OUR CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 19659, 12 September 1927, Page 9

OUR CRICKETERS

LONDON, September 10. The Now Zealanders’ last match of their tour iri England, against Leve; sou-Gower’s eleven, produced oxhilirating cricket, the visitors batting all day in brilliant fashion, and scoring nearly 400 for the loss of only five wickets. Dempster and Mills opened, but the former, after scoring half a century, was bowled when the total was 91. Blunt joined Mills and batted finely, though he was missed when 12, and had other narrow escapes before he finally returned one to the bowler. He quickly caught and passed the Auckland man, and was well over the century when he was sent back to the pavilion just on the tea adjournment. Mills had just reached 100 exactly, and the pair added 207 for the second* wicket, the total being 293. Blunt hit eighteen 4’s. Mills was more deliberate than his partner and made no mistake throughout the day, remaining unbeaten when stumps were drawn with 148 to his credit, having batted altogether 290 minutes. . . On Blunt’s departure, Dacro joined Mills, but did not stay long; nor did

The Final Match A Big Score Centuries to Mills and Blunt Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

Allcott. Pago made a better stand, and helped to bring the total near to the fourth century before he was dismissed. The New Zealanders’ captain then joined Mills, and the pair played out the rest of the time. Details; — NEW ZEALAND. —First innings.— Dempster b A. Gilligan 50 Mills not out ... 148 Blunt c and b Haig 101 Dacre b Haig 8 Allcott c Mercer b Ryan •... ... 5 Page b A. Gilligan 2o Lowry not out 4 Extras Total for five wickets ... 394 By scoring 131 Blunt carried his total for all matches in England over _ 2,000 runs—2,oo3—and lie has thus joined Dempster and the select company of members of overseas teams who have passed the second thousand mark in a season’s play at Home