CRICKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 December 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

TOWN V. COUNTRY.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON', Friday. The weather was perfect for the Town v. Country cricket match to-day. Both teams had several prominent men missing. Country batted first, being sent in by Town, who won the toss, and made 209, the greatest damage being done by IT. B. Massey, who sent down 22 overs, 14 of whiedi were maidens, securing 5 wickets for 33 runs. \V. Xorris. X. (iallichan, C. La.sh and 0. Xaismilh batted best for Country, and W. F. Aircy, wlio made 78, for Town. Town, wlien stumps were drawn, had lost six wickets fur 274 runs. The detailed scores were: COFXTR Y. —First Innings. i>. Cameron, 1) McGirr la •I. S. Taylor, b Massey 7 (). Xaismilh, c McGirr. b Massey . 20 X. (lallichan, lbw, b .Massey 40 A. Xewman, c AireV, b .Massey . . 1 \V. Beck, c Lamason, b Massey .. la W. Xorris, b Cousins 70 C. Lash, b McGirr 2 R. Geo, c McGirr, 1> Fllerm 22 1). Fulloon, run out 12 R. I). Hope, not out 3 Extras Total 2U9 Bowling: Massey a for 33, McGirr 2 for (5.0, Cousins 1 for 34, Fllerm I for 47, Badcock 0 for 2.'5. ' TOWN, —-First tunings. W. F. Airev, b Hope 78 W. Christopherson, c Xewman, b Taylor 7a J. R. Lamason, e Tice, b Xewman 45 K. C. James, run out 10 W. R. Barclay, c Taylor, b Hope 14 F. S. Badcock, not out 26 11. M. McGirr, c and b Xewman . . 10 W. S. Brice, not out 7 Extras 9 Total for 6 wickets 274 Bowling: Hope 2 for 96, Taylor 1 for 41, Galliehau 0 for 42, Xewman 3 for 67, Xaismith 0 for 19, Beck 0 for 21, Fa lloon 0 for 6.