ENGLAND AGAIN

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 115, 8 February 1935, Page 12

ENGLAND AGAIN

Women Cricketers Defeat Canterbury MACLAGEN’S CENTURY | By Telegraph.—Press Association Christchurch, February 7. The 2000 spectators who saw the cricket match to-day between the English women’s touring team and the Canterbury team must have left the ground feeling that the gap between the standards of men's and women's cricket need be only a small one. The visitors won convincingly by 232 runs on the first innings. The Canterbury bowling and-fielding was little, if at all, inferior to that of the visitors, but the batswomen had less skill ajid less confidence. The English team had first use of the splendid wicket and declared at 305 for seven wickets. Maclagen scored 143. She began slowly, showing a correct defence to anything at all dangerous and scoring with good’ placements off loose balls. Later she hit freely, showing line command of scoring strokes. She gave two difficult catches, both late in the innings. 'and eventually fell to a brilliant one-handed catch in the slips by V. Belworthy. Canterbury began well and had 30 runs on for no wickets. Then three wickets were thrown away by bad judgment in running and five fell with the addition of only one run. Canterbury scored 73 and 33 for one wicket. The best scores for England were: Maclagen, 143; Hide, 32; Partridge, 31. Bowen took three wickets for G 4. For Canterbury Hooper scored 21, Garner 30. TEST TEAM CHOSEN , Three Wellington Places Christchurch, February 7. The New Zealand team to meet the touring English team has been selected as follows:— It. Symons (Canterbury) captain, I. Pickering (Wellington) vice-captain, A. Ell (Wellington), H. Buck (Wellington), M. Marks (Canterbury), P Taylor (Canterbury). M. Corby (Wanganui), P. Savin (Auckland), N Browne (Auckland), M. Bishop (Dunedin), H. Miller (Dunedin). M. Norman (Canterbury) is twelfth woman.