N.Z. AND NORTHANTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 132, 5 June 1937, Page 9

N.Z. AND NORTHANTS

LEG-BREAK BOWLER MISSED

SOLID BATTING

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

(Received June 5, 10 a.m.)

NORTHAMPTON, June 4.

The cricket match between New Zealand and Northamptonshire resulted in a draw. New Zealand's second innings was declared closed at 2SO for four wickets, Carson being out for 86, leaving Northamptonshire 430 runs to get to win. The county team batted till stumps, when the score was 308 for four wickets. The weather was fine but uncertain when the match was resumed this morning and the wicket was in good order. New Zealand had a difficult task in the field, the perfect wicket helping the county to play out time and avoid an outright defeat. Page (17) and Carson (52) continued their overnight partnership till the latter was caught at mid-off. The pair added 110 for the fourth wicket in 80 minutes. The left-hander Carson's display lasted two hours and included eight 4's with some very strong leg hits. The innings was immediately decided closed, leaving the county over five hours to bat. ATTACK LACKS STING. New Zealand employed eight bowlers who were unavailing in their efforts to dislodge the batsmen, who all played well on a hard and true wicket. The attack lacked wicket-taking venom and the absence of a slow leg-break bowler was also severely felt. Roberts, Dunning, and Gallichan were comparatively inexpensive but the batsmen seldom appeared to be troubled. Nelson, a Cambridge Blue who is qualifying for the county, played a dour innings. Brookes, a 21-year-old professional, gave the best display of his career for a century. Timms, perhaps the county's best batsman, was also very sound. It was disappointing that the tourists were unable to force a win but the conditions were certainly made to order for the batsmen. Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings .••• 334 Second Innings. Kerr, c James,'b Grimshaw ... 83 Tindill, c Partridge, b Clark .. 12 Wallace, c Buswell, b Clark .... 48 Carson, c Clark, b Davis 86 Page, not out ** Extras ll Total for four wickets 280 (Innings declared closed.) Bowling.—Clark took two wickets for 53 runs; Partridge, none for 73; Timms, none for 23; Buswell, none, for 62; Davis, one for 21; Grimshaw, one for 21. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First Innings • 185 Second Innings. Grimshaw, c Page, b Roberts .... 22 R. Nelson, run out o9 Snowden, b Weir : 27 Timms, c Roberts, b Gallichan .... 71 Brooks, not out ••••• IQ2 James, not out ° Extras 9 BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. -R. W. Roberts ' 21 4 59 I■' Dunning .... 21 5 .55 0 Weir 16 4. j9 1 Gallichan ... 27 12 52 1 Page 7 1 27 0 Donnelly .... 12 3 32 0. Carson 5 0 25 0 Lamason .... 2 0 10 0