Fine Recovery

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 180, 17 August 1937, Page 7

Fine Recovery

tbe Soecia! Correspondent of tlie

N.Z. TEST BATSMEN Innings Taken to 249 After Bad Start ENGLISH OPENERS CRASH

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United Press Association witb tbe Team.)

(Received 17. 10.0 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 16. Donnelly, Page, Roberts and Molouey, who were not overcomo hy the psycholigical effect of another bad start, staged a recovery for New Zealand iu the last cricket Test match with England on a piteh lively after overnight dew. New Zealand experienced au unhappy first hour in the first innings, quickly losing four wickets for 47 ruus. Gover aud Matthews bowled like demons on a slightly helpful pitch. Both were swinging the ball diseoncertingly, aud Gover made some bump. After Viviau aud Hadlee had been dismissed iu a quarter of an hour, the tourists suffered a very heavy and rather unlucky blow, Wallace being run out on what looked a periectly safe run as the result of superb fielding by Washbrook. "Weir, in attempting to of-drive a fast swinger, was well caught at third slip. Donnelly and Moloney resolutely set out to reoneve tne u.iiicuiu poo.uiuii. Robins made -a double chauge, introducing Goddard and Hammoud, but both batsmen were soon the aggressors, especially Donnelly. The sturdy, valuable stand ended when a yorker beat Moloney. He and Donnelly added 50 vaiuable runs but, more important still , occupied the pitch while the moisture dried away, making the task easier for the following batsmen. Donnelly Plays Dashing Gamej Donnelly and Pago together added 48 for the sixth wieket. Donnelly was dashing, showing almost audacious confidence in uriving, cutting and pulling all the bowlers with wiisty crispness. lle hit six iours, two past square-leg, two through the slips and two to past cover point, completing a spectacular half-century in a^n hour. He was caught at long-on when attempting a big hit off a slow bowler. Robins exploited quiclc changes, usiug Gover, Matthews, Hammoud Goddard, and himself. However, Page aud Roberts, showing fine determination, added 77 runs for the seventh wicket. Roberts combined careful defenee with powerful attack; he hit anything that could be driven exeeptionally hard, specially to cover point , long-on and long-off. His seore ineluded six fours, six twos and two threes. He was caught off Gover when he attempted to drive and mishit ,a ball. Pago, earefully playing himself iu, batted for a quarter of an hour without scoring. After that he gathered the runs quickly aud compotently. His leg-sidc play was particularly certain. He scored witli neat leg glides, strong pulls and drives. He hit five fours aud seven twos. Abrupt End to Innings. The innings ended abruptly, the last three wickets falling in quick succes- ' sion to Robjns. Tindill/who batted for half an hbur, helped with a handy stand. He was beaten by an exeeptionally quick turn of a collosal leg spinner. Dunuing was brilliantly caught in making a full-blooded hook close in on the leg side. Page was caught hitting out when last man in. Jack Hobbs says that the loss of six wickets before iuneh was without excuse ,although the pitch was of some help to the bowlers. New Zealand, he adds, should not have lost more than two. New Zealand started brilliantly in the field. Hadlee made a spectacular diving catch forward of short leg to dismiss Barnett. Vivian, bowling slows with his customary accuraey, took two wickets cheaply, the second with a brilliant one-handed overhead cateh. Hutton showed how; accurate the bowling* was by taking three-quarters of an hour for four. When England was three down for 36 luck turned against New Zealand. Drizzling rain made the ball greasy. The bastmen, gradually attaining mastery, scored steadily till the rain stopped play at six o'clock, London was again generous in its patronage. Over 13,500 people paid to see the game. It is estimated that the attendance was 16,000, includmg a' special staudful of New Zealanders. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings, Vivian, e Ames b Gover ••*....» * 18 Hadlee, b Matthews 18 Wallace, run out 8 Weir, c Matthews b Gover 3 Moloney, b Hammond 23 Donnelly, c Hutton b Robins .... 5S Page, c Washbrook b Robins .... 53 Roberts, e Barnett b Gover 50 Tindill, b Robins 4 Dunning, c Gover b Robins 0 Cowie^ not out 4 Lxtras ...... Iu Total £49

ENGLAND. First Innings. Barnett, c Hadlee b Cowie 13 Washbrook, l.b.w. b Vivian 9 Hutton, c and b Vivian 12 Compton, not out 28 Hardstaff, not out 23 Lxtras 1 Tolal for fhree Kick.e^ j. S„6

0. M. R. W. Cover 28 3 S5 3 Matthews 22 6 52 1 Goddard 10 2 25 0 Hammond .... 7 1 25 1 Robins 14.1 2 40 4 Hutton 2 0 7 0

Bowling.

O. M. R. W. Cowie 12 1 45 1 Roberts 10 3 14 0 Dunning ...... 5,2 3 10 0 Vivian ........ 11 3. 16 2