Crowe clouts bowling
NZPA Singapore New Zealand’s friendly match against the Singapore Cricket Club turned into a batting practice for the Central Districts batsman Martin Crowe yesterday. Crowe hit 174 in 109 minutes and off only 106 balls. He was dropped three times, twice in successive balls while on 64, but he was eager to clear the boundary and totted up nine sixes and 20 fours in his entertaining innings. The captain, Jeremy Coney, shared a 156 run partnership with Crowe, before he was out for 34. New Zealand batted for
two hours, 57 minutes, before declaring with the score at 305 for eight. Singapore’s amateur side could never hope to equal such a score with only two and a half hours to bat, but it earned a creditable draw, finishing at 127 for seven at stumps. New Zealand looked to be heading for an easy win when Singapore was 51 for 5 in the twentieth over, but stubborn resistence from Paul Stead, with 29 not out, and his partner, the wicketkeeper, John Hartle, 27, kept the New Zealand attack at bay for a further 24 overs for 64 runs.
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