misc601955
Wellington Town v Wellington Country
Other matches in New Zealand 1949/50
VenueBasin Reserve, Wellington on 2nd, 3rd, 5th December 1949 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossWellington Country won the toss and decided to bat
ResultWellington Town won by 9 wickets
UmpiresJ Dainty, TW Dick
Close of play day 1Wellington Town (1) 146/1 (McVicar 64*, Rainbird 31*)
Close of play day 2Wellington Country (2) 117/4 (Ongley 70*, Masters 0*)
Wellington Country first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CC McVicarc Rainbird b Reid16     
DG Hayeslbw b Malloch15     
*JA Ongleyc McVicar b Challies45     
EGA Mastersc Mooney b Randall9     
TPL Reaneylbw b Challies26     
F Collisc Mooney b Randall4     
LSM Millerb Dempster3     
+GS Bottingnot out27     
DD Beardb Reid8     
TA Downesb Reid0     
AE Cresswellb Randall8     
Extras(8 b, 3 lb, 1 w)12
Total(all out, 72.5 overs)173
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Hayes), 2-33 (McVicar), 3-52 (Masters), 4-99 (Reaney), 5-112 (Collis), 6-120, 7-132, 8-153, 9-153, 10-173 (72.5 ov)
Wellington Town bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Randall17.55333--
Murray13   4240--
Reid14   3343--
Malloch8   1201--
Challies11   1392--
Dempster9   3111--
Wellington Town first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
SA McVicarc McVicar b Beard72     
HJ McMorranb Beard44 88   
*WG Rainbirdlbw b Cresswell33     
JR Reidb Cresswell011-- 
RA Vanceb Cresswell011-- 
EW Dempsterc Masters b Beard107 205   
+FLH Mooneyb Reaney18     
RM Murrayc Botting b Beard60     
LC Randallb Downes0     
RS Challiesnot out1     
TS Mallochb Downes0     
Extras(8 b, 12 lb)20
Total(all out, 114.4 overs)355
Fall of wickets:
1-74 (McMorran), 2-149 (Rainbird), 3-149 (Reid), 4-149 (Vance), 5-163 (McVicar), 6-193 (Mooney), 7-344, 8-344, 9-354, 10-355 (114.4 ov)
Wellington Country bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cresswell31   2943--
Downes25.43842--
Reaney19   5481--
Beard31   5774--
Collis8   1320--
Wellington Country second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CC McVicarb Randall3     
DG Hayesb Murray0     
*JA Ongleyc Murray b Reid109     
LSM Millerb Randall6     
TPL Reaneyb Randall31     
EGA Mastersc Mooney b Murray5  1- 
F Collisb Randall9  2- 
+GS Bottingrun out12  2- 
DD Beardc Rainbird b Murray26     
AE Cresswellnot out17     
TA Downesb Murray0     
Extras(8 b, 5 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)17
Total(all out, 65.4 overs)235
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Hayes), 2-10 (McVicar), 3-20 (Miller), 4-111 (Reaney), 5-132 (Masters), 6-143 (Collis), 7-182 (Botting), 8-188 (Ongley), 9-235 (Beard), 10-235 (Downes, 65.4 ov)
Wellington Town bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Randall23   2654--
Murray16.4542413
Reid12   2511--
Malloch5   0190--
Challies3   080--
Dempster6   1330--
Wellington Town second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HJ McMorranb Miller20     
SA McVicarnot out18     
JR Reidnot out19     
*WG Rainbirddid not bat      
RA Vancedid not bat      
EW Dempsterdid not bat      
+FLH Mooneydid not bat      
RM Murraydid not bat      
LC Randalldid not bat      
RS Challiesdid not bat      
TS Mallochdid not bat      
Extras(1 lb)1
Total(1 wicket, 17 overs)58
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (McMorran)
Wellington Country bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Downes4   160--
Beard3   160--
Miller5   0261--
Cresswell5   0190--
Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Wellington Country (1) 107/4 (Ongley ?*, Collis ?*)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Wellington Town (1) 265/6 (Dempster ?*, Murray ?*)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Wellington Town (2) ?/0 (McMorran ?*, McVicar ?*)
--> AE Cresswell completed a hat-trick in the Wellington Town first innings (WG Rainbird, JR Reid, RA Vance)
EW Dempster and RM Murray added 151 for the seventh wicket in the Wellington Town first innings
Wellington Country had 1 player from Hawke's Bay (Reaney), 4 from Manawatu (Collis, Downes, McVicar, Ongley), 1 from Marlborough (Cresswell), 1 from Nelson (Botting), 1 from Taranaki (Miller), 2 from Wairarapa (Hayes, Masters) and 1 from Wanganui (Beard)