N.Z. in command against W.A.

Press, 21 November 1987, Page 8

N.Z. in command against W.A.

NZPA Perth New Zealand was in a strong position at stumps on the first day of its four-day cricket match with Western Australia at Perth’s W.A.C.A. ground yesterday. The New Zealand captain, Jeff Crowe, began the day on the right note by winning the toss and his seam bowlers, Richard Hadlee, Danny Morrison and Willie Watson obliged with a fine performance to roll Western Australia over for 131 by afternoon tea. New Zealand's openers Ken Rutherford and Phil Horne then shared a 65-run partnership which was only broken in the penultimate over of the day.

Rutherford, who had looked solid and composed, popped a bat-pad catch to. Mike Veletta at short leg off leg spinner Steve Milosz after making 36 in 115 minutes and off 83 balls. WESTERN AUSTRALIA First innings G. Marsh c Jones b Watson 7 M. Veletta b Morrison, . . 11

T. Moody b Morrison. .:. •• 1U G. Wood b Hadlee 25 W. Andrews lbw b Hadlee 32 K. MacLeay c Smith b Hadlee 20 T. Zoehrer ht wkt b Morrison. 7 C. Matthews c M Crowe b Patel 8 P. Capes not out I B. Reid c Gray b Hadlee. 5 S. Milosz b Hadlee 0 Extras (nbs) . . . 5 Total 131 Fall: 13, 30, 31, 82, 93, 101, 125, 125, 131, 131. Bowling.—R. Hadlee 16.2, 7, 37, 5 (nb3); D. Morrison 13, 5, 33, 3 (nbl); W. Watson 17, 5, 41, 1 (nbl); D. Patel 8,1, 17, 1; E. Gray 2,0, 3, 0. NEW ZEALAND First innings P. Horne not out ...... 23 K. Rutherford c Veletta b Milosz 36 I. Smith not out 0 Extras (Ibl, nb6) 7 Total 66 Fall: 1, 65. Bowling.—P. Capes 7,1, 24, 0 (nbl); K. MacLeay 8, 2,19, 0; B. Reid 8, 3,12, 0; S. Milosz 5,4, 3, 1; C. Matthews 3,0, 7,0 (nbs).