N.Z. CRICKETERS

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1937, Page 5

N.Z. CRICKETERS

A GOOD START Against Essex (From the Special Correspondent of United Press Assn, with Team). CHELMSFORD, August 9. New Zealand began the day in fine style. Hadlee and Wallace together added a hundred and seventy-three in less than two hours. Hadlee was in line form, driving with great power. He hit ten fours and two sixes in a chanceless century. Wallace gave a capital display of varied stroke play, hitting twelve fours and one six. New Zealand’s innings, like the County’s, tailed away after the fall of the second wicket. After lunch, only Weir, Lamason, Carson and Tindill offered much resistance to the steady bowling of Evans and Nichols. ' The later was remarkably inexpensive, considering that the conditions favoured the batsmen. He bowled thirtythree overs at top pace for only six-ty-five runs.

Tindill's success after a long lean period was an encouraging prelude to the Test.

Essex’s second innings opened sensationally. Page took an acrobatic catch in the slips to dismiss Eastman, the former Otago coach. Cowie and Dunning enjoyed early effectiveness, although the wicket was still viceless. Vivian took a quick valuable wicket. Wilcox, the Cambridge captain in 1933, again played a fine innings. The tourists finished the day in a very promising position. The weather was like a Midsummer’s day in New Zealand. The attendance was about four thousand. Scores:

* ESSEX, First Innings 256 NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. ’ Vivian lbw b Nichols 61 ? Hadlee b Smith 106 Wallace c and b Eastman 8S ! Donnelly c Wade b Nichols .... 4 3 Weir c Belle b Evans 29 1 Carson c Nichols b Evans 15 I Page b Evans 0 ' Lamason c Wilcox b Smith 25 Dunning c Eastman b Evans .... 7 Cowie lbw b Evans 0 Tindill (not out) 23 Extras 10 Total: 368 Bowling: (Incomplete): Nichols 2/65, P. Smith 2/119, Eastman 1/51, Evans 5/57. ESSEX—Second Innings. Wileox (not out) 53 Eastman b Dunning 6 Avery lbw b Cowie 29 Taylor b Dunning 2 Nichols stp. Tindill b Vivian .... 11 Vere-Hodge (not out) 6 Extras 2 Total for four wickets: 109 Bowling: Cowie 14/2/35/1, Dunning 16/2/46/2, Vivian 10/2/19/1, Weir 2/3/5/0, Page 1/0/1/0, Donnelly 1/0/1/0. SURPRISE SELECTION. LONDON, August 9. England’s surprise Test choice, A. D. G. Matthews, played formerly for Northants, then was coach to Stowe School, and recently played three times for Glamorgan. He has taken twenty-twQ wickets for an average of fourteen runs. He is a fast to medium bowler. The “Daily Telegraph” learns there is no intention of extending the English-Australian Tests to five days. VICTORIA WILL PLAY. MELBOURNE, August 9. The Victorian Cricket Association, to-night, approved the New Zealand- ; ers’ visit, and is prepared to play a match in mid-November. LONDON, August 9. L. Parnell, batting for Dartmouth, caught fire when the ball struck his thigh, igniting matches in his pocket. ; He was stumped as he jumped, clasp- , ing his leg, but was allowed to resume. ,