WELLINGTON WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 308, 29 December 1937, Page 13

WELLINGTON WINS.

BRABIN CUP GOES SOUTH.

THOMPSON HITS A CENTURY,

A R KIN"ST ALL IN FORM WITH BALL.

(By Telegraph.- t'ress Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday

By defeating Auckland by 70 runs on the first innings. Wellington regained the Brabin Cup, which the northerners had held for the past two years. The annual contest is confined to players in the \\ ellington and Auckland provinces who are under 21 years of age. There was an exciting finish, Wellington failing by only four runs to gain an outright victory, after Auckland nad declared.

The match began yesterday. when Auckland scored 2.M) (YV. Snedden 111 not out) and Wellington 225 for the loss of three wickets. Resuming in fine weather to-day. Wellington carried its total to 329. a feature of the innings being a splendid stand by A. Thompson (113) and A. Du Feu, who put on 181 for the fourth wicket. A splendid bowling performance was registered for Auckland by K. S. Arkinstall, an Auckland Grammar School boy. who took eight wickets for 60 rune off 83 deliveries. Auckland, in its second innings. ran up 246 for nine wickets and applied the closure at the tea adjournment, which left Wellington with the task of making 177 runs to win outright and 105 minutes in which to get them. In a race against time Wellington made 173 for six. The form shown bv the junior representatives during the two days was brighter than anything which haa been revealed at the Basin Reserve this season. In the two days' play 1007 runs were scored for the loss of 35 wickets and runs were made in a finished style. The bowling, fielding and wicketkeeping wew also on a high plane and it is evident that both Auckland and Wellington have some very able young players. Scores:— WELLINGTON.—First Innings. Dalton, b Sheehan IB Rough, e Rnwntree, b Stevenson .... 37 Dentice, c Thorn, b Arkinstall 42 Du Feu, c Sheehan. b Arkinstall .... 7."> Thompson, b Arkinstall 113 Coupland. lbw. b Arkinstall 8 Allen, st Smith, b Arkinstall 14 Williams, b Arkinstall 0 Kenny, not out 7 Moody, c Thorn, b Arkinstall 0 Rudman, e Warner, b Arkinstall .... 0 Extras 18 Total 329 Bowling.—Arkinstall took eight wickets for 60 runs, Sheehan one for 73, Stevenson one for 40, Snedden none for 47, Thom none for 20, Rowntree none for 16, Hollies none for 55. Seeond Innings. Dalton, h Arkinstall 25 Rough, st Smith, b Arkinstall ....... 1 Dentice, c Smith, b Hollies 64 Du Peu, e Walters, b Arkinstall .... 3 Thompson, e Arkinstall, b Hollies .... 47 Coupland, b Hollies 3 Allan, not out 16 Williams, not out .................. 8 Extras ...................... 6 Total for six wickets .......... 173 Bowling.—Hollies took three wickets for 22 runs, Arkinstall three for 42. Stevenson none for 8, Thom none for 24, Snedden none for 8, Sheehan none for 63. AUCKLAND. First innings 259 Second Innings. Warner, lbw, b Kenny 7 Douglas, e Allan, b Kenny 21 Snedden, e Dalton, b Allen 47 Walters, st Dalton, b Alien 36 Thom, run out 11 Sheehan, e Coupland, b Williams .... 27 Rowntree, b Williams 23 Stevenson, b Allen ....... 36 Arkinstall, st Dalton, b Kenny ...... 6 Hollies, not out 22 Smith, not out 6 Extras ...................... 4 Total for nine wlekets declared . 246 Bowling.—Allan took three wickets for > 57 runs, Kenny also three for 57, Williams ' two for 16, Moody none for 63, Rudman none for 49.