NELSON CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13928, 9 February 1914, Page 3

NELSON CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NELSON V. OLD BOYS

j The Nelson and Old Boys cU'.bs iret on Saturday, and at the drawing of stumps Nelson appeared to have a decided advantage. Nelson were \yithout the services of Treweek and Ciark, while the Old Boys were minus Richmond and Giblin. The Old Boys batted first, and only managed to put together 49 runs. Nelson responded with 144; Saunders 33, Stratton 31, Jackson 30, Cunningham 20, Lane 12 being the chief scorers. With twenty nrinutes to play Old Boys again went to the wickets, and on the call .of time had lost two wickets for 11 rone. Appended are the detailed scores said bowling averages:—

OLD BOYS; first innings. Vercoe, c Smith, b Jackson 2 Neale, c Jackson, b Purdue 8 Everett, b Lane 2 Baigent, b Cunningham 2 L. Condell, b Purdue 4 Blincoe, c Stratton, b Purdue 0 V. Condell, c and b Purdue 0 Webley, c Purdue, b Cunningham 8 White* not out 6 Cooke, c Purdue, fc Jackson 12 Extras 5 Total 49 Bowling analysis: Lane took 1 wicket for 11 runs, Jackson 2 for 4, Purdue 4 for 9, Cunningham 2 for 9, Duncan 0 for 10, Stratton 0 for 1. NELSON; first innings. Jackson, b Cooke 30 Smith, c Baigent, b Neale 1 Walter, b Everett 0 Stratton, c Everett, b Webley 31 Lane, b Everett 12 Purdue, c Webley, b Blincoe 8 Saunders, c Blincoe, b vercoe 33 Cunningham, c Neale, b Everett 20 Burn, b Everett 3 Gudsell, ont out 0 Duncan, b Everett' 0 Extras 6 Total 144 Bowling analysis: Neale took 1 wicket for 31 runs, Everett 5 for 39, Blincoe 1 for 32, Webley 1 for 16, Cooke 1 for 10, Vercoe 1 for 10. OLD BOYS; second innings. Neale, not out 2 L. Condell, b Purdue 6 White, b Purdue 0 Cooke, not out 3 Total for 2 wicfets 11