HOT DAY IN FIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 13

HOT DAY IN FIELD

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM

LANCASHIRE'S BIG SCORE

TWO CENTURIES

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

(Received June 18, 11 a.m.)

PRESTON, June 17,

Lancashire secured a big lead when the cricket match against New Zealand was continued today. The county batted all day for a score of 443 in reply to New Zealand's first innings total of 220.

Preston had a half-holiday today, and the match, which is the first international fixture to be played in the town, drew about 7000 spectators. There is a possibility that the wicket will break up tomorow, presenting a difficult task for the New Zealanders.

The tourists spent an' arduous day in the field. The wicket, rather unexpectedly, was totally without vice, the conditions being heart-breaking for the bowlers. All Lowry's ingenious handling of the attack was without result, the batsmen being in command all day. From the overnight score of 66; for one wicket, Paynter (28) and Iddon (37) continued a brilliant partnership without a semblance of misadventure till lunch. Paynter was out in the first over after tlie resumption,' and Iddon soon afterwards. SPARKLING CENTURY. Four wickets were down for 251 runs and Oldfield consolidated the county's position with a sparkling century. . Moloney's slows were the most impressive feature of the attack, and would have been more effective with more adequate support from the field, whete the strain of the heavy day under a hot sun was felt. After the tea adjournment Donnelly took over the slow left-hand bowling from Vivian, who had pulled a leg muse?, and maintained accuracy, but was not .rewarded with success. Cowie was full of vim despite tlie easy wicket, and Dunning was persistent and accurate. Tindill fielded for Vivian, taking a brilliant catch near the boundary at the close of the innings. , .Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings '. 220 LANCASHIRE. i First- Innings. 1 Paynter, c Cowie, b Moloney 94 Hopwood, b Cowie 1 Watson, lbw, b Cowie 25 Iddon, c Hadlee, b Dunning 108 Oldfield, st Lowry, b Moloney ... 101 Nutter, c Donnelly, b Cowie 46 Lister, b Dunning 27 Phillipson, c sub., b Moloney ..... 18 Rhodes, st Lowry, b Moloney .... 0 Duckworth, lbw, b Moloney ...... 0 Sibbles, not out 4 Extras 19 total 443 Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Cowie 30 5 65 3 Weir 7 2 24 0 Moloney 25.3 3. 107 5 Vivian 13 5 26 0 Donnelly ........ 35- 8 81 0 Dunning 37 8 95 2 Lamason 3 0 20 0 Carson 2 0 6 0