N.Z.'s SEVENTH VICTORY

Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1949, Page 5

N.Z.'s SEVENTH VICTORY

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Reuter .

Fine Knock By Kadlee Paves Way For Easy Win

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-Re.ceived Wednesday, y.au a.rn. BHia.ToL, July 5. The ' New Zeaianders had their sevenJi wm oi the tour when tney defeated Gloucester by sevtnVwiokets, hitting 136 in 1 hr. 48 mlns. • Wallace, rcquinng 22 lor nis runs, ? was boundary, minded ahd* craciCM nine iours and one three.His 39yV(no.t out) was a* bright knock. Hadiee made an excenent, 06, mcludmg seven iours. r ' it was a nne-wln' and heither a broken and dusty wicket nor the guiie of the Gloucester spmners, Gqddard. and Cooke, worried ihe New.'-.'Zealand'ers, who- were intdht on victory by tne shortest .possible • route, Tney put out G-oucescer for a second lnnings totai oi 105, Burtt taking the last three wickets with nine oahs for no runs, gmng him five for 47. Rabone, the ail-rounder, in aaaition to a good shp cai.cn, took five ior '66 and then further distinguished himseif by opening the New Zealand second innmgs again witl| feutcnfie ior *a crednaole 22, when he broke his wicket with his oat wni-e piaying back to Goddard. Gloucester opened with their seam bowlers, Lambert and Ken Graveney, and at 23 Goddard took over from Graveney. Rabone took a smgle and Sutcnffe, attempting a puli fo a vacant field, .was clean ^bowled by the first ball he received r'rom the s-ow nght^armer. It was Hadlee wno paved the way for New Zeaiand's tasv win. He aliowe-d neither Cooke nor Goddard to bother nim, piayed back to wellpitched balls and went out to hit anyihung that over-pitched. It waa a fine knock and in one over from Cooke he took 12 with two powerful ofi: drives and an on drive. This ■gave him 51 in 55 minuces and brought the total score to 100 in 85 minutes. Unfortunately ne was bowled by Cooke shortly- after lunch when New Zealand required only two runs. Details: —

First Innings 232 Second Innings. Emmett, b Rabone 28 xoung, c Rabone, b Burtt .... 44 Crapp, lbw, b Rabone 15 T. Graveney, st. Mooney, b Burtt '1. - l Allen, 'c Hayes," b Rabone &. Wilson, c Hadlee, b Burtt ; . 3 2 Milton, b Rabone , . . . . . . y,, . . • io Lambert, c, Donnelly, b Rabone 12 K. Graveney, not out: . . , . , , . i 6 " Goddard, b Burtt ............. 0 - Cooke, st. Mooney, b Burtt 0 Extras 7 Total 155 - Bowling;' "/• O. M. R. W. Hayes 4 0 13 0 Cresswpll . . 4 1 17 0 Rabone ' 33 12 66 5 Burtt ' v. ...... 33.3 15 47 5 Sutcliffe .... 1 0 5 0

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

First Innings ' 252 Second -Innings. Sutcliffe, b Goddard 12 Rabone, hit wkt., b Goddard . . 22 Hadlee, b Cooke 56 Wallace, not out . 39 Donnelly, not out ; . . 0 Extras 9 Total for three wickets 138 Bowling. O. M. R. W. Lambert 5 2 11-0 K. Graveney 3 0 16 0 Goddard . . . 14.2 3 39 2 Cooke 13 2 63 1

NEW ZEALAND.