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Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1927, Page 2

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NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME WARWICKSHIRE MATCH. THE .MATCH DRAWN. (Australian Press Association <fe Sun.) (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. July 26. Rain prevented play being resumed at the usual hour and when the New Zealanders were aide to take the field they were handicapped by a wet 'hall. Kiliter and Quaife offered a determined resistance and their stand, as it turned out, saved the County. They were still in at lunch by which time the score had advanced to 2 for 118. Kilner. however, was out to the last ball of MeGirr's first over on resuming. He had hatted 1.00 minutes for his 77. and hit eight fours. Parsons and Cronin were quickly dismissed and Quaife followed after a defensive innings which lasted for two hours. Calthorpe went at 175 and Merritt who was most .successful with tho hall was rapidly finishing off the innings, when torrential rain came oil and the game had to he abandoned with only three wickets to fall. 'Pile New Zealanders were thus most unluckily deprived of an innings victory. despite their brilliant hatting, keen fielding and steady howling. NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings ... 192 WARWICKSHIRE—Ist Innings 235 WARWICKSHIRE. —2nd Innings. Smith, 1.b.w.. b MeGirr 1 Wyatt c and li Blunt 0 Kilner. l.b.w. b MeGirr 77 Quaife, c Page, b Merritt 46 Parsons, b Merritt 11 Groom, e James, h Merritt 8 Santnll, (not out) ... Rl Calthorpe, t> Merritt 16 Smart, (not out) 6 Ext rax " IB Total, 7 wickets for 188 Bowling:—Henderson 0 for 14, MeGirr 2 for 52. Blunt 1 for 44. Lowry 0 for 35. Page 0 for 7. Merritt 4 for 26. The match was drawn.

TEST TRIAL. ENGLAND V. THE REST." ,/ LONDON. July 2G. The England v. Rest match wa.s resumed in dull, showery weather and the wicket was easy. England first innings with G for 461 was declared. Rowling—Sibbles 2 for 110, Clark 1 for 120. Geary 1 for 71. Hearne 1 for 104. Eric Holmes 0 for 28, Heiulren 0 for 19. THE REST—2nd. Innings. Sandhrei. I>. Larwood 18 Percy Holmes, b. Larwood 2 Hearne \not out) ... ... 26 Hendren (not out) V. Extras ... 5 Total for 2 wickets fcT/ Rowling: Harwood 2 for 42. Tate 0 for 30, Jupp 0 for 3. The match was abandoned owing to i a i n. CHRISTCHURCH, July 26. Air E. E. Luttrell, secretary of the Canterbury Cricket Association, has received a cablegram from Air AV. L. King, a member of the association, now on a visit to England, advising that J. Newman, of Hampshire, had accepted an offer to come to Christ-, church as coach. He will leave England by the Corinthic on September IG, and will arrive in the Dominion on October 24.