LOCAL MATCH

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 5

LOCAL MATCH

ASSOCIATION v MERCANTILL LEAGUE

Teams fiom the Wellington Cneket As sociation and the Mercantile League played a match at the Basin Reserve on New Year's Day undei excellent condi tioris. The Association team was much too shong foi the League, but, apmt from' the play, tho match was o£ conaideiablc benefit to the two enckst bodies m that it bi ought them into closei touch with each othei foi the furtheiance ol the gime as a whole Duung tho luncheon in the Basm Reserve pavilion, Mr A. G Cate (president of the Meteantile Cricket League) expressed apprecution of the action oE the Wellington Cricket Association in meeting the League uudei such happy circumstances In lefemng to the piogiess of the g?me m New Zea land, he remaiked that it was the hope of all that the \arious cricket orgam«a tions in Wellington'would be under tha one conholling body. Ml A Varney (hon secretaryof the Wellington Cntket Association) said that the occasion was a very pleasing one for the Association. At a conference, at which delegates of the Association, the Meieantile League, the ■Wellington League, and the Combined Pi ess -Here invited to be present, a scheme was to be formulated -with a -view to an amalgamation of all tho local cricket bodies. . This, it was considered, would be for the good of the game. In the match on Satuidaj there weie a numbei of outstanding perfoimeis with the bat m the Association's team, W Duetm, Aimstrong (captain), Tape, Biowne, and H Mmphy all making good scoies, and -nith tho ball H Biamlej Vietmejer, and Aimstioiy bo vied with success The bes,t peifoimeis loi the League weie H Bramley, X de Muth, aud Falconer. Details — , ■ WELLINGTON. Krst Innings. Smith, lbw, b Eakonei . 19 W. Dustin, retiied . .... 0 4. A. C. Tripe, letned ...'.' 51 J Lamason, b Da\enport ... ]g R Aimstioug, run out (,i L G Claike, c de Muth, b Tdlconei XI D Moms, c Faulks, b Walkei 21 Ij Biowne, retired 33 H Braralej, Ibw, b Talconei \< H Murphj, b Falconci 4? P Fulton, st Tiei, b Falconer ...! ' 0 W T Vietmeyer, not out .... i Eiiias .-> ... " 97 Total . "^ Bowling Analysis —Bramley took no wickets for 3G mils, Cotliell, none foi 14, falconer, five foi 95, Biookb, none loi 07 Ddvenpoit, one for 44, Nichol, none foi foi "0 y ' none f°l 20 > Walk« one MERCANTILE LEAGUE. First Innings X <le^ ll l'll > c Claike, b BiamTey 30 ix t T Didsbuiy, c Biowne, b Biamley 8 H Biamley, c and b A letmejei \v U \Valker, c Aimstron,.', b Vietmej ci -„ S Biooks, b Biamley g J Davenpoit, c Lamason, b Fulton 1? L Tiei, c Claike, b Bramley ... ' 0 .1 G Nichol, b Biamley . ",\ ' 0 U Cottrell, b Vietmejei " n J Faulkes, b Pulton ' g A G Maddocks, c Tupe, b Aimsliong 4 J. Young, not out . n Extras . . " Total . . . ~^ Bowlug Analysis—Biamlcy took five uickets foi 37 luns, Tnpe, none for 20 Vietmeyet, tlnee foi 17, Moms, nono foi 11, l'ulton, two foi 22, Biowne, one foi 5, Aimstiong, one for 0 „ Second Innings. A Falconei, b Aimbtiong 4 J Young, b Lamason . j R G Didsbuiy, mn out ' ' 1 H Biamlev, c bmith, b Aimstion' 17 I ' G- Nichol, c Smith, b Aimstiong 0 W M Walker, c Biowne, b Armstrong v S Brooks, not out . . 0 Txtias .... . 1 Total for six wickets . 35 Bowling Anal j sis— \lmstrollg took foui wickets for 25 runs; Lamason, one for 9.