The New Zealand batsmen proved once again that the three-day cricket match can produce as exciting and satisfying a struggle as the greediest glutton can desire, R. W. V. Robins' brilliant captaincy nearly forced a win for the England side and it was terribly bad luck that the fatal missed catch which probably cost the match should have to be debited to his account, That does not detract from the merits of the New Zealand resistance. J. L. Kerr's feat in carrying out his bat while his comrades went down before the English bowlers had a value altogether in excess of the actual number of runs which he made, The general impression of the play from the point of view of the English partisan is not particularly satisfactory. Soundness rather than brilliance seems to characterise the bowling and batting of the home side. The attack, especially in the second innings of the tourists, appears to have lacked that sting which might have unsettled the stolidity of the defenders, In short, England will have to develop match-winning qualities in bowling before full advantage can be taken of the manifest excellence of the captaincy and fielding of the side.
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