CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1927, Page 1

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME (Australian Press Association & Sun.) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 10. The New Zealanders began a match to-day with Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. There was a deluge of rain overnight, and the wicket was solt, hut it looked simple. The County winning the toss elected to hat, hut found themselves badly received. The sun came out, and turned it into the trickiest of pitches. Lowry following his usual custom varied the attack constantly, and employed six howlers in the first hour. Under the effect of the roller the wicket behaved respectably till the sun arrived, and the early batsmen” were able to make a lew runs, hut the outfield was dead, and the game painfully slow. The Ikiwlcis were always in the ascendency. Dipper and Bloodworth alone showing any enterprise. The latter hit well towards the close of (lie innings, hut could got. no one to stay with. him. The batsmen appeared to find the most difficulty with Bcrnnii and Page. The former dclivr

orod twelve overs of wliioli seven were maidens, and the latter liad only three, of wliioli two were maidens. Kadi obtained two wickets cheaply. The total only reached 118, hut when New Zealand went in the wicket had apparently much improved, as the batsmen had no difficulty in making runs. Promoted to join Dempster in the opening of the innings, Dacre signalised the occasion by a dashing display—one of the most brilliant of (lie season. At the tea adjournment he had scored 54 out of 03 in 19 minutes, to his partner’s .seven, and readied 04 out of 82 in 25 minutes at which stage ho was caught bv Dipper. His total included no less than five .sixers and five fours. Blunt and INI ills also had a good partnership, which added 01 in ail hour, ami then the hitler with Page played out time. The total at the end of (he dv was 3 for 171. The attendance was 1 hire thousand. G LOUCKSTER - -First Tunings, .‘-onfield, e Dempster, b MeGirr ... 11 Dipper, l.b.w. If. MeGirr ... ... 20 Smith. e. Dempster, b. Page ... 93 Sea brook, b. Reman 18 Neale, st. T.owry. h. Merritt 4 Hedges, I>. Roman 5 Bossiint. e. Allcott., h. Blunt ... 15 Blood worth, e. Mills, h. Merritt ... 36 Howlands, h. Merritt * Parker, e. Rltint. I>. Page 0 Goddard (not out) 2 Extras . . 10 Total 148 Bowling— MeGirr 2 for 32, Bornau 2 fin - 11. Allcott 0 for 7. Blunt 1 for 21, Page 2 for 20. Dacre 0 for 9. Morlitl 3 for 40. NEW ZEALAND- First Innings. Dempster, e. Smith, b. Sinfield ... 23 Dacre, c. Dipper, h. Parker 04 Mills (not out) 20 Blunt, c. Smith, b. Sinfield 42 Page (not out) ... < 10 Extras 9 Total for 3 wickets 174 TEST TRIAD MATCH. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.i11.) LONDON. Aug. 10. In th(' Lords cricket test trial match Nicliolls replaced Larwood in England’s team and T. Jacques replaced Nicliolls in the Rest of England. Chapman won the toss. ENG LA ND.—First. 1 linings. I lohlis (retired hurt) 38 Sutcliffe, c Ames, b Clerk 05 Hallow, 1.b.w.. h S. Staples 20 Hammond, e Rowley, b Scribbles ... 13 Jardine (not out) 27 Chapman (not out) 20 Total for 3 wickets 200 Stumps were then drawn. Hobbs was running a sharp single when he tore a thigh muscle. Tt is expected this will necessitate a week’s rest. The batsmen found the drying wicket difficult. Rain early in the day caused an interruption for a couple of hours.