CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

N.Z. TOUR. AGAINST M.C.C. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) (Received this day at 8.30 n.m.) LONDON, May 12. M.C.C.—First Innings. Titchmarsh, b Merritt 4”1 l.von, h Rcrnau 24 Allen, e Dempster, b Henderson ... IF Ashton, c Page, b Merritt 4 Chapman, c Page, b Roman ... 18 Douglas, b Blunt 30 Caltliorpe, b Blunt 191 Enthovon, b Merritt 0j Haig, e .James, li Henderson ... 34 j Falcon, b Merritt 0j Franklin (not out) 10. Extras 20 Total ... ... 392 Bowling analysis.—Merritt, 4 for 101 ; Blunt, 2 for 117; Bernau, 2 for 45; Henderson, 2 for 59; McGirr, 0 for 42. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Mills, b Allen 24 Blunt, c Caltliorpe. b Allen ... ... 52 Page, b Caltliorpe S Dempster, e Franklin, b Enthovon 2 James, l.b.w. Allen 3.1 Dacre, c Falcon, b Allen 107 Lowry, b Falcon 1 (1| 5 Bernau. l.b.w. Allen *' McGirr. (not out) «8 Merritt, st Franklin, b Allen ... 40 Henderson, b Allen ... 4 Extras 20 Total lilt* Bowling:—Allen 7 for 120; Jlnig 0 for 105; Caltliorpe 1 for 90; Falcon 1 for 50 ; Enthovon 1 for 54. M.C.C. went in again and at the drawing of stumps had scored 90 without loss, M .C.C.—Second Innings. Lyon, (not out) -43 Titchmarsh, (not out) 40 Extras 7 Total for 0 wickets 93 THE PLAY DESCRIBED. LONDON, May 12. After a promising start, with the score at one time 0 for 70. by noon it had Ix'eome 4 for 107, Blunt, Mills, Page, and Dempster all going in quick sucession. The first named again played a capital innings but Allen’s fast, bowling was too much for some of the others. James and Dacre, however. stopped the rot. ’I he latter set about the howling as if he had been , in all day. He hit his first ball for four and. followed it with two more boundaries in Calthorpe’s next over and scored 28 in ten minutes with such vigor, that lie split his hat. James got his leg in front of the fast bowler, after adding a useful 33, hut Lowry proved a capable partner for the Aucklander and at lunch the total ’ was 5 for 226.

The game had taken a decided turn, 120 at one stage being added in seventy minutes. Dacre, who has liecome the public’s idol, continued to smash the bowling till he lifted one to deep mid-off. Tie made his 10/ in an hour and a half, hitting twenty boundaries. The partnership produced 115 in 59 minutes. McGirr and his captain also made a fine stand, the former emulating Dacre and hatting in dashing style for an unfinished 58. Lowry was always attractive and was in for an hour and a half for his century, which included fifteen fours.

Merritt also helped McGirr to materially increase the score to the fine total of 4GO. Allen, a fast bowler, came out with the best analysis. There was considerable enthusiasm at the Marylebone Cricket Club dinner in honour of New Zealand last night, during the reading of cabled congratulations from New Zealand. LONDON, May 12. Fierce hitting marked the Now Zealanders innings against Marylebone. Dacre got four boundaries in a single over and split his bat into four pieces in attempting a fifth. He and Lowry hit forty-three off three overs. Lowry s century occupied an hour and twentyfive minutes. SMALLER CRICKET BALL. LONDON, May 11. T n view of the heavy scoring following the introduction ol the smaller hall cricketers freely offer the opinion that the change helps the batsman, though good wickets and perfect weather thus far have presented the hall being pitched nearer the outside stumps without hitting them. It gives none of the former opportunities for slip catches off the edge of the hat. It is alleged the difficulty of hitting a smaller object is not worth considering. NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TOUR. May 14.—v. Essex, at Leyton. May IS.—v Cambridge University. iMay 21.—v. Middlesex, at Lords.