CRICKET.

Grey River Argus, 11 December 1928, Page 6

CRICKET.

Hawke Cup Contest. ’ LAY AND WILSON’S FINE SHOWING. ’ WANGANUI; December J - Tho Hawke Cup elimination cricket ’ match, Taranaki v Wanganui, was 5 continued this aft. moon. There was heavy rain early this morning and showers later, causing a postponement 1 1 untirs p.m. The wicket was sodden < and slippery, and the- outfield slow, < but the wicket was certainly ns gin' - < pot, though later in the afternoon it < tended to become sticky. The Taranaki batsmen made a bril- t liant stand against the bowling on 1 Saturday, but on the: resumption, Wil- v son (91 not out) and Lay (105 not 1 out) wt T e rather slow in starting- t Finally Wilson reached a century, h«s • r secojnd for the match, and when 110, t was clean bowled by a Bernau. Lay added three to his score making lOS, be-

fore he was run out. Tli i partnership added over two hundred. The remaining batsui m did not last Tong. Kandell (25) Alexander (17) and Brown (17), being the only double figure scores. IS quiring 149 runs to win, Wanganui commenced with one hundred minutes to go. When stumps were drawn, there were six wickets down i'or 86. The match will be resum d at 10.30 to-morrow morning, Wanganui requiring 64 runs to win.