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Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1927, Page 2

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AGAINST NORFOLK. NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20. The New Zealanders began a match with Norfolk, another second class County, at Norwich to-day. They won the toss, but cm looking at the wicket, which had suffered severely after tho recent rains, decided to put the County in. This policy was amply justified. seeing that eight wickets fell for 80 before lunch. Column was unlucky enough to bo beaten by -Allcott from the first ball of the day and then Merritt dismissed three more batsmen in quick succession. Page got Stevens caught at short ieg in his first over and thus half the side was out within an hour for less than f>o. Nichols did a. little licit or and Low made a short stand with R. Rought, but Merritt got- the latter with the last hall before lunch. The young slow howler had the most devastating spell he lias engaged ill during the tour and had all the batsmen in trouble. The innings was finished off in one hundred minutes. AA'lien the New Zealanders went in the wicket was improving, hut only enough at first to permit runs being obtained slowly. The howling also kept a good length and by the tea adjournment the score was 1 for 04. After the fall of the third wicket. Blunt and Daere completely mastered the attack, though it included Falcon, who had long been one of England s host amateur howlers. Both men hit merrily and have so far put on 108 for their partnership. Daere, who had nearly reached the century when the stumps were drawn, hit three sixes. NORFOLK! —Ist Innings. Column, h Allcott () Lord, st. Lowry, b Merritt •> Culdheem. b Merritt •* Falcon, c McGirr. b Merritt ... 2 Stevens, c McGirr. h Uage ’* Nichols, b. Merritt B. Bought, c. Cunningham, b. Pago 4 Low. b. Henderson 20 R. Rought. b. Merritt 1L Mower. 1 .h.\\.. b. Merritt 12 Williamson (not out) - Extras ' “ Total 10t Bowling: Allcott I for 10. McGirr 0 for 4. Merritt 0 for 34. Blunt O for 21, Page 2 for 7. Henderson 1 for fi. NEW ZEALAND—-Ist. Innings. Pago. li. Mower 1' McGTit. I.!>.w. b. Falcon ... ... 2(5 Mills, b. Falcon--2J 2 Blunt (not out) *"9 Daere (not out) 03 Extras 12 Total for 3 wickets 259