MATCHES DESCRIBED

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 97, 21 October 1935, Page 16

MATCHES DESCRIBED

OLD BOYS AND WELLINGTON

Although Wellington College Old Boys were favoured with first strike on an excellently-prepared wicket, the afternoon's play in the match at the Basin Reserve went very much Wellington's way. The elevens differed a little from those which usually took the field for the respective clubs last season, but both had the appearance of being quite strong. With not a few Of the players, however, there was the evidence of lack of practice, but several of the participants performed as though unaffected by the long winter break. At the end of the afternoon Wellington had secured a lead on the fir^t innings and had six wickets intact.

The wicket, somewhat on the spongy side, looked good for the batsmen, but Old Boys made but a moderate showing, one of their main stumbling blacks to.progress being Meecb, a promoted player, whose off-spinners, inclined to keep low, were not easily played. A variation of pace in his bowling was also effective, and Meech came through with the excellent figures of five for 43. Good fielding by Wellington also- restricted Old Boys in their run-making mission. After three wickets had" fallen cheaply, Lamason endeavoured to break down the attack, and he landed a 6 and 4 from successive deliveries by Blundell. Then, after a chance, he was out at 25. Rainbird played the soundest innings for the side, though it produced only 26. Griffiths and R. Lamason helped the tail to wag, Griffiths at times opening out and lifting the ball clear of fieldsmen. He top-scored for Old Boys with 35 in a total of 166.

. Wellington's innings, commenced immediately after the tea adjournment, was started splendidly by Whyte and Foley. While Foley played the rock, Whyte. made the runs, and they came attractively from his bat. Whyte was in really good form, and not worried by the various changes of bowling. In a score of 60 Whyte had six 4's. Foley was at the creases for nearly an hour and a half in making 22, but his effort paved the way for those to follow. Ell used the bat to good purpose, and was sailing along nicely when the familiar lbw stopped his progress. His 38 was attractively compiled. Morgan and Airey batted well in the failing light, and saw to it that Wellington finished up the day with a lead on the first innings. Of the Old Boys' bowlers, L. V. Browne (a former Wellington representative, who has been in Hawke's Bay and Nelson in recent years) and Lamason did best in sharing the four wickets which fell. Details:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. dv Chateau, lbw, b Symes 8 Burnette, c Morgan, b Blundell .. 0 McGuire, run out 6 J. Lamason, b Meech 25 Rainbird, b Meech 26 Warehaim, run out 0 Browne, b Meech 10 R. Lamason, b Symes 18 Griffiths, not out 35 Duncan, b Meech 10 Bird, b Meech 7 Extras: Byes 13, leg-byes 2, no-balls 6 21 Total 166 Fall of Wickets.—One for 2, two for 10, three for 24, four for 54, five for 54, six for 69, seven for 103, eight for 103, nine; for 140, ten for 166. Bowling.—Symes took two wickets for 46 runs, Blundell one for 48, Meech fiye for 43; Foley none for 8. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Foley, C R. Lamason, b J. Lamason 23 Whyte, b Browne 60 Ell, lbw, b Browne 38 Thomas, b J. Lamason 1 Morgan, not out ■ 23 Airey, not out 17 Extras: Byes 13, wides 2 15 Total for four wickets 176 Fall of Wickets.—One for 83 two for 112, three for 126, four for 144. Bowling.—Bird took no wickets for 21 runs, J. Lamason two for. 34, Griffiths none for 28, Duncan none for 27, Browne two for 26, Burnette none for 18, and Rainbird none for 7. The umpires were Messrs. T. Reynolds and C. Moore.