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NEW ZEALAND TOUR. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Alay 81. New Zealand ci'icketei s continued their match against YVorcestoiiylnre on an leasy wicket, H’he batsmen shaped confidently Init three wickets fell fairly rapidly.
The New Zealand batting hardly realised expectations, a"d they were dismissed in the first innings ior 215. Worcestershire is the only County so far to gain a first innings h’au.
Dempster was out early, caught by the wicketkeeper. Pago punished Root’s leg theory until he was brilliantly caught at mid-on. Kerr drove powerfully and stylishly, hut ludwekil.v was bow/ed by a shooter. Vivian hatted most attractively, hitting with plenty of freedom and showing the begt form. He was dismissed when trying to pull a bumping ball which wias deflected into the slips. Root bowled very steauny after lunch. Tho last six wickets fell for 48.
Worcestershire’s batting was unin ifipiring in .the .second ihniin'js. The New Zealand attack wa s hampered owing to Mathfi3on having to leave the field with ft strained Kg muscle, Merritt a nd Vivian bowled excellently. After the dismissal of Quaife. five wickets fell for 20, WORCESTER SHIRE First Innings. Bull b Merritt 8 Qunife o Lowry b,.Slatheson ... 20 NichoJ o Page b Merritt ... ... 39 Gibbons run out PI 8 Martin J.b.w. b Matheson ... ... 4 Walters o Vivian b Page ~. ... 29 Ahl, run out ~, ... m ;\Vinwood c Merritt b Allcott ... 5 Root b Matheson ... ... 3 Brook c James b Merritt ... ... 8 Perks not out ... 4 Extras 13 Total ... ... ... 276 Bowling.—Allcott 1 for 1 32, Vivian 0 for 52, Merritt 3 for 98, Page 1 for 19, Matheson 3 for 54, Talbot 0 for 8. NEW ZEALAND.—First innings. Dempster c Quaife b Root ... 16 Mills l.bhv. b Perks 19 Kerr b Ahl ... ........ ... ... 42 Page c Ahl b Brook ... ... ... 24 Vivian c Root b Perks .... 49 Talbot b Martin ... . ... ... ... 26. Lowry c Quaife b Root . 10 AHfeoft b Root 8 James l.b.w. b Martin . 2 Merritt c Ahl b Perks ... ... 6 Matheson not out 2 Extras 11 Total 215 Bowling.—Root 3 for 60, Perks 3 for 27, Martin 2 for 31, Brook 1 for 53, :Ahl 1 for 18, Nicols 0 for 15. WORCESTERSHIRE—2nd Innings.^ Quaife c Dowry b Vivian 3i Bull b Merritt 6 Nicolg not out 48 Ahl st. James b Vivian ... ... 4 Walters b Merritt ... 5 Win wood run out ••• ° Gibbons c and b Merritt 0 Perks c Lowry b Merritt 0 Extras ... V Total for 7 'wickets ' ,7. H2 Stumps were then drawn.
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