WELLINGTON WINS

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 305, 27 December 1939, Page 11

WELLINGTON WINS

PLAY ABANDONED.

FIRST INNINGS VICTORY.

BAl> LUCK FOR AUCKLAND.

(By Tolegrnph .—Special to "Star.")

WELLINGTON, thU day.

With Wellington requiring 83 rune to avert defeat by Auckland, and only three wirkeU to fall, heavy rain thJe caused the abandonment of the Tlunkct Nli ic Id match.

Fn consequence Wollington takes first innings pointe by 30 rune.

shi?M f A,,C t k , lamlers - w "« have held the shield for three years were greatly di*..ppointed «t their bad luck in not beiU "T . to nt, '" ,c « eplendid opportunity of whining after their dUastron* .tart Jn Saturday, and a first innings' deficit. Early yesterday Auckland w-t Wei-]r-X°ilZTk ° f SCOring 247 f ° r OUt -

When tho luncheon adjournment was liikPH nt one o'clock, after 80 minutes' Mlay "lily SI run. had been scored (with '" ( i n : ,^" t ,. for 4K Hs l >,, " rn then «« 33 «nd Tlmllll 11. The pair moved for Ofl minute for 20 runs. wae caught n thn .Up* by Matheson off Weir. He had helped Hepburn to put on 07 runs. The Auckland ■bowlere then got on top nnd wirkcU began to fall. After batting for 100 minute* for 55 run* Hepburn waa caught by Wallace ofF Weir. Rainb.rd and Onj?l€y did not last lonp, and was 'bowled first ball hv (luverley. J

Mny tailed to trouble, and seven wukotfl wore down for 128 when McLeod. tho Wellington captain, and Wilson r-twhlwhed a (partnership -which improved the complexion of the score sheet. They "(Me lucky, as a heavy ehower juwt after tho ton adjournment saturated the ground and delayed play until 5.24 p.m. The rain took the fire out of the wiokrt and mndp a foothold insecure for the liowler* and the ball crreasy. McLeod and WiUon carried on until stumpg were drawn, having added 35 for their stand. AUCKLAND. First innings 134 Second innings 276 Aggregate 410 WELLINGTONS First inning* j(j4 Second Innings. V. H. du Chateau, h Cowie 4 W. Hepburn, c Wallace, b Weir .. 55 K. W. Tindill, c Matheson, b Weir . 20 W. Ct. TUinhird, run out e J. A. Ongley, c Matheson. b Cowie . 1" •1. R. Lamason, b Cleverley '. o W. F. Airey. c Cleverley, b Weir . 5 K. G. McLeod, not out 13 l>. £1. Wilson, not out 23 Extra* \ 11 Total for seven -wicket* 163