ARMY CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 17 May 1941, Page 7

ARMY CRICKET

1 N.Z.E.F. V. GEZIRA SPORTING CLUB j (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service! j | Cairo, Apl. 21. j , A New Zealand XI went down to the ! Gczira Sporting Club on Saturday by ; one wicket almost on the close of play. ! thus reversing the position of the pre- I vinus week when the Dominion side i ’ won by three wickets. 1 Batting first, the Army side found runs difficult to get. but nevertheless l consistent play by Rainbird (Welling- • ton). Betts (Taranaki) and Campbell - ( Otago> enabled them to run up the . us ful score of 137. Betts and McVicar . (Manawatu) who in the previous game , scored 50 not out and 47 respectively, found the bowling a different proposition this time. Harvey. Brown and Abdou all bowled well and were the cause of the New . Zealanders' collapse. With ample time to score the 138 | runs required to win, the club’s batmen | , got behind the clock and it was left to [ the later batsmen, particularly Dal- } [ gleisJx and Sanders, to get them in ! ' time. Quirk (Wellington) claimed bowling » honours with six wickets for 43 runs ■ m 8“ overs. Betts also did well to i secure three wickets for 33. Scores: — '! NEW ZEALAND XI McVicar. b Brown 8 ! Dow, b Harvey 21 Rmnbirri, c Mallinson, b Harvey ..." 17 Betts, b Brown j 7 Johnston, b Abdou 7 j Barton, c Mallinson, b Brown"!!!!.' 11 McNaught. st. Sumner, b Harvey 10 ; Pannitter. st. Sumner, b Abdou ... 2 Quirk, st. Sumner, b Harvey 4 . Campbell, not out 27 1 Bcyton. b Abdou 7 Extras ; « Bowling: Dalgleish nolle for 20, Harvey four for 55. Brown three for 33 Abdou three for 23. GEZIRA SPORTING CLUB Ormiston, c McVicar. b Quirk 20 Sumner, c McVicar. b Quirk 17 Mallinson, e Dow. b Quirk 34 Brown. Ibvv b Quirk 0 Watson, c and b Betts !!!!!!!!!!!! I Bcchcr. c Boy ton. b Betts ..!!!!!!!!!! 39 Harvey, c Dow. b Campbell 0 Dalgleish. c and b Betts 23 fowsey, b Quirk ’ Sanders, c and b Quirk m : Abdou. notout I E ’ l ” J! Total jyg Bowling: Quirk six for 43, Betts tloeo for 33. Boyton none for 13. Campbell one for 33. Barton none for 14.