STRONG BATTING SIDE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 23 June 1937, Page 5

STRONG BATTING SIDE

NOTTS FIVE FOR 454 CENTURIES SCORED BY lIARDSTAFF AND GUNN MATCH DRAWN (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association) (Received 23rd June, 9.40 a.m.) NOTTINGHAM 22nd June. When the match New Zealand v. Nottinghamshire resumed, Notts took fuli advantage of a perfect pitch though the bowling was steady enough to keep the scoring rate moderate. Keeton and Knowles passed the century unseparated before lunch. Hardstaff and Gunn built on to this advantageous opening a fine partnership, taking the score to 199 for the fourth wicket. Hardstaff’s batting suggested that the bowlers will find him difficult to dislodge on a good wicket in the Test. Cowie again bowled with great heart but the unhelpful wicket minimised his menace. Dunning pegged away determinedly. He might easily have had more success, sevei’al times beating the bat but missing the stumps. The Tindill-Moloney combination again captured a wicket. Tindill’s work was very steady, there being only two byes in the first 300 runs. Neither Roberts nor Weir appeared to cause the batsmen undue worry, though a difficult catch was missed in the slips off the latter. In the absence of Vivian and Gallichan, Donnelly shouldered the left hand slow bowling fairly inexpensively till the wood was laid on late in the day by Gunn and Voce. New Zealand faced a difficult task in dismissing a strong batting side on a beautiful wicket. Nevertheless their performance in this match is encouragement for the Test. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND First Innings 423 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE First Innings 163 Second Innings Keeton, c Page, b Dunning 75 Knowles, b Roberts 57 Walker st., Tindill, b Moloney 6 Hardstaff, b Dunning 110 Gunn, not out 149 Staples, b Dunning 1 Voce, not out 52 Extras 4 Total for five wickets 454

three byes. Dunning bowler’ one noball. ENGLISH COUNTY PLAY HUTTON’S BIG SCORE FOR YORKSHIRE I United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph-Copy rigbtl (Received 23rd June, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, 22nd June. County cricket results are:— Cambridge v. Marylebone:— Cambridge, first innings, 218 (Sims took six wickets for 80 runs); second, 213 (Sims five for 57). Marylebone, first innings, 199 (Compton 80, Hunt five for 51); second, three for 233 (Compton 85). Marylebone won by seven wickets. Gloucester v. Surrey:— Gloucester, first innings, 174; second 119. Surrey, first innings, 127 (Hammond took four for 39); second, 57 (Hammond four for 27, Goddard six for 26). Gloucester won by 109 runs. Derby v. Yorkshire:— Derby, first innings, 145 (Turner took five wickets for. 45 runs); second,. 281 (Smith 158). Yorkshire, first innings, four for 525 declared (Sutcliffe 86, Hutton not out 271). Yorkshire won by an innings and 99 runs. Sussex v. Hampshire:— Sussex, first innings, 288; second, seven for 308 declared (John Langridge 117). Hampshire, first innings, 307 (McCorkell 100); second, 136 (James Langridge took seven wickets for 29 runs). Sussex won by 153 runs. Oxford v. Worcester:— Oxford, first inninfs, 195 (Perks tbok five wickets for 60 runs); second, 49 (Perks five for 24). Worcester, first innings, 407 (Gibbons 96). Worcester won by an innings and 163 runs. Glamorgan v. Warwick:— Glamorgan, first innings, 421 (E. Davies 140); second, two for 91 declared. Warwick, first ininngs, 313 (Wyatt 127, C4y six for 85); second (, seven for 144 (Clay five for 67). Glamorgan won on the first innings. Somerset v. Kent:— Somerset, first innings, 344 (Luckes not out 121); second, six for 264 declared (Burrough 133). Kent, first innings, 116 (Andrews six for 32); second, 73 (Andrews four for 31). Somerset won by 419 runs. Leicester v. Lancashire:— Leicester, first innings, eight for 411 daclared (Berry 120, Dempster 92); second one for 64. Lancashire, first innings, 469 (Paynter 95, Iddon 149). Lancashire won on the first innings. Essex v. Nortliants:— Essex-, first innings, 207 (Jupp took five wickets for 39 runs); second, 77 (Clark six for 29, Jupp foui for 31). Northants, first ininngs, 126 (Eastman took five wickets for 33 runs); second, 124 (Eastman (five for 44). Essex won by 34 runs.

BOWLING O. M. W. R. Covvle 25 8 0 58 Roberts 19 3 1 65 Moloney 18 0 1 55 Dunning ... 48 11 3 129 Donnelly . 20 1 0 77 Weir 10 0 0 54 Page 2 0 0 12 The match was drawn. There were