BRIGHT BATTING

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 11

BRIGHT BATTING

New Zealand Cricket Team at the Oval DONNELLY’S CENTURY Splendid Start Against Surrey (From the Special Cokrespondext of tub United Press Association with the Team.) London, July 28. The New Zealand cricket team had one of its best days to-day when a match was commenced against Surrey at the Oval. Batting first, the tourists made 459 for nine wickets (Donnelly 144). Tbe teams are:— New Zealand: Page, Vivian, Moloney, Wallace, Hadlee, Tindill, Donnelly, Cowie, Gallichan, Dunning and Weir. Surrey: Holmes, Sandham, Mobey, Gregory, Squires, Barling, Parker, Whittaker, Watts, Gover aud Daley. The New Zealanders maintained their happy knack of appearing at their best in London. Rejoicing in a last wicket and fine weather, the team batted brilliantly against a strong attack which included the speed king Gover. Surrey is now one of the strongest counties and has won its last three matches. The foundation of the big score was laid by good first and second wicket partnerships, and the batsmen who followed were able to attack the bowling without fear of consequences for almost the first time of the tour. Clianceless Innings.

Donnelly dashingly drove, cut and pulled for a chanceless century, brightly continuing to the highest individual score of the tour. He hit twenty-one 4’s and one 6. Wallace gave a correct and forceful display, hitting eight 4’s, including several from his favourite leg hits.

Moloney was confident and comfortable against the new ball bowlers, leg-glid-ing and late-cutting prettily. Page played' his most attractive innings since his century at Nottingham, his off-driving and hitting to leg being especially clean and strong. Page and Donnelly put on 100 together in au hour after tea. Dunning retired with cramp in his leg, but returned to assist in a partnership for the last wicket which produced 25 runs. Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. H. G. Vivian, c. Mobey, b. Watts .. 12 D. A. R. Moloney, b. Parker ...... 51 W. M. Wallace, c. Daley, b. Gover C 9 G. L. Weir, c. Gregory, b. Squires 29 M. P. Donnelly, c. Gregory, b. Holmes 144 W. A. Hadlee, b. Parker 39 DI. L. Page, not out << N Gallichan, c. Holmes, b. Squires < 1?Z W. Tindill, e. Watte, b. Squires O J. A. Dunning, not out b J. Cowie, b. Watts o Extras Total for nine wickets 459 Bowling Analysis.—Gover took one wicket for 89 runs; Watts, two for 83; Parker, two for 91; Daley, none for 3a; Squires, three for 96; Holmes, one for 51; Gregory, none for 30. LOSS OF SECOND TEST Inexperience Blamed Sydney, July 29. Macartney, commenting in the “Sydney Morning Herald” on the second cricket Test between England and New Zealand, says: “The result was not surprising, but, from New Zealand’s point of view, it was somewhat disappointing. Nevertheless, England, alter making a good start and applying tbe closure in the first innings, cannot be jubilant at the margin. “The New Zealand bowlers showed to advantage in the second half of the match, and if their batsmen had performed with equal satisfaction they probably would have won. The dismissal of England for 187 was a bowling triumph for an attack which had been designated as weak, and it was a fine achievement by Cowie.

“New Zealand was then in a sound position, but the batting failed to consolidate it. The debacle of New Zealand’s second innings appears to have been caused by inexperience. The Englishmen possess the knowledge of how to deal with a tense situation, whereas their less-informed opponents would probably suffer from over-care-fulness, which would seriously interfere with their natural game.” CANTERBURY BATSMAN FOR NORTHANTS London, July 28. The Northamptonshire County Cricket. Club announces that Frank O’Brien, the Canterbury (N.Z.) batsman, intends to qualify and is expected to play in championship cricket during the second half of next season. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN BEAT SURREY London, July 28. The touring Australian women's cricket team beat Surrey by 103 runs. Scores are: Australia. 222 for nine, declared (Miss Holms 55, Mrs. Pegdeti 31, Miss Deane 45 not out. Miss Hide three for 48, Miss Turner tour for 2(1 1. Surrey, 119 (Miss Child 25. Miss Hide 26; Miss Flaherty five for 31). A crowd of 5000 watched the match.