LORD COBHAM’S TEAM
Match Against Wellington (-ew Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. Promise of one of the most entertaining day’s cricket ever seen in Wellington is contained in the announcement of the GovernorGeneral’s eleven to play a Wellington representative team in a Festival of Wellington match at the Basin Reserve on February 28. The team announced by Viscount Cobham is: Lord Cobham, W. M. Wallace, G. O. Rabone, an M.C.C. player (yet to be named, F. R, Brown. H. B. Cave, Lieutenant N. Duerdon-Smith, E. W. Tindill, L. Townsend, L. S. M. Miller. E. Lane-Fox. SHEFFIELD SHIELD Victorian Battiog Collapses (N .2 Press A ssociation —Conurtphr» BRISBANE, February 15. Victoria’s middle batting collapsed against accurate Queensland bowling in the second day of the Sheffield Shield match in Brisbane yesterday. At stumps, Victoria had lost seven for 286
When Queensland broke a partnership of 122 by Lawry (92) and Shaw <59) wickets tumbled quickly. The fast bowler, C. Guest, stopped the rot with 20 not out. Queensland needs to win the match to retain a alim chance of winning the shield.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28821, 16 February 1959, Page 14
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