N.Z. TOUR

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1937, Page 5

N.Z. TOUR

DUBLIN VISIT A WIN BY 8 WICKETS. (From tho Special Correspondent of the United Press Assoeiation with tho Team). DUBLIN, September 12. The New Zealand cricketers experienced a day remarkable in Dublin d'icket, playing on a pitch helping the bowlers The weather was dull. Ireland’s team collapsed, before bowling that was full of zest. Carson and Roberts put the home team on tho defensive by the quick capture of two wickets each. Then Gallichan and Moloney, with accurate spin bowling, finished the innings for 79 in under Two hours.

'The New Zealand team was then out in one hour by tricky spin bowline for 64 runs. Devastating fast medium oil breaks by Boucher did the damage. Tho analysis of Boucher read 5 wickets for 12 runs and 7 wickets for 13.

Ireland’s second innings was a procession of the players. Cowie, who was called on for the first time in the match, bowled flat out, and he took three wickets with four balls, and another wicket with the first ball of his next over. At one time ho had taken six wickets Tor one run.

When New Zealand began their second innings, Dowry and Moloney batted steadily, and they gave the tourists an easy win by eight wickets, 'file wickets assisted the bowlers, as (vas shown by an extraordinary proportion of the batsmen being clean bonded.

A return match will be played on Tuesday. Ireland, in the first innings, made 79. Lambert (not out) 25, was top scorer. In the bowling, Moloney took three for 26. Galiehai 1 3 for 27, Carson 2 for 5, and Roberts 2 for 8. New Zealand’s first innings realised 61 runs. The top scorers wor~ Wallace (20) and Weir (ll). Ireland, in the second innings, made 30, of which ten. were extras. In the howling. Cowie took 6 for 3, Roberts 0 for 3, Carson 2 for 10 and Gallichan 1 for 4. New Zealand, in the second innings, lost 2 for 46, Lowry being not our 30. New Zealand won by eight wickets. i