CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1927, Page 2

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT HOME. against BEVESON GOVKII'S eleven. (Australian it N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) RONDON. Sept. 12. The New Zealanders who have earned a. reputation as the, keenest, hard hitting exponents of the carefree amateur style, are making an extremely worthy and appropriate ending to their tour. They are opposed by a first class team, almost wholly amateurs. and there has been an exhibition of cricket for the sake cf tho game and not for the sake of the result. Blunt's innings is still talked of. He hit everything a terrific crack in the centre of tho hat, expertly clearing the head of cover point, hut grew more careless in the latter stages. Another masterpiece was Al ills’ exhibition of the best of the left hander’s style, particularly the pull to mid-wicket and glance to fine leg. He failed to add many to-day. In all he had eleven fours, and six threes. Lowry was indisposed and unable to hat. Tiie last, four wickets fell (|uickly and the innings in all lasted five and three-quarter hours. Leveson-Gower’s men started off well and made a good reply for a time, 100 coming up in 95 minutes, principally from Dawson and AVyatt’s hats, the former hitting seven fours. The hatting then slackened and at the tea adjournment four had gone for 156.

Shortly after resuming. Princess Mary’s arrival at 4.30 temporarily stopped play, the spectators rushing the ground to see her. This may have unsettled the batsmen as two more wickets fell at once. Dougins and F. Giilligan by stolid, slow batting stopped tho collapse taking 50 minutes to compile 37. and stumps were drawn with 6 wickets down for 207. The rate of scoring was a great contrast to the way the New Zealanders piled up runs on Saturday.

NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings. Dempster, c and bA, Gillignn ... 50 Mills, l.b.w. I>. Mercer ... .... ... 152 Blunt, c and b Haig 131 Dacre, c and b Haig 8 Alleott, c Mercer, 1> Ryan 5 Page, e and b A. Gilligan 23 Lowry (absent ill) 4 McGirr, e. Entlioven, h. Haig ... 12 Merritt, c. F. Gilligan, b. Clay ... 8 James, (not out) 18 Henderson, c F. Gilligan' b Clay 8 Extras ... 28 Total ... 417 Bowling—Haig 3 for 1)2, Mercer 2 for 80. Clay 2 for 86, A. Gilligan 2 for 37, Wyatt 0 for 52, Entlioven 0 for 21, Arnott 0 for 22, LEVESON-GOWER’S TEAM—lst In, Dawson, c Dacre, b Alleott 53 Arnott, o Merritt, 1> Henderson ... 27 Wyatt, b Alleott 41 Haig, c Page, b Merritt 4 Douglas, (not out) ... 21 A. Gilligan. c McGirr, b Merritt 0 Entlioven. st. James, b Merritt 7 F. Gilligan, (not out) 24 Extras ■ 17

Total, 6 wickets for 207 M.C.C. V. KENT. LONDON, Sept. 9. in their match against Kent, Miirylcbone in their first innings made 313 (Hendren 110'. Wright took six wickets for 116 runs. In the second innings they made 275 for eight wickets declared 'Hendren 102, Hearne 100). Kent in their first innings made 22,3 (Wooli'ey not out 141). Durston took eight wickets for 110 runs. In the second innings they made 207 (Ames 52, Chapman 60). Durston took five wickets for 64 runs. Marvlebone won bv 188 runs.