GOOD CRICKET SCORE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 7

GOOD CRICKET SCORE.

DOMINION v. LANCASHIRE FOURTH-WICKET STAND.

(From the Special Correspondent of«

the United Press Association with the Team.) LONDON, May 29.

Facing the stiffest trial of ! tlie tour so tar oil the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, where'*it will play England in the second Test, the. New Zealand team opened inauspiciously on ' a perfect wicket and in delightful weatliei against Lancashire, the hrst three wickets falling in an hour and a half foi 56 runs. At stumps New Zealand had scored 272 for nine wickets. The Lancashire team is.—W. H. L Lister, E. Pay liter,. J. L. Hopwood, J. Iddon, N. Oldfield, F. Watson, Place, W. E. Phillipson, It. Pollard, G. Duckworth. Wilkinson.

Wallace f-»6) and Moloney (77) retrieved the position considerably, largely through another aggressively brilliant innings by the former, who hit six •fours, three threes and only five singles in an hour, giving an attractive display of driving, hooking and cutting. Sixty-eight runs were added for, the fourth wicket. Moloney took over two hours to reach his half-century, but helcT tlie innings together, being undisturbed by any of the bowlers. Donnelly (13) assisted in a 29-run stand before falling to the new ball. Moloney, after 3 hours 40 minutes of patient hatting, with only three boundary strokes, was similarly dismissed. Lamason (26) and Tindill (38 not out) were just settling down when a thunderstorm interrupted play for nearly half an hour. The pair then steadily compiled an invaluable 57 runs in a timely partnership for the ninth wicket. Neither appeared to be greatly troubled by the attack, though the scoring rate was slow. Tindill was unbeaten after batting for an hour and a-ejuarter. New Zealand finished the day with its highest total of the tour to date, a performance which seemed improbable at lunch. One of the features of the day was the success of the new slow bowler Wilkinson. The attendance was over 6000. Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Page,’ b Wilkinson 13 Hadlee, c Wilkinson, b Watson ... 24 Moloney, c and b Pollard ... .... 77 Vivian, e Duckworth, b Pollard ... 2 Wallace, c Hopwoud, b Phillipson 46 Weir, b Wilkinson H Roberts, c Wilkinson, b Hopwood 8 Donnelly, b Pollard ••• ••• 13 Lamason, b Hopwood 26 Tindill, not out .38 Cowie, not out 3 Extras H • Total for 9 wickets 272