NEW ZEALAND BATTING

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 456, 14 June 1937, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND BATTING

PRAISE FOR TOURISTS “ALMOST. UNBELIEVABLE” Forecast Of Test Teams (From the special correspondent of the United Press Association with the team). (Received 11.30 a.m.) London, June 13. The Sunday papers praise the New Zealanders, saying that the batting made almost unbelievable ithe moder-

ate scores against the weaker coun, ties.

The Sunday Times, in welcoming the appointment of Robins as captain for the firsit Test, predicts. l the following team: Barnett, Hutton, Hammond, Leyland, Hardstaff, Ames, Langridge, Robins, Stephenson, Cover and Faroes. A notable feature of the forecast is the dropping of

Verity. It is evident that the English selectors believe the tourists are more uncertain with fast bowling than with slow, as is Illustrated l by the suggested inclusion of Fames, Gover and Stephenson, and the exclusion of Sim. The English team is ex_ peeted to be chosen nexit Sunday, The New Zealand team will be selected on the morning of the match. Except for Moloney, it may not differ from "that now playing Middlesex.

Details of New Zealand's score in the Middlesex match are:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Hadlee, lbw., b Robins 21 Vivian, c Price, b L. A. Smith .. 56 Page, lbw., b Robins 61 Wallace, c Human, b Compton 56 Weir, c Price, b Sim 0 Donnelly, not out .. 17 Carson, not out 1 Extras. 13 Total (for five wickets) .. .. 225