HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE

Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1949, Page 5

HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE

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N.Z. Cricketers' Game With 1 Maori Ciub

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Received Friday, 10 a.m. LONDON, May 5. An hour and three-quarters for .unch and half an hour for tea reheeted the holiday atmosphere of une New Zeaianders' matea agamst oie Maori Club at Worcester Park, nondon. The High Commissioner, Mr. /orctan, and many other guests of uhe New Zealand Shipping Company saw New Zealand put on 159 for six and take all the Maori Ciub's vickets for 63. It was a pleasant day's relaxation after the rigours of Bradford. Tne nignlights of the New Zealand innings were 55 by Mooney, who showed his best form since the arrival of the team in England, and the first ball dismissal of Reid, wno ^tepped in front of his wicket to a bali which he thought was weii outside the off stump. Details: — NEW ZEALAND. outcliffe, c. Rae, b. Martin 27 Scott, lbw, ,b. Merrit 15 Reid, lbw, b. Martin 0 jinuii, c. Johnson; b. Martin . . 5 Mooney, not out 55 Aaaiee, c. and b. Martin 19 Rabone, lbw, b. Johnson li Eurke, not out 22 Extras 2

Total for six wickets 159 Fall of wickets: One for 40, two ior 40, three for 46, four for 48, five mr 75, six for 100. Bowiing Analysis: Martin four for *3, Johnson one for 20, Merritt one .or 45, Blunt none for 4, Winn none .or 23, Gageh none for 20. MAORI CLUB. Rae, b. Hayes ,5 Hause, c. Cresswell, b. Cowie . . "0 iitchenson, b. Cowie 1 johnson, b. Cowie . . . 0 Wmn, c. and b. Cresswell 3 Alpnt, lbw, b. Cresswell 2 ^"owler, st. Reid, b. Cresswell . . 0 Merritt, b. Rabone 5 A. H. H. Gilligan, c. Reid, b. Burke 1 lartin, c. Reid,-b. Cave 40 Gagen, not out 6 F. W. Gilligan, did not bat . . 0 Extras 0 Total 63 Fall of wickets: One for 1, two for 3, three for 3, four for 9, five for 9, -ix for 9, seven for 12, eight for 15, nine for 45. Bowiing Analysis: Cowie three for 4, Hayes one for 8, Cresswell three ,tor 5, Burke one for 21, Rabone one or 18, Cave one for 7.