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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 22 June 1937, Page 5

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NEW ZEALAND’S TOTAL INNINGS LASTS OVER SIX HOURS CENTURIES TO LOWRY AND PAGE (From th; Special Correspondent o£ the United Press Association) (Received 22nd June, 9.15 a.m.) NOTTINGHAM, 21st June. New Zealand brilliantly compiled the biggest score of the tour in their ;st innings in the Nottingham m: h* against bowling not greatly different from that previously experienced, when only moderate totals were registered. Kerr and Page comfortably added 129 in a great stand for the second wicket. The former was run ont attempting a single after a fine innings notable ft>r strong off-driving. He hit eight fours and one six. Moloney safely negotiated the new ball and brought his personal aggregate past 500. Voce was unsuccessful with his usual fast bowling and tried slow breaks and got two quick wickets. With five out for 268 runs, Lowry thrashed the ’bonding, registering ten fours, two twos, and one three in the first half Century. Page, unhurried and undisturbed, made steady progress towards an excellent century, his seventh in England, He batted for over four hours, revealing a variety of crisp strokes and employed admirable discretion, his total including nine fours. Lowry and Page knocked up 107 together, of which the former smote 84. Lowry completed a chanceless century in only 102 minutes, in* I eluding 18 fours and one six. It was a grand exhibition of clean hitting. Larwood was unable to bowl on account of sore feet, but even without him the attack was of the average county standard. New Zealand’s innings lasted six and a half hours. Notts, not without some moments of anxiety, batted for three-quarters of an hour. Details:— NEW ZEALAND First Innings Hadlee, b Staples 45 Kerr, run out 93 Page, b Knowles . 109 Moloney, c Staples, b Gunn 27 Donnelly, c Gunn, b Voce 0 Weir, b Voce '■ . o Lowry, c Knowles, b Butler 121 Roberts, lbw, b Voce .. . 0 Tindill, not out j io Dunning, c Wheat, b Butler 0 Cowie, c Larwood, b Voce 1 Extras 22 Total 423 Bowling: Voce took four wickets for 112 runs; Butler two for 88; Gunn one for 67; Knowles one for 51; Staples one for 57; Larwood none for 0; Heane none for 31. NOTTINGHAM First Innings 163 Second Innings Keeton, not out . 21 Knowles, not out 15 Extras ~ j Total for no wickets 37 ANOTHER EASY WIN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TEAM (Received 22nd June, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, 21st June. In the cricket match against the Australian women, North England, in the first innings, made 151 funs. The Australians’ second innings realised 109 runs for the loss of five wickets declared. North England, in the second innigs made 115 runs (McLarty three for 39). The Australians won by 173 runs. ■> '■ :