NARROW WIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22820, 30 August 1937, Page 10

NARROW WIN

KENTISH ELEVEN ONE WICKET MARGIN VISITORS' FINE STRUGGLE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, August 27 The Now Zealand cricketers made a grand fight in their match against Kent to-day, when it seemed certain that they would be beaten easily. In the end Kent won by the narrow margin of ono wicket. New Zealand's cheap loss of the last four wickets in the second innings left the county ab easy-looking task. When Kent were 109 for two wickets at lunch time tho match seemed as good as over. However, Now Zealand, with brilliant bowling and fine fielding, then captured seven wickets in an hour. Roberts bowled as accurately and venomously as he has ever done in England, his figures in ono fine spell of sustained effectiveness boing 11 overs, 2 maidens, 23 runs, and 4 wickets. Cowie strove manfully, bowling at top pace, and took his 100 th wicket on tho tour.

Tho New Zealand fielding wa» faultless, Roberts getting a superhuman onehanded diving catch at first slip. Fourteen runs wero required when the last two Kentish batsmen became associated.

New Zealand' might easily have won. Cowio almost bowled one batsman, who 1 chopped hard down on the ball very late. ' It ran off, heavily striking the stumps. The bails, however, remained in posi- • tion. After this escape, the last pair, amid wild excitement, scored the winning > runs. 1 Detailß of the scores are:- 1 - ' NEW ZEALAND First Innings * « g * . 186 3 KENT I First Innings * 321 i NEW ZEALAND Second Innings 5 Vivian, c Chalk, b Todd . . ** 34 > Hadlee, c Levett, b Harding . . 47 . Weir, lbw, b Wright 0 i Carson, c Lovott, o Ashdown . . 20 Moloney, b Harding 75 ' Kerr, run out 31 i Tindill, c Harding, b Woolley . . 40 Lamason, c Levett, b Lewis .. . • 11 Roberts, c Harding, b Wright . . 8 ; Dunning, c "Woolley, b Lewis .. 8 Cowie, not out * * 5 Extras .. .. . * >•. * « • 21 Total 300 Bowling: Lewis took two wickets for 34 runs, Wright two for 59, Harding two for 63, Woolley one for 14, Ashdown one for 47, Todd one for 62, Ames none for 0. KENT Second Innings Ashdown, b Roberts . . . < ?9 Woolley, run out . . . . . . > . 20 Chalk, b Cowie 59 Ames, c Cowie, b Roberts . . . 2o Todd, c Roberts, b Cowie ... 3 Valentine, c Tindill, b Roberts . . 5 Chapman, b Roberts .. . . .. 3 Levett, b Roberts . . v .. . 0 Harding, c Tindill, b Cowie .•« * * 16 Wright, not out .. .. •« « Lewis, not out . . * * Extras . . . . . * * * * ;• • 3 Total for nino wickets * * ». 166 Bowling 0. M. R, W. Roberts v, . 21 2 63 5 Cowie . * i * 17.3 3 7U o Vivian <». *« 2 X 1 Moloney >-. 21l ll Dunning v. 4 AVERAGES OF PLAYERS AUCKLANDERS ON TOP COWIE'S SPLENDID BOWLING Aucklanders head the list of both the batting and bowling averages for firstclass matches played by the New Zealand cricket team up to the end of the match with Kent. Wallace is the leading batsman, having compiled 1341 runs in 34 completed innings at an average of 39.44, while the youthful Donnelly is next with 1191 runs in 32 completed innings, average, 37.21. Both players have recorded centuries, Donnelly's 144 beating Wallace's highest score of 115. Next in order is Moloney, who in 36 completed innings has compiled 1200 runs at an average of 33.33. Cowie reaps the reward of consistency and tops the bowling list with 92 wickets at an average cost of 21.09 runs. Moloney and Dunning are his nearest rivals, with 46 and 80 wickets respectively and averages of 27.04 and 27.80. Cowie's bowling figures in all matches, first and second class fixtures —ho has played in only second class game —read as follows: 2008 runs, 102 wickets, average, 19.68. The averages for first-class matches are as follows: — BATTING In. N.O. H.S. R. Av. W. M. Wallace . 35 1 115 1341 39.44 M. P. Donnelly. 37 5 144 1101 37.21 D. A. R. Moloney 40 4 85 1200 33.33 H. G. Vivian .. 41 4 112 1102 20.78 W. A. Hadlee .. 37 3 100 078 28.70 T. C. Dowry .. 12 J. L. Kerr .. 34 2 130* 810 25.31 G. L. Weir .. 33 3 134* 742 24.73 A. W. Roberts . 2L 6 75* 306 24.40 M. L. Pago .. 35 5 10D 651 21.70 W. N. Carson . 32 3 86 598 20.62 N. H. Gallichan 17 4 50* 205 20.38 E. W. Tindill .. 30 fi 47 401 10.33 J. R. Lamason . 23 3 71 384 10.20 J. A. Dunning . 28 7 30 230 10.95 J. Cowio .. 25 8 23 106 C.23. •Signifies not ont. BOWLING R. W. Av. Cowie .. .. 1011 92 21.09 Moloney • .. 1244 46 27.04 Dunning .. 2224 80 27.80 Roberts . .. 1205 43 30.11 Gallichan .. 1150 38 30,50 Page .. .. 411 12 34.25 Vivian .. .. 1802 49 36.77 Carson . . • 218 5 43.60 Lamason .. 265 G .44.16 Donnelly .. 401 7 05.85 Woir .. .. 900 13 09.23 Hadleo . .. 13