TOWN FIGHTS FOR RUNS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 7

TOWN FIGHTS FOR RUNS

COUNTRY BOWLING ON TOP CHRISTENSEN’S SPLENDID FORM CRICKET GAME AT WELLINGTON. CITY HEADED IN FIRST INNINGS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Country cricket representatives are in a commanding position as the result of Saturday’s play in the annual Town v. Country match at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. The visitors, who had lost two wickets for 76 runs on Friday, in their first innings’ reply to Town’s score of 259, were all out for 308 on Saturday. The Country fast bowlers, E. Christensen (Taranaki) and R. J. Hatch (Manawatu) bowled to such purpose that the city side, facing a deficit of 49, had to fight hard for runs in its second innings and had lost six wickets for 131 at stumps. Details are:— COUNTRY. First Innings. R. K. Karsten, c Tindill, b Tricklebank . ® A. F. Harding, c- Tindill, b Parsloe .. 19 H. E. Reaney, c Parsloe, b Tricklebank 52 M. A. J. O’Brien, b Tricklebank 73 A. Cutler, b Blundell . 3 N. Gallichan, st. Tindill, b Rainbird 68 H. N. Lambert, b Tricklebank 17 R. Hatch, b Blundell 27 J. R. Hobbs, 1.b.w., b Lamason 3 H. Barker, c McLean, b Tricklebank 29 E. Christensen, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 308 Bowling: Parsloe one for 30, Blundell two for 90, Tricklebank five for 69, Moloney none for 82, Lamason one for 25, Rainbird one for 4. TOWN. First Innings 259 Second Innings. E. W. Tindill,. b Hatch 12 A. McLean, b Hatch 11 D. A. R. Moloney, b Christensen ... 1 s. Ward, c Barker, b Christensen .... 0 J. Ell, not out 66 C. Parsloe, c Harding, b Christensen . 12 J. R. Lamason, b Hatch 7 W. G. Rainbird, not out 13 Extras ................ 9

Total (for six wickets) 131 Bowling: Hatch three for 36, Christensen three for 45.