COLLEGE CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 72, 17 December 1932, Page 11

COLLEGE CRICKET

Wanganui and Wellington A DRAW GAME That the secondary schools of the Dominion are proving excellent nurseries for manly athletic exercises was proved by the form shown in the annual cricket match between Wanganui Collegiate School and Wellington College, which was played on "Wellington College ground on Thursday and yesterday, and ended in a drawn game. Two days is all too short in which to reach finality in such matches. ■ The game started at 10.30 on Ihursdav morning, when "Wellington went to the wickets, and in five hours totalled 197 runs. Saunders played a sound innings for 68. finding the boundary seven times. Rainbird, Bezzant, and Lees also showed good defence, but the innings altogether lacked enterprise. In three-quarters of an hour. Rutledge and Harding, for Wanganui, put on close on 100 runs, both passing the half-cen-tU Continuing yesterday, this early promise was not maintained, and gotxt bowling by O’Loughlin saw the Wanga; nui team dismissed after two and a-halt hours’ batting for 233. Hewitt, who scored 50 not out, was the only batsman to show confidence yesterday. . Wellington did better in their second innings, and, after running up 21< for six wickets, the closure was. applied. Souness batted soundly for <O, filldrag the boundary nine times. Lees and O lih also did well, both reaching the £ ° Wm'iganui possess a fine pair of opening balsu»n in Harding, a stylish leahander, and Rutledge. This pair, who put on 89 for the first wicket in the first inning again gave Wanganui u splendid start’by scoring 81 before Hard mg was bowled by an abnormal off-break by Harding played sparkling cricket for his 57, being very strong at leg strokes. When stumps were drawn at 6 o’clock. Wanganui had scored 96 for three wickets, and the match w- - Rutledge played soundly for .31 not out. The following arc the scores WELLINGTON.—First Innings. It. It. Truscott, b. Dean 3 J. C. Souness. b. Dean W. G. Rainbird, run out ;»« E. F. Bezzant, b. Barron ■■■■■■■■■■■■■• v W Saunders, c. Hewitt, b. Jackman.. OS j' H ’ O’Lougblin. b. Jackman K. L. Lees, b. Barron J. M. Hill, 1.b.w., b. Jackman - L. K. Steel, not out ° L. B. Quirk, b. Dean * R. J. Meek, c. Jackman, b. Dean u Extras l * Hi Bowling Analysis—Barron took: two■wickets for C'J runs: Dean, four 33 . Hewitt, none for 14: Godby, none Cor 14, Jackman, three for 36. Second Innings. Truscott b. Barron ‘ Souness. b. Jackman Rainbird, e. and b. Dean < Bezzant, b. Godby 1 Saunders, b. Godby Lees, c. Harding, b. Jackman 40 O'Loughlin, not out ;'•> Hill. not. out. ' Extras J Total for six wickets 217 (Innings declared closed). Bowling Analysis.—Barron took one wicket for ST runs; Dean, one for 24; Jackman, two for 48; Godby, two for ot; Hewitt, none for IS; G. K. Orton, none for 0. WANGANUI.—First Innings. | N. J'. Rutledge, c. and b. Soilness .... 31 ) A. F.Harding, e. Rainbird, b. O'Lougb- I lin 33 R JI Jackman, st. Bezzant, b. Soulless 8 I'.’ U. Stanford, c. and b. O’Lougblin .. .19 D. S. Dean, 1.b.w.. b. O’Lougbllti 20 D. R. Orton, b. Quirk 4 J. L. P. Sheriff, 1.b.w., b. Quirk 0 P. W. M. Barron, b. OlLoughlln I P. R. Godby, b. O’Lougblin 0 M. J. Hewitt, not out. 30 H. D. Orton, c. O’Loughllo, b. Souncss 8 Extras 17 Total 233 Bowling. Analysis.—Quirk took two wickets for 88 runs; O’Lougblin, five for 32; Meek, none for 24; Steel, none for 17; Rainbird, none for 11; Souucss, three for 24. Second Innings. Harding, b. Bounces ■">" Rutledge, not out 31. Jackman, c. Bezzant,. b. Steel 1 Stanford, b. Steel 2 Dean, not: out 1 Extras 4 Total for three wickets 96 Bowling Analysis.—Steel took two wickets for 23 runs; O’Loughlin none for 20: Mock none for 21; Quirk, none for 8; Souness, one for 20. MERCANTILE LEAGUE The selection committee of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League has chosen the following players to represent the league in their annual mutch with Wanganui on January 2 and 3:—L. Whinham (Shipping), captain; W. Jupp (Roseneath), S. Brooks (Cowans). C. Murphy (Bookers), M . Church (Bookers), J. Brooks (Press), A. Welch /Exchange), J. Roberts (Smith and Smith), G. Diack (Smith and Smith), P. Stone I (Jas. Smiths), I. Climo (State Fire), E. ‘Marton (Roseneath). twelfth man.