CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

N.Z. TOUR. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) SUSSEX V. N.Z. (Received this day at 9.30 a.mj LONDON, May 30. SUSSEX.—First Innings. A. H. Gilligan, b Merritt 8 Wensley, st James, b Merritt ... 9 Usherwood, b McGirr 7 Parkes, e Dempster, b McGirr ... (1 Langridge, st James, b Merritt ... 37 Hollingdale, c Dacre, b Merritt .... 17 Cox, e Page, b McGirr 35 A. E. R. Gilligan, b Merritt ... 80 Corndord, b Bernau 1 Spinks (not out) 1 AVaghorn, c Allcott, b Merritt ... 0 Extras 23 Total 316 Bowling averages.—Bernau. 1 for 13; McGirr, 3 for 81; Merritt, (i for 02; Allcott, 0 for 37; Blunt, 0 for 38; Lowry, 0 for 2. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Blunt, o A. E. Gilligan, b Wensley 0? Dempster, b Wagliorn 57 Page, c A. 11. Gilligan, b Langridge 03 Lowry, c Wensley, b Langridge ... 100 Dacre. c Wagorn, b Cox 28 James, run out 15 McGirr, st Condol'd, b Parkes ... 31 Oliver, run out 20 Merritt, h Cox 28 Allcott, c Cornford. b Hollingdale 5 Bernau (not out) 31 Extras 9

Total 400 Rowling analysis.—Langridge, 2 for 53; Cox, 2 for 106 ; Wensley, 1 for 130, Parks, 1 for 33; Hollingdale, 1 for 75; Wagliorn, 1 for 00. SUSSEX.—Second Dinings. A. 11. Gilligan (not out) 7 Wensley (not out) 2 Extras 1

Total for no wickets 10 Stumps were then drawn. Blunt, who is batting most consistently, and Dempster made an excellent first wicket stand, putting on 125 in one hundred minutes. The former hit eight fours in bis sixty-seven. Another fine partnership followed when the captain joined Page. The latter, whose batting lias been in and out. found his form again and assisted Lowry to add 103 in one hundred minutes. The latter drove powerfully and had reaehoa 100 before be was dismissed by Wensley, who brought off a fine catch in the deep field. There were eleven boundary strokes in his century. James and Daei'O took the total to 310 and at tho tea adjournment, when McGirr and Ollivcr were at the wickets, the score had reached six for 303. James and Ollivcr were very unlucky, both being run out through a misunderstanding with their partners. McGirr left at •109 and then Merritt and Bernau gave the bowlers a lot of trouble, not being parted till they bad added 53 in fortyfive minutes. The whole innings lasted just on six hours and the howling came in for some severe treatment, hut A. E. Gilligan did not bowl.

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TOP It. .Tune 4.—Oxford Diversity. June B.—Worcestershire, at Worcester. Juno 11. —Northamptonshire, at Kettering. June 15.—Leicestershire, at Leicester. Juno 18.—Durham, ip Sunderland. Juno 18—v. Durham at Sunderland. June 22—v. Northumberland at Now‘astle. June 24—v. Scotland at Glasgow.