CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

N.Z. CRICKETERS. N.Z. V. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) (Received this day at. 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 7. ON FORl).—First Innings. Nunn, c James, b Henderson ... 32 Dcsilva. c Dempster, b Merritt ... 14 Newman, 1.h.w.. b McGirr I f Serrurier, hit wicket, b Merritt ... 5 Garland-Wells, b McGirr 23 McCanlis, b Rlunt 14 Holmes, e James, b Henderson ... 165 Greeustok (not out) 14 Rowley, h Blunt 1 Crawley, run out 39 Cazalet, c James, b Rlunt 7 ... Extras 8

Total 337 Rowling analysis.—Henderson, 2 for 60; McGirr. 2 for 67 ; Blunt, 3 for 7-1; Allcott, 0 for 33; Merritt, 2 for 82; Lowry. 0 for 13. NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings. Dempster, c. Serrurier, i>. Greenstock 17 Blunt, c. Grecnstock, b. Serrurier 38 Mills, c. Holmes, b. McCanlis ... 54 Lowry, b. Grecnstock 29 Allcott, e. Minn. b. Grecnstock ... 35 Pago, l.b.w. b. Grecnstock 8 .Tames, b. Dcsilva 0 Dacre, l.b.w. b. Grecnstock 23 .McGirr. run out 3 Merritt, (not out) 11 Henderson, l.b.w. b. McCanlis ... 8 Extras 7

Total ■■■ 263 Bowling; Holmes 0 for 22, McCanlis 2 for 60, Serrurier 1 for 49, Grecnstock 5 for 91. Dcsilva. I for 35. OXFORD—-2nd. Tunings. Crawley, e Lowrv. h Henderson . . 72 Cazalet, c. Page, b. McGirr 13 Nunn, b. Allcott 0 Holmes. Ii McGirr 38 Dcsilva, b MoGirr 6 Newman, l.b.w. I) Henderson ... 33 Serrurier, e Dempster, b Page ... 18 Garland-Wells, b Rage 13 McCanlis, e and b Rage I <! reenstock, e Mil's, b Page H llowley, (not out) 2 Extras 19

Total 220 Bowling:—Henderson 2 for 42, MeGirr 3 for (il. Allcott 1 for 34, Merritt 0 for 50, Lowry 0 for 13, Page 4 for 10. NEW ZEALAND—2nd Innings. Dempster, e McCanlis, b Green-

stock 20 Mills. I> Holmes 9 Dacre, c Crawley, b Serrurier .. 5 Lowry, e. Bow ley, b. McCanlis ... 69 Pago. c. and b. McCanlis 49 McGirr, 1.b.w., b. Grecnstock ... 1 Allcott (not out) 25 Blunt, (not out) 27 Extras 3

Total for 6 wickets 214 The match was drawn. Bowling: McCanlis 2 for 55, Holmes I for 29, Grecnstock 2 for 87. Serrurier,! for 27, Dcsilva 0 for 13. Crawley did not last long on resuming to-day, his 72 was the result of 160 minutes batting and included eleven fours. The light became poor and the batsmen found Merritt difficult, to time, but they played him with care and he could not get a wicket. Newman contributed a lively innings of 33, of which 24 came from boundary strokes, and with Serrurier, had taken the score at lunch time to 5 for 172. Page, was then put on and finished four wickets for only ton runs. The total of 229, which was much loss than expected, left New Zealand 304 to get. They began unluckily, Mills being howled when the score was 16. hut Dempster and Lowry made a fine sporting effort to win, the. former was missed at. slip when 10 and 50 came up under forty minutes. Lowry set a fast pace, hut when Dempster was caught at mid-off by McCanlis off a slow howler in attempting to drive more care was obviously necessary. Dacre- also lost his wicket trying to force the game, hut Page helped his captain to carrv on successfully. Both men watched the bowling cautiously and the rate of scoring dropped to thirty in an hour. Page at. nine was let off from a hard return to Greenstock and at, the tea. adjournment they had taken the total to 3 for 108. In their partnership they added 75 in an hour and a half. Lowrv was eventually out for 69. which, despite the rapid start, took him two hours and a half., Page and McGirr quickly followed him and this success put New Zealand in danger, after their sporting opening. Allcott and Blunt, however, came to the rescue arid successfully held the fort for the last forty minutes the match thus ending in a draw.

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TOUR. Juno B.—•'Worcestershire, at Worcester. . Juno 11. —.Northamptonshire. at Kettering. .Tune 15.—Leicestershire, at Leicester. , June 18—v. Durham at Sunderland. June 22—v. Northumberland at Newcastle j uno 24—v. Scotland at Glasgow.