WELLINGTON WINS
CANTERBURY DISAPPOINTS SURPRISE CRICKET RESULT (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Monday Wellington’s advantage, regained on Saturday, was pressed home in the prelunch session in the representative cricket mat-ch with Canterbury today. The Canterbury batting did not reach the standard expected and Wellington secured a victory by 127 run?. in the face or the required 23S runs to win, play opened sensationally with the dismissal or Cromb before a run had been scored, the wicketkeeper taking a spectacular catch. Anderson and Menzies made a promising second-wicket stand, but after that the visitors struck a lean patch, for. with the *eore at 82 for two hours’ batting, six wickets were down. The innings closed for 110 runs. Details of the scores are as follows: Wellington.—-First innings, 16 1. second inning*, 337. Canterbury.—First innings, 26 4. Second innings, 110 ( Xnderson 24, Menzies 20. Burge.-- 2 4*. Bowling: A.-henden four for 38, Wilson two for 4, Downes two lor 35.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21361, 4 March 1941, Page 2
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157WELLINGTON WINS Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21361, 4 March 1941, Page 2
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