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NEW ZEALAND TOUR. AGAINST OXFORD UNIVERSITY. (Received thi:s uay at 9.25 a.m) (.Special to Press Association) LONDON, May 27. New Zealand cricketers gave a brilliant batting exhibition Oxford, scoring 488 in 205 minutes. . Omit from the New, Zealand team, Dempster, Kerr and Matlieson.. Oxford—iNfoore, Hone, Nawab of l’ataudi, Chalk, Owen-Sniith, Oswald, ilc-ctt, WelHngs, AVilliaiiis, Oldfield and Nevvnson.
The weather was flii4" jiud wicket good, Lowry again won tlie toss. Alills and Weir took the score to 83 before Weir was bowled off bis pads. Blunt went out first ball.. Mills, .was unlucky to miss Ids century. TH° batted in his best form. !A brilliant partnership tollowed, Vivian' and Pago, adding 219 in ninety-four . minutes. Vivian played a dazzling innings in 125 minutes, bitting thirteen fours and two. sixers. Page also gave a fine display of free, bitting in 119 minutes hitting thirteen fours. The remaining batsmen practically sacrificed their wickets.
Merritt made thirty one in ton min utes, (one six and five fours). Although .the scoring was ‘remarkably fast jt, was (checked slightly by bril liant University fielding. Oxford .. batted, .for half ah -notir. without; loss, . ■
' Dempster’s leg injury is not serious, btit it has fobbed him of :> chance of scoring, n thousand" runs jn May.'. •• NEW • ZEALAND— First Innings. Mills, b Owen-Smith ... 9? Weir.' b Scott 51
phint, c; Scott, b Owen-Smitb . : 0 Vivian, .<> Owen-Smitb 1> Wellines 130 Ps|te, c. Nevison, b Owen-Smitb 113 Talbot, st. Oldfield, b Owen-Smitb 19 Lowrv, St. Oldfield, b Owen-Smitb 20 promb, c Oldfield, b Will in to,. ... 17 Alleott, c Moore, b Owen-Smitb ... 2 James. b Owcn-Suvitb 10 Merritt, (not ont) 3 1 Extras lo Total m Poivlinjr analysis: —Nev’cnn 0 for Si, Wellinos 1 for 101. S f, off i for 72. Owen-Smitb 7 for 103, Williams 1 for ■6o..,:'!'’ .”' S ? ■,' ' - ; ; j i ' ' OXFORT)—Firat Tnnin"s. Moore, (not, opt.) I" Hone, (not ont) fi Total for 0 wirt-ofs 20 Stumps were tlien drawn. (
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