First-Class Cricket Matches 1950

AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON Played at Eden Park, Auckland, January 7, 9, 10, 11, 1950. Auckland won by 34 runs. (Points: Auckland 8, Wellington 0) AUCKLAND 1 V.J.Scott c Ongley b Dempster 138 b Dempster 45 2 D.L.Perry c Rabone b G.F.Cresswell 1 c Ongley b Murray 0 3 D.D.Coleman b A.E.Cresswell 10 run out 21 4 *W.M.Wallace c Reid b Dempster 86 c Rabone b Dempster 29 5 O.C.Cleal b Reid 32 b G.F.Cresswell 34 6 M.L.Lewis c Rabone b Reid 3 (7) c Tindill b Reid 9 7 C.Burke b G.F.Cresswell 2 (8) lbw b Rabone 21 8 †L.A.W.Kent c Tindill b G.F.Cresswell 17 (6) c Tindill b Murray 12 9 J.E.Hollywood b Reid 0 not out 10 10 F.E.Hemmingson run out 5 not out 11 11 D.C.Cleverley not out 1 Extras b 6, lb 7, nb 2 15 b 12, lb 5, nb 5 22 —— —— 310 (8 wickets, declared) 214 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-54, 3-230, 4-259, 5-280, 6-285, 7-285, 8-287, 9-297, 10-310 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-52, 3-100, 4-105, 5-158, 6-160, 7-193, 8-199 WELLINGTON 1 E.W.T.Tindill c Wallace b Hemmingson 36 c Coleman b Cleal 8 2 R.A.Vance st Kent b Burke 22 c Scott b Hollywood 0 3 *J.A.Ongley run out 18 c Kent b Cleal 49 4 J.R.Reid b Cleverley 82 st Kent b Cleverley 112 5 E.W.Dempster lbw b Cleal 2 c Lewis b Cleverley 5 6 G.O.Rabone c Kent b Hollywood 14 b Cleverley 15 7 †F.L.H.Mooney c Kent b Cleal 11 b Cleal 15 8 R.M.Murray b Cleal 1 c Cleverley b Hemmingson 22 9 C.L.W.Randall b Cleverley 7 b Hemmingson 7 10 G.F.Cresswell not out 2 not out 0 11 A.E.Cresswell b Cleverley 15 st Kent b Hemmingson 0 Extras b 18, lb 7 25 b 20, lb 1, nb 1 22 —— —— 235 255 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-86, 3-86, 4-104, 5-138, 6-164, 7-168, 8-194, 9-217, 10-235 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-10, 3-175, 4-183, 5-198, 6-207, 7-233, 8-250, 9-250, 10-255 Wellington Bowling O M R W O M R W Murray 17 6 39 0 13 5 23 2 Randall 12 2 42 0 A.E.Cresswell 15 4 33 1 (2) 7 3 10 0 Rabone 24 6 54 0 (3) 26 4 64 1 Reid 10 1 28 3 (4) 9 1 33 1 G.F.Cresswell 43.5 18 58 3 (5) 33 13 36 1 Dempster 14 2 41 2 (6) 10 0 26 2 Auckland Bowling O M R W O M R W Cleverley 32.2 13 60 3 34 9 72 3 Hemmingson 19 7 31 1 27.5 9 55 3 Hollywood 17 7 28 1 13 4 34 1 Burke 35 17 59 1 13 4 36 0 Cleal 20 10 32 3 21 10 36 3 Umpires: J.C.Harris and R.W.Mitchell. Toss: Auckland Close of Play: 1st day: Auckland (1) 282-5 (Lewis 2*, Burke 2*); 2nd day: Wellington (1) 185-7 (Reid 60*, Randall 2*); 3rd day: Auckland (2) 214-8 (Hollywood 10*, Hemmingson 11*). V.J.Scott’s 138 took 325 minutes and included 11 fours. J.R.Reid’s 112 took 162 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 53