TOO TENSE FOR DOWLING
(From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON, March 11. When the New Zealand cricket team was marching steadily to victory by six wickets against the West Indies after lunch at the Basin Reserve today, the New Zealand captain (G. T. Dowling) was not aware that heavy clouds were coming up from the south and that there was a distinct possibility of rain halting play. He did not know because he stayed in the dressingroom.
“I just poked my nose out of the door whenever there was some applause, wondering if it came from runs or the fall of a wicket,” said Dowling. “But I got from the team outside reassurance in a sign to indicate how many runs had been scored. “It was certainly not any lack of confidence in the batsmen. It’s simply that I am not a great watcher in tense situations.” Dowling did come out to watch, however, when only 10 runs separated New Zealand from victory.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31935, 12 March 1969, Page 1
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