CRICKET TOURISTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1937, Page 11

CRICKET TOURISTS

LOWRY PLAYS USEFUL PART

WEIR BOWLS WELL

(By the Special Representative of the United Press Association.) (Received May 26, 10.30 a.m.) HANLEY, May 25. Giving a good performance all round on the second and final day of the match against Staffordshire, a secondclass county, the New Zealand criciketers secured the first win of their tour by a margin of 158 runs. The tourists followed up their first innings score of 119 with 193 for eight wickets, declared, and dismissed the county in the second innings for 86. The match was finished in fine weather on' a drying wicket. New Zealand obtained a^strong bosition in the second innings, owing to a chanceless innings by HJadlee and a useful, eighth-wicket partnership between Lowry and Viviian. When the innings was closed Staffordshire required 255 runs to win, with two and :> a half hours left for jplay. LOWKY IN'fIFORM. Hadlee hit five 4*3 and three ' 3's, mainly through the covers. Lowry played a characteristic innings, getting many quick singles from cuts and drives off Wakelin. Vivian hit three 4's, and a 6 into/the backyard of a house. Wallace aad Carson were both out. off miss-hits. Lamason showed improvement and drove the fast men confidently. <• In Staffordshire's second innings Weir did his befit bowling to date, making the ball swerve and also break in. Lowry, behind the stumps, was as good as ever and. the fielding of Wallace, Vivian, and 'Donnelly was quick and clean. , ■ The team was'entertained this morning at one of the county's famous pottery worte. ■'•-•'■ Details:— : . . NEW ZEALAND. First innings ••••■ 119 Second Innings. xKerr, lbw, b Lawton ■ 2 Hadlee, c Edge, b Wakelin ...... 60 . Lamason, lbw, b Scorer 19 Weir, b Scorer • • 1° Wallace, c Smith, b Lawton .... 19 Carson, c Scorer, b Lawton 16 Donnel)y, b Wakelin 3 Vivian, riot out 25 Gallichan, c Adams, b .Wakelin .. 1 Lowry, not out 29 . , Extras •••■• 9 Total for eight wickets (innings declared closed). .... 193 ' Bowling:—Wakelin took three "wickets for 72 runs, Lawton three for 48, Scorer two for 23, R. Hollowood none for 21, Ik'in norie for 20. . STAFFORDSHIRE. 7 . First innings -. 68 Second innings. A^ Hollowbod, c Vivian, b Weir 4 Smith, b Weir 15 Scorer, b Weir 0 Bryan, c Hadlee, b Dunning 9 Ikin, run out ~ •' 1 Plant, c and.b Gallicha'n 14 Edge, b Weir 2 Wakelin," run out 25 Adams, run out 0 Lawton, c Donnelly, b Gallichan 10 R. Hollo wood, not out ■:■■•■• ,.. 0 Extras ..................... C ,/' . Total,, ~...........:..,...... 86 ; ' Bowling: Weir took four wickets for 46 runs; Dunning one for 26, Gallichan two for 8.