N.Z. BEAT ESSEX

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1937, Page 3

N.Z. BEAT ESSEX

COWIE GETS WICKETS Weir’s Half Century (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Team.) CHELMSFORD, August 10. Cowie, bowling with good pace and considerable life enabled the tourists to dismiss the last six County batsmen before lunch. The fast bowler’s morning figures were eighteen overs, five maidens, thirty-one tuns four wickets. Page and Lamason took good catches in the slips. New Zealand lost four wickets quickly, but won easily. Nichols again bowled as well as any fast medium bowler met on the tour. Smith was troublesome with the new ball. Evans took two wickets in the first over. Wallace batted for nearly an hour. Weir played an excellent innings, driving strongly and placing the ball well on the leg side. His half century took seventy-five minutes. He hit six fours. The fifth and sixth wickets fell in quick succession but the tourists achieved the fifth first-class success without further trouble. Scores:- — ESSEX, First Innings 206 NEW ZEALAND—First Innings 368 ESSEX—Second Innings. Eastman, b Dunning , 6 Avery, lbw., b Cowie 29 Taylor, b Dunning 2 Nichols, st Tindill, b Vivian 11 Wilcox c Page b Cowie 58 Hodge, b Cowie 2.1 Belle, not out 51 Wade, b Cowie 2 P. Smith, c Lamason, b Dunning 31 R. Smith, b Cowie 15 Evans, b Dunning ... 3 Extras <. 10 Total . 239 Bowling: Cowie 32/7/66/5, Dunning 29.4/4/99/4, Vivian 22/2/52/1, Weir 3/2/5/0, Page 1/0/1/0, Donnelly 1/0/6/0. NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings.

Vivian, b Nichols 0 Hadlee, c Wilcox, b R. Smith ... 3 Wallace lbw b Evans \ 34 Donrielly, st., Wade, b Evans .... 4 Weir b Eastman 50 Carson, b Evans 10 Lamason, not 17 Page, not out '... 3 Extras 7 Total for six wickets 12S Bowling: Nichols 1 for 29, R. Smith 1 for 27, Evans 3 for 26, Eastman 1 for 13. Bowling incomplete. New Zealand won by four wickets. The Essex professional, Taylor, was injured while fielding in the slips, and will not be playing for the remainder of the season. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, August 10. County cricket results are as follows :— Worcester, first 310 (Kimpton 92, Goddard 6 for 68). Second 202 (Goddard 10 for 113). Gloucester, first, 196. Second 7 for 317 (Hammond 178). Gloucester won by three wickets. The capture by Goddard, who has been chosen for the third Test against New Zealand, of ten wickets in one innings, has been emulated bnly eighteen times since the War, and only three times in Gloucester’s history.

Robins was X-rayed, following a blow on the body from a no-ball from Gover, on the Oval, yesterday. The injury is not serious. He suffered bruising and slight muscle strain, but is expected to be tit for the Test. Surrey, first 170 (Owen-Smith) 5, for 52). Second 209 (Sims 5 for 35). Middlesex, first 151. Second, 7 for 230 (Human, not out 74). Middlesex won by three wickets. Warwick, first 205 (Verity 9 for 43). Second, 282 (Verity 5 for 49). Yorkshire, first 282 (Sutcliffe 75, Hutton 75. Second, one for 106. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. Sussex, first 552 (John Langridge 159, J. Parks 106). Second, 0 for 62. Kent, first 294 (Ashdown 80). Followed on, 317 (Ames 84). Sussex won by ten wickets. Leicester, first 404 (Berry 153). Second 1 for 32. Hampshire, first 180 (Flamson 6 for 61). Followed on, 254 (Herman, not out 91). Leicester won by nine wickets. Glamorgan, first 243 (Smart 90, Meyer 5 for 56). Second 191 (White 6 for 52). Somerset, first 191 (Mathews 4 for 32). Second 9 for 183 (Meyer 82). Glamorgan won on the first innings. , Lancashire, first 437 (Place 137). Second, 0 for 126 (Paynter, not out 50). Notts, first, 191 (Harris 103. Wilkinson 5 for 60). Second, 370 (Keeton 97, Gunn, not out 89, Hardstaff 62). Lancashire won by ten wickets. „ . Northants, first 253 (G. Pope 5 for 43). Second, 159 (Bellamy 83. Mitchell 6 for 63). Derby, first 9 for 402, declared (Smith 104, G. Pope 101). Second, 1 for 11. Derby won by nine wickets.