ESSEX BEATEN
DOMINION SUCCESS. COWIE’S GOOD BOWLING. WEIR SCORES FAST 60. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Team.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received August 11, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 10. The New Zealanders won the cricket match with Essex by four wickets. Oowie, bowling with good pace and considerable life, enabled the tourists to dismiss the last six County batsmen before lunch. The fast bowler’s morning figures were: 18 overs, five maidens, 31 runs, four wickets. Page and Lamason took good catches in the slips. New Zealand lost four wickets quickly, but won easily. Nichols again howled as well as any last-medium bowler met on the tour. Smith was troublesome with the new ball. Evans took two wickets in the first over. Wallace batted for nearly an hour. Weir played an excellent innings, driving strongly and placing the ball well on the leg side. His half-century took 75 mmutes, Ho hit six fours. The fifth and sixth wickets fell m quick succession. The tourists achieved their fifth firstclass success without further trouble. The Essex professional, Taylor, was injured when fielding in the slips and will not be playing for the remainder of the season. Details: — NEW ZEALAAND. First innings ’ ... ... ... " 368 Second Innings. Vivian, b Nichols 0 Hadlee, c Wilcox, bR. Smith ... 3 Wallace, Hnv, b Evans ... 34 Donnelly, st Wade, b Evans ... 4 Weir, b Eastman 50 Carson, b Evans 10 Lamason, not out 1 J Page, not out 3 Extras 7 Total for 6 wickets 128 Bowling analysis.—Nichols 1 for 29, R. Smith 1 for 27, Evans 3 for 26, Eastman 1 for 13. (The bowling is incomplete. J ESSEX. First innings 256 Second Innings. Wilcox, c Page, b Cowie 58 Eastman, c Page, b Dunning ... 6 Avery, lbw, b Cowie 29 Taylor, b Dunning ... ... 2 Nichols, st Tindill, b Vivian ... 11 Hodge, b Cowio 21 Belle, not out 51 Wade, b Cowie 2 P. Smith, c Lamason, b Dunning 31 R. Smith, b Cowie ... .:. ... 15 Evans, b Dunning 3 Extras 19 Total 239 Bowling Analysis.
On August 11 and 12 the New Zealanders will play Sir Julian Cahn’s XI at Nottingham. Xho Tost opens on August 14 at the Oval.
0. M. P. W. Cowie ... '32 7 66 5 Dunning ... 29.4 4 99 4 Vivian ... 22 2 52 1 Weir ... 3 2 5 0 Page ... 1 0 1 U Donnelly ... ... 1 0 6 0
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 215, 11 August 1937, Page 9
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