First-Class Cricket Matches 1949/40-1945

AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON Played at Eden Park, Auckland, February 14, 15, 17, 18, 1941. Auckland won by an innings and 24 runs. WELLINGTON 1 W.F.T.Hepburn c Jackman b Burke 6 b Weir 5 2 *E.G.McLeod c Pearson b Andrews 85 b Burke 26 3 P.D.Wilson c Jackman b Burke 18 b Cleverley 0 4 F.R.Crawford run out 14 b Weir 0 5 D.S.Wilson c Cleal b Burke 37 (6) c Jackman b Weir 0 6 †W.E.Norris c Cleverley b Burke 9 (5) c and b Weir 5 7 N.S.H.Burnette b Andrews 1 c and b Weir 49 8 R.J.Duffy lbw b Burke 3 not out 59 9 T.L.Pritchard b Andrews 6 b Andrews 14 10 J.G.Ashenden c Burke b Andrews 7 c Burgess b Weir 17 11 T.A.Downes not out 0 b Andrews 11 Extras b 5, lb 4 9 b 11, lb 1 12 —— —— 195 198 FoW (1): 1-19 (1), 2-50 (3), 3-89 (4), 4-157, 5-174, 6-178, 7-178, 8-185, 9-195, 10-195 FoW (2): 1-15 (1), 2-16 (3), 3-17 (4), 4-29 (5), 5-31 (6), 6-46 (2), 7-135 (7), 8-164 (9), 9-183 (10), 10-198 (11) AUCKLAND 1 P.E.Whitelaw b D.S.Wilson 95 2 G.C.Burgess b Ashenden 13 3 H.T.Pearson b Ashenden 14 4 W.M.Wallace c D.S.Wilson b Ashenden 1 5 V.J.Scott c and b D.S.Wilson 133 6 *G.L.Weir b D.S.Wilson 1 7 O.C.Cleal c and b D.S.Wilson 98 8 C.Burke b Ashenden 28 9 †C.K.Q.Jackman b D.S.Wilson 0 10 D.C.Cleverley not out 16 11 F.M.Andrews not out 2 Extras b 4, lb 12 16 —— (9 wickets, declared) 417 FoW (1): 1-30 (2), 2-62 (3), 3-64 (4), 4-189 (1), 5-193 (6), 6-369, 7-372, 8-384, 9-414 Auckland Bowling O M R W O M R W Cleverley 16 0 44 0 18 5 37 1 Weir 7 1 22 0 23 2 56 6 Burke 28.5 4 71 5 15 5 37 1 Andrews 19 4 49 4 17.4 1 46 2 Scott (5) 5 1 10 0 Wellington Bowling O M R W Pritchard 24 1 90 0 Downes 15 1 63 0 Ashenden 21 1 94 4 D.S.Wilson 21 2 86 5 Duffy 7 2 21 0 Crawford 4 0 30 0 Hepburn 3 0 17 0 Umpires: R.W.Mitchell and O.R.Montgomery. Toss: Wellington Close of Play: 1st day: Wellington (1) 28-1 (McLeod 13*, P.D.Wilson 5*); 2nd day: Auckland (1) 133-3 (Whitelaw 71*, Scott 31*); 3rd day: Wellington (2) 71-6 (Burnette 23*, Duffy 8*). The match was played for the Centennial Cup. 106