NEW ZEALANDERS ROUTED

Chronicle (Levin), 30 March 1946, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS ROUTED

-P?-ess Association

INGLORIOUS TEST OPENING ALL OUT FOR 42 RUNS

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WELLINGTON, Marck 29. New Zealand crieket reaehed a iow ebb today yrhen.:-the cream of its batsmen were dismissed fot, 42 runs when the Test match ' began at tlie Basm Beserve this lri'orning. - At stumps, Australia had lost' th'ree wdekets for- iai runs. " ; ' The liome side''s score was the lowest registered by a1 New" Zedland eleven in Test ' ericket/ the previous smallest in' this country being 79 tWice against Nevv'Soutk Walfes. ' Magnificent fiejding had a big influence in the coliapse of the Ney Zealanders,.HadIee, Wallace and, Scott being . out to .brilliant catclies. The greatest influence of all, however, was O'Reilly's second over after' lunen, when he took three wickets for no runs. In tlieir after-lunch play, which lasted only 29 minutes, New Zealand lost six wickets for five runs — oue of the worst collapses in the -history of New Zealand cricket. 'J'he gate talcings were £954 and the crowd was estimated at 900(J. Eollowing overnight rain conditions were eloudy but fine for the commeucenient of play.

Iladlee won the toss and opened the New Zealand innings with Andersun to the .bowling of Lindwall and Tosliack. After batting for 28 minutes, during which 7 runs had been scored, Anders'on, who had reaehed 4, was ciean bowled by a yorker from • Lindwal). Bcott. joinedHadlee. . It took 40 minutes for double figures to appear. With the scorq at 15 Hadlee was brilliantly taken by Miller clo'se in on the leg side off Toshack, Miller fhro.wing liimself to take tlie bait close to the ground. The New- Zealand captain had been at the wickets for 5o minutes for six runs. Thirty appeared after- 90 minutes ' play. With the score at 37, Wallace who had been at the wickets for 38 minutes for 10 runs, hooked oue fro'm Toshack sharply to Barnes at short leg. 'lne (ieldsman took a brilliant catch at his second attempt. Three wickets were now dovvn for 37. Tindill joined Scott, who popped oue from O'Reilly into Barnes' liands at sillv inid on. ~ The lunclieon adjournmeut was taken with the score at 37 for four wickets. Toshack had bowled unchanged during tlio morning session like a niachine, having sont dowjft- 15 overs for 9 runs and Ivvo -wickets. - . Ellon r.esuining, Rowe acconipanied' TiudilP to the wicketsi Off the fiftli ball of Oflteiliy's openhig- over/ Brown dropped Rowe from an easy-chaiice ai silly midf o'ff. ■ This let off did liot bene (Let tlie bat-Sman, las O'Reilly! clea'n bowled Ki'm with a" Ifeg break in liis llext oveh • Wofse to fo-Jlow, as Butfeifield' fell l'.-b.w. to- O'Reilly wifh out scoTih'k.' - M'dCrae 'was; eafigdit'dt niid on by 'Haksdtt1 oif ' 0 ' R/ 'i 1 1/ ' ' b/ f b'r e ' 1 IiV. I had o/entd his ' account, and seven wickets were dokir for 37. '* Burke wenl l.b.y. t'o 'Toshack/ hnd eight wickets were'dowVi'for 39'. •1ffhe rot'continued, Tindill who had

been at the wickets for 29 minutes for a single, was bowled by a particulariy good b'all from Toshack.. Cleverlejq the last man, joined Cowie,, but> after two runs had been scored, Cowie was smartly stumped by Tallon off .O'Reilly. The innings, '.wliich- -had lasted 134 minutes, closed- at 2.30 p.m. for the inglorious total of 42. Toshack bowled unchanged throughout the innings and canie out with the splendid tally.of four wickets. O'Reilly, on-his fi-rst appearance in Wellington showed thatphe is by il6 nieaus a spent force .by- capturing five wickets ■ for 14. . - - ■At 5.50 p.m. when therAustraiians had scored 140 for three wickets; an appeai against the lighL was uplield. Scores:* — ■ t NEW ZEALAND. . First Innings. . Hadlee, c Miller, b Toshack 0 Anderson, b Lindwall . . j 4 J Hcott, c Barnes, b O'Reilly .. .. 14 Wallace, c Barnes, b Toshack .... 10 Tindill, b Toshack . . . . . . .1 Rowe, b O 'Reilly 0 Butterfield, l.b.w., b O'Reilly .... 0 McRae, c Hassett, b O'Reilly .... 0 Burke, l.b.w., b Toshack . . 7 1 Cowie, stpd. Tallon, b O 'Reilly . . 2 C'leverley, not out ........... 1 Extras .. .. .. .. .. 3 Tot'al 42

- ALSTRALIA." . • . ' -FlrStJlnnirigs; Brbw'n, c Rowe; b Burke . ; .1 67 Meul'cina'iiy'h' Gdwre ■:•. . v ,-p. .- . o Barnes, b Oowie . .. .p .. 54 Miller, not outv. . »>. . . . .^ . . . . 14 Hassett, neb out q^.vi . - , . 4 r Extras II. . .-.vi, . V • Total; for: -thre.e wiekfts. .. 140

• O. v M. R. W. Iiindwall- .. 8 '-ml 13 1 Toshack .. . . l-, - ' 19M 13': • 12 4 O'Reilly .. >-.L 12 -5 14 5

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