INNINGS DEFEAT

Grey River Argus, 29 March 1937, Page 5

INNINGS DEFEAT

SAVED BY NEW ZEALAND Batting Weakness AGAINST VIRILE ENGLISH ATTACK. WELLINGTON, March 28. That the New Zealand cricketers will require to greatly improve before they can hope to challenge the full strength of England, was made abun dantly clear by the play in the third and concluding day’s play in the match between the M.C.C, and New Zealand elevens at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. There was keen disappointment among some 5000 spectators when light rain set in about 11,10 a.m. and delayed the resumption of play until 12.25. Interest in the match was proved by an att.-: dance of some 9000 spectators in the afternoon, when the weather was beautifully fine. When New Zealand fell for 265 in the first innings and Allen, the English captain, compelled the Dominion eleven to follow on, it was evident that the Englishmen were out for. an jtynlng’s vlejbory. The M.C.C. fast bowlers put every ounce of their energy into their deliveries, and the slow bowlers used all their wiles of flight and spin, while the fieldsmen were on their toes.

New Zealand, despite a fighting innings by Hadlee for 82, made a feeble resistance to the sustained English attack, and when Cowie, the last man, joined Tindill, four runs wer e required to save an innings defeat. A thrilling tussle for the four runs with the Englishmen on their toes, went a good way to give an exciting finish to a one-sided match. Cowie, amid hearty cheering, hit .a , four to square leg off Sims and placed New Zealand one run ahead of England’s 427, but the Aucklander was stumped off the next ball and the innings closed for 163, a sorry total for the New Zealand eleven on a good wicket.

The last New Zealand wicket fell at 5.57 p.m., which prevented England from scoring the two runs they required to win the match, and the game thus ended in a draw, though greatly in favour of England. Scores: — M-C-C- —First InningsR. 'Ei. S. Wyatt, c Dunning b Weir 144 T- S- Worthington, c Roberts b Vivian Ifi J. Hardstaff, c Hadlee v Vivian .. 22 L- B- Fishlock, c Weir b Page ... 14 W- R. Hammond, c Wallace b Cowie 4 M- Leyland, e Vivian b. Page .... 1 L- E- G- Ames, c Vivian b Dunning 97 G- O- B. Allen, b Roberts 88 H. Verity, e Moloney b Cowie ... 10 J. M- Sims, c Dunning b Roberts .. 13 W- Voce, not out 1 Leg byes 8 Byes 9 No balls ' 1 Total 427 BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND—First Innings- ■ J. L- Kerr, c Voce b Allen 0 W- A- Hadlee, c Ames b Allen ... 20 M. W. Wallace, b Allen 16 H- G- Vivian, e Ames b Voce 88 M- L- Page, c Sims b Voce 50 D. A. R. Moloney, not out 42 E- W. Tindill, b Voce 5 G. L. Weir, b Voce O' A. 'W. Roberts, b Allen 10 J. A. Dunning, b Sims 5 J. Cowie, c Hammond b Verity .. 2 Extras 27 Total 265 BOWLING.

NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings Kerr, lbw b Allen 2 Hadlee, lbw (new rule) b Hammond 82 Wallace, b Voce 7 Vivian, lbw (new rule) b Voce 0 Page, c Voce b Hammond 2 Moloney, b Sims 18 Tindill, not out 24 Weir, b Hammond ..... 7 Roberts, b Sims 2 Dunning, c Hammond b Sims .... 1 Cowie, stpd. Ames b Sims • 4 Extras 14 Total BOWLING.

N.Z. Team Leaves ROUSING SEND-OFF WELLINGTON, March 28. Before their departure by the Arawa on Saturday night the members of the New Zealand cricket team were entertained at a farewell dinner at the Grand Hotel by the President of the New Zealand Cricket Council, Mr A. Sims of Christchurch. The guests included members of the M.C.C. team. The New Zealand touring side were given a rousing send-off by a large, crowd on the wharf. HAWKE CUP MATCH. (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., March 27. The thirteenth challenge match for possession of the Hawke Oup since Manawatu won it from Taranaki two seasons ago commenced to-day. South Auckland are the challengers. At the luncheon adjournment the score was three for 79. At the afternoon tea adjournment Manawatu had made 145 for four wic-

kets (Norris 48, Ongley not out 37, Pollitt not out 0). TINDILL MARRIED. WELLINGTON, March 27. Eric Tindill and Miss Mary Troy, _ of Miramar, were married this morning, at St. Patick’s'Church, Kilbirnie. Tindill leaves this evening with the New Zealand team for England and Mrs Tindill will follow in about ten days’ time. ENGLISH COACH’S DEATH. LONDON, March 27,. Th e death is announced of A. E. Relf, who was found shot in the pavilion at Wellington College, where lately he has been cricket coach. He accompanied the Marylebone team to Australia in 1903-04, •-

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