Australian Women Play Fine Cricket

Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1948, Page 2

Australian Women Play Fine Cricket

(Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 23. : Tlie Australian women crickfcters reaelied a liigli standard at the Basiu Reservc yesterday when they eoiupiled 31G runs for iour wickets in the open ing o.t' tlie three-day test against the New Zealand women 's team. They sei , about the task in methodical fashion solid defensive batting taking tlie edgi off the bowling in the morning sessioi, and Later the batsmen taking toll Oi the tired bowlers in the afternoon. Tln weather was fine but a bJustering nortlr wcsterly wind made tlie task of th«; bowlers a dihieult oue. There was keeii. interest in the.mateh, an; attendanec oi.i jevcral thousand payijig fii^7. . » j • Af tep the dismissal ,af' ! Alissj , tSchmid'.j I p,t L'i, rkliss AI. PijMC, the 'Austjrajiau , Cjaptain, ■ joined ^lis^ Hudsbn, and the pair continued a set proeess of , wpar ing down the, 'bowling. . The; Australian ■ .captain batted (,'onlidently;.and, whilo in • no hurry to force the pace she ,mad( powerful; driv.es on both sidep pf-thi wicket and did the bulk of:the scorhig, Miss, Hudson mainlaining, a; roeklike • iLol'ence, fhough Miss ,L .LaiuasPn/ rang the chaiiges the paji: werc'still together at lunehefux with the .^core 'ai 94 for one/Misa.Diye being 51 and iSliss iludson 2(5. ■ , . ' ■ After resumption the seore was takeir to 112 when Miss Dive's. vaiuable in/ nings jdoscd for 59 -after she assistei Miss-hI.udsoti to put pf 9d:a;u.ns. .Mis; Y'aisTey (Vietoria) ... a^fd Miss Hadsoit* carried the seorp. to 135' and Miss' Hudson 's invaiuable. inniiigs - of 192minutes came t „ an end vvjien she mis timed one from Miss Blackler and wacauglit and bowled. The retiring bats man gave a mastcrly display of sounddefenee for her 40. Miss B. Wiison (Yictoria) and' Miss Paisley then delighted the crowd. b'shyr their fcet well to get out and puueii good length- balls they scored off almost o\ery delivery. Miss Paisley speciai i,sed in eutting both square and lali while Miss Wilson proved an adept a! on-side play, some of her hits to lcg being brilliant. They rattled on the • :uus at hurrieaue pace, taking 14 ol'i Ino over by Miss * Laiuasou*. .Botii •eached their liaJf centuvies tpgethe;and soon rau into the seventies. With •the total at 298 the feast of run getting, which added 103 in 1 Ti iuinutofl, ended when kliss Wilsou wa, briJiiantly taken low down' in tlie slips by Miss .Praucis off Miss Pulford. Nine fours iigured in her to'tal. Tn. light was failiiig when Atiss L. Larl«: (Victoria) joined Miss Paisley and the seore was taken to 310 when after two eonferenees tlie umpires drew stumps al 5.25 p.m. hfiss Paisley, who was at th> wickets for 180 minutes, was loft un beateu with 95. inciudiug eight t'ours. The New Zealand bowlers and lield.s men sluck grimly Lo their heavy task throughout the day. Misses Franeis, J. Ijamason, 4 Blackler and Wickhaiu ali kei>t length but w ould have done bette: had they attacked the wickets rnore in - stead of indulging in the negative oJV theory. Jjack of a good open bowler wras severely l'elt. idcores: — AUHTKAL1A Eirst iunings A. Hudson, c and b Blackler .... 4iJ. tichmidt, Franeis / 1.3 M. Bivc, Ibw b Franeis 59 IT. Paisley, not out- - .. ... 95 B. Wilson, c Franeis b Fulford . . 9(1 L. L,arter, not out 7 Total for 4' wickets 310 Bowling: Franeis two for 72, J, Lamason none for 72, Blackler oue for 32, Thompson none for 18, i. Lamasoh none for 58, Fulford oue for 40, Wic.k ham none for 18. RAIN CAUSES ABANDONMENT OF FIJT-NBLSON MATCH NELSON, March 21. Heavy rain on Saturday afternoon caused the abandonment of the FijiNelson cricket match after 34 hours' play on the second day. Fi ji-declar'ed in their first innings with nine down for 302, securing a lead of 155. M. Apted batted brilliantly for 93; Nelson in their second innings had lost,- three wickets for SS^