FAST SCORING

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

FAST SCORING

HUTT V. WELLINGTON

A surprise was created at the Hutt I Recreation Grouhd on Saturday when Wellington won the toss and put the Hutt team in to bat. The Hutt batsmen appreciated the move and scored quickly. When Kemp was bowled for 37. with the total at 66, he and McLeod had been at the wickets for thirty minutes. The hundred went up in fifty minutes, but after Stehr's dismissal there was a slowing up. Kemp hit six 4's in his excellent innings and McLeod nine 4's. The only other batsman to distinguish himself was R. Gwilliam, who scored 50 in i fifty-nine minutes. Meech, who was last Change, bowled splendidly, taking five for 47. Wellington began badly in their task of heading the Hutt total of 252. Monteath and Ell were soon dismissed, but Morgan and Whyte added 68 forthe third wicket. Whyte's 66 was an excellent display, marked by good play ori the leg side and some gOod t straight driving. He batted for eigntynine minutes and hit two 6's and seven 4's. Details:-— HUTT. ! First Innings. Kemp, b Ell .« 37 McLeod, b Meech 57 Stehr, b Blundell ~.. 19 Capstick, c and b Meech ........ 15 Aim, b Meech v » 0 Williams, b Meech 6 Champness. b Meech 15 Gwilliam, not out 57 Muir, b Morrissey . 12 Fowler, b Morrissey 0 Downes, c Whyte, b Blundell ... 5 Extras 29 Total ..*........ 252 Fall of Wickets.—'One for 66, two for 109, three for 146, four for 146, five for 149, six for 170, seven for 190, eight for 247, nine for 247. ten for 252. Bowling.—Blundell took two wickets for 69 runs; Morrissey, two for 46; Ell, one for 51; Rabone, none for 6; Morgan, none for 4; Meech, five for 47. WELLINGTON. First Innings. Monteath,, b Muir 5 Whyte, c and b McLeod 66 Ell, c Fowler, b Champness .... 18 Morgan, not out • 33 Kuhn, not out ...,..,'. is Extras 7 Total for three wickets 147 Fall of Wickets.—One for 8, two for 50, three for 118. Bowling.—Downes took none for 65 runs; Muir, one for 42; Champness one for 19; McLeod, one for 14