LOST BY 202 RUNS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 136, 10 June 1937, Page 8

LOST BY 202 RUNS

I NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS I MATCH WITH DERBYSHIRE DONNELLY'S GOOD BATTING (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association wiUi the team). DERBY, June 8. Faced with the diliicuit task of batting all uay to avoid defeat or making the highest total of the tour to win againsu tne varied ana strong attack, new Zealand lost lour goou wickets in the first hour. Derbyshire won by 202 runs. The New Zealanders were troubled to-day, the batsmen never fully mastering the slow spinners of Mitchell and tne last bowling of Copson. The first seven wickets lell in under two hours. Vivian appeared m good form when he was adjudged leg-before. Moloney clouted a six to long on, ano was stumped the next ball. Wallace hit four crisp fours and he then fell similarly. Rage played as though determined to stay, but missed a loose ball that he tried to pull. Carson competently coped with the bowling for naif an hour and then he was caught at leg. Weir was bowleu by one tnat hardiy rose. Tindill and Donnelly made the best stand of the innings, adding 50. The former was dismissed in the first over after lunch. Dunning was caught first ball. Cowie assisted in a 33-run stand fcr the last wicket, which lasted 16 minutes. Donnelly played a highly creditable innings. He was especially sever with slow bowling, taken seven fours off Mitchell. He hooked anything short with fierce force, hitting II fours altogether, nearly all oi which were on the leg side. He batted for a little over an hour, making 60 out of the 94 scored for the last five wickets. Derbyshire. First innings 241 Second innings, 7 wickets (dec.) 327 New Zealand. First innings 168 Second Innings. Kerr, lbw, b Pope 9 Molone, st. Elliott, b Mitchell ..... 24 Vivian, lbw, b Pope 16 Wallace, st. Elliott, b Mitchell 19 Page, lbw, b Mitchell 12 Carson, c Elliott, b Copson .. 20 Donnelly, not out 60 Weir, b Copston 1 Tindill, lbw, b Mitchell 17 Dunning, c sub., b Mitchell 0 Cowie, c Pope, b Copson 9 Extras - 13 Total 200 (No bowling analysis received). BATTING AVERAGES

Moloney and Wallace have each scored over 400 runs. This includes the Derby match, which has just been completed. Results: Won two, lost three, and drawn live. WORCESTER MATCH LOWRY PLAYS FOR N.Z. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Team) Received June 10, 1.5 a.m. WORCESTER, June 9. For the New Zealand v. Worcester match the weather and the wicket are excellent. For the New Zealand team, Tindill, Cowie, Dunning, Wallace, and Donnelly have been omitted and Lowry is playing. The Worcester team is: Bull, Grimshaw, Cooper, Gibbons, Martin, Horton, Howorth, Buller, Perks, Jackson, and B. W. Quaife (captain). Worcester have lost one wicket for 43. Scores:—• Bull, b Roberts 21 Grimshaw, not out 19 Extras 3 Total, one for - 43 WOMEN’S CRICKET WIN FOR AUSTRALIANS MIDLANDS DEFEATED LONDON, June 8. Midland Districts, in their first innings against the Australian women’s cricket team scored 121 (Holmes 3 for 17; Antonio 3 for 21) and followed on, making 191 (Pollard 52; Smith 5 for 54; Antonio 3 for 52). Australia, second innings, one for 75 (Antonio, not out, 30; Pritchard not out, 43). Australia won by nine wickets.

The leading batting averages in first-class match es are as follow:—■ I. N.O. II. Av. Moloney — 12 2 414 41.4 Donnelly . 8 1 287 41 Wallace .. 12 0 444 37