CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

MEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. (Received this day at 9.90 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 29. In the place of the match originally arranged against Air Oates Eleven at Old Buekenhnm. a one day match was substituted at Richmond, which gave tho New Zealanders another opportunity .of meeting club cricketers. Tho pitch gave considerable help to the bowlers and Richmond were dismissed for a small total, despite tho inclusion of the ATiddlexex amateurs, H. To Dales, C. D. Gray and O'Gormnn. a well-known comedian, who was promoted this year to Surrey first eleven. He performed well both with bat and ball. AfcGirr and Aferritt bad another good harvest, six wickets falling for 74, and the whole side- being out, for an even hundred.

New Zealand went in with plenty of time to get the runs. Dempster and Afills were the first pair, in fact hitting them olf before being separated. At the- tea adjournment one wicket was down for 135, but after that the batsmen simply hit out and got out rather rapidly. They did not declare but continued batting till stumps wore drawn at 7 o’clock when the total had reached 221 for 8. New Zealand winning on the first innings. O’Gormnn did some, good howling for the -CMill). New Zealand played a substitute in the js-rson of Caldcr. IMOII AlOND—lst. Dinings. Dales, b. AfcGirr ... 3 Fraser, si. James, b. Merritt. ... 9 Mummers, e. Blunt, b. Alc.Girr ... O Jones-, c. Blunt, b. Aferritt 18 Gray, l.h.w, b. AfcGirr 1 O'Gormnn, si. James, h. Merritt O t'lark, e. Alleott. b. Daere 27 Norman, (not ouO 15

Heald. e. Cunningham, b. ATeGirr 1 Blundell, b. Alerritt 14 King. e. and b. Cunningham ... 0 Extras 13 Total 10) Bowling; Alc-Girr 4 for 28. Alhritt 0 for 14, ATerritt 4 for 38, Daere 1 for 5. Cunningham 1 for 3. XEAV ZEALAND—Ist Tunings. Dempster, c. Clarke, b. O’Gorman 66 Afills. b Summers 48 Aleriitt. .st. Clarke b. O’Gorin an ... 16 Dac-re, l.h.w. b. O’Gormnn 17 .Tames, e. Blundell, li. O’Gorman 6 Cunningham, l.h.w. b Blundell ... 3 Colder, b. O’Gormnn 14 Blunt, b Blundell 3 Oliver, (not out) 13 Alleott, (not out) 17 Extras IS Total, 8 wickets for 221 Bowling-—King 0 for 29, Heald 0 for 32, O’Gormnn 5 for 72, Blundell 2 for 30. Fraser 0 for 23. Summers 1 for 17, Gray 0 for 1.