BATSMEN ON TOP

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 8 June 1937, Page 5

BATSMEN ON TOP

COUNTY’S INNINGS BOWLERS HAVE TIRING DAY Uphill Fight For New* Zealand (From the special correspondent of the United Press Association with the team). (Received 9.10 a.m.) Derby, June 7. Derbyshire completed their second beat innings score o-f the season on. a perfect wicket, after being given a magnificent start by Smith and Aiderman. The New Zealand bowlers stuck gamely to a difficult task, dismissing seven battmen in the three hours after lunch. Cowie bowled with Jons of energy, but did not have an ounce of luck. Dunning also bowled better than his final figures suggest. Page was never scored from freely. Vivian captured a valuable wicket, while Donnelly proved inexpensive and effective after tea. New Zealand, after a tiring day in the field, had almost an hour to bat, but bad light ttopped play. Derbyshires second innings yielded 327 for seven wickets, and New eZaland had not scored when stumps were drawn. Details of. the *core — NEW ZEALAND. First Inningt. Kerr, 1.b.w., b G. Pope .. .. 36 Moloney, b Mitchell 5, Vivian, b G. Pope 11 Wallace, c and b Mitchell .... 23 Carson, 1.b.w., b G. Pope .... 11 Page, not out 30 Donnelly, b G. Pope 9 Weir, b Copson 1

Tindill, c Worthington, b Mitchell 4 Dunning, b Mitchell 4 Cowie, 1.b.w., b Mitchell .. .. 16 Extras 16 Total .. ~ „ .. .. .. 166 Bowling: Copson took one wicket for three finis, A<. Pope none for 17, G. Pope 4 for 29, and Mitchell 5 for 101. Second Innings. Kerr, not out 0 Me toney, ,not out 0 Total (no wickets) 0 DERBYSHIRE. First Innings.. 241 Second Innings. Smith, b Dunning 85 Aiderman, b Page 112 Worthington, b Vivian 5 Towntend, c Page, b Dunning .. 19 C. Elliott, b Cowie 5 G. Pope, not out 61 H. Elliott, b Cowie . v 0 A. Pope, c Cowie, b Donnelly .. 12 Buckston, not out 4 Extras .. 24 Total (for 7 wickets) 327

Bowling., Cowie .. .. 0. 32 M. R. W. 13 58 2 Weir .. . n 0 15 0 Vivian.. .. 12 & 39 1 Page •. .. 26 4 69 1 Dunning 38 • 4 79 2 Moloney 2 0 21 0 Donnelly .. ...... 9 3 22 1