WOMEN'S CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22029, 8 February 1935, Page 10

WOMEN'S CRICKET

DOMINION TEAM CHOSEN TWO AUCKLANDERS INCLUDED [bt TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday The New Zealand women's team to meet the touring English women's cricket team has been selected as follows: —R. Symons, captain (Canterbury), I. Pickering, vice-captain (Wellington), A. Ell (Wellington), H. Brick (Wellington), 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).

- VISITORS AT CHRISTCHURCH

A DECISIVE VICTORY

[BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday

Two thousand spectators witnessed the cricket match to-day between the English women's touring team and Canterbury. The visitors won convincingly by 232 run 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 skill and less confidence.

The English team had first use of a splendid wicket and declared at 305 runs for seven wickets. MeLagan scored 143. She began slowly, showing correct defence to anything at all dangerous, but later she hit freely, showing 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. Belworthv. Canterbury began well and had 30 runs oti 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 one wicket in the second.