BATSMEN'S DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19158, 15 November 1927, Page 8

BATSMEN'S DAY.

DEMPSTER Mi

Aeold southerly *£ff*£ rani prevailed th« Oo^ ed the resumption of ft, £?■■** between the New and the Best of New 7 T**** «■*>*».. uatured to make a starts * W was still falling. :fcj?£* Lowry (7) reßumed J* (J.* team's first 35. Approaches were tread ** *» Eastman slipped in Ms J«* so badly ruptured the mJZ?*'* thigh that ho had to MHrTiL* * placing him. The bowlew ■J^f* 7 * thing with the greasy bin?*** easy wicket, and Dempiff *, »*N made a holiday of it. ' together when luncheon *ai ttu*" 1.30, Dempster being 69 and Heavy rain set in during th«TuL 4 *. and delayed play until s£* Dempster and Lowry save » five exhibition of cricket, t££& score along to 169 before iSS* had reached 80, was caught *V& by Gallichan, 'off Bowley '8? drove powerfully, particularly ttffl t: e covers and mid-off. In inlßs eleven fours, and assisted Dea»&? add 153 for the second wiektf. •/ The advent of Blunt meant-smiL long spell of leather chasing toZ fieldsmen, as ho and Dempster i£* 139 for the third wicket. BrfE* played delightful cricket, previa 2 New Zealand has batsmen fit tesS with the best in the world, Dennta footwork was perfect, wkile BlS| vealed a wide variety of strotiM maud. Both showed that the'Kb tour has imbued them with iaaS confidence. With his total at 145, Dempster,',, had been at the wicketa for 815 & utes, was snapped up by Bead, off Rfc. In all, he hit one six and eleven fa» and gave a sound and play. • Blunt went on to reach his catty in quick time, cutting, driving, hooldu, and pulling in finished He *u dropped onco by Badcock at was eventually taken by Foley, off ty* ley, at mid-off, with his score iMW.' 1 Page and James did not last jtig, both being caught and bowled. > Oln stumps were drawn at 7 board showed 369 for the loss otyh wickets, Allcott and McGlrr beb| >[' the wickets. t , £*.,'., Bowley and Newman were tbfrbw of the eight bowlers tried, &ougo>|ft cock kept a good length. ' , The match will be eoneladed'iQ r %o> row, the hours of play being from fl a.m. to 5 p.m., asthe players hiM catch the ferry steamer church jto-morrow, night. The, fcwrtjj ate: — c-^-S -NEW ZEALAND., i > v ,. " ■-. First Innings. J. E. Mills, b Newman .. C. S. Dempster, c Bead, b Foley m;H$T. C. Dowry, c Gallichan, b BowllM g, R. C. Blunt, c Foley, h- Bowley ,pM M. L. Page, e and b Newman .£•?, & C. James, o and b. Bowley ..'s.& C. P. W. Allcott, not out.. « »' H. M. McGirr, not out .. ..-J Extras .'■. ••■ - •• •'• *

/ forjsixfwickets' •; (||s/; 1 The fall of wickets wag—One forty ;two fot 169, tofef four It 325, five, foi 348, »x lot 357. £ Bowling Analysis' Newman||iJ overs. 1 maiden, 63, runs, 2 WWI; Read, 12 overt, 63 tuna j Eaߧl|/ overs, 5 runs; Badcock,■■■l6 oy||« ' runs; Bowley, 11 overs, l,maj|M|; runs, 3 wickets^.Talbot,<3 by«B ; , runs; Foley, 2 overs, 16-r««plpl Oliver, 2 overs, 28 runs. ;' Xi;||s\: