GALLICHAN’S GOOD FORM.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 201, 26 July 1937, Page 7

GALLICHAN’S GOOD FORM.

PLEASING TO MANAWATU. STEADINESS AND ACCURACY. Followers of cricket not only in Palmerston North but also throughout the rest of New Zealand will be most pleased with the bowling performance of N. Gallichan, one of the Manawatu members of the touring New Zealand side, in the second Test against England. His record against Scotland, when in the two innings of the home side he secured eight wickets for 34 runs in 26 overs (15 of which were maidens) ivas evidently no “flash in the pan” and from his sterling work in the Test it seems that he has now struck his best form. Gallichan’s bowling is described as hating had a “persistent steadiness —a characteristic which has become well-known in Hawke Cup matches and other important fixtures in New Zealand. With a damp pitch England sought quick runs, but it was Gallichan and Dunning and Vivian who kept the batting quiet for periods. An indication of Gallichan’s attack may be had by the fact that before lunch he conceded only 13 runs in threequarters of an hour. The Manawatu bowler was unlucky, with Hardstaff, as he very nearly took the latter’s wicket early, the” batsman then settling down to compile 58 runs. Again, Paynter had a “life” off Gallichan, snicking a ball to the slips dangerously close to Cowie. Then Gallichan settled into his well-known tireless action and with what must have been excellently placed balls tied the batsmen down. Even Hammond treated the attack with great respect. Hammond let two of Gallichan’s ?y er ® pass as maidens and then committed an error of judgment which Gallichan has caused many other batsmen to commit—Hammond jumped out to one to see the ball beat him and break up the stumps Hammond had been “completed bluffed. Br °'\ also fell a victim to a baJl from Gallichan, and Smith, who has a penchant for big hitting, was tempted into lifting the hall to Kerr s safe hands. _ ... , , , Of all the bowlers Gallichan had. tho heaviest task, sending dow;n 36 overs, of which seven were maidens. The total runs scored off Gallichan’s efforts amounted to 99, so that off the overs which produced runs the average per over was only 3.4. To have less than three and a half runs scored, on the average, off 29 overs, is indeed an outstanding performance. Of the three wickets Gallichan took, Hammond’s must rank a 3 one of the most dangerous in the English side.