .... 2 A. J. Aitken, retired 79 R. Tarr, b Lyon 1 J. D. Bright, c Cassells 72 A. Hanley, retired 67 J. McGoughran, b Cassells 0 E. Stirling, b Lyon 28 C. Tarr, not out 9 L. Crawshaw, b Montgomery .. o Extras 3 Total 263 Bowling.—T. Lyons took three wickets for 70; R. Clough, one for 28; Cassidy, none for 52; Winger, none for 25; Avery, none for 12; Hope, one for 28; Cassells, one for 39; Montgomery, one for 6. CLOSE FINISH A TEAM WINS BY A RUN On No. 2 wicket the match between the senior B representative team and the rest of the senior A players resulted in a win for the A team by one run. The A team, which batted first, was dismissed for 130 runs, its opponent replying with 112. In the second strike A team failed. badly, scoring only 52 runs, and leaving the B team 70 to get in just over an hour. In an exciting finish the B team was one run behind. Details:— Senior A.—First innings, 130. Second innings, 52 (Schultz six wickets for 13). Senior B.—First innings: 112 (A. Taylor 27). Edwards took five wickets for 23, T. Skeet three for 20). Second innings: 69.