ESSEX 116 RUNS BEHIND

Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1949, Page 5

ESSEX 116 RUNS BEHIND

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N.Z. s Second Innings Opens Bisastrously

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Received Friday, 9.10 a.m. . S OUTHEND - ON - SEA, Aug. 11. In cold, windy weather New Zealand dismissed Essex for 304 and thus took a lead of 116 on the first innings. In the finai 55 minutes of the second day New Zealand lost three for 40. Dodds, Vigar and Eve were the mainstays of the Essex batting and they scored freely and- quickly; after ten, with' the leading batsmen out, Cave and Cresswell got among the tail-enders and six fell for 42. It was an eventful day's cricket marred for the crowd by the wind, which influenced them to produce overcoats. The pitch grew increasingly lively during the afternoon, suiting seamerS. Sutcliffe, with the test in mind and stiil rather tired after his record effort yesterday, did not open New Zealand's second innings with Scott. ' Details: — ESSEX. First Innings, Dodds, lbw, b Burtt ' 82 Cary, c Donnelly, b Burtt 29 Vigar, c Sutcliffe, b Cave 89 Eve, c Scott, b Cresswell 40 Insole, c Mooney, b Cave 23 Horsfall, c and b Cresswell . . 9 Pearce, run out 0 R. Smith, b Cresswell 12 P. Smith, b Cave 0 Wade, not out 2 Pullinger, b Cave 0 Extras \ 12 Total 304 Fall of wickets: 1 for 64, 2 for 158, 3 for 241, 4 for 253, 5 for 277, 6 'for 287, 7 for 294, 8 for 301, 9 for 302.

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 420 Second Innings. Scott, not out 19 Mooney, c Vigar, b Pullinger . . 4 Reid, lbw, b R. Smith 7 Smith, e Wade, b Pullinger 7 Hadlee, not out 2 Extras 1 Total for 3 wickets 40Fall of wickets: 1 for 9, 2 for 26, 3 for 37.

O. M. R. W. Cave *. 24.5 2 82 4 Cresswell ... 29 7 63 3 Burtt 23 6 65 2 Sutcliffe 6 0 30 0 Burke 14 0 52 0

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. R. Smith ... 8 1 15 1 P. Smith 1 0 2 0 Pullinger .... 7 1 22 2

Bowling.