EXCITING CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 20 July 1937, Page 9

EXCITING CRICKET

MATCH WITH SCOTLAND. SLOW BOWLERS’ SUCCESS. SOME DASHING BATTING. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the team.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received July 20, 10.0 a.m. GLASGOW, July 19. A friendly and generous crowd saw eventful cricket when New Zealand continued their first innings against Scotland this morning. The match coincided with the annual fair and holidays, wihch is really an observance of the old-time holidays without the old-time fair. Cricket lovers from all parts of the country attended, the crowd again numbering nearly 5000. Only Carson and .Moloney offered any prolonged resistance to tne wedcontrolled slow bowling of Melville and Peebles. On the suit pitch the last five wickets fell quicky tor 69. Page hit his stumps so strung}’ that lie broke a bail. Although Gibb was aggressive, Heggie and Tod were steady, 'flic home side were dismissed in their second innings for just enough to make the game interesting. • Dunning was particularly steady, dismissing three of the best batsmen early. Moloney and Galliehan accounted for the later batsmen, who fell to slow spinners supported by good catching New Zealand started dashingly despite Iverr’s second iailurc of the match when confronted with ball. Vivian batted aggressively; his 24 included three fours and two threes. Wallace, with 35 (three fours and two sixes) attained the coveted goal of one thousand runs for the tour in firsts class matches. He is the fiftn amateur to achieve the distinction this season, the others being Dempster, Mitchelllnnes, .Kifnpton, and Wyatt. Donnelly mixed attack and defence with judgment. He frequently used Ins favourite Look and cover strokes. His 48 included eight fours. Details:—

Total for 5 wickets 1_42 Bowling analysis.—Baxter 4 for 71, Mitchell-lnnes none for 24, Smith 1 for 19, Peebles none for 20. WOMEN’S TOUR. DRAW WITH SOUTHERN TEAM. Received July 20, 9.45 a.m. LONDON, July 17. The Australian women cricketers in the first innings against the Southern Districts (who had scored 406) made 225 (Miss Peden 43, Miss Holmes 39, Miss Antonio 47, Miss George6o ; Miss McLagen 4 for 51, Miss Whelan 4 for 41). The Australian team followed on, losing 8 for 151 (Miss Antonio 51, Miss George 42; Miss McLagen 3 for 28, Miss Whelan 2 for 22). The match was drawn.

SCOTLAND. First innings 23? Second Innings. Gibb, b Dunning 41 Kamsden, Jbw, b Carson 6 Mitcliell-lness, lbw, b Dunning ... 1 McTavish, b Dunning 0 'J'od, c Lowry, b Moloney 23 Heggie, c Wallace, b Moloney ... 36 Smith, c Vivian, b Gallichan ... 1C Fords, c Gallichan, b Moloney ... 14 Peebles, b Gallichan 6 Baxter, b Gallichan 9 Melville, not out 0 Extras 3 Total 154 BOWLING ANALYSIS. 0. M. IL W. Dunning 16 8 20 3 Carson 8 1 31 1 Donnelly 6 0 27 0 Moioney 12 1 35 3 Gallichan ... 24.1 9 38 3 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Kerr, b Baxter 1 Vivian, b Peebles 75 Wallace, b Baxter ... 54 Donnelly, lbw, b Melville 1 Lowry, c Toil, b Melville .... ... 18 Moloney, st Gibbs, b Melvilie 19 Carson, b Peebles 26 Page, b Melville 0 Hadlee, lbw, b Peebles 0 Gallichan, b Melville 2 Dunning, not out Extras 2 16 Total 214 Bowling analvsis.—Baxter 2 for 65, Melville o lor 68, Peebles 3 lor 41. Second Innings. Vivian, b Baxter 24 Kerr, c Mitcliell-Innes. b Baxter ... o Wallace, lbw, b Smith 35 Donnelly, not out 48 Lowry, lbw, b Baxter 9 Moloney, li Baxter 11 Carson, not out 5 Extras 8