WALKER SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 152, 26 December 1923, Page 8

WALKER SHIELD

WELLINGTON v. AUCKLAND.

A match for {he Walker Shield was commenced at Kelb'urn Park to-day between teams representing the Auckland Suburban Cricket Association and the Wellington Cricket League. Four teams originally entered for the contest, but Canterbury couid not make the trip. In consequence, a Wellington B team was arranged to meet the Auckland B team, and that match was also played at Kelburn Park to-day. Trial ■ games were played by the four teams yesterday. In the principal match this morning the -local team- batted first, and by steady play ran up a total of 146 for nine wickets before the luncheon adjournment. At stages of the game Hutchinsbn, Simpson, and Martin struck good form with the ball, and those batsmen who faced them when bowling at their best found scoring a fairly difficult process. Nevertheless a few. of the local men, Donoghne, G. Renner, and M. Dind made fairly good contributions to the score, and Denison and Brooks were doing well for the last wicket when the adjournment was taken. .The conditions foi play were excellent. V Seymour, the .Kent; plaj'er, i who recently arrived in Auckland from England, and was engaged as coach for the Suburban Association,wwats t unable to make the trip witli the. northereners. Snores:—

' WELLINGTON. s; >:"-"Tu's£?lnriings. * M. Pind,,.b Hutchinson .; 24 ' AVErskihe, b'Simpson ..'......1........ 1. 0 A. Doneghue, b Buisson 42 H. Hellawell, b Simpson' ' 2 B. Murphy, b Hutchinson 1 E. Renner, b Simpson .................. 2 G. Renner, c Hutchinson, b- Martin 26' H. Denison, not out ... > ... 15 L. Wilton, b Martin .. '..'.'..„'.'.!!.'.'. 2 J.- Haydon, lbw, b Martin 9 S. Brooks, not out 12 Extras 11 Nine wickets for 146 Fall of wickets: One for 1, two for 43, three for 52, four for 53, five for 58, six for 88, seven for 114, eight for 116, nine for 128. THE SECOND ELEVENS. . The' Wellington League B team batted first against the Auckland Suburban B team and gave the visitors a rather strenuous time: in the field. Before lunch two. or " three good partnerships were made, Dumbleton and Greig starting off well, and Nicholle, Brown, and Holtz backing them up with good tallies." Whoii the adjournment was taken a total, of 260 had been compiled for the loss of four .wickets. Scores : — WELLINGTON 8.. " ..First" Innings. L. Dumbleton, b R. Watts ..'. ■ 44 I. Greig, c A. Watts,, b' Adams 72 W. Nicholle, b Elliott, ..:... ..'. 30 W. Hickling, b Adams ..."... .7... 6J. Brown, not aut 39 Holtz, not out 47 Extras \\ 22 Four wickets .for .;........ 260 Fall of, wickets.—One for 91, two for 139, three for 143, fdur for. 177.