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Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1927, Page 3

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AGAINST WORCESTER

NEW ZEALAND WIN

(Australian Press Association & Sun.)

(Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. June 10. NEW ZEALAND—Ist. Innings. Mills, l.b.w. b. Price, 2 James, b. Tarhox 0 Pago, c. Gibbons, b. Tarhox 0 Lowry, b. Spencer 74 Allcott, e. Spencer, b. Tarhox ... 35 Oliver, e. Fox, b. Tarhox 0 Daere, b. Tarhox f McGirr, b. Gibbons *lB Bertisu. e. Fox, b. Tarhox 9 Merritt, (riot out) 4 Henderson, c. Fox, b. Gibbons ... 1 Extras 15 Total 276 Bowling—Tarhox 6 for 88. Price 1 for 73. Wright 0 for 16. Fox 0 for 7. Daventrv 0 for 16, Spencer 1 for ,'M Gibbons 2 for 27. WORCESTERSH [RE—lst. Innings. King. h. (Merritt 18 Wright, l.b.w b. Allcott 7 Gibbons, b. Allcott 19 Spencer, b Merritt 26 Fox, l.b.w. Merritt 79 Spencer, b. Merritt 26 Talbot, run out 1 Shakespeare, c. Page. b. Henderson -5 Coventry, b. Henderson ... V Foster (not out) 1 R Garrott. e. Lowry, b. Merritt ... 31 Price, st. James, b. Allcott 4 Extras Total 222 Bowling: Merrit 4 for 83, Allcott 3 for 33, Henderson 2 for 66. McGirr 0 for 6, Bern an 0 for 3. Page 0 for 22,

NEW ZEALAND—2nd. Innings. Mills, b. Price 31 James, l.b.w. b. Tarbox 9 , Lowry] e. and b. Spencer 10(5 Page (not out) 1-10 Dacrc, b. Tarbox 10 Alleott, b. Gibbons 512 Oliver (not out) 20 Extras S Total for 3 w ickets 349 The innings was then declared c-losed. Bowling: Tarbox 2 for 128. Price 1 for 05. Wright 0 for 5, Gibbons 1 for 08, Cohentry 0 for 41. Spencer 1 for 04. WORCESTERSHIRE.—2nd. Innings. Wright, st. James, b. Merritt ... 2 (billions, 1.b.w.. ti Merritt 17 J-’ox. c James, b McOirr ... ... 79 King, run out 28 Tarbot, c James, b McOirr 351 Spencer, c .McOirr o' Shakespeare, h Mi-Girr 5 Coventry. c Henderson, b Alleott 1(5 Foster (not out) ... 7 Garratt, c .Mills, b Merritt 1 Price, c Alleott, b Merritt 0 Extras 17

Total ... 209 Bowling.—McGin-. -I for (52; Henderson. 0 for 20; Merritt,. 4 for 75; Lowry, u for 13; Albert. 1 for 0; Bernau, 0 for 13. New Zealand won by 194 runs. LONDON, June 10. The New Zealanders defeat of Worcestershire is considered an excellent performance. They played like a team which considered itself the better side, and never allowed momentary discomfits to upset that belief. Fox played cautiously and again came out with top score for the County making 79. precisely the same number as in the first innings. Tarbox batted spiritedly and this pair put on a hold front for a time and redeemed the innings from insignificance. But for them the game would have been over before lunch. Lowry’s policy plainly was to entice the batsmen to got themselves out. He appeared to have told Merritt to persevere in pitching the hall up, and kept him on for an hour and three-quarters, though he failed to get a wicket. The youngster puzzled King immensely, hut. both l-'ox and Tarbox were comparatively comfortable. King was run out very unluckily, lie drove Merritt hard and the hall hit the stumps and tin- batsmen did not see where it went and started oil' without looking. Once, however, Fox and Tarbox were separated, MeGirr and Merritt, who was brought on again just before lunch, rapidly finished off the innings. James who kept wickets excellently throughout, caught l-'ox magnificently on the leg side and in the end the County were beaten by 191 runs. The wicket played beautifully. Tlie local howling club u-ed the outfield each evening for their pastime after stumps were drawn.