NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 June 1937, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

GOOD START AGAINST NOTTS. BOWLING AND BATTING [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, June 19. The splendid bowling by Cowie, who was well supported by Roberts and Dunning, enabled the New Zealand cricket team to accomplish an outstandingly fine performance when it commenced a match against Nottinghamshire to-day. The hitherto unbeaten County side was dismissed on an excellent iwicket in less than three hours.

I Cowie, mustering good pace through the ail' and off the ground, kept the I batsmen constantly respectful. He I displayed wonderful stamina, bowling unchanged for nearly an hour in the morning and for another hour in the afternoon. When he was given his sweater he was applauded as though he had made a century. | Roberts showed his best.form since the match against Surrey. He regain.ed his nip off the pitch and swung ;the ball slightly. Catches were tak■en behind the wickets and in the slips. One catch was missed in the slips, while a snick flew over the slips’ heads. When the main bowlers required a rest Dunning, supported by good catches, finished the innings. Moloney’s slows again broke a partnership which appeared likely to be troublesome. The bowlers should be doubly praised as after lunch the ball wasi somewhat greasy. The rain caused an hour’s interruption in the morning. The New Zealand batting was almost as satisfying as the bowling. Hadlee and Ken* confidently scored 74 for the first wicket in just more than an hour. Hadlee torched one on to his stumps aftei’ a. sound innings which included four fours and one five. Ken* batted steadily for an hour and 1 a half. He hit four fours. Larwood bowled only one over. Voce was played confidently as also was Butler, who has taken two hat tricks this season. Vivian, Wallace, Lamason, Gallichan and Carson were omitted from the New Zealand team. Scores: —

NOTTS —First Innings. Keeton, b Roberts 14 Knowles, b Roberts: 28 Walker, b Cowie 0 Hard'staff, b Cowie 8 Gunn, c Tindill, b Roberts .. 23 Staples, «1.b.w., b Cowie .. .. 8 Voce, c Tindill, b Moloney .. 11 Larwood, c Roberts, b Dunning .. 34 Heane, c Cowie, b Roberts .. 11 Wheat, c Moloney, b Dunning .. 7 Butler, not out .. 7 Extras 12 Total .. .. 163 Bowling: Cowie took three wickets for 39, Roberts four for 61, Moloney one for 28, Dunning, two for 23. NEW’ ZEALAND —First Innings. Kerr, not out 42 Hadlee, b Staples 4'5 Page, not out 8 Extras 6 Total for one wicket .. .. 101 ENGLAND’S TEAM SELECTED. (Received June 21, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. The English Test team to meet New Zealand at Lords, on June 26, will be as follows, in the batting order: — Barnett, Hutton, Hardstaff, Hammond, J. H. Parks, Paynter, Ames, Robins, Voce, Verity and Cover. The selectors stated that Fames was not available, owing to scholastic duties.

PRESS COMMENTS (Recd. June 21, 2.30 p.m.). LONDON, June 20. Howard Marshall, commenting on the first Test team, in the “Daily Telegraph” points out the announcement of the batting order is unprecedented but welcome. The selectors are obviously anxious to be helpful. They have not chosen a particularly exciting team, but paid New Zealand the compliment of making the side representative rather than experimental. He welcomes the selection of Hutton who will be 21 on June 23, and is a batsman of the Sutcliffe school, with the temperament and technique essential for big occasions. Parks has earned his place. Stephenson might be given an opportunity to show whether he is a Test bowler. “The Times’s” cricketing writer expresses the opinion that Parks, whom Sutcliffe taught the virtue of restraint, will make many runs in the ' coming Tests. The “Daily Mail,” admitting the team is a powerful striking force, contends it is a compromise between the conflicting claims of youth, form, and the desire to field the strongest combination possible. Doubtless the selectors feel the experiment of encouragement of youth must be suspended ' until the first Test is won, after which . the problem of building to meet Aus- | tralia may govern the policy.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN.

LONDON, June 19

In their match against the North of England, the Australian women cricketers in the first innings scored 320 runs for throe wickets, and declared. Miss Pritchard made 144 not out, this being the first century of the tour. The North of England had lost 7 for 119 at stumps.