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Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1927, Page 2

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N.Z. TOUR. N.Z. V. ESSEX. ESSEX WIN BY 5 WICKETS. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.l LONDON. May 17. XEW ZEALAND.—First Innings 289 XEW ZEALAND—2nd. Innings. Blunt, b. O’Connor 21 Hills, e. Douglas, b. Eastman ... 0 James, c. Hipkin, b. O’Connor ... 26 Lowry, st. G. Eastman, b O’Connor 30 Dempster, c and h L. Eastman ... 79 Dacre. 1.b.w.. b O’Connor 5 Oliver, c and b Eastman 13 McCJirr, 1.b.w., b Eastman 7 Beniau, 1.b.w., b Eastman 0 Cunningham, e Nichols, h O’Connor 2 Merritt (not out) 7 Extras 18 Total 208

Howling.—Eastman. 5 for 31; O’Connor. -3 for 92; Nichols, 0 for 25; Douglas, 0 for <>: Hipkin, 0 for 35; Russell, 0 for 1. ESSEX.—First Innings 373 ESSEX.—Second Innings. Cutmore, e James, b Blunt 18 L. Eastman, 1.b.w.. li Blunt 41 O’Connor, st. James, h Blunt ... 12 Russell, h Blunt 0 Ashton, h Merritt 13 Douglas (not out) 19 Morris (not out) 11 Extras H

Total for 5 wickets 125 Bowling.—Blunt, 4 for 29; Merritt, 1 for 35; Oliver, 0 for 10; McGirr, 0 for 19; Dacre, 0 for 10 ; Cunningham, 0 for 1 ; Lowry, 0 for 10. Essex won by five wickets. LONDON. -May 17.

Owing to rain overnight there was no play at Leyton ground lunch. AY lien the game was resumed at 1.45 the New Zealanders were unlucky enough to have to face a (Irving wicket, rendered tricky by a hot sun. Xieholls in particular humped riskily and oiie hall hit Dempster oil the chest, lie and Lowry made the pluckiest stand of the innings. The wicket was assisting the. spin howlers, and was steadily becoming worse. Alter the captain was stumped in jumping out to drive O’Connor, Dempster plodded on gamely hut met with no support, except from Oliver. The batsmen found L. Eastman and O’Connor too much for them, and they went through the remainder in quick order. The pace of the wicket seemed to puzzle Dacre, who was never comfortable and got out in a most unusual way. by mistiming a full toss from O’Connor and allowing it to hit his leg. Dempster was severe on anything on the offside, and had six clinking boundary hits in his first 50. His innings was altogether an admirable effort.

With only 125 to get. Essex did none too well and only a sturdy innings by L. Eastman saved them from a possible disaster, when Blunt was bowling splendidly. A characteristic stolid piece of hatting by Douglas clinched Eastman’s effort and enabled Essex to win by five wickets.

Blunt took four wickets and bowled 11 maidens.