TOWN AND COUNTRY DRAWN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 December 1930, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY DRAWN.

PROVINCIALS' ALL-ROUND SUPERIORITY WELLINGTON, Last Night. A feature of the concluding day's play in the annual trial, of cricketing strength between Town and Country representatives at the Basin Teserve yesterday was the brilliant bowling of A. Newman, of Nelson, who in the Town team's first innings sent down 27.2 overs, seven of which were maidens, and secured seven wickets for 42 runs.

The majority of the Town players eould do nothing with his accurate spin bowling and the whole side fell for 163, 10,0 less than the Country eleven had totalled on Friday. J. R. Lamason (70) was the only batsman to shape confidently, though Tindall and Blundell, each of whom scored 23, managed to put on 47 for the last wicket. Reaney (Hawke's Bay) captured two wickets for 32 runs and Massey (Wairarapa) one for 47.

The Town team followed on and, at, the call of time, had scored 251 for the loss of nine -wickets. Dempster and Crook put on 94 for the fifth wicket. Dempster went on to reach 105, while Hepburn (32), Airey (27), Crook (25), J. Newman (15) and Blundell (14) did better than in their first knock. A. Newman again bowled well, securing two wickets for 26 off 13 overs, thus taking nine wickets for 68 runs in the match.

Gallichan (Manawatu) did well with his slow left-handed deliveries, capturing five for 112 off 31 overs. Massey took one"for 59 and Eeaney one for 37. though the tall Hawke's Bay righthanded medium-fast bowler had two catches dropped off him in the slips.

The match was drawn. Scores: — COUNTRY.—First Innings L. Pacey, b. Newman 3 0. Naismith, b. Crook U H. S. Stephenson, c. Airey, b. Newman 5 D. A. Cameron, b. Newman .... 25 W. Norris, c. Dempster, b. Blundeil 45 T. C. Lowry, b. Crook 55 T. P. Eeaney, 1.b.w., b. Blundeil U N. Gallichan, b. Newman 4S H. B. Massey, c. Newman, b. Dempster 3 M. A. O 'Brien, not out 35 A. Newman, c. J. Newman, b. Warnes '^ x Extras • • ..*•• •• 1Total 263 Bowling analysis: Blundeil, two for 84; Crook,* two for 64; Newman, four for 57; Warnes, one for 29; Hamilton, none for 11; Dempster, one for 6. TOWN.—First Innings Dempster, c. Newman, b. Eeaney 1.1 Hamilton, 1.b.w., b. Newman .... 2 Airey, c. Newman, b. Eeaney .. 6 Hepburn, e. Naismith, b. Newman 0 Lamason, c. Lowry, b. Massey .. 70 Standidge, b. Newman lv Crook, st. Norris, b. Newman .. 4 Tindill, c. Naismith, b. Newman 0 J. Newman, b. A. Newman .... 0 Warnes, c. Naismith, b. Newman 23 Blundeil, not out 23 Extras - "' Total 168 Bowling analysis: Newman, seven for 42; Massey, one for 41; Eeaney, two for 32; Gallichan, none for 31; Stephenson, none for 10. Second Innings. Airey, b. Eeaney 27 Hamilton, c. Bullock-Douglas, b.

Newman 12 Lamason, 1.b.w., b. Gallichan .... 5 Hepburn, st. Lowry, b. Newman . . 32 Crook, st. Lowry, b. Gallichan .. 25 Standidge, 1.b.w., b. Gallichan .. fi Warnes, 1.b.w., b. Massey ...... u Dempster, c. O'Brien, b. Gallichan 100 ■J. Newman, c. Eeaney, b. Gallichan .15 .Tindill, not out 4 Blundeil, not out 14 Extras ? Total for nine wickets 251