WON BY TEN WICKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18279, 21 December 1922, Page 10

WON BY TEN WICKETS.

ENGLAND AT WANGANUI. BATSMEN HIT OUT FREELY. CALTHORPE'S FINE CENTURY [bt telegraph.—press association.] WANGANUI, Wednescay. The match between England and the Minor Associations concluded to-day in fine weather, tho visitors winning by ten wickets.

Tho Englishmen carried their first innings' scoro to 296. Calthorpe, who was 51 not out on the previous day, compiled 117, an innings marked by good timing and hard driving. Wilkinson and Brand 6haped the best of the rest. Tae visitors forced the pace to make their display a sporting one, and all hit out at the bowling. The home bowling was lacking in quality, as Hillard was indisposed and had withdrawn from the game.

In their second effort, the Minor Associations' team fared better, Lambert again taking the honours with a sterling display. The Englishmen made light of the task set them to win, Lowry and Hill-Wood quickly knocking up tho necessary- 34 runs. Scores: —

ENGLAND.—First Innings. Gibson, c Gilmour, b Williams . . 33 Calthorpe, c London, b Hughes . . 117 Wilkinson, c Orr, b Clark . . . . 35 Brand, c Hughes, b Clark , . .« 30 MacLaren, b Gilmour 12 Chapman, b Hughes • • • • 1 Wilson, st Blamires, b Lambert . . 8 Lowry, c Clurk, b Gilmour . . . . 8 Mac Lean, c sub, b Gilmour . „ . . 17 Hartley, run out » 4 Hill-Wood, not out i> H Extras ~ , 20 Total *. 296 Bowling Analysis.—Lambert took one wicket for 65 runs, Clark two for 83, Williams ono for 46, Gilmour three for 48. Hughes two for 16, Holland none for is: Second Innings. Lowrv, not out .19 Hill-Wood, not out .. • « . • " Extras • • • * • « * • *

No wickets for .. -•■ . . 34 MINOR ASSOCIATIONS. First Innings Second Innings. Orr, b C'ftlthorpe J- 1 London, c McLean, b Gibson . * 13 Blamires," c Wilkinson, b Gibson . . 31 Lambert, b Gibson 63 Gilmour, b Brand . . •-. •» 0 Williams, b Calthorpe . - . . 25 Wood, not out x . . 37 Orton, c McLean, b Gibson . . . . o Hughes, c Chapman, b Gibson . . 0 Clark, st McLean, b Hill-Wood . , 2 Holland, absent ■ 0 Extras " *___ Total . . .. • » • « • • 200 Bowling Analysis.—Gibson took five wickets for 72, Calthorpe two ior 48, Brand one for 51, Hartley none for 14, Hill-Wood one for 2.