CRICKET AT WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 300, 18 December 1926, Page 11

CRICKET AT WELLINGTON.

TOWN'S GOOD RECOVERY. KORTLANG AND JAMES SAVE DAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) • WELLINGTON, this day. In view of the approach of Plunket Shield matches and the English tour, considerable interest was manifested in the Town v. Country fixture, which commenced at the Basin Reserve yesterday. Batting first, Town, after a disastrous start, ran up a total of 340. When stumps were drawn Country had lost two wickets for 56 runs. Kortlang was the hero of Town's innings, giving a masterly display of sound batting and knocking up 149 not out. James played most attractive and exhilarating cricket in compiling 82. Details of the scores are:— TOWN. —First innings. J. S. Hiddleson, lbw, b Stephenson .... S W. R. Airey, b Bernau 1 R. J. Kortlang, not out 149 A. M. Hollings, c Lowry. b Bernau .. 0 H. M. McGirr, lbw, b Mitchell 12 K. James, b Mitchell 82 F. T. Badcock, c Sash, b Mitchell 13 H. M. Lambert, c Orr, b Mitchell 40 W. S. Brice, c" Worker, b Mitchell 0 M. Henderson, run out 1 S. T. Beard, b Gallichan S Extras 14 Total 340 Bowling.—Mitchell took five wickets for 110, Bernau two for 54. Stephenson one for 64, Gallichan one for 56. COUNTRY.—First innings. R. Worker, c James, b Badcock 14 G. Orr, not out BS C. M. Naismith, b Hollings 4 Total for two wickets 56