SPIN IN WICKET

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33276, 13 July 1973, Page 24

SPIN IN WICKET

N.Z. match in Scotland

(From R. T. BRITTENDEN. N.Z.P.A. Special Correspdt) DUNDEE. Scotland’s spinners, the left-arm K. Hardie and the I right-arm off-spinner G. Goddard. turned the bail enough (on the first day to suggest that the five New Zealand (slow bowlers might play a big part in the two-day .match in Dundee. ! The bowling was tight and Ithe pitch a peculiar pink. ! close-shaven one, with a damp strip across one end, but New Zealand made its 243 for eight wickets declared in 245 minutes before rain washed out play for the (final session after tea. : R. E. Redmond, who hit a straight six off Thompson, and G. M. Turner, a mixture of the erudite and adventurous. scored 77 for the first wicket, but there was a collapse of sorts until B. E. Congdon and J. M. Parker made 129 for the fourth wicket. B. Is. Taylor hit one enormous six to square leg off Hardie and the New Zealand scorer, I. M. Walter, playing because of team injuries, had time only to make seven before the declaration, (but he looked very competent (and will be one of the more eager bowlers. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND First innings iG. JI. Turner c Brown b Thompson 39 R. E. Redmond e Macintosh ■ b Thompson 40; J. M. Parker c Reoch b Goddard 691 R. W. Anderson c and b I Goddard 11 B. E. Congdon c Macintosh | b Hardie 69) V. Pollard b Hardie 7 I. M. Walter not out 7i B. R Tajlor c More b Hardie 9| R. J. Hadlee c More b | Goddard 0| Extras (l.b. 1, n.b. t) . 2; Total for 8 wkts dec. 243 Fall of wickets: 77, 80, 87, 216.1 221. 232. 242. 243. Bowling.—Thompson, 19. 1, 62. 2; P.hind. 6. 1, 26. 0; Clark. 9. 1, 20, 0: Goddard, 25.3, 4, 65, 3; Hardie. 19. 4. 68, 3.