CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1927, Page 2

CRICKET.

N.Z. TOUR. N.Z. V. ESSEX. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. May 10. ESSEX.—First Innings. Eastman, 1.b.w., b McGirr 30 Hipkin, run out 0 Culmore, c Dacre. b Merritt 47 O’Connor, l.b.w Lowry 05 Bussell, b McGirr 70 Ashton, b McGirr 52 Douglas, c Dempster, b McGirr ... 0 Morris, c Dempster, b McGirr ... 0 Nichols, c Lowry. 1> Cunningham ... 01 Meston, b McGirr 9 Eastman, (not out) 15 Extras 27 Total 373 Bowling—Rernau 0 for 47. Cunningham 1 for 50, McGirr 0 lor 77. Merritt 1 for OS, Blunt O for 50. Dacre 0 for 8, Lowry 1 for 42. Oliver 0 for 4. NEW’ ZEALAND. —First Innings. Blunt, c Eastman, b Nichols 1 James, b Nichols 4 Mills, c Nichols, b O’Connor ... 04 Lowry, c and b O’Connor 64 Dacre, c Ashton, b Eastman ... 9 Dempster, c Eastman, b O’Connor 13 McGirr, c Ashton, b O’Connor ... 11 Oliver, Lb.w., b O’Connor 28 Bernau, 1.b.w., b Bussell 22 Merritt (not out) -19 Cunningham, b Meston 23 Extras 4 Total 289 Rowling analysis.—O’Connor. 5 for sft; Nichols, 2 for 111 ; Eastman, I for 24 ; Russell. 1 lor 37 : Meston, 1 for 13; 11 ipkin. 0 for 32. NEW' ZEALAND —2nd. Innings. Blunt, b. O’Connor 21 Al ills. c. Douglas, b. Eastman ... 0 James, e. llipkin. b. O’Connor ... 20 Lowry, (not out) 13 Dempster, (not out) “ Extras "

Total for 3 wickets :.. PARTICULAR'S OF PLAY. LONDON. May 16. The weather was dull and cold with rain threatening when the match was resumed. Rain had fallen overnight, but the pitch was not seriously affected. The New Zealand attack was share’ |, y Bernau and AfcGirr. but Blunt soon relieved the former, who later fielding at mid-off unfortunately missed Cutmore when he had reached twenty-six. At ninety Merritt took over the hall hut the howling generally, with the exception of .McGirr was erratic. At lunch the total had reached 4 for 200. Oil resuming Russell and Ashton scored so fast that seventy-four were added in forty minutes. The game then took a turn in the, visitors favour as McGirr in one over clean howled Russell and got Douglas and Morris caught in the slips. Both were superb catches by Dempster. Lowry who is not a regular howler went on himself and got O’Connor whose sixtyfive included nine fours. Bain suspended play for ten minutes. The Ashton playing for Essex is Hubert not Claude.

Stumps were then drawn

SMALLER, CRICKET BALI

LONDON, May 15

The “Daily Aiail” in a leader, says: “Remembering that the smaller hall was intended to assist the howler, it is ironical that thirty-nine centuries have been compiled in six days. Recent billiard table wickets are partly responsible. Other critics express the opinion that the real reason is the dearth of bowlers.”

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TOUR. Mav 18.—v Cambridge University. A lay 21.—v. Afiddlesex. at Lords. A lay 25.—Royal Navy, at Portsmouth. .May 28.—Sussex, at Hove. June 4.—Oxford Diversity. June B.—■’Worcestershire, at Worcester. June H .—Northamptonshire, at Kettering. June 15.—Leicestershire, at I.eices-

June 18.—Durham, a‘ Sunderland