CENT N.Z. TOUR BAF PAKISTAN

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27917, 14 March 1956, Page 14

CENT N.Z. TOUR BAF PAKISTAN

|g||Mutes To Team’s lllSwcdonam) accepts PRESENTATION Association—Copyright) KARACHI. March 12. MWMm.ce does New Zealand’s repusportsmanship stand higher Pakistan, and tributes to the of the New Zealand cricket been received by the MinAffairs (Mr T. L. Macat a bl '* ef ceremony. Jaffer and K. R. Colcricket officials, on behalf of the Pakistan Eaglets (Justice A. P. Cornelius). Minister with a trophy to llAe New Zealand Cricket was presented in recognistandard of the sportsS|||||Bl'vn by the team, and "in r a very gallant band of is a facsimile of the famous artillery piece known as Kim’s Gun, which still stands at Lahore. It was made by the workshops staff of the North Western Railway. What inspired the presentation was the test match at Lahore, when* New Zealand made a first innings total of 348. The next day five Pakistan wickets were down for 87, but a change of fortunes occurred when Pakistan added 332 runs for the loss of two wickets, and took the total to 561 before the last wicket fell. In the end. Pakistan had 102 minutes to make 116 runs to win. It was then that the visitors displayed the highest qualities as fighting cricketers and fine sportsmen, according to Justice Cornelius. The temptation to save the game must have been very great, and a few minutes wasted by negative tactics would have ensured a draw, he said in an address to the Minister. "Great was the delight of the 30,000 people who expected to see a draw, and their wonder when they saw the fielding side determined to give away nothing and yet not steal a moment from the batting side’s time.” West Pakistan would be delighted to send a touring cricket side to New Zealand as soon as it received an invitation, but it was booked for .1957 for a West Indies tour, it was said at the presents-