DRAWN MATCH CERTAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1949, Page 5

DRAWN MATCH CERTAIN

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N.Z. Out For 465; Surrey Lose Five for 334 /

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Received Tuesday, 9.0 ' ^LONDQN, Jupe 20. A drawn mateij with Sufpey at The Oval appears certajn. New Zealand's firsc innings cioseh tox ±tj5 — the highest of the tour^-and Surrey scored 334 for .five in 4 hrs. 50 mins. • Over 6000 people basked undep a "fiaming June" sky, Tne New Zealand bowlers began well' but the heat a;nd a wiQket as *'p;umb" as it" was on Satnrday were tiring. Parker (105 not out) was in a oentury partnership with both Whituaker (91) and Barton (38), batting attractively, ; : Rabone was the final prop on which New Zealand's highest score rested. When he" throws Qff the habit of a stop gap and puts a littie venom into his work he can score quickly and forcefully, and he did today. He cut Bedser for two fours, straight drove Laker for another and then pulled Bedser to run four. He deserved his halfcentury. Burtt was well bowled by L'aker. and Hayes was caught and bowled from the same end by what he, and apparently others, 'regarded as a bump ball. Cave showed) that "he has the instincts of a batsmah, thpligh one feels that he' is not really proud of possessing them. Fishlock and Fletcher opened ouietly for Surrey » against some good bowling by •Haj'es and Cave, F.etcher was neveip hahpy and when Cave changed ends with Hayes he played inside one that went straigljt through. At-hmch Surrey were 30 for one wicket. With Squires, who cpyer and straight drove efhciently, Fishlock added 53. The partnership ended abruptly when Sutcliffe took a good catch off Cave at about forward leg to get rid of Squires, and the next over Rabone caught and bowled Fishlock. So we had Whittaker and Parker in the brightest baLiing of the day, Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings, Sutcliffe, b Laker 187 Scott, c Barton, b A. Bedser , . 96 Hadlee, c Barton, b A. Bedser 7 Wallace, c A- Bedser, b E. Bedser ' 47 Donnelly, ' lbw, b Laker 15' Smith, c Mclntyre, b i^ker .. 19 Reid, b Laker 8 Burtt, b Laker 1 Hayes, c and b Laker 2 Rabone, c Mclntyre, b .A. Bedser . 51 Cave, not out 13 Extras 19 . i,V/ ; - - ■- ^ 'Tatai- v . ',4 1 . '.'V .>4 465

SURREY. First Innings. Squires, c Sutcliffe, b Cave 28 Fishlock, c and b Rabone .... 41 Whittaker, lbw, b Rabone 91 Bartbn, c and b Donnelly , , , . 38 Parker, not out 105 A. J. Mclntyre, not out 12 Fletcher, b Cave 4 Extras 15 Total for five wickets .... 334

O. M. R. W. A. Bedser ,. 38.3 10 94 3 Parker 18 1 73 0 Laker . 45 11 112 6 McMahon . 11 ' 0 45 0 E. Bedser . . 18 2 76 1 Squires , ... 10 0 46 0

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. Hayes 24 4 94 0 Cave 27 6 86 2 Burtt 19 3 46 0 Rabone ... 16 3 61 2 Sutclifle 3 2 10 0 Smith 2 0 12 0 Donnelly * . 1 0 10 1

Bowling.