COWIE'S BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 110, 5 November 1937, Page 11

COWIE'S BOWLING

N.Z. CRICKET TEAM

After an extended trip abroad, "MrF. M. Martin, who is well known in Wellington cricket circles, returned today, by the Tamaroa from England. While at Home Mr. Martin, who was accompanied by Mrs. Martin, saw the New Zealand cricket team in action and he declared in an.interview that the team was a much better side than would appear from the results.

The New Zealand bowler Cowie, he said, wag the best fast bowler he saw in England. Gover, the Englishman, bowled with a ring of about eight men around the wickets and sent down halfpitched balls in the hope that batsmen would be tempted by them. He did not see Gover send down a ball to hit the wickets. Cowie's record on the other hand showed that he hit the "sticks" of many of England's best batsmen. Without Cowie in the side New Zealand would not have got England out. He kept a wonderful length and every ball was a danger to batsmen.

Mr. Martin said his impression was that the English bowlers would find it hard work to get Australia out in the next Tests.

The New Zealand batting on the whole was a little disappointing and probably that could be put down particularly to the failure of Carson. Donnelly and Wallace were very good.