FIVE-WICKETS WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 243, 4 January 1928, Page 16

FIVE-WICKETS WIN

WELLINGTON’S DECISIVE VICTORY A DISASTROUS OPENING Press Association. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Canterbury’s uphill fight in the Plunket Shield match with Wellington at the* Basin Reserve was concluded today. Wellington won by five wickets. Since yesterday there had been a marked change in the weather, a keen southerly wind giving the conditions an unpleasant touch for the third day's play. Rain early this morning had little effect upon ground and wicket, which were still in good order. Requiring 108 runs to win, Wellington made a disastrous start. The opening batsmen were Dempster and Foley, and the former -was caught at mid-off by McEwin off the second ball of Read’s first over. Lowry filled the vacancy and started confidently, but before he reached double figures he was snapped up in the slips. The locs of Dempster and Lowry for eight rune was a severe one for Wellington. Airey and Foley now associated and the former quickly jumped into his stride. Foley was not quite so free, but he kept going steadily. Page, who opened the bowling from the southern end, gave way to Merriit when the total was 17, but Read was kept going from the north. Aire * recorded three good boundary hits which were intersperse 1 with singles, and the score moved along at a goo I rate. The batsmen made several smart runs, but these led them into trouble. When the score had reach - " 40 some hesitancy about a run accounted for Airey being run out. He had put o*i 19 runs in 15 minutes. The next batsman was Lambert, an 1 he made a promising beginning. The half-century was passed when the innings had been in progress f 40 minutes. Page replaced Merr«** who had bowled four overs for 17 runs. Lambert continued to bat freely. Foley was supporting well, and when the luncheon adjournment was taken the score had reached 78, Foley 18, Lambert 27. After lunch Wellington received arother setback In the dismissal of Lambert, who was caught off Merritt, SO —4—29. Badcock joined Foley, and carried the score over the 90 mark, but he was beaten in Read’s next over. Wellington was still in need of l* \ runs when James joined Foley, and the

pair ma.de progress to the century mark, and on to the points required for a win. The game ended when James square-cut a ball from Merritt to the fence. Foley and James were unbeaten with 28 and 12 respectively. Details are: CANTERBURY First Innings ~ 251 Second Innings GREGORY, lbw, b Brice 5* HAMILTON, b Bernau 14 JACOBS, lbw, b Bernau 0 NIXON, c Lambert, b Brice .. .. 19 PAGE, c James, b McGirr 21 MERRITT, c Lambert, b Brice .... 0 HAYES, b Badcock 45 ROBERTS, c Lowry, b Brice .. ~ 30 EVANS, c and b McGirr .. .. .. .. li READ, b Bernau 34 McEWIN, not out .. .. .. .. ~ 9 Extras ~ , * 44 Total .. .. .. , 261 Bowling analysis: Badcock took one wicket for 27 runs; Bernau, three for 69; Lambert, none for 28; Massey, none for 19; McGirr, two for 40; Brice, four for 44; Lowry, none for 20; Foley, none for 0. WELLINGTON First Innings ~ 405 Second Innings DEMPSTER, c McEwin, b Read • • •. 0 FOLEY, not out 28 LOWRY, c Hamilton, b Read ~7 AIREY, run out 19 LAMBERT, c Gregory, b Merritt .. 29 BADCOCK. b Read 7 JAMES, not out .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Extras .. .. ~ g Total for five wickets .. .. 110 Bowling analysis: Read took three wickets for 41 runs; Page, none for 21; Merritt, one for 40. A PROMISING COLT TOPS TWO CENTURIES Press Association. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. Playing for a Wellington team, mainly of colts, against New Zealand city and suburban cricket representatives yesterday, W. Dustin made 205 out of a total of 405. He was batting about four hours. New Zealand, city and suburban, had lost three wickets for 24 runs at the end of the day. Dustin is one of Wellington’s m%>st promising colts.