COLLAPSE OF BATSMEN

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 454, 11 June 1937, Page 5

COLLAPSE OF BATSMEN

NEW ZEALANDERS GO CHEAPLY EVENTFUL YORKSHIRE r MATCH Seventeen Wickets Fall In Day Press Association —Copyright. (From the special correspondent of the United , Press Association with the team). (Receivefl 11.30 a m.) Worcester, June 10. The New Zealanders have an uphill struggle in their match against Worcester. County made 374 in their first innings and declared at six wickets tor 208 in their second. New Zealand Was dismissed: for 154 and had lost one wicket for It when stumps were drawn. New Zealand collapsed when the wicket and the outfield seemingly favoured the batsmen, five wickets falling within an hour. Hadlee and Carson stayed till the lunch adjournment, but both fell quickly afterwards- The only other stand was that of 24 runs for the last wicket by Weir and Gallirhan. A feature of Yorkshire’s second innings was the steady bowling of the tourists, but late in the afternoon County forced the pace, the declaration leaving the New Zealanders half an houp to bat. The crowd of 2000 certainly saw eventful cricket, seventeen wickets falling for 381 runs in a day. Scores are as follow: — WORCESTER. First Inninge 374 Second Innings. Bull, b Weir 17 Grimshaw, std. Lowry, b Vivian 17 Martin, c Lowry, b Gallic Wan .. 19 Cooper, not out 13 Gibbons, not out 8 Extras .. 9 Total (at tea adjournment) 3 wickets 83 Details of play after the adjournment are not to hand, but alt stumps Worcester had declared with six wickets down for 208. Vivian took three wickets for 66. NEW ZEALAND. First Inning*. Kerr, c Grimshaw, b Perks .... 2 Hadlee, c Buller, b Howorth .. 58 Moloney, b Perks 0 Lamason, b Martin 2 Vivian, b Martin 16 Page, c Martin, b Howorth .... 3 Carson, b Howorth 37 Dowry, c Horton, b Perks .... 3 ■ Weir, not out 12 Roberts, c Buller, b Perks .... 0 ■ Gallichan, c Buller, b Howorth .. 10 Extras 11 ■' Total 154 Bowling: Perks 4 wickers for 43 runs, Martin 2 for 26, Howorth 4 for 53, Jackson none for 13, Horton none for 8„ Grimshaw none for 0. New Zealand commenced their second innings and had lost one wicket for 19 runt when stumps were •drawn.