COWIE: MAN OF THE DAY

Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1949, Page 5

COWIE: MAN OF THE DAY

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€ood Bowliug Gives N.Z. Easy Win Over Scotland

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Received Wednesday, 9.30 ami. GLASGOW, Juiy 19. The New Ztealanders, by Wallace led, beat Scotland by ten wickets : and Cowie proVed his folm by takLhg six Wickets for 66 runs. He bowled 37 overs and ten maidens. The Scots did not go dbwn Without a boiiny fight. Their secohd : innihgs lasted 7 hfS. 19 hiins. ahd 1 was worth 299. This left New Z6a- ' land to scor'e 14 iri two hoiirs aiid 1 Wallace gave Cave aiid Crbsswell 1 the honour of getting the modest 1 total, which they did with cdnjplete 1 satisfaetidii to themselVes. 1 It was Ceiwie, iiowevei*, wbo Was the inah' df the day fdr New Zea- ' land. ! - He bowled uncbangtd for two ' hour,s before' lunch ahd coiitinued 1 afterwards with great spirit. The easy paced pitch gave him little i aid, but still he hit the stumps six times and the eritire New Zealand . teaili rejoiced and felt 'that it was some reward for his labours at Dcrby. It was NeW Zealahd's nihth win. ■ Scotland's honours Went to the captain, Williatt, ahd crbsskey, who made 169 in four hours. They batted well and were dour as only Scots can be, and at oiie time they threatened to force a draw. Dltails: — SCOTLAND, First Innings 137 Second Innings. Wiilatt, b Burtt 101 Aitchison, b Cowie 11 Sheppard, b Cowie 3 Crosskey, b Cowie 81 'Winrow, b Sutcliffe . . .- 24 Edwards, b Cowie 32 Hermiston, b Cowie 2 Nichol, b Cowie 13 Laidlaw, b Burtt 1 McLaren, not oilt 2 Youngson, st. Reid, b Burtt . . 0 Ektras 29 Total 299

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 423 I Second Innings. CaVd, not out 9 Cresswell, not out 7 Extras 0 Total for no wickbts i6

O. M. R. W. Cowie 37 10 66 6 Cave 14 5 .21 0 Cresswell . . 10 3- 21 0 Burtt 41.2 23 64 3 Rabone 20 6 53 0 SutCliffe ... 21 6 43-1 .Smith 6 4 2 0

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. Yoiihgson 3 0 12 0 Hermiston .*. 2 0 4 0 C

Bowling.