MANAWATU V. WELLINGTON

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 94, 22 April 1935, Page 3

MANAWATU V. WELLINGTON

BLUNDELL'S SLOGGING INNINGS (Special to the "Evening Post.") PALMERSTON N., This Day. The outstanding features of Saturday's play in ■ the cricket match Manawatu v. Wellington were E. D. Blundell's forceful batting and M. Waldin's., successful bowling and fielding. Coining in as tenth man, Blundell treated every ball as one to be slogged to the boundary, and rattled on SO in 45 minutes. He even went as far as to secure' 30 off' one over —three C's and three 4's. It was a delightful conclusion to the clay's play, and pulled Wellington out of a difficult situation. On the other hand, Waldin secured three wickets in his' first four overs, one a difficult catch off his own bowling. G. Robertson also distinguished himself by scattering Ashendeli's stumps with a throw-in of fully 30 yards. R. Hatch contributed a fine 81 to Manawatu's overnight total. Scores are as follows:— MANAWATU. First innings 312 , WELLINGTON. First Innings. E. W. Tindill, b Leet 70 11. A. Whyte, c Pollitt, b R. Hatch . 13 W. Christophersen, b Leet 11 S. Ward, c J. Galiichan, b Berquist . 0 C. Parsloe, c and b Waldin 23 S: D. Wilson, b Berquist 5 W. Tricklebank,' b Waldin 5 H. Handscomb, b Waldin 0 J. Ashenclen, run out 7 E. D. Blundell, not out 80 B. Griffiths, not out 5. Extras1- 15 ■Total for .nine .wickets 234 JUNIOR GAME. There was a different tale in the match" between Mauawatu B and another Wellington team. The scores tell their own story:— MANAWATU. First Innings. Hearsey, I) dv Chateau 2 J. Ongley, run out 24 Gibson, b Fay '. 2 Edwards, lbw, b Fay 2 Sandman, cdv Chateau, b Burnette 3U A. M. Ongley, c L. Randall, b dv Chateau !) Spelman, b Fay 31 Gavey, b dv Chateau 8 Waugb, c Fay, b dv Chateau 2 Allan, b Fay 14 Jewett, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 137 Bowling for Wellington, dv Chateau took four wickets for 33 runs, Fay four for 51, Burnette one for 28, Foley none for 12, and O'Neill none for 3. WELLINGTON. First Innings. . ■ .' Burnette, st Allan, b Spelman 2 Dv Chateau, b Spelmaii (i Fay, b Spelman :... 1 O'Neill, b Spelman 1 Lawton, c Allan, h Hearsey 8 Foley, c Jewett, b Spelman ' 10 Prince, b Spelman 0 Carey, not out 5 Smith, run out ' 1 L. Randall, b Spelman 0 M. Randall, absent >"— Extras 7 Total ■ .'..... ;:.... 41 Bowling for Manawatu, Jewett took no wickets for 11 runs, Spelmau, seven for 19, and Hearsey one for 4.