HONOURS TO COUNTRY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19247, 12 February 1937, Page 8

HONOURS TO COUNTRY

CRICKET AT PALMERSTON FIRST INNINGS LEAD REANEY'S GOOD SCORE. (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., last night. The match between the Wellington Plunket Shield team and an eleven from .country, districts, which concluded yesterday, resulted in a draw, but the honours* of the game remained with the country players, who established a 30-run first-innings lead. The feature of the second day's play was the batting of T. Reaney, of Hawke's. Bay, and, W. E. Norris, of Aranawatn, who added 133 for the fifth wicket, just when it looked as if the Wellington bowlers would dismiss the side for a comparatively small score.

When Norris joined Reaney, the total was 110 for four wickets, but when Reaney, who had played a splendid innings for 03, was unlucky enough to run himself out, Country, with five wickets still in hand, required only ">4 to head Wellington's total. The innings eventually closed for 32(5, and it was not until Wellington's total had been passed that Norris, who had made CB, lost his wicket when going for a big hit.

The Plunket Shield team batted a second time and when stumps were drawn had L"l runs on for four wLkets, Gallichan being undefeated at 02. Scores were:— WELLINGTON. First Innings . . . . .. 29fi . . Second Innings. M. O'Brien, c Norris, b Johnson 34 Du Chateau, b Massey .. .. 0 Ell, b Pritchard 4 Gallichan, not out . . . . f>2 Lamason, c and b Reaney .. ol Extras .. .. .. .. " Total for four wickets .. In] Bowling.—Pritchard, one for 2."; Massey, one for 21; Christensen, none for 42; Groombridge, none for 17; Murchison, none for 8; Johnson, one for 20; Reaney, one for 12. COUNTRY. First Innings. Robertson, b Lamason .. .. 3."> Murchison, st Tindill, b Gallichan 23 Cutler, c Tindill, b Ashenden .. 20 T. Reaney, run out .. .. 93 Massey, b Lamason .. .. 4 Norris, b Lamason . . .. OS Ilayward, Ibw, b Parsloe .. 0 Pritchard, b Parsloe .. .. 2(i Oroombridge, b Parsloe .. ~ 4 Johnson, b Ashenden . . .. 1' Christensen, not out .. .. 18 Extras 20 Total 320 Bowling.—Parsloe, three for 90; Ashenden, two for 8G; Lamason, three for 79; N. Gallichan, one for 29; B. Griffiths, none for 15.