CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

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(Received tins day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, June G.

Heavy rain on Sunday and showers at intervals to-day affected the pitch, but the Oxford bowlers did not seize the opportunity immediately, and for two hours the batting bad the uppei hand. Blunt and .Mills scored at a good pace and the former’s dismissal was almost accidental. He cut at a hall wide of the off stump and caught it on the driving part of the hat. Oreeiistoek .at backward point, dived for it and brought off a splendid eateli a few inches from the ground. At lunch the total had progressed to two for I2L Mills played immaculately and Lowry had just appeared to have mastered the howling when he was howled off his pads by a hall ll'om Greenstoek. which turned in sharply. The 'varsity fielding and howling then improved considerably and gained the upper hand, though Greenstoek gave Alleott too many opportunities to reach the boundary with leg strokes. DacrS batted for a brief period in his Lord’s form against M.but the improvement in Oxford’s nut-cricket stopped! the scoring. The tail-end men failed I and the total, which once promised to pass the ’Varsity score, reached only 203. Aleott’s recovery has strengthen- ■ <d the New Zealand attack. He j should have had Crawley’s wicket j when Oxford went in again, hut a had miss at short leg proved disastrous, as the batsman scored freely and is still in with (ifl to his credit. ’Varsity is now in a strong position and New Zealand may suffer another loss.

SINGAPORE, June (i. .Malava won by 39 runs. Australia made 1 12. Penman took 3 for 25. Hennessey 3 for 30.