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Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1931, Page 6

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NEW ZEALAND TOUR. AGAINST HAMPSHIRE. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. At Southampton, Hampshire continued their innings against New Zealand in fine weather and on an easy wicket. The attendance was moderate on both days. Matheson bowled at considerable pace dismissing Judd with a beautiful ball. The New Zealand fielding was very keen. A GOOD PERFORMANCE. LONDON, May 14. The New Zealand cricketers are in a good position, in the match against Hampshire. The county side was dismissed in the first innings for 190. Harfield and Judd went in quick succession. A valuable partnership between Mead and Kennedy added sixty before Kennedy was bowled by Matheson. Lowndes and Creese were disposed of cheaply. Mead hitting with unusual freedom attempted to reach his century by means of an impossible third run, with the result that Boyes was run out. Bartley ran on his first stroke and was sent back to the pavilion. through the agency of a fine return by Kerr. Mead was bowled by Matheson in the next over, still; requiring .a/ single for the hundred, which would have enabled him to equal Grace’s one hundred and twenty-six centuries. .

Hampshire’s innings concluded when Baring was caught in the slips, leaving New Zealand eighty-one ahead on the first strike.

Matheson bowled excellently, swinging late occasionally. He sent down twenty-six overs. Merritt was frequently dangerous. New Zealand made a good start in the second innings. Mills and Blunt were both caught off snicks, by the wicketkeeper. Dempster was again brilliant, employing a variety of shots and was undefeated at eighty-six, when stumps were drawn for thq day. NEW ZEALAND, First Innings. Dempster c Boyes b Baring ... 21 Mills c Kennedy b Baring. ... 9 Blunt l.b.w. b Kennedy 13 Kerr, c and b, Baring ... 88 Page, h Baring 29 Vivian, c Arnold, b Kennedy ... e Lowry, st. Barclay, b Judd 36 Weir, c Hermann, b Judd 27 Merritt, c Bartly, b Baring 8 James, h Boye s 2b Matheson, not out 2 Extras 9

Total. .;. ... 271 . ow U'ltr : -2 ari Una 5 JW Kennedy 2 for -57, Hermann 0 for 37. Boyes 1 for 46, Lowndes 0 for 14. Judd 2 for 18. HAMPSHIRE—First Tnnings. Arnold, l.b.w. b Merritt s Judd, b Matheson 29 Harfield, o James, b Merritt 11 Mead, h Matheson 99 Kennedy, b Matheson 18 Lbwndes, b Matheson ... 7 Creese, st. James, b Merritt 3 Bowes, run out 15 Bartley, run out ... ... 0 Baring, c Page, b Merritt 0 Herman, not out 0 Extras , 7 Total i 190 Bowling analysis:— Matheson 4 for 49,, Merritt 4 for 79, Weir 0 for 29. Blunt 0 for 18, Page 0 for 8. NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings. Dempster, not out 86 Mills, c Bartley, h Baring 12 Weir, b Herman 6 Blunt, c Bartley, b Raring 21 Kerr, not out 2 Extras ... 9 Total for 3 wickets ... 136 Stumps were drawn.