N.Z: IN ANOTHER DRAWN MATCH— Glamorgan Dismissed For 73 On Soft Wicket

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 August 1949, Page 5

N.Z: IN ANOTHER DRAWN MATCH— Glamorgan Dismissed For 73 On Soft Wicket

- SWANSEA, August 3 (Rec. 10 a.m.).—Rain ruined the New ZealandGlamorgan match at Swansea, but its effect on the wicket added some entertainment before the game was drawn. New Zealand, after batting only 20 minutes, on the second day declared at six for 378 (Wallace 169 not out). There was no further, play. On the final morning only five balls were bowled by Cresswell before rain again prevented play until 1.30. By then there were only two hours of the match left, but in one and three-quar-ter hours New Zealand s bowled out Glamorgan for 73. Unfortunately there was not sufficient time for them to follow on. The wicket was sottish, for rain had soaked through the canvas coverings and Cresswell found a spot. He took six for 21 in 13 overs and twice nearly did the hat trick. He made'the ball rise sharply and five batsmen were caught, and one went, leg before. An Inspired Spell It was an inspired spell and followed his recent success against Yorkshire, where he took five for 30 in the second innings. It would be interesting to see him at work in a test match on a “Swansea” wicket. Burke took three for 32 and New Zealand regretted that there were not two more hours left of the match. Clift was the first to go, bowled by a ball well pitched up by Rabone. Then Emrys Davie's fell to Cresswell’s leg trap and was caught at short square-leg by Scott. Pafkhouse was caught in exactly the same manner and Watkins went first ball, caught by Wallace at close mid-on.

Near Hat Trick

Woolier snicked luckily through the slips well wide of Rabone and so averted a hat trick. In a very short time Burke took an excellent onehanded catch low down at close midon to remove Robinson. It was the last ball of the over. In the firs? ball of his next over, Cresswell found his spot and the. ball flew from the shoulder of...Wooller’s bat to Sutcliffe in the slips. * Muncer was the first man to show capacity to play the bowling and with Montgomery he made a slight

stand until Montgomery was caught in the .slips off Burke; Hayden Davies was caught by Donnelly at mid-off, also off Burke. • ■

Muncer and Hever made, the most useful stand of the innings—chiefly at the expense of Rabone and Burke.

Then Cresswell returned and had Hever leg-before with his fifth ball. Muncer was bowled ■finally by Burke, having hit nearly half the Glamorgan total.