WELLINGTON’S 283
MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. BATTING NOT INSPIRING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Considering that the conditions were ideal for run-getting, the batting in. the two-days’ cricket match between Auckland and Wellington, which opened at the Basin Reserve this afternoon, was uninspiring. Play started at 1 p.m., and during the afternoon 12 wickets fell for 288 runs. E. D. Blundell, who was leading the Wellington team for the first time, beat H. G. Vivian for the spin of the coin, and the Wellington eleven ' had first strike on a firm wicket and a fast outfield. R. G. Bush and D. R. Garrard stood out of the northern team. Following are the scores:— WELLINGTON. First Innings. W. Hepburn, c Edmonds, b • Cowie 2 S. Ward, b Townsend 82 J. Ell. 1.b.w., b Sharp 40 E. W. Tindill, b Vivian 44 J. R. Lamason, b Cowie 43 L. Riley, c Edmonds, b Townsend .. 0 S. Wilson, c Matheson, b Townsend 7 R. O’Neill, st. Edmonds, b Matheson 25 W. Tricklebank, h Cowie 26 E. D. Blundell, c Whitelaw, b Townsend ' 9 I. A. H. Symes, not out 0 Extras 28 Total 283 Bowling: Cowie three for 63, Matheson one for 56, Sharp one for 45, Townsend four for 88, Vivian one for 26. AUCKLAND. First Innings. J. E. Mills, b Blundell 3 P. E. Whitelaw, not out 1 A. Matheson, 1.b.w., b Blundell .... 0 Extras ... 1 Total (for two wickets) ... 5 Bowling: Blundell one for 4, Symes none for 0.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1934, Page 7
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