STEADY SCORING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19365, 1 July 1937, Page 5

STEADY SCORING

SOMERSET MAKE 254 LAST WICKET ADDS 84 NEW ZEALAND 41 FOR TWO KERR AGAIN BATS WELL (From the Special Representntife of the United Press Association.) (Rec. July 1, 11.30 a.m.) TAUNTON, June 30. Steady scoring by Somerset enabled them to run up a total of 254 against the New Zealand cricketers to-day, and at stumps the visitors had made 41 for the loss of two wickets. Vivian, Donnelly, Maloney, Kerr and Roberts were' spelled from the New Zealand team, which again included Lowry. . The consistently accurate length of Cowie and the clever variation of Dunning, supported by alert fielding, especially by Wallace, Cowie, and Hadlee in the outfield, and spectacular high catches in the gully by Lamason and Hadlee, the latter dismissing Wellard, the local sixer specialist, assisted New Zealand to take nine county wickets for 170 runs. Stubborn Last Wicket A stubborn last-wicket partnership by Bennett and Hazel added 84 runs in 70 minutes. This partnership was eventually broken by Dunning with a beautiful off-spinner. The Tindill-Wallace partnership was responsible for Lee being swift.y run out. The result proved very satisfactory considering that it was a batsmen’s wicket and that Somerset yesterday defeated a strong Glamorgan side by 263 runs. New Zealand, in a bad failing light, lost Carson and Tindill to fast accurate bowling by Wellard and Andrews. The game was witnessed by - 1000 sportsmanlike and humorous West Country people. Lowry, playing against his old county, was a popular figure and was generously applauded for his fielding. Scores were as follow: — SOMERSET First Innings Lee, run out .. .. •• 38 Rippon, c Tindill, b Dunning .. 27 Burrough c Gallichan, b Cowie 0 Gimblett b Gallichan .. .. 15 Andrews, b Dunning ..; .. 19 Ingle, c Lamason, b Weir .. 37 Bennett, not out i. .. .. 50 Hazell, b Dunning .. .. .. 32 Luckes lbw, b Cowie 3 Wellard c Hadlee, b Dunning .. 11 Bunce, b Cowie .. .. .. 3 Extras 12 Total .. ... •• 254 —Bowling—

NEW ZEAAND —First Innings—

Hadlee, not out .. .. • ■ 21 Tindill, b Andrews •• •• 13 Carson, c Hazell, b Wellard .. 2 Extras .. .... • • 5 Total for two wickets .'. • • 41 —Bowling-r-

PRAISE FOR TOURISTS DISPLAY IN FIRST TEST QUERIES FOR ENGLAND LONDON, June 30. “New Zealand comes out of the first test with real credit,” says the Daily Telegraph’s cricket writer. “It is no use pretending that England was convincing. The question still remains: What of England’s opening pair? Hutton is too promising to be written off because of his failure in his first big test, but the selectors must be a little uneasy. As for England’s bowling, that was depressing indeed.”

Oi M. R. W. Cowie .. 31 8 66 3 Weir .. . . 21 3 56 1 Gallichan ., 14 8 15 1 Dunning .. 35 14 98 4

O. M. R. W. Welland . 5.3 0 18 1 Andrews .. l 5 ‘ 1 18 1