WOMEN’S CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 21945, 4 February 1935, Page 3

WOMEN’S CRICKET

ENGLISH TEAM'S TOUR EASY WIN AGAINST WANGANUI [Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI, February 2. , The second match of the English women’s cricket tour vyas played to-day before an attendance in the vicinity of 2,000. 'The visitors again demonstrated that it will take an exceptionally strong side to beat them in the test and the remaining provincial matches. Winning the toss, England batted first and in two hours twenty-five minutes’ play compiled 202 runs for the loss of six wickets, and declared., Miss Snowball, the vice-captain of the touring team, who captained to-day’s eleven, played a stylish innings to compile' 103. She showed herself the master of every stroke. Her scoring strokes were of excellent force and well placed, while she gave a great display of defensive cricket against Wanganui’s best bowler, Mabel Corby, who came through with an average of one wicket, for 17 runs after bowling eleven overs. Miss Morgan (48) and Miss Turner (2) were the other main contributors to England’s score. Wanganui opened its first innings at 3 o’clock and, facing bowling of splendid length, backed by accurate fielding,, failed to avoid a follow-on, compiling 79 runs. Miss Corby was the only member of the home team to indicate a mastery of the bowling. She played a very patient innings of ninety-six minutes, and made 32. Miss Katana (18) was the next best. The others all failed to overcome England’s wellorganised game in the field. Following on, Wangan*ui had less than an hour left to play and almost faced collapse in the second innings, which terminated at stumps with seven wickets down for 32 runs. Miss Liebert had proved herself a devastating agent, taking four wickets for 10 runs. Mi ss Corby, who went in sixth wicket clown, was again top scorer for Wanganui, and had 14 not out on the board. Her play throughout to-day’s match justifies her nomination for the New Zealand team.

England won by 123 runs on the first innings.