CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. MATCH AGAINST KENT. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association. (Received this day at 9.? D a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 1 Tlie game Canterbury was resumed to-day before an attendance of some .3000. Blunt, at last coming into his own, with Mills, was loss restrained than usual and made things look quite rosy for the New Zealanders while they were together. To-day they added 75 more before Wright, got one past the Aucklander, who had live lours in his 65, hut unfortunately most of the remaining batsmen failed to follow up the good example .set them. Unperturbed by Hi is unexpected collapse. Blunt stayed till be had passed the century, a. first class innings which occupied him three hours. Ol the rest McGirr alone showed any form. At a critical stage he went for tlie bowling and hit out merrily, scoring 20 while Blunt was getting three. Ibe latter, just after reaching the century played forward to one of Freeman’s tricky slows and was howled. Ho had only seven fours in his 103. The innings which lasted four hours and ten minutes closed at 293, which was much less than the excellent start promised.

Kent gave Ames a rest behind tho wickets and Hubble, an ex-County wicket-keeper donned the gloves instead. and only allowed four extras. Freeman, a. slow bowler, secured five wickets, hut at considerable cost.

On going in again, Kent also had a temporary collapse. Bcrnau and McGirr got rid of the first three men for 21. Woolley, the famous England player then came to the rescue and by the tea. adjournment had. with Chapman advanced the total to 136. This pair nut on 56 -and the partnership with Ashdown 50 more. Knott then joined the left-hander and they could not ho separated before stumps were drawn. Woolley was in his best form and scored 100 out of 197 In 2.V hours. KENT—lst Innings.

Hardinge, st. James, b Merritt ... II Ashdown, c James, b Merritt ... 84 Woolley, c Lowry, h Allcott ... tie Evans, I.b.w. h Merritt 8 Ames, c Allcott. li Merritt 84 Chapman, c James, li Merritt ... 30 Legge, c Page, h Dempster ... ... 23 Knott, e James, b Allcott ... ... 82 Hubble, I.b.w. b Allcott 54) Wright, b Merritt 1 Freeman, (not out) 0 Extras L* Total "b) Bowling: McGirr 0 for 40, Bcrnau 0 for 40. Merritt 6 for 185, Allcott 3 for 60, Lowry 0 for 31, Blunt 0 for 19, Dempster I for 16. NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings. Dempster, c Chapman, l> Freeman 26 Mills, b. Wright 65 Blunt, b. Freeman 1 63 Dacre, c. Chapman, h. Freeman 11 1 ’age, st. I bubble, I>. Freeman ... 0 Lowry, b. Wright 0 Allcott, b. Wright " McGirr, 1.b.w., 1). Freeman 43 Bcrnau. c. Ames. b. Hardinge ... 3 James, e. Evans, b. Hardinge ... 9 Merritt (not out) ••• 13 Extras Total 293 Bowling: Wright 3 for 88. Freeman 5 for 108, Hardinge 2 for 35. Aslulown 0 for 15. Woolley O far 8, Chapman 0 for 2. Evans 0 for 33. KENT' —2nd. Innings. Hardinge. c. liernau. h. McGirr ... 1 1 Ames. st. James, b. McGirr 0 Evans. I>. Bcrnau 3 Woolley (not out) ... 119 Chapman, c. Page. b. McGirr ... 28 Legge. b. McGirr 8 Ashdown, b. Bornau 19 Knott (not out) 21 Extras ... 14

Total for 6 wickets 217 LONDON, Sept. 2. Players made SCI for 6 (Sandliain 60, Shepherd 84, Hammond 138, Hendron 103, Brown not out 80). UNCERTAINTY OF CRICKET. LONDON, Sept. 2. The “Daily Mail” says tho .uncertainty of cricket is once again emphasised through Glamorgan, which has not yet won a match this season, threatening to defeat Notts, leaving Lancashire champions. Notts in the first innings made 233. Glamorgan replying with 375. Notts had lost 2 wickets for 23 in tho second strike, at the close of the day's play.