Locked out at Scarborough

By Brian Sanderson

On a wet afternoon at Headingley, I was pleased to receive

the above scorecard from 7 September 1949. New Zealand 

were visiting the shores lend by Walter Hadlee. They played

four Test Matches and drew them all. there only loss on the 

tour was to Oxford University in May on a pitch that was 

recovering from flooding.

New Zealand lost the toss and Hutton and Simpson opened 

the batting against Cave and Reid which were not the normal

opening attack. Hutton during this match raised his season

aggregate to 3429 beating Sutcliffe total 3336 runs in season.

Joe Hardstaff batted well to score 123  out of 192 in two 

hours forty minutes  which helped Leverson Gowers X1 

to a total of 348 at the end of the first day.

Large crows watched the match , the gates being closed  on 

the first two afternoons. Martin Donnelly, the New Zealand

amateur scored a excellent 145 not out  helping to get the team

to 338.he was also a excellent rugby union player who played

for England.

On the third day Norman Yardley set a target of 213 in two 

hours. Hadlee set the pace with Sutcliffe ,who left at 151 ,

having hit one 6 and eleven 4's. Four men were out for 172

and twenty minutes remained ,but Donnelly hit four 4's 

in an over of Bedser and Wallace finished the match  with

a six in front of square leg off Yardley two minutes from 

time. 

Whilst this match was been played Leeds were playing 

Wigan and for a change Arthur Clues got sent off.

He also played cricket for Leeds Cricket Club and was

known to hit a few sixes.