misc601700
Wellington Town v Wellington Country
Other matches in New Zealand 1923/24
VenueBasin Reserve, Wellington on 21st, 22nd December 1923 (2-day match)
Balls per over8
TossWellington Country won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
Close of play day 1Wellington Town (2) 16/1 (Hiddleston 13*; 3.4 overs)
Wellington Country first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
G Orrb Massey27  2- 
DA Cameronb McGirr4  -- 
DG Davisc and b McGirr7  1- 
WJ O'Connellb Brice1  -- 
C Lashb Brice38 576- 
EHL Bernauc James b Brice8  -- 
CA Hollandc Banks b Massey1  -- 
*DC Collinsb McGirr60 5081 
J Bullb McGirr19  2- 
+HF Arkwrightnot out2  -- 
RW Hopeb Brice11  2- 
Extras(8 b, 7 lb)15
Total(all out, 43 overs)193
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Cameron), 2-26 (Davis), 3-31 (O'Connell), 4-57 (Orr), 5-80 (Bernau), 6-91 (Lash), 7-119 (Holland), 8-161 (Bull), 9-180 (Collins), 10-193 (Hope, 42.8 ov)
Wellington Town bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Brice10   0454--
McGirr10   1424--
Hiddleston5   1130--
Massey9   1442--
Warne2   0250--
White7   390--
Wellington Town first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JE Banksb Holland15  2- 
JS Hiddlestonb Bernau16  2- 
CS Dempsterb Bernau5  -- 
*HHL Kortlangb Bernau1  -- 
HR Whiteb Bernau011-- 
HM McGirrb Bernau011-- 
T Nelsonrun out11     
W Warnerun out (Lash)9  1- 
+KC Jamesc and b Hope10  -- 
AWS Briceb Hope10  1- 
HB Masseynot out4  1- 
Extras(5 b, 3 lb)8
Total(all out, 105 minutes, 24.2 overs)89
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Banks), 2-40 (Dempster), 3-42 (Kortlang), 4-42 (White), 5-42 (McGirr), 6-45 (Hiddleston), 7-61 (Nelson), 8-68 (Warne), 9-82 (James), 10-89 (Brice, 24.2 ov)
Wellington Country bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Bernau11   2465--
Holland11   2271--
Hope1.2032--
O'Connell1   050--
Wellington Town second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
JS Hiddlestonc and b Hope125  16- 
JE Banksc Hope b Holland3  -- 
*HHL Kortlangb Bernau73     
T Nelsonb Hope9  1- 
CS Dempsterb Collins15  2- 
AWS Bricec Arkwright b Holland0  -- 
HM McGirrb Hope57  9- 
HR Whiteb Hope10  2- 
+KC Jamesrun out2  -- 
W Warnenot out14  2- 
HB Masseyc Collins b O'Connell8  1- 
Extras(16 b, 6 lb, 2 nb)24
Total(all out, 58.3 overs)340
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Banks, 3.4 ov), 2-169 (Kortlang), 3-196 (Nelson), 4-232 (Dempster), 5-237 (Brice), 6-240 (Hiddleston), 7-266 (White), 8-294 (James), 9-316 (McGirr), 10-340 (Massey, 58.3 ov)
Wellington Country bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hope21   11154--
Holland17   0772--
Bernau13   0771--
O'Connell6.30431--
Collins1   041--
Wellington Country second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
G Orrc Warne b McGirr44  2- 
DA Cameronb White14  2- 
CA Hollandc and b Brice18  2- 
DG Davisc Warne b McGirr0  -- 
WJ O'Connellb Brice7  1- 
C Lashb White23  3- 
EHL Bernaunot out26  3- 
*DC Collinsnot out2  -- 
J Bulldid not bat      
+HF Arkwrightdid not bat      
RW Hopedid not bat      
Extras(14 b, 1 nb)15
Total(6 wickets, 37 overs)149
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Cameron), 2-76 (Holland), 3-77 (Davis), 4-84 (O'Connell), 5-90 (Orr), 6-145 (Lash)
Wellington Town bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Brice13   2412--
McGirr8   0332--
Massey7   0210--
White6   0252--
Hiddleston3   0140--
Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Wellington Country (1) 119/7 (Collins 22*)
--> Day 1 Tea: Wellington Town (1) 36/1 (Hiddleston 13*, Dempster 2*)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Wellington Town (2) 164/1 (Hiddleston 82*, Kortlang 72*)
--> Wellington Country first innings: 50 in 50 minutes
--> Wellington Country first innings: 100 in 95 minutes
--> Wellington Town first innings: 50 in 70 minutes
--> Wellington Town second innings: 200 in 145 minutes
--> Wellington Town second innings: 300 in 205 minutes
--> Wellington Country second innings: 50 in 60 minutes
--> EHL Bernau completed a hat-trick in the Wellington Town first innings (HHL Kortlang, HR White, HM McGirr)
JS Hiddleston and HHL Kortlang added 153 for the second wicket in the Wellington Town second innings
Wellington Country had just over 2 hours to score 237 to win the match outright
Wellington Country team consisted of 3 players from Hawke's Bay (Bernau, Davis, O'Connell), 1 from Manawatu (Hope), 2 from Rangitikei (Arkwright, Cameron), 1 from Taranaki (Lash), 2 from Wanganui (Holland, Orr) with 2 from the Wellington Old Boys club (Bull, Collins)