SMALL LEAD FOR LANCASHIRE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22108, 2 June 1937, Page 10

SMALL LEAD FOR LANCASHIRE

N.Z. ATTACK DEPENDENT ON FAST BOWLERS COWIE AND ROBERTS IN FORM (UNITED PEESS ASSOCUTOW-COnrBIQUT.) (Received June 1, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 31. The match between the New Zealand cricketers and Lancashire was resumed in dull weather. New Zealand was all out for 282 in the first innings, and in the second strike the team has lost one wicket for IB runs. The Lancashire team in the first innings made 314. The New Zealanders bowled pertinaciously on a wicket as hard as a concrete road, but success depended too much on Cowie and Roberts. Cowie had another good day, never being mastered. He opened with nine overs, three maidens, 16 runs, and two wickets, one being caught at square leg and the other bowled next ball. Besides, he had a catch dropped in the Sl Lancashire topped the century without further loss, but after lunch Tindill smartly stumped Paynter -and Wallace brilliantly ran out Oldfield New Zealand then gained a grip on the game, five wickets falling in two hours for 109. Roberts was rewarded for strenuous striving with two wickets, another chance being missed in the slips off him. Weir proved an effective change, however. Phillipson, who played really well, Duckworth, Pollard, and Wilkinson saved the county by determined batting, and 44 were added for the last wicket stand, which was broken only by a fine catch off his own bowling by Moloney. Except for two dropped catches, the neiaing generally was clean and sometimes brilliant, but the slow bowling did not disturb the batsmen and the bowling was almost wholly left to the faster men. _ New Zealand was again unable to get a good start, Page falling in the first over through snicking a bumper. Hadlee and Moloney carefullv played out time. The attendance was 3000. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND First Innings Page, b Wilkinson .. .. 13 Hadlee, c Wilkinson, b Watson .. 24 Moloney, c and b Pollard .. 77 Vivian, c Duckworth, b Pollard .. 2 Wallace, c Hopwood, b Phillipson 46 Weir, b Wilkinson .. • • 11 Roberts, c Wilkinson, b Hopwood 8 Donnelly, b Pollard .. " i? Lamason, b Hopwood .. " T, Tindill, b Phillipson .. " l Cowie, not out .. •• * Extras .. . - • • *■} Total 282 Bowling—Phillipson, two wickets for 75 runs; Pollard, three for 62; Wilkinson, two for 72; Watson, one for 22; Hopwood, two for 40. Second Innings Page, c Duckworth, b Phillipson 0 Hadlee. notxout .. » Moloney, not out .. ° Extra •• .. 1 Total for one wicket .. 18 LANCASHIRE First Innings Paynter. st Tindill, b Roberts .. 51 Hopwood, c Lamason, b Cowie .. 19 Iddon. b Cowie .. •• 9 Oldfield. run out .. .. 66 Watson, lbw, b Weir .. ..13 Place, c Cowie. b Roberts .. 5 Listre. c Tindill. b Cowie .. 31 Phillipson. not out .. .. 70 Pollard, st Tindill. b Weir .. 15 Duckworth, lbw, b Cowie .. 20 Wilkinson, c and b Moloney .. 7 Extras .. .. 18 Total .. ..314 Bowling Analysis—Roberts, 36 overs, 14 maidens, 69 runs, two wickets; Cowie, 31 overs. 6 maidens, 60 runs, four wickets; Weir. 16 overs, 2 maidens. 39 runs, 2 wickets; Vivian. 19 overs. 3 maidens. 67 runs; Moloney, 14.3 overs 53 runs, one wicket: Donnelly, 3 overs, 1 maiden. 8" runs. NEW ZEALAND LOSES TWO FOR 72 (Received June 2, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 1. The weather was cloudy and the wicket good when the New Zealand cricketers resumed their second innings against Lancashire. Rain interrupted play for a quarter of an hour. New Zealand has lost two wickets for 72 (Hadlee, not out, 23; Moloney, lbw, b Wilkinson, 28; Donnelly, not out, 14; extras, 7).