CRICKET ENGLISH WOMEN DRAW AGAIN

Grey River Argus, 24 March 1949, Page 5

CRICKET ENGLISH WOMEN DRAW AGAIN

P.A. AUCKLAND, March 23. Bright cricket was again provided in the final day to-day of the women s match between Auckland and England at Eden Park, which resulted in a draw. . . In reply to Auckland’s first innings score of 124, England, which had 150 on the board for the loss of three wickets, declared its innings closed at the luncheon adjournment yesterday, with six wickets for 2'55. Facing a deficit of 131 to avoid an innings defeat, Auckland was all out for 165, five minutes before stumps.

A feature of England’s display was another fine innings by J. Wilkinson, who carried her over-night score of 72 to 131. Scores: —

AUCKLAND First Innings: 124 Second Innings J. Clothier, b McEvoy 4 E. Simmonds, b Johnson 4 V. Robinson, b Johnson 29 U. Wickham, b McEvoy 9 H. Thompson, st. Morg.an, b Hide 68 P. Batty, b Johnson 11 R. McKenzie, b Lowe 13 I. van Leyden, b Johnson 23 G. Gooder, lbw, b Johnson 0 R. Cadness, b Hide 1 J. Mailer, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 166 Bowling: McEvoy 2 wickets for 25; MacLagan none for 20; Johnson 5 for 34; Duggan none for 4; Lowe one for 34; Hide 2 for 24; Sanders none for 8; Whelan none for 4. ENGLAND First Innings M. MacLagan, c Clothier, b Wickham 3 C. Robinson, run out 35 M. Hide, b van Leyden 21 J. Wilkinson, b van Leyden .... 131 M. Duggan, b Thompson 14 H. Sanders, b Batty 3 G. Morgan, not out 35 M. Lowe, not out 6 Extras 7 Total for 6 wickets, dec 255 Bowling: Wickham one for 49; Cadness none for 14; Gooder none for 35;

van Leyden 2 for 32; Thompson one for 38; Batty one for 33; McKenzie none for 32; Robinson none for 15.