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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1937, Page 5

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•N.Z. ON TOUR CLAiKORGAN'S GOOD SCORE. (From special correspondent of United Press Association with the team). (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) CARDIFF, May 17. A billiard table wicket from which the ball came through at an easy pace and height nullified a manful effort of persevering howlers and enabled the County to secure a lead before tbelargest crowd that has ever watched a touring team at Cardiff. The New Zealanders began by capturing four wickets in just over an hour, and then Duckfield and Smart in a fine fifth wicket partnership put the County in a strong position. Duckfield played correct cricket for three hours and scored a sound century, including a dozen fours. Smart batted for an hour and a half and hit eight fours. H. Davies was aggressive, hitting five fours.

Six bowlers stuck gamely to the difficult task. Dunning was remarkably steady for long periods. Roberts was also consistently accurate, and tooktwo quick wickets at the tail end.; Vivian kept the scoring rate down by clever flighting. Moloney turned slows sharply, and was not afraid to give the ball air. Weir secured a useful wicket with a new ball. Page bowled to a leg field. Tindall had ,a great day behind the stumps. The fielding generally was excellent, especially runsaving on the boundary. Hadlee and Wallace fell to good slip catches off the fast bowler, and Kerr was yorked when going well. Weir and Moloney carefully played out time. New Zealand may have a troublesome period early to-morrow, due to the morning dew, which is usually experienced here. , There was perfect holiday weather to-day, and the attendance was six thousand. NEW ZEALAND.—Ist Innings. Kerr, b Mercer 20 Hadlee, lbw,, b Jones 2l Moloney, lbw., b Jones 4U Vivian, c Smart, b Jones 37 Wallace, run out (> Page, b Mercer 41

Tindill, b Mercer 39 Lainason, b Mercer 0 Weir, c Davies, b Jones 10 Roberts, run out 3 Dunning, not out i Extras 11

Tpt a J s err 'ttF'tt VWf Bowling analysis: Mercer 4 tor 60, Hughes 4 for 47, E. Davies 0 for 31, Jones 4 for 53, D. Davies 0 for 3, Smart 0 for 30. NEW ZEALAND—2nd Innings. Kerr, b Hughes 18 Wallace, c Dyson, h Hughes 2 Hadlee, c Dyson, b Hughes 1 Weir, not out - Moloney, not out ® Extras 4 Total for 3 wickets 32 Stumps were then drawn. GLAMORGAN .—lst Innings. Dyson, Ibw., b. Dunning lf> D. Davies, Jbw., b Vivian 17 Brierly, st. Tindiil, b Moloney ... 3 E. Davies, st. Tindiil, b Moloney 39 Duck field, st. Tindiil, b Moloney 101 Smart, c Moloney, b Weir 03 Turnbull, b Roberts 12 Jones, c Tindiil, b Page 18 H. Davies, b Roberts .46 Mercer (not out) , 1 Hughes, b Roberts " £ Extras 20

Total 338 Bowling: Roberts 3 for 57; Dunning I for 05; Vivian 1 for 78; Moloney 3 for 55; Weir 1 for rlsiv 9 ENGLISH | LONDON. May 16; r Teams for the trial match at [Lord’s on May 22, in preparation for •the Test against the New Zealand cricketers, are as follows: — North Wyatt (captain), C. R'. R. Maxwell. Leyland. Verity Hutton, Pa.vnter, Voce, Hardstaff, 0011017 Hollies, Pope (Derbysmre..

South:—Robins (captain), Fames, Hammond, Barnett, Ames, Todd, Edrich (Middlesex), Compton (Middlesex), Grimftlett, Goyer, and James Langridge.