CRICKET VICTORY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23850, 28 December 1940, Page 3

CRICKET VICTORY

AUCKLAND'S SUCCESS MATCH AT WELLINGTON HOME TEAM BEATEN OUTRIGHT [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Friday The inter-provincial cricket match between Auckland and Wellington, scheduled for four days, terminated before lunch in victory for Auckland by eight wickets. Requiring only 72 in the second innings for an outright victory, Auckland soon secured the. runs this morning. Whitelaw (5) and Burgess (5) resumed Auckland's second innings, and when the total was 28 Whitelaw was caught by Norris, off Parsloe. Burgess and Scott carried the score to 67 in a bright partnership, before the former also was caught by Norris, off Wilson. Pearson joined Scott, who hit the winning; run. The early finish of the came was unfortunate for Wellington from the financial aspect also, because the visit of the Auckland eleven had created a good deal of interest and a bis gate was expected on Saturday afternoon. The scores were:— WELLINGTON First innings .. .. - .. 143 Second Innings J. A. Standidge. st Blandford, b Cleverley 4 11. W. Oshor/i, b Weir .. . . .. 0 P. D. Wilson, c Cleverley, b Andrews .. 12 W. E. Xorris, c Cleal, b Weir . . . . <IS D. S. Wilson, c Blandford, b Andrews lt> N. S. H. Burnette, Ibw.Jj Andrews . . 4S J. R. Lamason, st Blandford, b Burke 7 T. S. Riiss. Ibw, b Burke .. .. .. 0 C. K. Parsloe, b Weir .. .. .. 1 0. Rabone, c Blandford, b Andrews S T. A. Dowries, not out .. .. .. 2 Extras . .. .. •• 1 Total 150 Bowling.—Andrews four wickets for 51. runs. Weir three for 30, Burke two tor 20, Cleverley one for 30, AUCKLAND. —First Innings P. E. Whitelaw. Ibw b Parsloe .. .. 1 G. W. Burgess, c orris, b Lamason .. 21 H. T. Pearson, b Parsloe .. .. 70 L. Weir, b Lamason v. . . . . 0 V. J. Scott, c Parsloe, b Downes . 21 O. C. Cleal. c Burnette, b Parsloe . . 5S J. A. R. Blandford, b Dowries .. .. 8 H. J. H. Harrison, Ibw, b Parsloe .. 0 C'. Burke, b Downes . . . . .. 2 D. Cleverley, run out . .. .. 5 F. M. Andrews, not out .. • .. 17 Extras . .. . • • • - .. 19 Total '^22 Bowling.—Parsloe four wickets for 62 runs, Downes three for 74, Lamason two for 30, Rabone none for 11, D. Wilson none for 23. Second Innings P. E Whitelaw, c Norris, b Parsloe .. 17 G. W. Burgess, c Norris, b Wilson .. 26 V. J. Scott, not out .. • • .. 2.S 11. T. Pearson, not out . . . . - • 0 Extras • . • • • • • - ■ 2 Total for two wickets .. .. 73 Bowling.—Wilson one wicket for 7 runs, Parsloe one for 20 runs, Downes none for 25, Rabone none for 19.