GLOUCESTER GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 157, 5 July 1937, Page 11

GLOUCESTER GAME.

DOMINION MAKES 362.

LAMASON STILL IN FORM.

THREE MORE LBW DECISIONS.

LONDON, July 4. The New Zealand cricket team commenced a match on Saturday against the Gloucestershire County eleven, at Bristol. The weather was fine and the wicket in good order. The county team comprised: B. O. Allen (captain), Hammond, Goddard, Sinfield, Barnett, Neale, Crapp, Watkins, Emmett, Haynes, Cranfield. The new confidence in New Zealand's batting, first evident in the match against Nottingham and maintained against Somerset at Taunton, was shown again at Bristol. The tourists scored steadily against the shrewd attack of the veterans, Goddard and Sinfield, the left-hand bowling of Emmett, and the swinging deliveries of Barnett and Cranfield. Lamason was forceful, especially in his off-driving and leg shots. He secured seven fours and four threes. Donnelly Aggressive. Donnelly, scarcely waiting to settle down, attacked the bowling energetically in scoring a sparkling half-century in half an hour. He hit 10 fours and was caught close to the sight screen off a shot which was nearly a six. Moloney batted patiently and correctly for nearly three hours, his score including four fours. Weir and Roberts added 91 runs for the eighth wicket in an hour. Weir's displaywas a mixture of caution and aggression. He hit two fours and a six in one over from Goddard, securing altogether eight fours.

Roberts progressed steadily and played a chanceless innings. He' gained five fours and three threes, mostly with powerful drives. Clean ground fielding helped' to keep down the score. The tourists batted for nearly fire hours and Gloucester for SO minutes; Happy Crowd and Lord Bledlsloe. A happy crowd of 8000 was generous in its applause. Lord Bledisloe. a former GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, was present, and in a speech through loud-speakers said that he was pleased to welcome worthy representatives of a beautiful and loyal Dominion. He appealed for contributions to a ground improvement fund. A collection taken on the ground, in which Page, Vivian and Donnelly assisted, realised £39. The New Zealanders will visit Lydney Park to-morrow as guests of Lord and Lady Bledkloe. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Kerr, b Sinfield 16 Vivian, lbw, b Cranfield 17 Moloney , lbw, b Sinfield 65 Wallace, b Goddard 13 Lamason, b Sinfield 59 Donnelly, c Emmett, b Goddard .... 54 Weir, c Crapp. b Barnett 60 Page, c Cranfield, b Goddard 3 Roberts, not out .■ 50 Tindill, lbw, b Sinfield 3 Dunning, c Cranfield, b Goddard .... 17 Extras 5 Total 362 Bowling: Goddard took four wickets for 96 runs, Sinfield four for 105, Barnett one for 26. Cranfield one for 83, Emmett none for 47. GLOUCESTER.—First Innings. Barnett. not out 26 B. O. Allen, not out 21 Extra 1 Total for no wickets 48

FTRST-CI.ASS AVERAGES.

WALLACE AND COWIE LEAD. The match at Bristol is the fifteenth first class fixture of the New Zealand cricket tour, and reckoning in Saturday's play against Gloucestershire the averages for these particular contests are:— BATTING. Ins. N.O. Runs. H.S. Av. W. M. Wallace .19 1 813 115 45.16 i">. A. R. Moloney 20 2 «33 85 35.16 T. C. Lowry ... 7 - 253 121 33.28 J. h. Kerr 18 1 533 »3 31.35 M. P. Donnelly .16 1 425 89 28.33 G. L. Weir 16 2 381 134* 27.21 W. A. Hadlee .18 1 454 64 26.70 N. H. Gallichan 8 2 145 50 24.16 J. R. Lamason .12 1 256 71 23.27 M. L. Page 20 2 412 10» 22.58 A. W. Roberts .. 17 6 244 75* 22.18 H. G. Vivian .. 18 2 336 73 21.00 W. N. Carson .18 1 346 86 20.35 E. W. Tlndill .. 18 3 302 47 20.13 J. A. Dunning .15 3 134 30 11.16 J. Cowi© » .13 3 79 23* 7.90 •Not out. BOWLING. Runs. Wkts. Av. Cowle 950 46 20.65 Moloney 555 23 24.13 Dunning 1130 44 25.08 Gallichan ..... 522 19 27.47 Roberts 925 26 35.57 Page 289 7 41.^8 Vivian 738 15 49.20 Weir 483 7 69.00 Donnelly 258 3 86.00 Also bowled: Carson, no wickets for 31; . Lawason, none tor 43.