CRICKET IN ENGLAND
(Special P.A. Correspondent.) Rec. 10 a.m. LONDON, August 31. Field-Marshal Birdwood shook hands with the East Molesey and Buccaneers teams when a match was played at East Molesey, the oldest cricket ground in England, which the East Molesey Club is buying as a memorial to the late Captain F. E. Smith, N.Z.A., who was killed at El Alamein Captain Smith was educated at Dunedin and Wellington, and was an outstanding all-round sportsman. There was a record attendance of 2500. The Buccaneers lost by eight runs, F. T Badcock taking six of their wickets for 36. R. W. V. Robins batted for East Molesey, and the spectators included Hobbs and Strudwick. The King sent his best wishes, and Mr. Fraser also sent a message. New Zealand Services beat Public School Wanderers by two runs. Wanderers scored 176. Dempster took five wickets for 30. and Rabone four for 65. New Zealand made 178 for five wickets (Stuart 69, Rabone 76, Dempster 14). This was the New Zealanders' last match of the season. The next fixture is football on September 18, when North Islanders play South Islanders.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 54, 1 September 1943, Page 5
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187CRICKET IN ENGLAND Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 54, 1 September 1943, Page 5
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