MERCANTILE LEAGUE
WELLINGTON.' v. AUCKLAND.
A B. team representing the Wellington Mercantile League met an Auckland suburban team at KelUurn Park yesteraay. Batting first, ■ the northern team £? r m.Plled the good total of 204, and Wellington replied with 92. Simpson, ?" £r U<i,- d ,bo-wlel% was responsible for Wellingtons poor showing, capturmg seven hvickets at a cost of thirty runs Details are as follow:— Auckland (lirst innings): Lonegan. b Holtz 13; Breeze, run out, '83; Martin lbw b Holtz, 0; Miller, b Farrell, 10*; Robertson,,b Elhoit. 13; Kerr', b Elliott. 13; Buisson st Wilton, b Holtz, 5; Nairn ftvr, b-Elliott. 16; Preston, not out. 0 Extras 9. Total 204. Bowline ■ Nicholls took one wicket for 44 runs, Holtz our for 45 Farrell one for 39, Elliott three for 19 Wellington (first innings): tackling ■ b Simpson. 0; Nicholls. c :~r-- b Brown, b Simpson, 5; Holt/., c : , b Simpson, 26; Hurcombo, b Simpson, 0; Wilton, b Simpson 0; Farrell, b Simpson. 4; Elliott. b Hutchison. 6 Cruickshank, not out 7; R. CruictaJMMfc, b gimpgon, 0j
Evans, b Martin, 12. Extras 10. Total 92. Bowling: Simpson took seven wickets for 30 runs, Kejr one for 29, Hutchison one for 24, Martin one for 0. The match is being continued to-day.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 152, 26 December 1923, Page 3
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207MERCANTILE LEAGUE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 152, 26 December 1923, Page 3
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