NOTTS DRAWS WITH N.Z.

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28671, 22 August 1958, Page 6

NOTTS DRAWS WITH N.Z.

Reid Makes 73 Not Out (Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) TRENT BRIDGE, Aug. 19. New Zealand drew their last match before the final test against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Set to get 181 for victory in 136 minutes, the New Zealanders lost Miller and Playle without a run scored. Reid and Sutcliffe rescued the Innings from disaster, but could not make up for the slow scoring in the first half-hour. Scores:— NOTTINGHAMSHIRE First innings .. .. .. 264 Second Innings R. T. Simpson, c Sutcliffe, b Hayes .. .. .. 34 N. Hill, c Ward, b Hayes .. 8 J. D. Clay, c Playle, b Hayes .. 1 C. J. Poole, c Ward, b Sparling 24 M. Hill, c Sutcliffe, b Alabaster 5 G. Goonesena, c Alabaster, b Sparling .. .. .. 0 P. F. Harvey, not out .. ..47 G. Millman. c Alabaster, b Hayes 23 A. Jepson, st Ward, b Alabaster 19 M. Morgan, c Meale, b Sparling 1 J. Cotton, not out .. 6 Extras .. .. .. 7 Total for nine wickets dec. 175

NEW ZEALAND First innings .. .. .. 259 Second Innings L. S. M. Miller, c Jepson, b Cotton .. ... .. 0 W. R. Playle, c Millman, b Jepson 0 B. Sutcliffe, not out .. ..44 J. R. Reid, not out .. .. 73 Extras .. .. .. 3 Total for two wickets .. 120 <

County Matches

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, August 20. Close-of-play scores in today’s cricket matches were:— At Northampton.—Northamptonshire none for 24 v. Surrey: rain ended play. At Lord’s.—Royal Navy 65 (B. Knight five for 17 and none for 5) v. Royal Air Force six for 205 declared (P. Parfitt 73, A. Lewis 45). At Eastbourne.—Sussex 148 for eight v. Hampshire. At Manchester.—Glamorgan 28G (W. Parkhouse 56, J. Pressdee 81. A. Watkins 72; K. Higgs seven for 74) v. Lancashire. At Chesterfield.—Derbyshire 281 for eight declared (K. Morgan 49, G. Dawkes 63), Worcestershire none for At Dover.—Middlesex 311 (R. Gale 112) v. Kent. At Taunton.—Somerset 146 (D. Silk 56), Essex 121 for four (G. Barker 50). At Birmingham.—Warwickshire 142, Yorkshire 129 for three (B. Close 63 not out). At Leicester.—Nottinghamshire 305 (M. Hill 56. G. Millman 46. N. Hill 42, H. Morgan 56 not out) v. Leicestershire.

Bowling O. M. R. W J. A. Hayes .. 21 5 63 4 A. R. MacGibbon 5 3 7 0 J. R. Reid .. 16 6 33 0 J. C. Alabaster .. 14 2 40 2 J. T. Sparling .. 13 4 25 3

Bowling O. M. R. W Cotton .. 5 3 3 1 Jepson e 4 2 3 1 Goonesena *7 1 42 0 Morgan 1. 12 5 30 0 Harvey .. 4 1 12 0 Simpson .. 3 3 0 Poole .. 3 0 24 0