HANDSOME WIN TO N.Z.

Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1949, Page 5

HANDSOME WIN TO N.Z.

NEW ZEALAND. Eirst Innings. Sutcliffe, c Deighton, b Shirreff 144 Scott, lbw, b Deighton 203 Reid, c sub., b Deighton 10 Wallace, c sub., b Deighton . . 4Donnelly, c and b Deighton . . 19 Smith, c Parnaby, b Bedford . . 19 Mooney, b Shirreff 5 Burke, not out 44 Extras -21

Attractive Double Centary By Scott Heceived Friday, 9.30 a.m. ' CHATHAM, June 30. New Zealand beat Comhined Seryice§ by ah innings and 50 „runsThey scored 469 for seven declared and then put Gombined Services. ^ out in theiv second innings for 347. % Scott scored a most' attractive k203 for itew Zealahd, while Mah-? | netss(123) and Disighton ,(59) and " WLson (68); batted well fqr Ser4- • vices, the Iatter pair adding 111 m 50 minutes. They- hit frqqly^dhring.A the half-hdur extension to ffnig-h.. the match. It was on the whole , . only a. inildly inter es tihg . g,ahie ; ; Aftef Mooney was bOWlid^-ihi'^i^A V! first ovev of the daj^ Vouhd^iS -IbgS,; Scott and Burke werit on to .add 114 in nearly 90 minute^. ■'iU-v: ;U Scott Hits Powei'fully. Scott hit with great freedom and power, ahd reached his doiible cehtury in 5 £rs. 17 mins. It was a fine innings, only one below his * previous highest in first-class cric4ket— agqinst Otago for Auckland in the 1947 Plunket Shield match. He' has now hit 933 runs during the tour. , BUrke also made his highest score of the tour and showed a nice ability to cut. Combined Services made another poor start, but May and Manners came together in a fine partnership of 94 in 1 hr. 53 mins. Sutcliffe, who is provihg himself a most useful boiyler, broke the stand by getting May leg before and in the same over had Ford stumped. Manners batted very well for his century in 2 hrs. 20 mins. He was bowled by Cresswell, who had been very accurate throughout the afternoon. Details:—

COMBINED SERVICES, X. ^ First Innings ; lU 72 Second Iniiings. ' A . Payton, c Sutcliffe, b CresswelL? .7 Parnaby, c Cowieyb Burke . ftA- 10 :f. Ainsworth, c -Wallace, b Cowie. 17 May, lbw, b Sutcliff-e ... . . . 32 Ford, st. Mooney, b Sutcliffe . 0 Manners, b Cresswell V 123. Shirreff, b -Cresswell: ■ $ ,14,? n Deighton. c Sftiith, b BUrke ..' '5'9 Wilson, c Wallace, b BUrke 68 Gay, not out • 0 . Bedford. st. Mooney, b Sutcliffe 15 . Extras — 2 j. Total 347

O. M. R. W. Deighton ... 30.1 2 119 4 Shirreff .... 1 33 3 135 2 Gay 31 4 , 90 0 - Bedford 10 0 "^46 1 Wilson • i2 0 58 . 0

Total for 7 wickets (dec.) 469 Bowling.

O. M. *• R. W. Cowie .15 4 52 1 Cresswell ... 20 7 34" 3 i Hayes ...... 12 2 48 0Burke 23 4 109 3 Reid * 6 1 22 0 Sutcliffe .... 15.4 3 80 3

Bowling.