WOMEN CRICKETERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 53, 31 January 1938, Page 11

WOMEN CRICKETERS.

. NEW ZEALANDERS WIN. MATCH AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Jan. 28. The New Zealand women cricketers to-day defeated a strong Northern Metropolitan team at Chatswood by 68 runs on the first innings. New Zealand, batting first on a damp wicket, had lost nine wickets for 98, but Bladder and Taylor added 47 for the last-wicket stand. Hatcher played a stylish innings. New Zealand gained valuable ba.tting practice for the more important matches to come next week. Scores : NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Holmes, 1.b.w., b Whitelaw 4 Ingram, c Peden. b Whitelaw ... 6 Hatcher, b W’alsli ... 41 Corby, 6tpd. Israel, b Dive 11 Hollis, c Whitelaw, b Dive 0 Pickering, c Rogers, b Barnes ... 13 Fowler, b Rogers 9 Thomas, b Walsh 0 Martin, c Rogers, b Walsh 2 Taylor, c and b Walsh 11 Blackler, not out 35 Extras 13 Total 145 Bowling.—Rogers, one for 15; Whitelaw, two for 12; Llewellyn, none for 42; Walsh, four for 34; Dive, two for 23; Baines, one for 6. Second Innings. Holmes, 1.b.w., b Walsh 22 Ingram, 1.b.w., b AValsh 12 Hatcher, b Rogers 18 Hollis, run out 0 Blackler, b Dive 15 Pickering, not out 0 Extras 1 Total (for five wickets) 68 Bowling.—Rogers, one for 10; Whitelaw, none for 14; Walsh, two for 23; Llewellyn, none for 16; Dive, one for 4. NORTHERN METROPOLITAN.' First Innings. M. Dive, b Thomas 6 L. Israel, b Hollis 0 R. Peden, b Hollis 0 N. Barber, c Fowler, b Blacklow 21 A. Walsh, c Taylor, b Thomas ... 18 E. Rogers, 1.b.w., b Blackler ... 13 A. Commins, c Fowler, b Thomas 11 E. Marshland, b Thomas 1 D. Llewellyn, c Fowler, b Blackler 0 K. Barnes, not out ... .. .;. 2 M. Whitelaw, 1.b.w., b Hollis ••• 1 Extras 4 Total ... - ••• Bowling: Holland, three for 18; rhomas, four for 24; Blackler, three I ror IS; Hollis, none for 13.