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Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

NORTHANTS’ GOOD START. BAKEWELL’S CENTURY. (Special to Press Association). v LONDON, June 20. The New Zealand cricketers to-day began their match against Northamptonshire at Peterborough. The New Zealand captain, Lowry, wen the toss. He sent the county in. The wicket proved dead. It gave rib assistance to the bowlers. Tlhe New Zealand bowl- , ing fell below standard. J The weather was line, and the at v tendance was five thousand A • The New Zealanders omitted Demp _f «ter, Blunt, and Allcott. • 'fhe feature of Northampton’s innings was a sterling, century scored by Bake-well, whose age is ' twenty-two years. He is a strong candidate for the -position of Sutcliffe’s partner in the test match, and he is the- chief rival to Arnold of Hampshire. When he played against New Zealand, Arnold was dismissed cheaply, but Bake \vell showed himVself a batsman or great promise. He is more aggressive v than the average English opening ; batsman, and he -possesses shots all round the wicket. He hatted for 220 t*" ” lninutes, atld sixes arid eleveii foul‘B. lie .played Merritt Confidently. Ill© New Zealahd googty bowler had a day off. Bakewell’s forward shots were particularly impressive, He .also hooked unmercifully any short deliver, ies. Jupp batted freely for his 36, after making, an uncertain start. He *vuo caught in the slips off one of Merritt’s leg-spinners. Matthews hit hard for his 51 rn a lucky innings. ' The New Zealand attack was never really dangerous. Matheson troubled the batsman occasionally, and he deserved more, success. Vivian was steady, but was inclined to pitch the ball too far outside the off stump. Vivian bowled thirty-two overs, Merritt twenty-six, Matheson twentyfive, including ten maidens, and Oromb twenty-three, including ten maidens. Merritt retired later in the afternoon, owing to am injured hand. He \ , . hurt it in . attempting a hard return i catch. The injury is not serious. Mills and Weir batted a quarter of '* an hour before gtumps were drawn, with'l2 runs for no wickets.' The New Zealand 'fielding was excellent, Kerr being outstanding. Scores: NORTHANTS—First Innings. Bellamy, c Kerr, b Vivian J. Timms, run out ... 9 Bakewell, ,o yivian, b Cromb ... 109 Cox, 1.b.w., b Matheson 24 Jupp, c Page, b Merritt 36 Woolley, b Matheson 3 Matthews, b Page - ... 51 Snowden, 1.b.w., b Lowry ... 35 f Bron, (.not out) ... ... ... ... 13 (Thomas, c substitute, b Vivian ... 14 Wilson, run out ... ... 0 Extras i • W* . aw(no* Total 334 Bowling analysis,—Weir 0 for 30, v Cromb 1 for 46, Merritt 1 for 88, Matheson 2 for 43, Vivian 2 for 65, Talbot 0 for 2, Lowry 1 for 16, Page 1 for 21. NEW ZEALAND-First Innings. , Mills, (not out) - ; ... ... ... 12 Weir, (not but) ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 0 Total for no wickets 12 SELECTION DELAYED. LONDON, June 21. The announcement of the names of England’s test team of cricketers has been delayed, v The "“Observer’s” special cricket corresporident stresses the importance 1 of finding mew material, and he predicts that there will be nine or ten members in the next English team against the Australians who will have had no previous experience in test play in the Dominions. He says the keenest scrutiny fails to discover a super bowler.

ENGLISH COUNTY RESULTS. * LONDON, Jane 19. f Rain continues to spoil every round J of country cricket. Results:Kent, first 165 (Smith 5/28); second 7/384 declared (Ames 72). Marylehone, first 358"'(Sims 123;) second 0/84. Drawn, Lancashire; first 8/331 declared. - Glamorgan, first 4/92. —Drawn. Yorkshire, first 135 (Kennedy 7/45) versus Hampshire,—Drawn. Warwick v. Surrey.—No play. Essex (Slater 8/51). Derby, first 1/39.—Drawn. Leicester, first 134 (Root 7/42); second 217’ (Root 6/56). Worcester, first 236 (Nicol 91); second 68 (Geary 8/20). Leicester won by 47 runs. ! Northants, first 84 (Peebles 6/11); second 289. Middlesex, first 9/245 declared; second 7/110. Middlesex won on the first innings. Sussex, first 309 (J. Parks, Duleepsinhji 97); second 4/310 declared (Tate 70, Duleepsinhji 109). Notting. ham, first. 185: second 126. Sussex won by 308 runs.

CRICKET TEAM. ENGLAND’S TEAM. (Received this day at 9.25 a.in') LONDON, June. 21. The Test team against the New Zea- • landers on June 27th. are:—Jardine (captain)Duleepsinhji, Peebles. Robins (Middlesex), Sutcliffe, Hammond, Larwood, Ames, Voce, Bakewell, Arrold (Hampshire). Nichol (Worcester) is twelfth man. ‘ . Wooiley replaces Sutcliffe-if the latter is hot fit.