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Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1927, Page 3

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NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. VERSUS SCOTTISH COUNTIES. (Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 28. The New Zealanders began a match at Dundee to-day against a side rep-* resenting Scottish Counties. The attendance was small, only about three hundred. Winning the toss New Zealand went in and though Reman was disposed of at once. Oliver and Dempster mastered the bowling and gave the visitors the upperliand. At the tea adjournment the score was 2 for 168, Dempster then being 82. lie went on and had reached 151 and quite outshone his later confreres, whose play, with the exception of Mills was only moderate. Dempster hit freely all round the wicket and bad one six and sixteen fours in bis total. The Comities bad a few minutes’ halting and lost one wicket cheaply. NEW ZEALAND.-First Innings.

Oliver, c Anderson, b Marshall ... .|,B Roman, b Marshall 8 Dempster. c Alnrshnlt. !> Horsley .. 1.11 .Mills. 1) Anderson 80 Merritt, 1.b.w., b Anderson 2 Dacro. i'.b.w., b Anderson 0 Rage, 1.b.w., h Anderson 2 Lowry, o and b Anderson 7 James, o Anderson, b Sievwiigbt Id Allcott (not out) (I Cunningham, 1.b.w.. I- Sievwright II Extras 88 Total' 801 Bowling analysis.— llorseley. 1 for 52; Marshall, 2 for GS; Sievwright, 2 for 88; Anderson. 5 for 52; Halley. 0 for 16. SCOTTISH COUNTIES.—I.-t Innings,. Young, b Merritt 7 Halley (not out) I Extras 1 Total for I wicket 0 Stumps were then drawn. AUSTRALIANS AT SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE. June 27. Australia won by an-innings and 180 runs. Malaya second innings made 180 (Tavior not out I!)). Macartney took t for 10.