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England v New Zealand 3rd Test

New Zealand tour of England - 1937 (1937) · Kennington Oval, London · 14 August 1937

Match drawn

Match drawn. Joe Hardstaff top-scored with 103 for England. Walter Robins took 4/40.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of England - 1937 (1937)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
14 August 1937 to 17 August 1937
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Curly Page (New Zealand), Walter Robins (England)
Debuts
Cyril Washbrook (England), Denis Compton (England), Austin Matthews (England)
Umpires
A Dolphin and EJ Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Cyril Washbrook, Denis Compton and Austin Matthews played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 249 all out. Martin Donnelly top-scored with 58, and Curly Page made 53. Walter Robins took 4 for 40 for England. That was well below the 1930s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 476 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 254 for 7. Joe Hardstaff top-scored with 103, and Denis Compton made 65. Jack Cowie took 3 for 73 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fourth wicket between Joe Hardstaff and Denis Compton, 49% of the total. England led by 5 on first innings.

New Zealand made 187 for 9 in their second innings. Giff Vivian top-scored with 57.

Set 183 to win, England made 31 for 1. Charlie Barnett top-scored with 21.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 249 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Giff Vivianc Les Ames13
Walter Hadleebowled18
Merv Wallacerun out8
'Dad' Weirc Austin Matthews3
Martin Donnellyc Leonard Hutton58
Sonny Moloneybowled23
Curly Pagec Cyril Washbrook53
Alby Robertsc Leonard Hutton50
Eric Tindillbowled4
Jack Dunningc Alf Gover0
Jack Cowienot out4

Extras 15 · Total 249 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alf Gover283853
Austin Matthews226521
Tom Goddard102250
Wally Hammond71251
Walter Robins14.12404
Leonard Hutton2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Giff Vivian), 2-36 (Walter Hadlee), 3-42 (Merv Wallace), 4-47 ('Dad' Weir), 5-97 (Sonny Moloney), 6-145 (Martin Donnelly), 7-222 (Alby Roberts), 8-244 (Eric Tindill), 9-244 (Jack Dunning), 10-249 (Curly Page)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGiff Vivian and Walter Hadlee22
secondWalter Hadlee and Merv Wallace14
third'Dad' Weir and Merv Wallace6
fourth'Dad' Weir and Martin Donnelly5
fifthMartin Donnelly and Sonny Moloney50
sixthCurly Page and Martin Donnelly48
seventhCurly Page and Alby Roberts77
eighthCurly Page and Eric Tindill22
ninthCurly Page and Jack Dunning0
tenthCurly Page and Jack Cowie5
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 254 FOR 7
BatterHow outR
Charlie Barnettc Walter Hadlee13
Leonard Huttonc Giff Vivian12
Cyril Washbrooklbw9
Denis Comptonrun out65
Joe Hardstaffbowled103
Wally Hammondc Merv Wallace31
Les Amesnot out6
Walter Robinsc Alby Roberts9
Austin Matthewsnot out2

Did not bat: Tom Goddard, Alf Gover

Extras 4 · Total 254 for 7

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Jack Cowie245733
Alby Roberts154261
Jack Dunning255890
Giff Vivian295622

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Charlie Barnett), 2-31 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-36 (Leonard Hutton), 4-161 (Denis Compton), 5-222 (Wally Hammond), 6-240 (Joe Hardstaff), 7-249 (Walter Robins)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Leonard Hutton15
secondLeonard Hutton and Cyril Washbrook16
thirdLeonard Hutton and Denis Compton5
fourthJoe Hardstaff and Denis Compton125
fifthWally Hammond and Joe Hardstaff61
sixthLes Ames and Joe Hardstaff18
seventhWalter Robins and Les Ames9
eighthLes Ames and Austin Matthews5
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 187 FOR 9
BatterHow outR
Giff Vivianlbw57
Walter Hadleec Denis Compton0
Merv Wallacelbw7
'Dad' Weirc Charlie Barnett8
Sonny Moloneybowled38
Martin Donnellyc Les Ames0
Alby Robertslbw9
Eric Tindillnot out37
Jack Dunningbowled19
Jack Cowiec Walter Robins2

Did not bat: Curly Page

Extras 10 · Total 187 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
Alf Gover121421
Austin Matthews82131
Tom Goddard188412
Wally Hammond113192
Walter Robins112240
Leonard Hutton2.4141
Denis Compton60342

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Walter Hadlee), 2-19 (Merv Wallace), 3-46 ('Dad' Weir), 4-87 (Giff Vivian), 5-94 (Martin Donnelly), 6-107 (Alby Roberts), 7-150 (Sonny Moloney), 8-182 (Jack Dunning), 9-187 (Jack Cowie)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGiff Vivian and Walter Hadlee4
secondGiff Vivian and Merv Wallace15
third'Dad' Weir and Giff Vivian27
fourthGiff Vivian and Sonny Moloney41
fifthMartin Donnelly and Sonny Moloney7
sixthAlby Roberts and Sonny Moloney13
seventhSonny Moloney and Eric Tindill43
eighthJack Dunning and Eric Tindill32
ninthJack Cowie and Eric Tindill5
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 31 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Charlie Barnettc Alby Roberts21
Cyril Washbrooknot out8

Did not bat: Leonard Hutton, Denis Compton, Joe Hardstaff, Wally Hammond, Les Ames, Walter Robins, Austin Matthews, Tom Goddard, Alf Gover

Extras 2 · Total 31 for 1

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Jack Cowie41150
Alby Roberts4190
Jack Dunning1.2051

FALL OF WICKETS

1-31 (Charlie Barnett)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstCharlie Barnett and Cyril Washbrook31
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