THE CRICKET FIELD

Northern Advocate, 8 February 1935, Page 6

THE CRICKET FIELD

WOMEN PLAYERS i CANTERBURY ECLIPSED. MACLAGAN COMPILES 143. [Per Press Association. — Copyright.] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Two thousand spectators witnessed the cricket match today between the English women’s cricket team and Canterbury. The visitors won convincingly by 232 runs on the first innings. • The Canterbury bowling and fielding was little inferior to that of the visitors, but in batting the local players had less confidence. The English team had first use of 'a splendid wicket and declared at 305 runs for 7 wickets. MacLagan scored 143. She began slowly, showing correct defence to anything that was at all dangerous, but later she hit freely, disclosing a fine command of scoring strokes. She gave two difficult chances, both late in the innings, and eventually was brilliantly, caught in the slips by V. Belworthy, Canterbury began well and had 30 runs on for no wickets. Then three wickets were thrown away by bad judgment in running and five fell with the addition of only one run. Canterbury scored 73 in the first innings and 33 for oije wicket in the second. TEST MATCH. NEW ZEALAND TEAM. [Per Press Association. — Copyright.] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day, . The New -Zealand women’s team to meet the touring English women’s cricket team has been selected as follows; —R. Symonds (captain, Canterbury), I. Pickering (vice-captain, Wellington), A. EIL (Wellington), H. Brick (Wel- • lingtoxi), M. Marks (Canterbury), P. Taylor (Canterbury), M. Coxby, (Wanganui), P. Savin (Auckland), N. Browne ■ (Auckland), M. Bishop (Dunedin), H. Miller (Dunedin). Twelfth member, M. Norman '(Canterbury).