NORTHANTS FORCE A DRAW

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 119, 5 June 1937, Page 6

NORTHANTS FORCE A DRAW

Match with New Zealand Cricketers A PERFECT WlCKET / T . , ■ (Received 5, 10.30 a.m.) NORTHAMPTON, June 4. '(From ihe Special Correspondent of the TJnited Press Association with the team). New Zealand had a difficult task toffay on a perfeet wicket, which helped Northants to play out time to avoid an cutright defeat. Page and Carson continued their ©vernight partnership till the latter was caught at mid-off. The pair added 110 for the fourth wicket in 80 minTQtes. The left-hander's display lasted jfcwo koura and included eight fours TBrith some very* strong leg hits. The innings was immediately declared, leaving the eounty over five hours to bat. This they did with the loss of four wickets. New Zealand employed eight bowlers in unavailing efforts to dislodge the "batsmen, who all played well on the hard, true wicket. The attack lacked wicket-taking venom, and the absence of a slow leg-break bowler was also teverely felt. Boberts, Dunning and Gallichan .were comparatively inexpensive, but ihe batsmen seldom appeared troubled. ^Nelson, the Cambridge Blue, who is iqualifying for the eounty, played a dour innings, and Brookes, the twenty-«ne-year-old professional, gave the best fiisplay of his career for a century. Timms, perhaps the eounty 's best batsmen, was also very sound. It was disappointing that the tourists were unable to force a win, but conditions were certainly made for the batsmen. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND. TFirst innings •• .. .. .. .. 334 Second Innings. Kerr, e James, b Grimshaw . . 83 Tindill, e Paraidge, b Clark . . • . 12 "Wallaee, c Buswell, b Clark . . . . 48' Carson, c Clark, b Davis .. . . 86 Page, not out .. 29 Extras . . . . . . ..... 22 Total for 4 wickets (dec.) .. 280 Bowling: — Clark two for 58, Partlidge none for 73, Timms none for 23, Buswell none for 62, Davis one for 21, Grimshaw one for 21. NORTHANTS. JTirst innings . . .. .. .. ... 185 Second Innings. Grimshaw, e Page, b Boberts ..* 22 It, Nelson, run out . . .... . . 69 Snowden, b Weir 27 Timms, c Boberts, b Gallichan . . 71 Brooks, not out 102 James, not out .. .. .. •• 8 Extras .. . . •• .. .. 9 Total for 4 wickets .. .. 308

'i'iie matea was arawa.

O. M. E. W. Boberts . . . • 21 4 50 1 Dunning « . 21 5 55 0 Weir . . . . 16 4 39 1 Gallichan .. 27 12 52 1 Page .... 7 1 27 0 Donnelly • • 12 3 32 0 Carson .... 5 0 25 0 Lamason . . 2 0 10 0

BOWLING.