First-Class Cricket Matches 1949/40-1945

AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON Played at Eden Park, Auckland, February 16, 17, 19, 1945. Auckland won by eight wickets. WELLINGTON 1 R.J.Duffy b Kerr 58 c and b Burke 16 2 H.F.Rice st Kent b Burke 77 st Kent b Burke 19 3 C.Jones st Kent b Burke 4 (10) b Kerr 5 4 W.G.C.Bain c Pearson b Kerr 6 c Pearson b Brown 6 5 *†F.L.H.Mooney c W.M.Wallace b Burke 23 (3) c Pearson b Brown 47 6 N.R.Hoar c Cleverley b Kerr 0 c Pearson b Brown 11 7 H.Chapman b Kerr 9 (8) b Kerr 1 8 A.M.Matheson c Cleverley b Kerr 3 (9) c Sutcliffe b Kerr 10 9 S.R.O’Neill c Cleverley b Brown 31 (7) c Sutcliffe b Kerr 10 10 E.C.Knapp run out 24 (5) run out 39 11 R.Allen not out 4 not out 2 Extras b 15 15 b 9, lb 2, nb 1 12 —— —— 254 178 FoW (1): 1-130, 2-141, 3-146, 4-158, 5-163, 6-175, 7-194, 8-196, 9-239, 10-254 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-44, 3-55, 4-122, 5-145, 6-152, 7-157, 8-160, 9-167, 10-178 AUCKLAND 1 H.T.Pearson b Allen 23 c Allen b Matheson 71 2 A.C.Kerr b Allen 48 c Mooney b O’Neill 3 3 O.C.Cleal c Rice b Allen 96 not out 74 4 *W.M.Wallace c Allen b Hoar 20 not out 6 5 B.Sutcliffe c Chapman b Allen 10 6 G.F.Wallace c Allen b Hoar 8 7 R.W.G.Emery lbw b O’Neill 21 8 †L.A.W.Kent c Mooney b Allen 7 9 C.Burke not out 25 10 D.C.Cleverley st Mooney b Matheson 7 11 W.J.Brown b Hoar 0 Extras b 4, lb 6, nb 4 14 b 3, lb 1 4 —— —— 279 (2 wickets) 158 FoW (1): 1-54 (1), 2-123 (2), 3-195, 4-196, 5-206, 6-220, 7-237, 8-245, 9-278, 10-279 FoW (2): 1-13 (2), 2-147 (1) Auckland Bowling O M R W O M R W Brown 20 3 51 1 28 6 68 3 Emery 15 6 18 0 9 2 8 0 Cleal 3 1 10 0 3 1 7 0 Cleverley 16.3 6 24 0 1 0 5 0 Burke 36 9 81 3 30 12 41 2 Kerr 35 13 55 5 28.3 12 37 4 Wellington Bowling O M R W O M R W Hoar 20.5 0 68 3 0.2 0 4 0 O’Neill 12 3 26 1 11 2 22 1 Matheson 17 3 38 1 13 2 50 1 Allen 31 7 115 5 5 1 17 0 Knapp 6 1 18 0 5 1 37 0 Duffy (6) 4 0 24 0 Umpires: R.W.Mitchell and O.R.Montgomery. Toss: Wellington Close of Play: 1st day: Auckland (1) 18-0 (Pearson 6*, Kerr 10*); 2nd day: Wellington (2) 52-2 (Mooney 5*, Bain 6*). 247