CRICKET Rain Prevents Play In N.Z. Match At Swansea

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 August 1949, Page 3

CRICKET Rain Prevents Play In N.Z. Match At Swansea

SWANSEA, August 1 (Rec 10 a.m.) —After Wallace and Mooney had added 18 runs in 20 minutes off Woolier and Hever, bowling'with the new ball, on the second day of the New Zealand-Glamorgan match at Swansea, steady, misty rain swamped the ground and teemed down for the remainder of the day. A large crowd of bank holiday-makers tramped away disconsolate. If the rain ends during the night, play can be continued on the third day, for the entire wicket has been covered, but the only hope New Zealand have of a win is to oblige Glamorgan to follow on and remove them twice in one day. The New Zealand score is six for 378 (Wallace not out 169, Mooney not out 14).

COUNTY MATCHES

LONDON, July 29.—County cricket matches resulted:— Middlesex—first innings, eight for 450 declared (Robertson 123, Edrich 182); second innings, five for 190 declared (Compton not out 102). Hamp-shire-first innings, 227 (Rogers 76); second innings, 276 (Dawson 97; Young five for 96). Middlesex won by 137 runs. _ * Leicestershire —first innings, 280 (Tompkin 89, Berry 71); second innings, 243 (Berry 79). Surrey—first innings, 270 (Parker 83); second innings( 229 (Walsh seven for 113). Leicestershire won by 24 runs. Somersetshire—first innings, 225; second innings 367 Buse 117; Cornford five for 75). Sussex —first inningsi 336 (Cox 170); second innings, one for 258 (John Langridge not out 108). Sussex won by nine wickets. Northamptonshire—first innings, 182; second innings, 97 (Kardar five fbr 26; Hollies five for 49). Warwickshire—first innings, 176 (Brown five for 62); second innings, four for 97. Warwickshire won by five wickets.