misc31726	B Sutcliffe's XI v WM Wallace's XI
	Trial match 1952/53
Venue	Lancaster Park, Christchurch on 25th, 26th, 27th March 1953 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Players	B Sutcliffe's XI: 14; WM Wallace's XI: 13
Toss	B Sutcliffe's XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Close of play day 1	B Sutcliffe's XI (1) 159/2 (Miller 53, Petrie 63)
Close of play day 2	WM Wallace's XI (1) 21/0 (Meuli 10, Chapple 9)

B Sutcliffe's XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+EC Petrie	lbw b Fisher	67
AA Hunter	c Fisher b Overton	18
PGZ Harris	lbw b Hayes	4
LSM Miller	retired out	61
NS Harford	c and b Alabaster	2
BJ Postles	b Clarke	16
IB Leggat	not out	60
EL Child	not out	10
IM Sinclair	did not bat
*B Sutcliffe	did not bat
EW Dempster	did not bat
RW Blair	did not bat
AR MacGibbon	did not bat
W Bell	did not bat
Extras	(17 b, 11 lb, 2 nb)	30
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 89 overs)	268
Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-51, 3-171, 4-171, 5-176, 6-218

Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.

At one time it was so wet that four balls were in use - two being bowled with and two being dried off by the umpires