Wallace, Reid Came To Rescue

Northern Advocate, 17 August 1949, Page 6

Wallace, Reid Came To Rescue

LONDON, Tue. (11 a.m.). —The fourth and final test between New Zealand and England ended, as did the previous matches, in England added 50 to its first innings to bring the total to 482. This gave it a lead of 137 with 54 hours left. New Zealand replied with 9 for 308, declared, 20 minutes eing lost for bad light in the last hour.

Runs were scored at one a minute, nd Reid made an excellent 93. With Sutcliffe (54) and Wallace j 8), who saved the match for New .ealand, England were L i behind and i fourth day on a wicket that was making spin throughout this afternoon would have provided an interesting finish. Hadlee declared because several nembers of the English t< am wished to eave early to catch trains for tomor-->w’s matches.

Bedser he tried a vvristy cut and was caught at slip by Edrich. Wallace and Sutcliffe were together at lunch; two for 88. Sutcliffe. 41. Wallace 14.

DELIGHTFUL BATTING They put on 57 in 55 minutes, and Wallace, who was showing the form to which we were accustomed at the start of the tour, batted delightfully. When Laker tired at length after a fine spell. Reid drove to the off with his weight on his back leg. and Wallace swung him to the leg boundary and punched him past mid-off for four which gave him 53 in 1 hour '4O minutes. Reid began to get busy, and when Wright came on for Laker pulled him for a two and four; then he nearly gave a catch to Brown, at short squareleg. It was Hollies who finished Wallace after he had taken over from Bedser. He switched to Wright’s end and made the ball spin away ( sharply and lift Wallace advanced to smother it. missed, and was stumped by an electrified Evans. His 58 in just over 2 hours was invaluable. IN FULL FLIGHT Reid was now in full flight and, though Brown beat his bat once, pulled and off-drove and raised the side’s 200 in the same number of minutes. At tea New Zealand was 5 for 213 (Reid 48, Rabone 5). Reid reached 52 immediately after tea by pulling Laker (1 hour and 22 minutes) and when Bailey took the new ball at 226, Reid was largely responsible for 14 being taken in the one over. Reid sent down two no balls, one of which Reid smashed over his head They both began patting well after the interval and used Bailey to bring up the 100 in 100 minutes. In one over Wallace hooked him for two, square-cut him for three and Sutcliffe square-cut to the boundary. TAKING SPIN Laker began a period of 80 minutes’ bowling with the knowledge that the pitch was now taking spin and he commanded both care and respect from the two New Zealanders. He beat their bats several times with nicely flighted balls. Bedser, also, was bowling well in Bailey’s place; and, though Sutcliffa patted him to mid-wicket to reach 50 in one hour 50 minutes and then offdrove him to the boundary, he got the left-hander’s wicket. He sent down a ball well-pitched up on the leg side; it came through rather slowly and Sutcliffe turned it to leg, and there was the patient Brown Donnelly joined Wallace and their partnership had the appearance of a stand, until Bedser caused a ball to pop at Donnelly; the left-hander hung up his bat as though to protect his head, the ball bounced to Brown, at short leg. 4 DOWN FOR 131 This made New Zealand 4 for 131, and the match was still sparkling with interest. Wallace and Reid, however swung the balance round in favour of a draw for New Zealand.

LAST SIX FELL CHEAPLY Once again New Zealand took the nal six England wickets with some apidity and Cowie collected four and "Iresswell two in 45 minutes. England was looking for quick runs out, even so. they were not sacrificing vickets to do so. Brown was the first to go after 10 ninutes of play, when he failed to ;et right over a ball from Cresswell md Hadlee at mid-off. took a good atch at his feet. Evans joined Bailey, who provided be best batting of the England tail, nd hit 17 in 15 minutes. Evans invariably swings his bat as lough it is a sledge-hammer; when ie connects his shots are usually vorth a boundary while his mis-hits roduce a catch. So it happened this morning; he treated both Cresswell and Cowie with some levity, and tucked Cowie round to the square-leg boundary. .REID’S FINE CATCHES Then he swung again, and Donnelly hugged a dolly at cover. In the same over, Cowie had Laker well caught by Scott at first slip, and in his next over he beat Bedser, who produced a tickle which set Reid smiling after a fine catch. Bailey swept both Cresswell and Cowie to the leg boundary, and then he, too, edged Cowie, and Reid's smile turned to a grin with his second catch. Hollies and Wright competed for the bowling, and Wright was leg before to the first ball he received from Cresswell. IN CAVALIER MOOD Sutcliffe and Scott began New Zealand’s second innings as though the test was little more than a club match to them. Sutcliffe turned Bailey to fine leg in the first over and narrowly missed being caught. In Bailey’s next over they took 12. Sutcliffe beginning by hooking a no ball to the leg boundary, and Scott completing, the onslaught by coverdriving for three. Bedser, however, was a different kettle of fish and, in his second over, Scott played back, nudged the ball with the inside edge and was caught by Evans; one for 24 in 12 minutes. Hadlee began batting with far more care and confidence than he did on Saturday, and restrained his inclination to swish at balls on the off from Bailey. LIVED DANGEROUSLY

