TWO SMALL SCORES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 9

TWO SMALL SCORES

CRICKET AT PORTSMOUTH. MATCH WITH UNITED SERVICES. OOWIE AGAIN BOWLS WELL. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the Team.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received August 19, 9.40 a.m. ' PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 18.

The Now Zealanders, following the exacting Test, proceeded to a less serious engagement with the United Services. The weather was fine and the wicket good. The United Services batted first, making 180. The tourists replied with 189, Donnelly contributing 36 and Gallichan 31. Cowie and Roberts made a sensational start, dismissing Oonimander Shaw and Captain Grove in three overs for one run. The wicket was a little lively from an overnight moisture, resulting in Cowie being troublesome. His first two victims cost ten runs.

Weir also had a successful period before lunch on a drying pitch. His figures wero nine overs, five maidens, eleven runs, two wickets. The United Services team collapsed before lunch, when six wickets were down for 70. Flying-Officer Musson and Lieutenant Borgnis, the Navy allrounder, were the only batsmen to show confidence, but both were uneasy facing Cowie. Borgnis was associated with Lieutenant Martin in a livelv eighth-wicket partnership which yielded 51 runs in 40 minutes. Borgnis hit Vivian for a six, a four and a two in one over, reaching his century m one hundred minutes. New Zealand made a disastrous start against a steady attack by Services, with Borgnis handling the fast bowling and Robins, a brother of England’s skipper, bowling spinners. They lost Kerr and Carson when the score was at 40. Vivian and Donnelly, in a bright partnership, added 68. Vivian was unlucky to be dismissed through a misunderstanding with Lowry. Vivian had hit six fours The attendance was 2000. Details

UNITED SERVICES. First Innings. Grove, b Cowie 1 Shaw, b Roberts 0 Musson, c and b Carson 24 Hudson, b Weir ; ... 7 Melsome, c Donnelly, b Cowie ... 0 Gillespie, b Weir . 1 Borgnis, c and b Vivian 101 Robins, b Vivian 16 Cole, c Lamason, b Cowie 9 Holland Martin, b Vivian 16 Wills, not out 0 Extras 5 y Total 180 BOWLING ANALYSIS.

NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Kerr, Ibw, b Cole ... 1 Carson, b Holland-Martin, b Borgnis _ 0 Weir, c Shaw, b Borgnis 7 Vivian, run out ... ... ... ... 76 Donnelly, c Borgnis, b Gillespie ... 36 Lamason, c Holland-Martin, b Robins 5 Lowry, c Grove, b Borgnis 22 i.aiucnan, not out 31 Dunning, c Holland-Martin, b Cole 8 Cowie, ibw, b Cole 0 Roberts, absent, hurt 0 Extras 3 Total 189 Bowling analysis.—Borgnis 3 for 38, Colo 3 for 53, Wills none for 13, Melsomo none for 23, Gillespie 1 for 35, Robins 1 for 24. TRIBUTES TO COWIE.

GREAT BOWLING IN TESTS.

(From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the team.) LONDON, Aug. 18. The critics, while regretting England’s failure to secure a win in the Test, praise the fighting spirit of the New Zealanders.

Many tributes are paid to Cowie, who in the Teste has taken more than twice as many wickets as any other bowler of either side.

The Daily Mail’s critic says: “Two facts emerge from the final Test. They are first that English cricket lacks thrust aiid penetration, and secondly that more time is desirable to ensure the Tests being fought to a finish. The authorities art already uncomfortably aware and duly concerned about the first of these problems. It is higfi time they gave the second more urgent attention.”

The Times says the result of the Test is small consolation to those who are trying the worth of the English team to play against Australia. Kerr and Lowry played in Fleet Street’s annual match, Test PlayerWriters versus Cricket Reporters. For the Writers Kerr scored 74. Lowry kept wicket. Between the finish of the English tour and sailing for Australia the New Zealanders may visit Dublin to play Ireland.

DOMINION’S TEST DISPLAY. Received August ,19, 11.15 a.m. SYDNEY, Aug. 19. Mr C. G. Macartney, writing in the Morning Herald on the Tests between England and New Zealand, says: Seeing that England in all three Tests was the superior side in skill and experience, New Zealand emerged from then! satisfactorily, whereas the performances by the English players was not convincing. New Zealand showed courage and spirit in the Tests; more, in fact, than in many of the county games. The performances by the individuals in all departments was praiseworthy considering tlieir experienced opponents.

0. M. R. TV. Ccnvio . ... 17 2 46 3 Roberts . ... 4 1 6 1 Weir . ... 14 5 29 2 Carson . ... 3 0 19 1 Vivian ... 18.2 6 59 3 Donning .. . ... 3 1 14 0 Gallichan ... 2 0 2 0