BRIGHT BATTING BY N.Z.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 5

BRIGHT BATTING BY N.Z.

the Special Correspondent

Match with Middlesex Sees Teaiti Improve VIVIAN IN FORM

(Prom

of the

United PtOss Associatiori With the Team.) (Received 15, 10.0 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. New Zealand went frOm stre'ngtb to strength t.o-day. The first inniiigs finished in an hour, tlie chaAged paee of the wicket after rain 3'esterday affecting the batting. The filiai total Was very useful iil the Circtiiustances. The bowlers. showing welcome ability to take advantage of favourable conditions, dislllissed a strohg battingside in under four houts. Duniling was bowliiig rouiid the wicket, and had iour sbort-legs constantly menacing all the batsmen, Who appeared hdgtit iiim, except the imperturbable Hendieli. Vivian maintained excelient length and direction, bOwling for- OVer ail hour Without a change in the morhingj ahd for ah heur and a-qu'arter after luch; Kinte catching enhahced the effectivehess Of the attack-. Page at short leg and (Jarson at silly point inade briiliant oiie-hahded eiforts, While Donnelly aild Wallace niade spectacular running Catches at the boundary and Weir sprinted aOross sliort fihe-ieg to the sl'ips to gather his. Human, hittmg strongly, heiped tiehdren to add 88 for the sixth wicket-. Smith slnote iustily ahd hit two sixes. New Zealand made a brilliant start m the cond innings. Vivian again batted like a lifelong opeher, while Hadlee played his freest ihnings of the tour. The partnership khocked up 50 ih 45 minutes and 100 in 85 mintites despite the varied attack and brilliant tieiding of Middlesex. Viviah was delighti'ully dashing and liit nine tours. Hadlee was confidently correct until the secohd t6 last over When the wicket-keeper keld a difficult chance with a dive to the leg side,. Hadlee hit eight i'oufs. Scores : — NEW ZEALAND. rirst Innings Hadlee, l.b.vv., b Robins ... 21 Vivian, o Price, b L. A. Smith ... 56 Page, i.b.vv., b Robins 61 Wallace, c Human, b Compton ... 56 Weir, g' Price, b Sirns ... ... ... 0 Donnelly, c Price, b J. Smith ... 32 Carson, c Edrich, b L. A. Smith 12 Tindill, not out 8 Roberts, c Hendren, b J. Smith ... 0 Cowie, b J. Smith ... ... ... ... I Dunhing, c Butterworth, b L. A. Smith ... ... ... ... 3 Extras ... ... ... 18 Total 268 Bowling: J. Smith, three for 77, L. A. Smitli three i'or 52, Edrich uohe lor 13, Robins two for 37, Shns oue for 51, Oohiptoh oue for 12, Butterworth noue i'or eight. Second Innings. Viviah, c Hehdren, 6 J. Smith ... 73 Page, b Robins 4 Hadlee, c Price, b J. $uiitk 64 Weir, b Robins ... ... 0 Donnelly, not out 0 Extras ... ... ... 12 Total for four wiekets ... ... 153 MIDDLESEX First Ihnihgs. Butterworth, o Vivian ... 20 Price, c Roberts, b Vivian ... ... 13 Edrich, t Page, b Dunning ... ... 12 Hendren, c Donnelly, b Dunning 48 Copton, c Carsoh, b Vivian ... ... 7 Hulmet l.b.w., b Cowie ... ... ... 1 Human, c Wallace, b Dunning ... 53 Robins, c Weir, b Duhning ... ... 0 Sims, c' Roberts, b Dunhing ... 6 J. Smith, c and b Vivian ... ... 27 L.' A. Smith, nbt out ... ... ... 4 Extras 21 Totai 212

O. M. R. W. Roberts ... 8 4 13 0 Oowie ... 18 4 31 1 Vivian ... 32 0 88 3 Dunning ... 21 4 59 6

BOWLING ANALYSIS