CRICKET.

Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16983, 20 December 1926, Page 7

CRICKET.

CONTINUATION OF PLAY. WELLINGTON, Monday. The match, Town v. Country, was continued. At the close of play on Saturday the score was: —

COUNTRY. —First Innings. Worker, c James, b Badcock 14 Naismilh, b Rollings « Orr, b Brice ... •• ° 3 Stevenson, b Brice r » Bernau, c James, b Brice 0 Dempster, c Kortlang, b Hollings 40 Gallichan, l.b.w. b McGirr 10 Dowry, c Brice, b Badcock .... 70 Mitchell, c Hiddlcston, b Hollings 2 Lash, not out 22 Newman, run out . 13 Extras' 5 Total 238 Bowling analysis.—Badcock took two wickets for 59 runs; Brice, three for 31; Rollings, three for 19; McGirr, one for 34. TOWN. First inninss 3-40 Second Innings. Hiddlcston,, b Bernau 8 Airey, l.b.w. b Mitchell 40 Kortlang, not out 75 Lambert, c Newman, b Worker .. 27 McGirr, not out 0 Extras 13 Total for three wickets IG3 Bowling analysis.—Worker took one wicket for 7 runs; Mitchell, one for Gi; Bernau, one for 42. THE MINOR ASSOCIATION. A RECOMMENDATION.

WELLINGTON, Monday. A conference between the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association and members of the Minor Associations competing in the Town v. Country match was productive of some progressive ideas for improving cricket in the country. Amongst the proposals pul forward was a request by T. G. Lowry, of Rawke's Bay, captain of the Country team, that the Minor Associations of Wellington be allowed to enter a team for the Plunket Shield competition. The idea was approved, and Mr C. G. Wilson, on behalf of the Wellington Association, not only promised to forward the request on to the New Zealand Cricket. Council, but promised to endeavour to arrange a match for the Minor Associations in the Wellington Association with the, South Australian learn this season.