CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

N.Z. CRICKETERS. (Australian Press Association & Sun.) AGAINST WORCESTER. LONDON, June 8. NEW ZEALAND—Ist. Linings. Mills. I.b.w. b. Price, 2 James, h. Tarbox fi Page. e. Gibbons, h. Tarbox 0 Lowrv, b. Spencer 7-1 Allcott, e. Silencer, b. Tarbox ... .'id Oliver, c. Fox. b. Tarbox () Daere. b. Tarbox i .McGirr, b. Gibbons ... 13 Reman, c. Fox, l>. Tarbox 9 .Merritt, (not out) Henderson, e. Fox. b. Gibbons 1 Extras ]-j T, 'tid ••• 27(i Bowling—Tarbox (i I'm- ,38. Price 1 for 73, Wright I) for 16, Fox R for 7, Davon try 6 for 10. Spencer 1 for A! Gibbons 2 for 27. WORCESTERSHIRE - Ist. Innings. Kinir, b. Merritt ]8 Wright, I.b.w b. Allcott 7 Gibbons, b. Allcott 19 Fox, (not out) 21 Spencer, (not out) 8 Extras d

Total for 3 wickets 78 Stumps were then drawn. LONDON. June 9. Worcester were without the services of their best batsman Foster, and best bowler Root, but they gave the New Zealanders a scare by getting rid of three batsmen before the innings was well started. The visitors were in a nasty bole from which two fine part-

nerships, the first between Lowrv and Allcott, and then Daere and McGirr extricated them. Lowry and Daere in particular rose noblv to the occasion. Tarbox- and Price started the bowling

triumphantly and might have delivered the death blow if mid-off had accepted a chance which Lowry gave before ho had scored, but the New Zealand captain, undismayed. settled down with Allcott’s able assistance to tackle precisely the sort of job in which he revels. The captain was again missed at thirteen but otherwise lie batted splondidlv. Both bis driving anil cutting were magnificent, llis 7-1 occupied him 1(15 minutes and included ten boundaries. A well known judge lias expressed the opinion that English cricket suffered a great loss when Lowrv left for New Zealand, and that lie umlouhtedlv lias a great cricket personality. With Daere and McGirr together the score received another excellent lift, this pair putting on 11."5. Daere gave another typically brave exhibition and bit both hard and attractively. The score which at lunch read 3 for 05, by the tea adjournent had reached 8 for 279, but the remainder failed, leaving Mer-

it once again with a not out in

uings. Tarbox who got 0 for 8S and bore the brunt of the bowling deserved bis wickets. When the County went in they did little better than New Zealand and the batting was rather dismal, the men evidently being afraid of the slow bowlers. The New Zealand fielding was excellent.