COUNTRY’S GOOD WIN

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1935, Page 7

COUNTRY’S GOOD WIN

TOWN CRICKET TEAM BEATEN. GALLICHAN’S FINE BOWLING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Country cricket representatives achieved a convincing victory by three wickets over Town in the annual match, which was concluded at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, this afternoon. A. Cutler (Manawatu) ended the match in spectacular fashion by lifting J. R. Lamason into the stand enclosure for six. Country’s victory was enthusiastically received by the crowd. Continuing its second innings this morning Town was all out for 208 shortly before lunch. Country required 158 runs in the second innings to win the match. Town put up a good fight in the closing stages but was unequal to the task of dismissing the Country men within the runs required. Scores were:— 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, c Hobbs, b Gallichan 84 C. Parsloe, c Harding, b Christensen 12 J. R. Lamason, b Hatch 7 W. G. Rainbird, b Gallichan 32 S. Wilson, c Lambert, b Gallichan .. 14 W. Tricklebank, c Hobbs, b Gallichan 7 E. D. Blundell, not out 4 Extras 22 Total 206 Bowling: Gallichan, four for 14, Hatch three for 60, Christensen three for 62. COUNTRY. First Innings 308 Second Innings. R. K. Karsten, c Lamason, b Parsloe 2 H. Barker, b Parsloe 3 H. E. Reaney, c Tindill, b Blundell 25 M. A. J. O'Brien, c McLean, b Blundell 37 N. Gallichan, c Wilson, b Moloney 20 A. '’utler, not out 49 H. N. Lambert, c Tindill, b Moloney 0 R. Hatch, c Parsloe, h fdoloney .... 7 A. F. Harding, not out 12 Extras 6

Total (for seven wickets) 161 Bowling: Moloney three for 40, Parsloe two for 31, Blundell two for 41.