N.Z.'S FINE STAND

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 125, 12 June 1937, Page 5

N.Z.'S FINE STAND

Worcester Witis By 136 Runs WEIR SCORES 134 (Froip *the Speeial Cerrespolident ef the United Press Association with the Team.) (Received 12, 11.0 a.m.) WORCESTER, June 11. Woreester defeated New Zealand by 136 runs. Kew Zealand recovered gloriously for the first time during the tour, deigonstrating their capacity to fight back in a difficult situation bn a rather helpful wicket. Seven wickets fell for **68 runs in an hour during the morning and the tourists were then in a desperate situation. Weir and Lowry rescued them with a magnificent stand, playing with watchful care until lunch, when the score was 139. While Lowry defended stoutly., Welr fiercely attacked the bowling after ; lunch, hitting to every part of the field with some glorioue straigiht driving and leg hitting, and reached a chanceless century, his first of the tour, in two hours, scoring 60 runs in i the seco-nd hour. Lowry fell to a cateh close in on the leg side after two hours patient batting, having helped to add 146 in only 110 minutes, It wag the best paftnership of the tour. '

With Gallichan, Weir continued confidently, driving strongly on both sidos of the wicket. He earried his bat, having run up 134 in two and. a-halt hours. This mcluded 14 fourg and two sixes. The latter were both grand straight drives. Gallichan hit four fours. The 55-run partiiership for the last wicket was & gratifying feature of the game. The tourists took only four hotirs to make their runs. Scores:— WORCESTER. First Innings 374 Second Inmngs 208 NEW ZEALAND First Innings 154 Second innings. Kerr, b Perks 0 Hadlee, l.b.w., b Martin 15 Moloney, c Bull, b Martin ...... 18 Lamasott, b Perks i Yiviati, c Perks, b Martin io Page} l.b.w., b Martin 14 Carson? c Martin, b Howorth ... 9 LoWfy, d Grimshaw, b Martin 45 Weir, not ont 434 Robefts, b Perks "t Suliichan, c Bull, b Howorth ... 27 Extras 12 Total . 292 Bowling analysis: Perks three for >4, Martin five for 106, Howorth tWo br 57, Jackson none for 63. M