COWIE'S DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 118, 20 May 1937, Page 9

COWIE'S DAY

"BAG" OF SIX WICKETS

NEW ZEALANDERS'AT OXFORD

BATTING AGAIN WEAK

(By the Special Representative of the United Press Association.)

. (Received May 20, 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The New Zealand touring cricket team commenced its match against Oxford University today. The weather was dull and warm, and the wicket easy. Oxford batted first and were dismissed for 251, New Zealand replying with 91 for four wickets at stumps. The New Zealanders, in an earnest endeavour to eradicate the weaknesses . revealed at Cardiff, practised assidu- , ously for an hour and a half immediately after breakfast before the opening of play. Among the players ' omitted from the New Zealand team ' was M. L. Page, who has a cold. ( The. teams are:— i New Zealand.—H. G. Vivian (captain), J. L. Kerr, E. W. Tindill, M. P. . Donnelly, W. N. Carson, M. W. Wai- , lace,. D. A. R. Moloney, J. A. Dunning, , J. Cowie, N. Gallichan, and A. W. ' Roberts. . i Oxford University.—A. P. Singleton , (captain), J. N. Grover, R. F. H. Dar- , well-Smith, T. G. L. Ballance, M. M. ' Walfbrd, M. R. Barton, E. J. H. Dixon, ' J. G. Halliday, D. H. Macindoe, —~ < Wetherley, and R. S. M. Kimpton. Great bowling by Cowie enabled the New Zealanders to accomplish a very : cre.ditable performance in dismissing ■ the university on a plumb wicket in- i four hours. Cowie took one wicket ; for 6 runs in seven overs in his opening spell. After he had been rested he came back and took four for 5 off three overs, including three in one over. . i Bowling at top pace he brought the ball back sharply, one which was pitched outside the off stump hitting the top of the leg.stump. Before lunch his figures were 10 overs, 3 maidens, 11 runs, five wickets.ACCURATE BOWLING. The accuracy of.Roberts and Gallichan kept the scoring down, and Dun- I ,ning was effective after, lunch when ■ Moloney's high-tossed slows enticed ; another victim to stumping doom. Tmdill kept wickets ably, and did not allow a bye until' the score had passed 200. The fielding was alert, i Carson taking a good catch in the ; slips, and Vivian another at mid-on. . Kimpton,. the Australian, played ' delightfully for an hour, hitting eleven 4's. Singleton was also attractive. ' Dixon, who was the first man in and i the list man out, stone-walled for four hours. . ■.','.: Although Moloney and Kerr added 50 runs for the second wicket, New Zealand's i inning's again wavered. Moloney is . at. present the only batsman, who is showing his true New Zealand form. Details:— OXFORD. First Innings. Dixon, b Donnelly 67 Barton, c Carson, b Cowie .....*.. 3 Kimpton, b Cowie '. • 72 Walford, b Cowie .......... 0 Grover, b Cowie 4 Halliday, b Cowie 0 Singleton, c Vivian, b Dunning .. 75 Macindoe, b Dunning ' .0 Darwall-Smith, b. Cowie ...... 17 Ballance, st Tindill, b Molbn'ey .. 7 Wetherley, nwt out 3 Extras 3 Total 251 BOWrjNG ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Cowie .... 23 5 50 6 Roberts 20 7 47 0 Gallichan 26 8 70 0 Moloney 7 0 49 1 Donnelly 1.4 0 1 1 Dunning 7 2 . 31 2 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Kerr, c Waited, b Kimpton " 35 Tindill, b Mafcindoe 7 Moloney, not out 32 Vivian, b Singleton 4 Carson, lbw, b Smith 4 Wallace, not out ' 8 Extra 1 \ — Total forsfour wickets ...... 91