A.M.P. v. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1908, Page 2

A.M.P. v. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.

A pleasant game of cricket was played on the Wellington College grounds yesterday, between teams representing the A.M.P. Society and tha Government Insurance offices. • The match is a yearly one, and has been won by the Government representatives for tho last three years in succession. The Government went in first and scored 121 ruus, and the A.M.P. were out for 100. thus enabling the Government to win by 21 runs. Only a one innings match was played. One of the chief features -of the match was the good Adding by tho Government. Following are the scorea : Government Insurance. Spcnce, b Ilickson 6 Eose, c and b Amios 14. Kelly, b Amies 4 Paul, c Amier., b Hickson ... ... 4 Wood, c Wilkes, b Amies 5 Niven, c Halse, b Amies 34 Thompson, b Hickson 0 Ryan, b Hickson " 0 Houston, 1.b.w., b Amies ... ... 15 Arnold, not out , ,„ 7 Murdoch, b Hickson ... ". [.. 2 Extras ... „, ti< [[[ 30 Total 121 Bowling : Amies 5 for 37, and Hickson 5 for 38. A.AI.P. Amies, c Paul, b Spcnce .:. ... 13 Hicksou, c Spence, b Houston ... 29 Macbeth, b Spence 19 Williamson, c Kelly, b Spence ' 1 Sloman, b Houston ■ 3 Barclay, c Paul, b Arnold '. 5 Francis, c Murdoch, b Spence ... 9 Davies, b Spcnce j Halse, not out " 7 Wilkes, c r.ynn, b Houston ... ... Q bmythe, b Houston 3 Extras ... % |" 2 Total "^ Bowling : Spence 5 for 40, and Houston 4 for 51.