SLOW, SPIN BOWLING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 276, 20 November 1937, Page 4

SLOW, SPIN BOWLING

CAUSE OF N.Z.’s DEFEAT OPENING MATCH IN AUSTRALIA. GRIMMETT AND WARD. The slow, spin bowling of Ward and Grimmett upset the New Zealand batsmen in their opening match in Australia, says the Sydney Referee. They were defeated by South Australia by ten wickets, thanks to a very solid century by Badcock and splendid bowling in both innings by Ward, who secured eleven wickets. When the New Zealanders began their first match in Australia against a strong South Australian team at Adelaide, the weather was hot and sultry, and the wicket on the dead side. Accurate bowling by Grimmett and Ward was responsible for New Zealand's poor score of 151, compiled in 3> hours. After vainly endeavouring to play safe shots off Grimmett and Ward, they lashed out at the slows, but those tactics did not pay, either.

Cotton and Williams—opened the a ick, but could not do very much o le dead wicket. Then Grimmett cam a and at one time had bowled fol

overs for two runs, three wickets. Ward also had them tied up—four for 59. Cowie, the last man, hit him for six and four off successive balls. If they failed in batting, the New Zealanders showed they are a very fine side in the field. They were like clockwork, very smart, and accurate in their returns. The Hamence Catch. Weir, who top-scored with 38, is a very line batsman. Wallace also played some beautiful shots in his 17, Grimmett dismissing him with a very fine right-hand c and b. Maloney put together 25 slowly. A magnificent catch was made by Hamence —one of the finest ever seen on the Adelaide Oval. Roberts hit the ball straight down the ground. Hamence ran with the ball, turned at the right moment, and took a marvellous left-handed catch. Hamence had previously caught Weir off Ward, after he had hit a six and several beautiful fours straight. The most entertaining partnership was by Moloney and Weir. Moloned fell to a brilliant left-hand catch low at first slip by Richardson. The home team began at 4.40 p.m. with Badcock and Walker. Apart from a crisp square-cut for four by Badcock. they went along very quietly. Cowie and Parsloe (over from New Zealand for the Australian matches) bowled very well. Both are fastmedium and Parsloe seemed to trouble the batsmen more than Cowie. Walker made nine slowly, before Parsloe got him lbw. Victor Richardson was shaping well when Vivian bowled him off his pads for nine. Bradman (11) and Badcock (34) looked set when stumps were drawn at 64 for two wickets. Bradman Out First Ball Anticipating an entertaining partnership between Bradman and Badcock, a crowd assembled for the start of the second day’s play. Badcock scored a single off the second ball from Cowie, and Bradman was out to the next (his first). Don played forward, but was apparently deceived by the pace off the pitch. He just touched it, and Tindill took a neat catch behind. It took a lot of interest out of the game. Instead of a big crowd only a few hundred more went to the oval in the afternoon. Ray Robinson made several of his customary graceful shots, but played a cross bat at a curb' one from Vivian when 16. and missing it, was bowled. The New Zealanders threw themselves into attack with added vigor. But their hopes of getting the home side out cheaply faded as Badcock and | Hamence added runs at a steady pace. TOO Runs Stand ; ; Badcock never looked like getting ; j out, and Hamence is a much improved : [batsman. They became partners at 14/108, and added 100. Badcock 114 fell • to Vivian, just touching a ball that ; whipped through to Tindill. He rarely ' forced the pace. The only time he did iso was when approaching his century, j when lie and Hamence added 50 in 39 i minutes. Badcock hit hard, though, [and it was due to accurate bowling i and very fine iiielding, more than lack I of enterprise, that he took 4 hours 17 i minutes to get his 114—six fours. Roberts appeared to be the biggest trouble, though he did not get a wicI ket. His 20 overs for 37 runs indicat- ' ed his accuracy. I There is no doubt about the ability lof the New Zealanders in the field. ‘There \Vere very few lapses.