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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 14 December 1912, Page 7

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INTER-COLLEGE MATCH

WA2WJANUI v. WELLINGTON.

AN EASY WIN FOR WANGAN.UI

This match-was (commenced on the looal school's ground on Thursday and wias completed yesterday afternoon. At the end of the first day's play, Wanganui, who ihad la lead on the first innings of 237'htad lost two wickets for 126 when stumps were drawn. Bernau land Salmond continued their innings yesterday forenoon on a wicket which played fair. The outfield w-ae in fast going order.

Runs came steadily, but when 37 had been added to the overnight score, 13almond retired stumped. He had played a very fine innings, and he received an ovation. From this on the runs came slawly, while the wickets fell, Gotz and Wilde being sent to .the rightabout without scoring. Bernau, who had been 'batting very slowly for him, seemed uncomfortable to the slow ibails from the diminutive Morton, and an going forward to him Stainton missed a good chance of removing the baila. Very quickly afterwards, however, he suoeumlbed to a good .ball '(from the samo 'bowler. Berruau's 62, although taking <a long while to mount up, was a finely contributed total, and he was greeted with a round of applause on returning. Orosse, with a good drive, sent the second century up amidst applause. This (batsman (was the only one of the remaining four to tmiake a stand, the innings closing for 'a good score of 219. Morton brothers and Beard each shared., the wioke,ts, taking three am'eee. ■ ~ .

This left Wellington to get 242 runs to avert defeat. Staples and Joplin were the opening pair, facing the bowling of Bernau and Bennett, whose opening overs were maidens, the ibatsmen ibe/ing unenterprising. Bernau's second over changed the situation, Staples Ibeing clean bowled. Handmaa^K Wias next, ibut after ladding ia single to the score, he was 'beaten by. a clinker from Bennett. The 'bowling ' waa very deadly, and as a result the runs came but slawly., Bernau was swerv-, ing right across, while Bennetib got sany amount of work on, and each kept a good fength. A couple of overs later Joplin poked one fjom Bennett up to" Dalgety at extra cover. At this sta^e, with three wickets down for 13, th« luncheon adjournment was taken.

On resumption, >B ram well and Stainton went in, but the (former placed' one into Bennett's ever ready hands at covbr ibefore he had scored. A chdnge of'bowMng was miade to give.th^ opening pair a change, Marshall and Dalffety going on. Morion major was well caught" by Brown at 'first man off (Marshall1 * and M\athew*3on. diroye one of J>algety'B to Knigiht. The' wiokete were falling quickly, and with eix dotwn v for 30, Wellington's chances of winning were very remote. iComrie, ; Briscoe, Beard, and Morton ii were given the quick despatch, and the innings closed for the small total of 44. Stainton was unbeaten with a pluokily compiled 22, including ia nice-shot for 5. : Wanganui thus won ,by the substantial margin of 198 runs. Scores:— WANGANUI. First Innings 142 . Second Inning3. Bernau, ib Morton ii 62 Bennett, c Coimrio ib Morton i 18 Humphries, run out 46 Salmon, st., b Morton ii ... 50 Gotz, c Hindnrarsh b Beard 0 Wilde, ibw, b Morton ii ... 0 Brawn, b Beard ... 8 Crosse, b Morton i ... 13 Marßhall, b Morton i « 6 Dalgety, ib Board ... ... 6 Knight, not out 0 Extras 10 Total ... ... 219 The wicWs fell: 1 lor 20, 2 for 88, 8 for 163, 4 for 166. 5 for 169, 6 for 190, 7 for 202, 8 for 206, 9 for 217, 10 for 219. Bowling analysis: Morton i. 3 for 45, Beard 3 for 50, Morton ii 3 for 61, Joplin 0 for 10, Briscoe 0 for 7, Stlanles 0 for 15, 'Mathewson 0 for 21. WELLINGTON. First Innings 119 •Second Innings. Staples, b Bernau ...• 4 Joplin, c Dalgety b Bennett ...... 3 Hindmarsh, b Bennett 1 Stainton, not out 22 Bramwell, c Bennet b Bernau 0 Morton i., c Brown, b Marshall ... 5 Mathewson, c Knight b Dalgety ... 0 Comrie, b Dalgety 1 Briscoe, c Crosse b Dalgety 2 Beard, b Bernau ... ... 2 Morton ii., c Knight ib Dialgety ... 1 Extras ... ... ~ ... 6 Total 44 Bowling analysis: Bernau 3 for 21, Bennett 2 for 4,. Da.lgety 4 for 9, MarGh.aU 1 for 9. Wickets fell: 1 for 4. 2 for 5. 3 for 13 4 for 20, 5 for 29, 6 for 30, 7 for 34, 8 for 34, 9 for, 41. 10 for 44.