N.Z. MAKES POOR START Scott And Smith Stop Rot With Good Stand

Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1949, Page 5

N.Z. MAKES POOR START Scott And Smith Stop Rot With Good Stand

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Beceivpd Friday, 9.3Q"' a.jp.. 1 TAUNTON, June %. Qn a drying "wicket that became increagingTy tiped as tlje day""iy,orel on, New" Zealand scqi-ed 194 for three in reply to Somerset s 191. The heayjr rain' "of ' the" previoiis day ahd parly morning "dplayed play for haif an hbur, but alth.qpgh showers were fprpcast, th.e sun. shone pleasaiitly, While the wicket tpok th.e spin it was useless tp the oace bowlers. The best feature of the day was the 93 by Smith, who passed 50 for ihe first time in the tour and showed his true ability. He batted with power and purpdse, and with Scott put on 139 for the third wicket in 98 minutes. Smith andi Scott maintained the New Zealand custom of a good stand following a poor start. Details: — SOMERSET. First Innihgs. Gimblett, c Hadlee, b purtt . . 53 Hill, c Hadlee^b "Cqwie '. ! 5 Angell, c Cave, b Cresswell 45 Coope, c Hadlee, b }3urt£ 6 Wpodhouse, c'Mopney, 'b Burtt . 1 Buse, c Smith, b Burtt ...... 0 Tremlett, c Reid, b SutclifTe . . 8 Rogers, c Burtt, b Cave 54 Lawrence, "lbw, h- Cresswell — 7 Liickes, not out 0 Wellard, c Sutcliffe, b Gave . . 0 Extras x 12 Total 191

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. SutclifTe, b Buse 3 Reid, c Lawrence, b Buse 4 Scott, not out '. 51 Smith, c Hill, b Lawrence 93 Donnelly, not out 28 Extras 15 Total for three wickets 194

0. M. R. w. Cowie -19 8 31 1 Cave 15.4 6 35 2 Burtt 32 ' 13 68 4 Cresswell 13 1 37 2 Suteliffe .... 4 1 8 1

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Wellard .... 18 4 55 0 Buse 11 1 48 2 Tremlett .... 11 1 41 1 0 Lawrence .... 8 O 35 1

Bowling.