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Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1927, Page 2

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N.Z. AVIN 13V AN INNINGS AND

3 HUNS. (Australian Press Association & San. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. .June 23. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Blunt, c Bruce, 1> Maelionachic ... 19,1 Dempster, b Hcthcrton 29 Page, c Maehouaeliie, b Heatlierton 3(1 Lowry, st. Peacock, b Milne ... 95 Oliver, b Fowler 3 Alleott, c and b Milne ... 21 Merritt (not out) 3? Bornau, e Hetberton. b Milne ... 1 James, e Maolionaohic, b Milne ... 12 Cunningham, e Milne, b Hetberton 3 Henderson, b Maehouaeliie 15 Extras 28 Total J"6 Dowling analysis.—Millie. 4 for 14/ ; Hetberton, 3 for 157; Fowler, 1 for 59; Maclionacliie, 2 for 85. NORTHUMBERLAND.—Ist Timings. Macka.v, c. Blunt, b. Page 9 Bruce, c. Oliver, b. Cunningham 46 Pritchard, (not out) 10? Stanger-Leathes. b. Blunt 51 Arkwright, b. Merritt 1 Broadlielt-Jame.s. b. Blunt 9 Tciwler, I). Merritt 7 Maolionaehie, e. and I>. Merritt ... 0 Peacock, e. Oliver, h. Merritt ... 8 Hetberton. I>. Blunt G Milne, b. Cunningha.m 23 Extras 12 Total 272 Bowling: Oliver 0 for 25, Alleott 0 for 15, Page ] for "17. Cunningham 2 for 20. Blunt 3 for 51, Merritt 4 for 100, Henderson 0 for 13, Bornau 0 for 13. NORTHUMBERLAND—2nd. Innings. Pritchaid. e. Merritt, b. Page ... 30 Maekay, o. Lowry, b. Cunningham 2 LONDON, June 23. Bruce, c Janies, !> Alleott 3G Stanger-Leathes, e Henderson, b Merritt 24 Arkwright, e Oliver, b Merritt ... 20 Broadbent, c Henderson, h Blunt 2 Tow lor, b Blunt 2 MacGnaehie, b Merritt 11

Peacock, e Cunningham, 1> Blunt 10 Hetlierton, c Lowry, b Merritt ... 27 Milne (not out) 18 Extras ... 13 Total 201 Howling.—Henderson. 0 for 29 ; Cunningham, 1 for .38; Page, 1 for 17; Allcott, 1 for 3; Merritt, 4 for 40; Blunt, 3 for 37 ; Bernau, 0 for 18. New Zealand won by an innings and three runs. The attendance was two thousand. The County made an excellent start and at one time had lost only three wickets for more than 170 runs. Merritt, who had been knocked about extensively ,and Bi'unt then bad a run of success till Milne, the last man joined Pritchard. A determined defence enabled the latter to reach bis century and when Milne was bowled by Cunningham lie had reached 103, made in two hours and containing 17 fours. Following on 201 behind. Pritchard again played well for a time and received good help from Bruce. At the tea adjournment only two wickets were down for 79. but the succeeding batsmen, though a number reached double figures, could not master Blunt and Merritt’s slows. Hetlierton and Milne, the last two men. made gallant efforts to avoid an innings defeat and materially added to the score but the former was caught just in time to enable New Zealand to claim a victory by a innings and three. The New Zealanders fielded splendidly, particularly Dempster and Oliver.