AN EASY VICTORY

Evening Post, Issue 25, 30 January 1935, Page 20

AN EASY VICTORY

ENGLISH CRICKET GIRLS

MATCH AT AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph— I'ress Association.) ' AUCKLAND, January 20

After a successful tour in Australia,! the first English women's cricket team | to visit New Zealand made a great: impression at Eden Park today, in, easily defeating tho Auckland women's representatives on the first innings. Tho visitors arrived only this morning by the Wanganella from Sydney, and practically stepped straight on to tho ground. Their exhibition, therefore, was all tho more praiseworthy.. The most impressive feature of tho visiting | team was its all-round cricket ability, which would have done credit to tho best of men's teams. In batting, fielding, and bowling, the side was equally impressive, and an enthusiastic attendance of about 2000 was quick to show its, appreciation. The Auckland batting was not up to1 the same standard as its bowling and fielding, and in tho first innings the local side was dismissed for 33 runs.Four /wickets went down, for no runs and six wickets for 4. The players seemed to be suffering from "stage fright," but there is no doubt the attack was strong. Auckland, with the attack not so strong, fared better in the second innings, losing five wickets for 6-i runs. Miss MacLagan, with six wickets for--17 runs in 13 overs, proved a thorn in the side of Auckland. Scores were:.; — England, 200 for nine, declared (Snowball 4, MacLagan 76). Bowling: N. Browne, four for 09; E. Page, four for 43. Auckland, first innings, 33 (J. Page 11). Bowling: MacLagan, six for 17; Taylor, two for 1. Second innings, 64 for, five wickets (Savin 18, J. Page 13, Browne 10). Bowling: Partridge, four for 39.