VISITING CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20721, 14 November 1930, Page 13

VISITING CRICKETERS.

WEST INDIES ELEVEN. MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON GAME ENDS IN DRAW. GOOD BOWLING BY BLUNDELL. frV TF.I.EGn \FH. TREPS ASSOCIATION.] AYELLLN'CiTON, Thursday. Run prevented play (his morning in the cricket match hot ween Mie West Indian (Pint .mil Wellington. l\v two o'clock it war. bright ami sunny and tho visitors continued their innings. The wind soon veered to the south, however, and heavy rain l"\3.in, and the game was abandoned at 3.35 l' hi., -when the visitors had scored J2o for four tickets. With two wickets down for 27) in reply f.•> Wellington's opening innings of 195, Hunto (5) and Ueadley resumed the inning". After the pair had doubled the f.rore Ueadley was snapped up by Han-k-iris behind tho wicket off Newman. Birke! I, the vice-captain (Trinidad), came in next, and helped Hurjte to take the tcoro to when Hunte, who had mado ]3, wsi. nicely taken by Hepburn at cover off Flundell. Martin, a left-hander, then joined Birkett. Several changes were made in the bowling. At 119 BlundeJl took tho ball from Farsloe, whose eight overs had cost 23 runs. Birkett placed Newman to leg f'<r three and drove Blundell past cover to the boundary. Rain then set in from ■the south and the game was abandoned. The scores were:— WELLINGTON, [First. Innings . . *.• , : ; . 195 WEST INDIES.—First Innings. A, Roach, Ibw, b Blundell . . . 8 E F. Hunte, c Hepburn, b Blundell , 13 J. E. D. Sealey, c Dempster, b Blundell .. ' 9 O. Headlev, c Hnnkins, b Newman . 17 Li. S. Birkett, not out .. . * K . 40 E. R. Martin, not out „ a »«• « a 26 Extras • • .ai J 5 S3 10 Total for four wickets , < >. 123 Bowling—Parsloe took no wickets for 93 runs, Blundell three for 33, McLeod pone for 8, Warnes none for 25, Newman one for 29. In the course of his reply to the welcome hv tho Mayor of Wellington, Mr. G. A. Troup, on hehalf of the citizens, the manager of the team, Mr. R. H. Mallett, said tho cricketers of England were eagerly looking forward to the visit of the New Zealand team next year, on account of the most favourable impression which the team from tho Dominion had created in 1927. Tho West Indian rricketers wished the New Zealanders every success fn England. The West Indians left for Auckland by the express train this evening and will fail from Auckland for Sydney to-morrow. Tho Australian tour will begin with a match against New South Wales at Sydney on November 21, and will conclude ■with the fifth test, match at Sydney on March '1: Th« team is due to arrive back in Wellington on March 10, and will sail the day.