N.Z. WELL AHEAD

Grey River Argus, 5 June 1937, Page 2

N.Z. WELL AHEAD

Northants Match (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). <U NORTHAMPTON, .lune 3. (From Special Correspondent of the United Press Assn, with the learn), New Zealand took all the honours on the second day. forcing th e Countv to struggle hard to avoid a follow-on, then showing some of the most satisfying batting form of the tour. „

Dunning bow’led swingers excellently. once having four wickets for eighteen runs. Three were caught in the slips, and one was stumped, through the ball rebounding. The wicketkeeper, James, saved the total collapse of the innings, showing form comparable to that he displayed in New Zealand. He drove with great power, hitting a dozen fours. Galliehan's slows bothered the batsmen. Donnelly was used to break a troublesome partnership. Roberts was persevering, but not . with fortune. The fielding was enthusiastic, Igood catches ’ being taken by IWeir, Lamason and Tindill.

New Zealand rattled on the runs in th e second, innings, batting for under three hours. Kerr was gliding and cutting the fast bowlers, occasionally diving and hooking powerfully. He hit nine fours in a brilliant display. The consistent Wallace again played a workmanlike innings, hitting five fours, and Carson, who found the form misplaced since the first match,; heavily pasted all the bowlers'. ’ biting five fours and seven twos being especially severe on the leg side. Page confidently assisted to add 60 in the last thirty minutes, in failing light. Scores:—

NEW ZEALAND-—lst InningsKerr, b Clark 24 Tindill, e Buswell b Timms 28 Wallace, e Davis b Clark 50 Donnelly, c Brown b Davis 89 Weir, b Buswell ■ 56 Carson, b Partridge 14 Page, c James b Partridge 7 Roberts, c James b Buswell .... 10 Lamason, c and b Partridge ... 22 Gallichan, not out 9 Dumtfng, c Brown b Buswell ... 15 Extras 10 Total 334 Bowling: ’Clark 2/46, Pailtridge 3/89, Timms 1/54, Buswell 3/89, Nelson 0/27, Davis 1/7, Grimshaw 0/12. NORTHANTS—Ist -Innings. Grimshaw, c Roberts b Dunning .. 9 Nelson, c Carson b Dunning ... 3 Snowden, c Tindill b Dunning .... 12 Timms, c Lamasan b Dunning .... 0 Brookes, b Gallichan 17 James, b Donnelly 80 Davis, b Gallichan 33 Brown, e Tindill b Dunning 13 Partridge, not out 2 Clark, c Weir b Dunning 4 Buswell, e Weir b Gallichan 4 Extras ■ 8 Total 185 Bowling: Roberts 19/6/30/0; Dunning 35/7/80/6; Gallichan 23/11/32/3; Weir 8/0/20/0; Donnelly 9/0/15/1. NEIW ZEALAND—2nd Innings. Kerr, c James b Grimshaw 83 Tindill, e Partridge b Clark .... 12 Wallace, c Buswell b Clark 48 Carson, not out 52 Page, not out 17 Extras 18 Total for 3 wickets 230