Reid, Barton In 179 Partnership

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30653, 20 January 1965, Page 19

Reid, Barton In 179 Partnership

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, January 19. J. R. Reid scored a brilliant century at the Basin Reserve today to lead Wellington to a commanding position over Northern Districts.

Reid hit 126 runs before he was run out. It was his thirty-seventh century in first-class cricket, his second in succession. The first was against Auckland last week. Wellington scored 431 for nine wickets before declaring. Northern, after its first innings of 145, was left to score 286 runs to avoid the innings defeat. At stumps, after batting from the tea adjournment, it was 93 for the loss of three wickets.

Reid wore sun glasses today because of an eye infection.

Reid was ably partnered by P. T. Barton. Together they put on 179 in 129 minutes for the fourth wicket. Barton, who had come to the wicket at 61 for two, stayed while 280 runs were added. He was out for 94. Reid’s total was 126 In 129 minutes, with 13 fours and four sixes. One six, over mid-wicket, crashed through a pavilion window. Barton had gone into the forties driving fluently, when Reid joined him. The pair went from 150 to 200 in 25 minutes, from 200 to 250 in 34, from 250 to 300 in 38— 150 runs in 97 minutes.

NORTHERN DISTRICTS First Innings .. 145 Second Innings B. J. Bayley, b Huxford .. 18 W. P. Bradburn, not out .. 31 B. Dunning, b Butler .. 24 B. H. Pairaudeau, c Dick, b Butler 0 B. Sutcliffe, not out . 10 Extras (byes 3, wide 1, leg byes 2, no-balls 4) .10 Total (for 3 wickets) 03 Fall of wickets: One for 33, two for 72, three for 72.

WELLINGTON First Innings G. P. Bilby, b Hoskin .. 18 B. A. G. Murray, c Bradburn, b Beard .. 26 B. W. Sinclair, hit wkt., b Puna 46 P. T. Barton, c Bradburn, b Beard .. 04 J. R. Reid, run out .. 126 D. O'Neely, c Puna, b Beard .10 A. E. Dick, c Puna, b Langdon .. 47 L. C. Butler, c Bayley, b Puna . 25 R. W. Blair, c Dunning, b Puna .. 7 A. R. Taylor, not out .. 8 Extras (byes 9, leg byes 8, no-balls 7) ..24 Total (0 wkts. dec.) 431 Fall of wickets: One for 33, two for 61, three for 125, four for 304, five for 332, six for 341, seven for 403, eight for 410, nine for 431.

Bowling 0. M. R. W. Huxford 9 3 26 1 Taylor 8 3 18 0 Butler .. 12 7 21 2 Blair 7 4 13 0 Murray 2 - 5 0

Bowling 0. M. R. W. Hoskin .. 19.5 5 60 1 Langdon .. 20 5 56 1 Kennedy .. 25 6 80 0 Beard 28 8 93 3 Puna .. 31.2 11 55 3 Bradburn .. 14 1 63 0