DELAYED BY RAIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19885, 11 March 1939, Page 7

DELAYED BY RAIN

START OF CRICKET TEST

DOMINION WINS TOSS

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day.

Light rain has been falling since 8.30 o'clock this morning and conditions for the cricket test match at Basin Reserve at 11 o'clock were fair. The wicket and outfield, although damp were "in good order. The captains inspected the wicket at 11.10 and decided to make another inspection at noon. Light rain was still falling at 11.30, the time originally set for the match to begin. The wicket was inspected again at 12.301 when a decision was made to have lunch at 1 o'clock and to inspect It agairvafc 1.30. The teams are as follow: Sir Julian Calm's XI.—G. F. H. Heane (captain), C. S. Dempster, V. E. Jackson, J. Hiardstaff, N. Oldfield, C. R. Maxwell, A. 11. Dyson, J. E. Walsh, W. E. Phillipson, E. A. "Watts, T. P. B. Smith. New Zealand.—D. A. R. Moloney (captain), P. E. Whitelaw, E. W. Tindill, W. M. Wallace, R. E. J. Menzies, J. A. Ongley, M. P. Donnelly, W..N. Carson, T. L. Pritchard, J. Cowie and J. Ashenden. W. Rainbird, twelfth man. New Zeal-and won the toss. Following , an, inspection , of the wicket at 1.30 the captains decided to start play at 2,15. A slight drizzle occured after 1.30 and prospects of a start are now doubtful.