CRICKET IN EGYPT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23968, 19 May 1941, Page 12

CRICKET IN EGYPT

army side defeated (X.Official Xews Srrvicr) (• \ I HO. April 1 A New Zealand eleven went down to the Oezira t-ipurlinu Club mi Saturday by one wicket almost on the close of play thus reversion the position of the previous week, when the Dominion side won hy three wickets. Hailing first, the Army side found runs difficult, to get, hut nevertheless consistent pinv hy Kainbird (Wellington). Belts (Tnranaki) and Campbell . Olago) enabled them to run up the useful score of IM7. Belts and McVicar (Manawatu). who in the previous game scored .'0 not out and IT respectively, found the bowling a different proposition this t line. With ninnle time to score the IMS runs required to win. the club's batsmen not behind the clock and it wits left to the later batsmen lo ;ret them in time. Quirk ( Wellington i claimed bowline honours with six wickets for 1M runs in x.7 overs. Belts also did well to secure I hive wickets for MM. The scores and principal performances are as follows: New Zealand.—-IM7 (Dow I. Campbell v! 7 not out. Hainhird IT. Belts 17, Barton 11. MeNnii'-clil Io)., Bowling: Harvey four for ,V>. Brown tliree for It:!. Abilou three for 'Jit. Cle/iia Sportiug Club. IMS (Mallinson Ml. Da Igleisli JM. Ormiston 'JO, Bectier lit. Sumner 17. Sanders HI). Howling: Quirk six for IM Bells three for MM.