With Sutcliffe he moved the score along sedately, with singles. Sutcliffe was not the same smooth, efficient batsman of last week and, for a period, lived extremely dangerously, cocking Bailey over his head and snicking Bedser acutely to leg: both deflections fetched boundaries, though whether they were deserved was another matter. Hadlee began to look prolific, offdriving Bailey and cover-driving Bedser; but when Hollies appeared for

Though Reid began rather shakily and Bedser twice beat his bat, he fed on the confidence exuded by Wallace and began to settle down. Reid continued to bat forcefully, with some tremendous hooks and offdrives and, when he entered the 90’s it seemed a certainty that he would reach the century; but then Laker impelled him to hit one straight at Wright at extra cover. OVATION FOR REID

He was cheered all the way back to the pavilion. With Rabone he put on 88 in 70 minutes. It was a fine knock. Rabone had plodded well for 20 in an hour and a quarter, when he fell leg before to JL,aker. Interest went out of the game when light stopped play for 20 minutes. Play resumed at six o’clock after Mr Leveson-Gower, chairman of the Surrey Club, paid tribute to the New Zealanders and the sun re-appeared briefly. The last 20 minutes was merely formal, but for Cresswell it had some tension, for he was determined to get a stump as a souvenir. Hadlee declared at the end of the over and Cresswell grabbed—to good ecect!

Fall of wickets England: 5 for 436, 6 for 469, 7 for 470, 8 for 472, 9 for 481. New Zealand: 1 for 24, 2 for 68, 3 for 155. 4 for 131, 5 for 133, 6 for 276, 7 for 283, 8 for 299, 9 for 300. Scores were: NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 345 Second Innings. Sutcliffe, c Brown, b Bedser 54 Scott, c Evans, b Bedser 6 Hadlee, c Edrich, b Hollies 22 Wallace, st Evans, b Hollies 58 Reid c Wright, b Laker 93 Donnelly, c Brown, b Bedser 10 Rabone, lbw, b Laker 20 Burtt, c Compton, b Laker 6 Cave, not out 14 Cowie, c Wright, b Laker 4 Cresswell, not out 0 Extras 21 Total (for 8 wkts, dec.) 308 Bowling: Bailey. 11 overs. 1 maiden. 67 runs, 0 wickets; Bedser, 23, 4, 59. 3; Wright, 6,0, 21, 0: Hollies, 17, 6, 30, 2; Laker, 29, 6, 78, 4; Brown, 9,0, 29. 0; Compton, 1,0, 3, 0. ENGLAND. First Innings. Simpson, c Donnelly, b Cresswell 68 Hutton, c Rabone, b Cresswell 206 Edrich, c Cave, b Cresswell 100 Compton, c Scott, b Cresswell 13 Bailey, c Reid, b Cowie 36 Brown, c Hadlee, b Cresswell 21 Evans c Donnelly, b Cowie 17 Laker, c Scott, b Cowie 0 Bedser c Reid, b Cowie 0 Hollies, not out 1 Wright, lbw, b Cresswell 0 Extras 20 Total 482 Bowling: Cowie, 23 overs, 1 maiden, 123 runs, 4 wickets; Cresswell. 41.2 overs. 6 maidens, 168 runs 6 wickets; Cave, 24 overs, 4 maidens, 78 runs, 0 wickets; Burtt. 24 overs, 2 maidens. 93 runs, 0 wic-