N.Z. DECLARE FOR 371

Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1949, Page 5

N.Z. DECLARE FOR 371

(N.Z.P.A. — Rev.ter

'Mooney Misses Century By Three Runs

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Received Tuesday, 9.10 a.m. DERBY, July 11. Cnder-. a. blazing summer sun, Mooney and Burtt, m a.partnership of 92, made a usef ul > contributipn to .the New Zealand score agafnst Derbyshire.. Mooney missed his century by Offiy three runs and Burtt went on to 08 mot out), enabling .Hadlee to declare the innings closed at 371 for eight.. wickets. This gave New Zealand a first innings' lead of 250. Derpyshire, after two and a half ■ hours' batting at the close of the day, when the sun had lost its bite, were two for 100. The match was watched by 5500 peop.e, the receipts being £438. For Deroyshire, Jackson, the fast medium bowler, did exceptionally well and in ten overs after luncn bowled two maidens and took two wickets for 14 runs, gaining New Zealand's high regard. The wicket was easy paced and bland throughout the day. Dunng the weekend the team visited Chatsworth Hall, one of the properties of the Duke of Devonshire, where they saw some of the first books ever printed in Germany and a manuscript nearly 1000 years old. Thev were afterwards entertained by Lord Hartington, heir to the Duke of Hartingtoh, and LadyHartington. Detans: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Sutcliffe, lbw, b Jackson , 26 Scott, c Smith, b Jackson 38 Hadlee, c Dawkes, -b Rhodes . . 25 Wallace, b Copson 19 Smith, c Smith, b Copson 5 Reid, b Revill 66 Mooney, b Jackson 97 Burtt, not out . 68 Burke, b Jackson 8 Cowie, not out 4 Extras 15

DERBYSHIRE. First Innings 121 Second Innings. Elliott, not out* , 51 Marsh, b Cowie 2 Johnson, c Scott, b Cowie .... 11 Smith, not out 23 Extras 13 Total for 2 wickets 100

O. M. R. w. Copson 31 8 89 2 Jackson 44 7 111 4 Rhodes 1 ... 20 4 67 1 Revill , . ,20 0 89 1 Marsh « 1 1 0 0

Total for 8 wickets (dec.) 371 Bowling

O. M. R. W. Cowie 14 -2 27 2 Cresswell 9 1 22 0 Burke 19 3 19 0 Burtt 12 7 14 0 Sutcliffe .... 2 0 5 0

Bowling.