RAIN STOPS TEST

Grey River Argus, 16 August 1937, Page 5

RAIN STOPS TEST

N.Z. CRICKETERS Score 20 Without Loss (From the Special Correspondent of United Press Assn, with Team). (Received August 15. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 14, Rain ruined the first day of the last test match. Only ninq, overs were bowled. This bad weather is hard luck for the tourists who were presented with a glorious opportunity of making a big score. J New Zealand’s Saturday luck changed at last, the tourists winning the toss, and going in to bat. The wicket had been covered. overnight. The outfield was slow, through the rain, which delayed the start until one o’clock. Vivian and Hadlee carefully, but confidently, batted for half an hour, until lunch. Gover bowled at his top pace. He had five men in the slips for the righthander, and three at short-leg for the left-hander, with the wicket-keeper standing back. Matthews, bowling fast to medium, had three men in the slips and two at short-leg. The batsmen were quite untroubled making easy and clean strokes off both bowlers. Rain pelted down after lunch. The wicket was protected, but puddles scon appeared in ’the outfield. Three thousand spectators kept huddled under newspapers and umbrellas on the open-tiered seats unfil the rain stopped. Then they congregated in front of the pavilion, clamouring for the play to commence. After several inspections, the game was abandoned for the day at five o’clock. . Hadlee is playing, although his strained leg is still painful. The New Zealand team is as follows: Page, Vivian, Moloney, Wallace, Hadlee, Tindill, Donnelly, Cowie, Roberts, Dunning and Weir. Carson is twelfth man. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Vivian, not out 13 Hadlee, not out " * Total for no wickets k.O Bowling analysis: Gover 5/1/11/0; Matthews 4/0/9/0.