CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1927, Page 4

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. GAME AGAINST DERBYSHIRE. BRIGHT DISPLAY OF BATTING, fAustralian & X.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. Aug. 13. .New Zealand cricketers mei- Derbyshire to-day at Derby. Lowry won the toss and .sent their opponents in. They were unable to cope with Merrill'-. excellent howling, which was responsible. for the disappearance of three ■■County men by luncheon, when the score was BS. On the resumption, the rest wore quickly disposed ol for another 41 runs, ami by tea time the New Zealanders had 102 ou for the loss of a .single wicket, with. Dacre still going well, and 111 on the hoard to his credit. Lee and Worthington were the only home-skiers to make a stand, and the latter knocked a couple of sixers <>(!' Merritt. James kept wicket splendidly. Tiie New Zealanders batted with the greatest confidence, Dacre

reaching his century in So minutes, the total score then being 151. Mis tally of 170 runs was made in 130 minutes. It included eight sixers-and rwenty-lour fours, ami was the most spectacular display of balling seen in Derby this season. Dacre has now completed a thousand runs for the tour. Dempster was more subdued, batting two hours, and bitting np one six and seven fours. "When stumps were drawn, fi\e wickets were down for .‘521.

DERBYSHIRE First Timings. Storey, st. James, b. Merritt ... S Lee, b. Bernau ... .11 Worthington, e. James. !>. Merritt .”>1 Jackson, si. Janies, b. Merritt ... 1 Slater, c. Alleott, h. Merritt 8 Hutchison, st. James, l>. ‘Merritt . 7 Townsend, c. James, h. Blunt. ... .7 (Tes.swell (not out) 9 Elliott, e. Oliver. 1). Bernau 5 Two names missing. Total 129 Bowling: Bernau 2 for 24, Oliver 0 for fi. Merritt (t for 63, Blunt 2 for 21. Alleott i for 1. NEW ZEALAND First Innings. Oliver, run out , ... 18 Dacre, h. Slater 17it Dempster, e. EJlioti. b. Town-md 8] Mil's (not out) of! Blunt, h. Townsend O Rage. e. Storcr, h. Townsend ... 3 Lowry (not out) 5 Extras p Total for 5 wickets 32 j. THE TESTS. LONDON. Aug. 13.

Summarising his impressions of the cricket test trials, Warner in this “Morning Post” says:—“AVo need not worry as regards hatting. The scores «m- very good, but wc must discover a siow left-hand bowler. He would be of in account in Australia., bur his inclusion here is imperative. Ames is probably the most promising wicket keeper, but T do not think any of them arc in the MacGregor. Lilley. Huish and Stnulu irk class. Chirk and Jnei|ucs may develop into something roallv good as fast howlers. Sidhle.s is steady and reliable and Wright, of Kent, is remarkably good.” Warner expresses the opinion that the tests are invaluable as a guide to the Selection Committee. I.’x-r I a n nos.- 'I-

ENGLAND—] first Innings 383 THK REST-—First, Innings. Stevens, c. Livesov. b. Niebolls ... 10 Bowley, c. Himnond, I>. Freeman . 23 Tyldesloy, e. Tate, b. Niebolls ... 13 Levland. b. Freeman ]Q2 Shepherd, e. Nichols, h, .Cupp ... !)fi Bates, e. sub., b. Freeman 18 Staples, l.b.w. !). Tate 0 Si hides, b. Tate ... o Jacques (not out) f; Clarke, b. Tate. q Extras 22 Total 327 Bowling analysis: Niebolls 2 for 87. Tate 3 for 58, Freeman 4 for 74, Jupp 1 for (53, Hammond 0 for 1(5. .Ta.rdinc 0 for 7.

EX(I LAN I) —Second Innings. Sutcliffe, c. Stevens, l>. Staples ... 20 Hallows (not out) Jardiue (not out) 38 Extras 9 Total for 1 wicket 120 Bowling: Clark t) for 19, Jacques () lor 12, Staples 1 foi* 35. SibM<\s 0 for 12, Shepherd 0 for 17. Bowlo.v 0 for 19. Levland 0 for 4.

1 The match was drawn. The weather I was dull' and the wicket soft. Tiie remaining wickets fell quickly. The Lcyland-Shepherd partnership yielded 187 runs in 150 minutes. Leyland’s (was a. polished, all-round innings. Shepherd gave one chance at the wicket, when at forty. Jupp broke r finger while fielding, and retired. ENGLISH COUNTY M.V LONDON, Aug. 12. Carr’s sporting declaration in leaving Sussex to make 308 in 270 minutes resulted in Notts regaining a lead in the championship list. Sussex, despite Arthur Gilligaif.s line effort of 00 runs in eighty minutes, including one six and ton -fours, failed half an hour before time. LONDON. Aug. 12. The County cricket results were as follows: —- ! Midlesex first innings 3d!) for S. | declared (Hendren 141, Killiek •80V, against Somerset-, first 260 (Young .37. M. Lyon do), Haig taking -1 for SO. Middlesex won on the first innings. Notts first innings 2-36 (Gunn .37. Li!ley Sd) and second 102 for 0 declared. Browne taking 4 for 53, against Sussex first innings 141 (J. Pnrkes 621. Berrett -I for 26, A. Staples d for 2d) an dsecond innings 270 (Cook 59. .1. Parkes 60. A. Gilligan not out- 66). Richmond took 4 for 45). Notts won j by 28 runs. I

FGor Glamorganshire against Surrp'Arnott took 4 for 2,") and Mercer (5 for 23. Glamorgan von. For Lancashire against Xorthants. McDonald took 8 for 73. Lancashire won.

For Hampshire against Worcester, Mead scored 12, Newman t-pok 5 for 75 and Boyes f for 19. Hampshire

For Derby against Yorkshire, Townsville took 5 for 75. For Yorkshire Macaulay took 8 for 37. Yorkshire won. For Kent against Leicester, AshfTown took 5 for 6. The match was drawn. McDonald returning. LONDON, Aug. 13. “Sporting Life” says that McDonald is returning to Australia, tired of the English climate. X.Z. V. x.s.w. SYDNEY. Aug. 13. It is understood the New Zealand cricketers, eu route to Now Zealand from England, will play a four-days match at Sydney against New South "Wales, the match commencing on Oct. 28th.