MATCHES DESCRIBED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 15

MATCHES DESCRIBED

WAREHAM'S KNOCK

OLD BOYS V. INSTITUTE

Attractive batting by C. Wareham and V. H. dv Chateau was the feature of the first day's play in the1 Wellington College Old Boys—lnstitute match, at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Opening for Old Boys, on a perfect wicket and with a fast outfield, the pair settled down and gave very useful performances. Wareham, in form, is one of the prettiest batsmen in the province, and he p.leasetl the crowcLon. Saturday -with his beautifully- timed cuts * and daring. hooks. Dv Chateau, more subdued than his partner, never* theless played the sounder cricket. Slow at the start, he gradually opened out, and, just prior to his dismissal, he was moving along well. They scored 74 and 70 respectively. Old Boys were all out f0r.284, other good batting be* ing provided by Thompson (30), Boyes (30), and Whyte (22). Institute, at stumps, had 14 on the board for. one wicket, Lang having been* run out before a run had been scored. Scott and McLean appeared quite comfort? able when stumps were drawn. The best bowling for Institute was performed by R ( Crook and J. McKeown, the latter, a Plunket Shield.re* presentative, being the sixth man to be called on in this department. Buchan and A. McLean provided useful support, the .latter, in particular, being hard; to get away. ,-. C: S. Dempster was unfortunate in suffering a split finger when he .attempted to hold a fast ball in the slips off the fourth, delivery of the day. Dv Chateau was the batsman attd Crook the bowler. Dempster left the ground t6 receive attention, and took no further part in the day's play. Details:— OLD BOYS. First Innings. dv Chateau, c sub., b Buchan ... 70 WareMim, st. Bezzant, b McKeown 74 Young, b McKeowh 13 Rainbird, c sub., b Crook ......... 2 J. R. Lamason, c Henderson, b Grook ... ... » 4 Browne, c Henderson, b Crook *~ 12, Thompson, c and b Crook ....... 30 R. H. Lamason, run out ....*.... *i Boyes, c Crook, b McKeown .... ,30 Whyte, b McKeown .............. 22. Mildenhall, not out ».*».>..» 2 Extras 14 Total lii Fall of wickets; One for 110, two for 152, three for 163, tour for 166, five for 170, six for 198, seven for 215, eight for 228, nine for 267, ten for 284. Bowling; Crook took four wickets for 76 runs, Buchan one for 38, McLean none for 52, Boddy none for 33, Lattg none for 10, McKeown four for 81. INSTITUTE. First Innings. Scott, not out .. 7 Lang, run out **.. 0 McLean, not out 2 Extras «.. 5 Tota] for one wicket 14 Fall of wickets; One for 0. Bowling: Boyes took no wickets for 2 runs, Mildenhall none for 6, Lamason none for 1. The umpires were Messrs. Dalton and Lambert.