A REMINDER
The casual way in which T. C. Lowry, New’ Zealand’s cricket captain, treated a smart catch he made in the test match on Monday possibly was intended by lam as a quiet reminder that the taking of smart catches should be part of a cricketer s day’s work. G. B. Legge was the batsman. Lowry brought Weir to the bowling crease, and then moved over from forward short-:.eg, where he had been fielding, to backward point. The second ball of the over was hit quite hard by Legge to Lowry, who caught it with one hand, put it into his pocket, sat down on the grass, and began talking to other members of the team, who also sat down near him. During the | conversation, Lowry unostentatiously removed the ball from his pocket, and when he and the other players stood jup again as the incoming batsman j appeared on the ground, the ball we® [lying on the grass.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 885, 31 January 1930, Page 7
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160A REMINDER Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 885, 31 January 1930, Page 7
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