ARMY CRICKET
NEW ZEALAND V. AUSTRALIA
INTERESTING MATCH AT CAIRO.
DROPPED CATCHES ALTER COMPLEXION OF GAME.
(N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.) CAIRO, October 11
Dropped catches at a vital stage of the first day’s play severely handicapped the New Zealanders in the two-day game between the touring A.I.F. cricket team and a 2nd N.Z.E.F. elevon on the Maadi Sporting Club’s ground this week. The Australians won by seven wickets. New Zealand batted first, and after the Australian test bowlers, White and Hurwood, had dismissed the side for 159, D. A. N. Mcßae, the Canterbury left-hander, bowled so well that five Australian wickets, including that of the international, Lindsay Hassett, fell in an hour for 49 runs. It was at this stage that three catches were missed in the space of fifteen minutes. Cameron, who went on to make 59 not out, was dropped first ball in the slips, a mistake that altered the whole complexion of the game. The Australians, helped by a determined ninth wicket partnership of 59 between White and Cameron, then carried their first innings score to 161, two runs ahead.
With their only chance of winning lying in forcing the pace, the New Zealanders found such tactics unsuccessful against White and Hurwood, and were all out in the second innings foi’ 77. The Australians’ second innings opened dramatically, Whitington being caught at the wickets first ball, but Hassett’s powerful hitting quickly assured his side's victory. At no stage of the game could liberties be taken with the Australian bowling, which was backed up by dashing fielding. Bearing the brunt of the attack, White and Hurwood each took nine wickets in the match. They were so accurate that the opening hour’s play in New Zealand’s first innings realised only 34 runs. A subdued Tindill took eighty minutes over his 29 runs and Rainbird was two hours in making an invaluable 39. The best batting came from Betts, the Taranaki all-rounder. There were five 4’s in his forceful 42.
No one, however, bowled better than Mcßae. Consistently hostile, he troubled all the batsmen and richly deserved his figures of six for 44 off 22 overs. Betts, Massey and Purcell supported him well in the first innings, Massey in particular bowling without luck. The New Zealand ground fielding was generally good. After winning the match the Australians continued batting for aff hour, Hassett and Chapman giving a highly entertaining display of big hitting. One of Morgan’s overs cost 38 runs. Chapman hitting three successive sixers and Hassett two. At stumps Hassett was 102 and Chapman 47. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. A. G. Wiren, lbw, b White 5 A. E. Wilkinson, c Hassett, b Hurwood 0 E. W. Tindill, c Hurwood, b White 29 R. Morgan, b Steen 8 R. G. Hallamore, c and b White .... 0 W. G. Rainbird, c White, b Hurwood 39 H. B. Massey, lbw, b Hurwood 2 R. Reid, lbw, b Hurwood 0 S. Betts, c Whitington, b White .... 42 D. A. N. Mcßae, b White 1 H. A. Purcell, not out 16 Extras 17 Total 159 Bowling: Hurwood, 4 for 36; White, 5 for 38; Steen, 1 for 43. Second Innings. A. E. Wilkinson, c Selden, b White 16 A. G. Wiren, b White 7 R. Morgan, c Hassett, b White .... 17 R. G. Hallamore, b Hurwood .... 9 E. W. Tindill, lbw, b Hurwood .... 2 S. Betts, c Hassett, b White 7 W. G. Rainbird, b Hurwood 13 R. Reid, lbw, b Hurwood 0 H. B. Massey, c Hassett, b White 0 H. A. Purcell, b Hurwood 2 D. A. N. Mcßae, not out 4 Total 77 Bowling: White, 5 for 39; Hurwood, 5 for 28. AUSTRALIA. First Innjngs 161 Bowling: Mcßae, 6 for 44; Massey, 1 for 39; Morgan, 1 for 21; Purcell, 1 for 38; Betts, 1 for 13. Second Innings, 3 wickets for .... 76 Bowling: Purcell, 1 for 18; Mcßae, 1 for 25; Betts, 1 for 11.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1941, Page 3
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