AFTER LUNCH

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11436, 5 February 1923, Page 7

AFTER LUNCH

ENGLAND'S INNINGS ENDS McBEATH BOWLS WELL. When play was resumed in the after- . noon there was a great crowd present. Hartley faced Mcßeath, and off the latter’s second ball the, bafsman was nicely oaught at second slip by Blunt. 353—7—16. Brand was the next batsman. Brice howled from the southern end, and Lowry got him away to the boundary, the over realising five. Off Mpßeath’s. next over Lowry skied one, and Shepherd made a great effort to secure it, hut the sun beat \hini. After fifteen minutes, the scoreiwas taken to 360, New Zealand thus being nearly 200 runs behind, with England three wickets in hand. Lowry was batting freely, and the score mounted up fairly quickly. WICKETS FALL RAPIDLY. After twenty-five minutes’ play in the afternoon, 380 went up, and both batsmen were going well'. At 2.30 o’clock, however, Brand tried to chop Brice through the slips, and was clean bowled. 388—8—9. Gibson filled the vacancy, facing Brice, who got a maiden. Lowry was hitting out at everything, and Gibson was also getting in some nice strokes, but in attempting to get Mcßeath away he was oaught in the outfield by Lambert —a nice catch. 401 —9—5. Freeman was the last man in. Almost immediately Lowry skied one off Mcßeath, and was cleverly caught by Dacre in the outfield. 401 —10 —130. Lowry was lustily cheered as he went to the pavilion. England had been at the wickets 328 minutes, and Lowry had taken 167 minutes to compile his total. Freeman, the not-out man, did not get a hit.