LOWRY'S DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 116, 19 May 1931, Page 11

LOWRY'S DAY

BOWLING MASTERED

WORCESTERSHIRE TO-

MORROW

(By "NOt Out.")

In tho little time at their disposal on tlio second day of the match with JI.CC —it probably amounted to about two and a half houis —the New Zealand ciickcters made excellent headway. They added 188 runs to then first day's scoic, with Lowiy pJajiiisj :nr Ijig pa it. 'Iho s>low wicket would be (o the New Zealand captains liking, ami lie mado tho most of it Loniy was clue ±01 a good score, and in compiling a centuiy he- has repeated his porfoim anoo against tho M.C.C. on the 1927 tour when ho and Dacro made scoies of 106 and 107 respocthelj. Talbot is mak ing a highly cieditable cfloit to pio\ido tho tjpu of batting supplied by Bacrc on the- pioMous toui, and his his,t "knock" at, Loid's must ha\c been veiy entertaining. The team's bat ting peiformance would seive to make tho gallery of noted speetatuis sit up ana take notice, especially when Tal bot and Meiutt made then biggest hits. ..The fact that Weir was asso ciatecl with Lowiy in a "fine paitnoi ship" and 1 yet only scoied 12 runs indicates how well th.c Now Zealand captain must have been commanding the situation. To find Wen so low in tho batting oidcr suggests that Lowry is now giving the solid Auck land batsman a chance to play him self into foim. Blunt is. Jiot beginning tluu toui neailv so well as lie did the pievious one, when an opening effoit of 119 was followod up with hcoics of 52 and 51. It is expected of him, too,, that ho; will have success as a, bowlor, and as soon as the wicket suits he should be puzzling to the batsmen, that is, if the finger with which he puts spin on tho ball is not causing him any further trouble.

REMINISCENT OF TRUMPER

Stiange things, as pointed .out previously by the writer, are not unusual with Lowiy. Another instance is supplied in tho manner in which he dealt with Jupp's bowling. To step to log and play the ball through point is a procedure not frequently adopted. In doing so Lowry is following the example of that great cricketer, the late Victor Trumper, in - one of the most famous of all Tests on the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was in the match in which B. E. Foster made his record score for England, and in which Clem Hill (playing "the rock") and Trumper mado a memorable stand for Australia. L.' C. Braund, bowling for England, had no more than three men on tho off, 'and seeing the "gate" open Trumper set about forcing and cutting the ball from leg to the off and reaped a harvest, especially from two particular .overs. Lowry is far from being a Trumper, but. tho method evidently adopted by Lowry was no doubt somewhat similar to that employed by that wonder batsman in the famous Test of the 1903-04 -season.

Tho New Zoaland-M.C.C. match is being concluded to-day, and, unless there is any sensational collapse- on tho part of the M.C.C. team, the match will be drawn.

WORCESTERSHIRE'S FORM.

To-morrow the New Zoaland cuckold's aye to commence their three-day match with Worcestershire at Worcester. It was against this county that the- New Zealand representatives scored thoir second win of fh'e- 1927'topr. New Zealand made 276 ana 349 for five wickets (innings" declared closed), Worcestershire replying with 222 and 209. In New Zealand's first innings Daere (82) and Lowry (74) ■ were the topscorers, and in the second innings Pago carried his bat for WO and liowry made 100. Tho successful. New Zealand bowlers were Mcrrilt, Allcott, and 'M'Girr. The last-named underwent an operation in Wellington Tecontly, and all followers of the game will wish him a speedy recovery. Last season Worcestershire occupied tenth place in the county championship competition. This was a big advance upon the results of their activities in previous seasons. The big factor in bringing about so marked an improvement in the side was undoufetcdly the work of tho two new bowlers, Brook and Porks, with tho valuablo assistance of Boot, as well as the consistent batting of their two loading professionals, Nichol and Gibbons. Brook is a slow leg-break bowler, and Perks a medium-paced right-hand bowler. Boot is widely known for his famous leg trap and his nip off the pitch. It was expected before the present season opened that Worcestershire would bring to light a bowler of real speed. Recent cabled advices stated that in tho match with Northamptonshire White took five- wickets for 32 runs, Worcestershire winning on the first inningß. This is no doubt tho bowler referred to, Wluto being the Kidderminster professional who bowls with exceptional pace. It is to be expected that in tho match commencing to-morrow tho New Zealand cricketers will experience a well-varied attack. Worcestershire fell badly as a batting side against Notts last week, and lost this match by ten wickots. Tho most successful Worcestershire bowlers were Boot and PerKs. "

TALL BOOKING.

It iwaß: against Worcestershire that the, Australians '_? played their-, first uiatchpf last year's tour, Bradman and Woodfull taking heavy toll ■of.'the :obuhty' bowling-. To Australia's score of '492 ;*f or ■ eight ."wickets ..(innings declared, closed) ■• Bradmau; contributed 236 and Woodfull 133, these..two players putting j:'oh. 308 runs,fOr;. "the..1 second wicket. 'The,county-made 131 and'l96. The' South African's in 1929 alao scored heavily against .Worcestershire, making "444 for .eight wickets.; replied -.with 284 and 26.?." for seven wickets'.: .The.' Wqst Indies, in-1928 >lijo topped' the. 400 ~\ mark .'against this county,'scoring ,41Q for'six wickets, bu.t Worcestershire made; merry in reply. The game was.'1 limited to two days, 'and so' completely/ did the ball beat tho bat that; Worcestershire compiled 439, for tho: Iris's of" two,'wickets, making a tqtal r of .849. runs/for the two days', play at' a cost -pi: 'eight wickets.

;'.; Unless the .Worcestershire bowling has been; improved very considerably, tire'New ; :Zcaland, teani- should -. add-;to the record of high scoring for; matchos between/ Worcestershire' - and- overseas ,teams.v _.; ' ■ :,.'.."-", '■' '•'. ' ' ' -"'; ■