OUTSTANDING FEAT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23222, 21 June 1937, Page 9

OUTSTANDING FEAT

NOTTS DISMISSED CHEAPLY NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS ON TOP BATSMEN MAKE GOOD START (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the New Zealand team.) NOTTINGHAM, June 19. (Received June 20, at 6.30 p.m.) Manful bowling by Cowie, who was well supported by Roberts and Dunning, enabled the New Zealanders to accomplish an outstandingly fine performance in dismissing the hitherto unbeaten Notts County team in under three hours. The wicket was excellent.

Cowie, mustering good pace through the air and off the ground, kept the batsmen constantly respectful. He displayed wonderful stamina, bowling unchanged for nearly an hour in the morning and for another hour in the afternoon. When he was given his sweater he was applauded as though lie had made a century. Roberts showed his best form since the match against Surrey. He regained his nip off the pitch and swung the ball slightly. Catches were taken behind the wickets and in the slips. One catch was missed in the slips, while a snick flew over the heads of the slips. PRAISE FOR BOWLERS When the main bowlers required a rest, Dunning, who was assisted by good catching, finished the innings. Moloney's "slows" again broke a partnership which appeared likely to be troublesome. The bowlers should be doubly praised, as after lunch the ball became somewhat greasy, hain caused an interruption of the game for an hour in the.morning.

The New Zealand batting was almost as satisfying as the bowling. Hadlee and Kerr confidently scored 74 for the first wicket in just over an hour. The former touched one into his wicket after a sound innings, which included four fours and one five. Kerr batted steadily for an hour and a-half and hit four 4's.

Larwood bowled only one over. Voce was played confidently and likewise was Butler, who has taken two "hat tricks" this season. The attendance was 5000. The New Zealand team is: Page, Moloney, Roberts, Cowie, Dunning, Tindill, Lowry, Hadlee, Kerr, Donnelly, Weir. j Following are the scores: — NOTTS First Innings Keeton, b Roberts .. .. .. 14 Knowles, b Roberts 28 Walker, b Cowie 0 Hardstaff, b Cowie 8 Gunn, c Tindill, b Roberts .. 23 Staples, lbw, b Cowie ' .. .. 8 Voce, c Tindill, b Moloney .. 11 Larwood, c Roberts, b Dunning 34 Heane, c Cowie, b Roberts .. 11 Wheat, c Moloney, b Dunning .. 7 Butler, not out .. 7 Extras 12 Total .. .... •• 163

NEW ZEALAND First Innings Kerr, not out 42 Hadlee, b Staples 45 Page, not out , 8 Extras 6 Total for one wicket .. 101 OVERWHELMING DEFEAT BATSMEN'S UNEXPECTED COLLAPSE LANCASHIRE'S SECOND VICTORY (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the New Zealand cricket team.) PRESTON June 18. The New Zealanders again collapsed unexpectedly on an excellent wicket in the second innings of the match against Lancashire, and the home team won by an innings and 74 runs. Only three of the recognised batsmen were dismissed quickly. The others all started promisingly enough, but were unable to maintain their form. Carson was tried as an opening batsman, but fell a quick victim to the new ball. Donnelly pushed a short ball forward to short-leg and was caught. He was unfortunate. Lamason was again beaten by the pace of a good ball. MOLONEY BATS SOUNDLY Hadlee openedly confidently, but was dismissed leg-before for the seventh time of the tour. Kerr, after shaping well, was out to a wonderful catch behind the wickets. He played the ball hard down, the ball being caught close to the ground. Moloney batted quietly and soundly till he was caught from a hit off a long hop. Weir, who appeared likely to make another stand, was caught at long-on from a stroke which would have been a 6 on a normal ground. Cowie went out leg-before under the new rule for the second time in the match. Vivian batted ninth on the list in consequence of a leg injury. Lancashire's bowling has seldom been better, and was very steady. The New Zealanders should have been capable of getting twice as many runs on such a wicket, but the unfortunate inability to get a good start again handicapped the side.

The failure of the others, however, to retrieve the position was disappointing. Details:— NEW ZEALAND

First innings 220 Second Innings Hadlee, Ibw, b Sibbles .. .. 20 Carson, b Sibbles 4 Kerr, c Duckworth, b Rhodes .. 38 Donnelly, c Hopwood, b Sibbles 0 Moloney, b Rhodes 37 Weir, c Oldfield, b Sibbles .. 11 Lowry, lbw, b Rhodes .. .. 17 Lamason, b Phillipson .. .. 2 Vivian, not out 5 Dunning, b Phillipson .. .. 3 Cowie, lbw, b Rhodes .. .. 1 Extras 11 Total 149 Bowling Analysis. Phillipson took 2 wickets for 42 runs; Sibbles, 4 for 28; Nutter, none for 31; Rhodes, 4 for 37. LANCASHIRE First innings 443 In a previous match against New Zealand on this tour Lancashire won by eight wickets. THE FIRST TEST PREDICTING THE ENGLISH TEAM RECORD CROWD EXPECTED LONDON, June 18. There are conflicting predictions regarding the personnel of the English team for the first test against New Zealand. The critics seem to be unanimous about the choice of Barnett, Hammond, Leyland, Ames, and Farries, and a big number favour Hutton. There are divided views as to whether the other fast bowler should be Cover or Voce, and whether the left-hand slow bowler should be Langridge because of his big scores. Some urge the claims of Parkes, but many of the critics advocate Hardstaff. London writers favour Stephenson, but in the north they are picking Smailes and Paynter. Many advocates seem agreed that the slow bowling will be left to Robins, especially after his successes against the tourists. Although the New Zealanders have been disappointing so far, there are 10.000 reservations for the test. With fine weather it will probably be the biggest crowd of the tour.

Bowlir lg Analysis O. M. R. W Cowie 21 4 39 3 Roberts 21 4 61 4 Moloney .. 9 1 28 1 Dunning .. 8.1 2 23 2