N.S.W TEACHERS BEAT COMBINED TEACHERS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 24 December 1912, Page 8

N.S.W TEACHERS BEAT COMBINED TEACHERS.

AN EXCITING FINISH.

BUTTERWORTH GIVES BRILLIANT DISPLAY.

(Per Press Association.") _ PALMERSTON N, Dec 23. The N S.W. Teachers to-day beat Manawatu Teachers at Palmerston by two wickets, one minute before the call •of time. The weather was fine, but the ground was, not quite dry, owing to the heavy dew, and it was slightly difficult to the earliest batsmen.-_ + Palmerston chose to bat, and .Butterworth opened for the local meji with McLean. The former played fine cricket, and ran up 81 before he was caught cm the leg -boundary by Walsh off a slow ball by Freeman. The visitors consider him and Lusk (Canuterbury) the two best batsmen they have met Bennett 46, Brennand 15, and Murehie W were the- other double figure scorers out of a total of 186. Bowling* .anlysis :— Siittier 2 for 24,. Barnes 0 far 46, G - Neill 4 for 57, Freeman 4 for 51. O'Neill, who with Barnes opened for tho visitors, got caught at 14. Walsh joined Barnes, and the, partnership was the feature of, the match, Barnes -batting brilliantly and, Walsh playing on 'the defensive; At 92 Barnes^ with 62 to his credit, skied the-bal Ito .square leg, and was caught by Panps, > Smith followed, ami swiped freely, having five boundaries in his 29. -The remaining wickets fell rapidly," and an exciting hnlf hour contest ensued against time, with seven.tubs wanted, and six minutes to-play.' Rogers hit a boundary1, nnci then succumbed Ibw. to the next ball.- f-Schrader joined Dunn and sent the winning hit to the, boundary on? minute-from time. .........

Bowling:. Brennand 1 for 41, Robson 2 for 33, Jannings Olor 22. Murchie 1 for 29, Bennett 2 for 21, Papns 3 for 21. ,