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Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1927, Page 2

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TEST MATCH. NEW ZEALAND V. MELISOURNE. fay TEL-voRArn —run press association.) CM RLSTCH CiU 11. March 19. The feature of the test match New Zealand v. Melbourne Club 10-day was a sensational performance hv AY. K. .Merritt, the ,young leg-break and googly howler, who took 7 wickets tor ss runs. The Melbourne (,'lub's innings yielded 109 runs, t lie lmtsmen being well over all the howling except Merritt's. As a matter of fact, the howling was lamentably weak, being far below test standard, and little better than may lie seen any Saturday in club cricket. Cunningham and Read took the remaining wickets, hut neither howled really well, and Alloo, Blunt and Gnllichan were quite unconvincing. Of the Australians, Hendry, Jewell, Hansford, Kandfrml. and T. Armstrong gave fine displays of versatile hatting. The scores were:— NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. R. C. Blunt, e Eluding, b W. Armstrong 47 J. E. Mills, e A'.'. Armstrong, 11. R nils ford 11 M. L. Page, c Hendry, b AV. Annstrong 07 K. C. James, b Eluding 9 C. Oliver, h ELeling .4A. AV. Alloo. 1.b.w.. h Eheling ... 1 0. O. Daere, b Eluding 31 N. Gallielian. e Jewell, b AVood ... 2 R. .1. Read, h AV. Armstrong ... 8 AV. Cunningham (not out) 2 AV. It. Alerritt, h Eheling 0 Extras S 'total 190 Bowling analysis.—TT. IX Eheling, 5 for 31 ; A’. S. Ransford. 1 for 12; T. B. AVood. 1 for 48; T. Armstrong, 0 for 31: W. Armstrong, 3 for GO. MELBOPRNE C.C.—First Innings. B. A. Onvons. c Olliver. h Merritt 47 R. Jewell. It Read 50

11. ■C. Hendry, b Cunningham ... 51 X. S. Hansford, st. .Tamos, b Aferritt 89 H. C. Sardford. b Aferritt 67 R. G. Johnstone, st. .Tames, b .Merritt 0 R. S. Rogerson, 1.b.w.. b Aferritt ° T. Armstrong, 1.b.w.. b. Aferritt ... 61 P. R. Wood, b Cunningham 14 Eliding, c Galliehan, b Aferritt ... 10 AY. Armstrong (hint out) 1 Extras 17 Total 409 Rowling analysis.—-Road. 1 for 107 • Cunningham. 2 for 7S: Galliehan. 0 for JO : Merritt. 7 for S 5 ; Alloo. O for 57 ; Blunt. 0 for 40.