GOOD DAY FOR N.Z.

Chronicle (Levin), 6 September 1949, Page 5

GOOD DAY FOR N.Z.

(N.Z.P.A,

—Reuter

South England Team Forced , To Follow On

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Received Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. HASTINGS, Sept. 5. New Zealand had another excellent day against South of Eng- : land in the' ; Hastings Festival. : After eompleting their first in- : nings at 367, they dismissed a strong batting side for 159, thereby : taking fi lead ori the first innings : of 208. Mann's team followed on and in the 85 minutes before the close of piay had. lost three for 78 It was another feather in "the cap of the New Zealand bowlers, who maintained a steady iength on a pitch that* was wearing well. Reid in particular d&d well in South of England's first innings, taking two for 19 and holding three goo'd catches. Details: — NEW ZEALAND J'irst Innings Sutchffe, b Bailey 10 Scottj lbw. b Bailey 12 Rabone, b Bailey 78 Hadlee, c Edrich, b Bailey . . 114 Donnelly, b van Ryneveld ... 48 Smith, c Valentine, b Mallet . . 22 Reid, c Ailen, b Edrich .54 Mooney, run out 4 Burtt, lbw, b Compton 11 CowUe, c Edrich, b Compton . . 0 Cresswell, not out 0 Extras 14 Total 367 Bowling O. M. R. W. Bailey .... 25.1 3 97 4 Perks 20 4 75 0 Edrich 5 0 25 1 , Mallet .... 24 5 70 2 ' von Ryneveld 13 1 64 0 Compton ... 4 0 22 2 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND I First Innings Gimblett, c Sutcliffe, b CressI well 0 ATen, b Cowie 8 Edrich, b Burtt 20 Compton, b Reid • 6 Bailey, b Reid 2 van Ryneveld, c Reid, h Cowie 40 Mann, c Reid, b Cresswell . . 28 Valentine, c Reid, b Rabone . . 31 Evans, c Hadlee, b Burtt .... 10 Mallet, not out 10 , Perks, b Burtt " 1 Extras 3 Total $ 159 Bowling O. M. R. W. Cowie 16 5-44 2 Cresswell . . 16 4 34 2 Rei'd 10 3 .19 2 Rabone 4 0 15 1 Burtt 17 7 44 3 | Second Innlings I Gimblett, retired hurt 30 ; Allen, c Donnelly, b Cresswell 0 Edrich, c Reid, b Cresswell . . 7 Bailey, not out 19 Compton, c Donnelly, b Reid 15 van Ryneveld, not- out 7 Extras 0 Total for 3 wickets 78 -