SMALL LEAD OBTAINED1

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20276, 19 August 1937, Page 10

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4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS ' MATCH WITH UNITED SERVICSB, BORGNIS SCORES A CENTURY. (From the Special Correspondent of the United Press Association with the team.) (Received An?. 10. 3.15 p.m.) PORTSMOUTH, August 18. The New Zealand cricketers fol- j lowing an exacting test proceeded in a less serious engagement with the United Services at Portsmouth to-day. 1 Tho weather was fine and the wicket In good order. The United Services scored 180 in their first innings, Borgnis making 101. New Zealand replied with 189, 1 Vivian compiling 70 and Donnelly 36, while Gallichan 31 not out and Lowry • 22 also contributed to the total. ! Bowling for Hie tourists Cowie took ' three wickets for 4 6 runs, Vivian three ; for 59 and Weir two for 29. The

New Zealanders have a lead of nine runs on the first innings. Cowie and Roberts made a sensational start, dismissing Commander Shaw and Captain Grove in three overs for one run. The wicket which was a little lively overnight due to 1 lie moisture, resulted in Cowie being troublesome. Ills first two victims cost ten runs. Weir also had a successful period before lunch on a drying pitch. Ilis figures were nine overs, live maidens, eleven runs, two wickets. The United Services collapsed before lunch- Six wickets were down for 70 runs. Flying Officer Musson and Lieutenant Borgnis, the Navy all-rounder, were the only batsmen to show confidence, hut both were uneasy facing Cowie. Borgnis was associated with Lieutenant Martin in a lively eighth wicket partnership, which yielded 51 runs in forty minutes. Borgnis hit Vivian for a six, a four and a two in one over, reaching his century in 100 minutes. A Disastrous Start. New Zealand made a disastrous start against the steady Services’ attack. With Borgnis handling fast bowling and Robins, a brother of England s skipper, bowling spinners, they lost Kerr and Carson when the score stood at 40, until Vivian and Donnelly, in ci bright partnership, added 68 runs. Vivian was unlucky to be dismissed through a misunderstanding with Lowry. The former hit six fours. The attendance was 2000. Scores:— COMBINED SERVICES First Innings. Grove, b Cowie 1 Shaw, b Roberts 0 Musson, o and 1> Carson [ 24 Hudson, b Weir *7 Melcorne, c Donnelly, b Cowie . • 0 Gillespie, b Weir 1 Borgnis, c and 1> Vivian 101 Robins, b Vivian iU Cole, c T.ornason. b Cowie .. 9 Holland-Martin, b Vivian 16 Wills, not out n Extras 5 Total 180

Bowling. _ , O. M. R. W. Gowle 17 o , i 6 Roberts .... i | 6 1 Dunning .... 3 1 ii ij Gallichan .... ■> 0 z 0 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Kerr. lbw. 1> Cole 1 Carson, c Holland-Marlin, b BorgWeir. o Shaw. ’b ’ Borgnis ** ! * 7 Vivian, run out 76 Donnelly, 0 Borgnis. It Gillespie . 36 I.amason. >• Holland-Martin, b Robins 5 Lowry, c Grove, b Borgnis .... 22 Dunning. .• Holland-Martin, b Cowie, lbw. b (.ole ! ’. ’ (( Roberts (absent ) 0 Extras ’ ’" Total Bowling: Borgnis took three wickets for 38 runs; Cole, three for 53: Wills. r.i; Melsome. none for 23; Gillespie, one for 33; Robins, one for 24.

NEW ZEALANDERS PRAISED. FINE FIGHTING SPIRITENGLISHMEN LACK QUALITIES. I nltec! Press Assn.—Flee. Tel. Copyright, tßeceived Aug. 19. 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 18. Critics, in expressing regret that England failed to secure a win in the in the test matches’l,as taken ’more than twice as many wickets as any fH I’ " 1 ' NLur.-s V-t-dic* says two I 'oil't r'acliu^aiid 1 ' Sh'.d. lumv f 'l7.- an! I* ■ * .*!* already arc unromtbc writer, and it. is' high ’ (True lhe> TiU' Times says I lie ‘result of *t lu-