CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21986, 9 January 1937, Page 4

CRICKET

INNINGS VICTORY FOR WELLINGTON ■i NELSON COLLAPSES IN SECOND STRIKE TARANAKI COLT SCORES 141 IN QUICK TIME (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEQBAM.) WELLINGTON, January 8. The cricket match between Nelson and Wellington, in 'which most of the players were colts, ended Just before the tea adjournment in a victory for Wellington by an innings and 116 runs. ■ • . , M. P. Donnelly, the youthful Taranaki left-hander, gave one of the most finished displays of rapid scoring seen this season, reaching his century in 115 minutes and running, to 141 in even time, when he went out ibw. Competent judges say that he is fit to compare with the New Zealanders. C. C. Dacre, J. E. Mills, and H. G. Vivian. , , , , Wellington declared just before lunch with 362 runs for seven wickets. Nelson collapsed in the second innings, being all out for 93, H. McGirr being top-scorer with 36. Scores: — „ WELLINGTON First Innings V. H. du Chateau, Ibw, b de Feu .. 89 H. Rice, Ibw, b.lrvine .. ..30 J. R. Capstick, Ibw, b Mcllwraith .. IS M P. Donnelly, ibw, b Irvine .. 141 M. Thomas. Ibw, b Ralfe .. .. 1 R. Crawford, c Vass, b McGirr .. 35 D. S. Wilson, c Fowler, b Ralfe .. 5 E. W. Tindill, not out .. ..35 Extras ■• • • • .. 11 Total for seven wickets (dec.) 362 Bowling—lrvine took two wickets for 73 runs: Glover, none for 29; Vass, none for 73; McGirr, one for 50; de Feu one for 48; Mcllwraith, one for 34; Ralfe, two for 39. NELSON First innings .. .. .. 153 Second Inning W. A. C. Smith, c Ashenden, b Wilson 7 RA. Vass, c Wilson, b Ashenden .. 0 D. Glover, b Ashenden .. .. 1 M. Fowler, c Lamason, b Randall .. 9 H. M. McGirr, c du Chateau, b Crawford .. ‘ . .. .. 36 R. P. Ralfe. c and b Crawford .. 14 L. Delaney, c Tindill, b Rice .. __ .. 0 J. Thorpe, b Bice • .. 3 A de Feu; not out - .. 12 L. A. W. Mcllwraith. c TindiU, b Crawford .. .. • • 0 W. D. Irvine, b Ashenden .1 .. 7 • Extras .. .. .. 4 Total .. .. .. 93 Bowling—Wilson took one wlfcket for 20 runs; Ashenden, three for 20; Bandall, one for 22; Rice, two for 3; Crawford, three for 24.

FRIENDLY MATCH The Veterans met the Blue Star Taxis eleven In a slow-scdring and hard-fought game on Hagley Park oval. The Veterans, batting first on an easy wicket, scored 159 runs for nine wickets declared, E. C, Tipping 31 (retired), L. Watson 30, H. E. Lawrence 16, T. Smith 11, H. Bennett 10.' D. Arhott 25 not out, and R. Hawkings 12 not out, being the doublefigure scorers. H.-Symons, two • wickets for 24 runs, R. Beri, two for 28, and R. Hindle, two for 43, bowled well for Blue Star. The latter, batting against time, attacked the bowling and scored 128 runs for eight wickets in quick time, H. Symons 42 and F. Fuller 35 (both retired), F. Tindall 18, C. Neate j.2, and F. Wood 11, being the chief contributors..- H. Bennett, four wickets for 52 runs, ana B. Hawkings, two for 64, were the best bowlers for the Veterans. . Tire game ended in a draw.