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Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. 1 NORTHANTS’ GOOD START. NEW ZEALAND WIN. A VICTORY BY 6 WICKETS. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.-5 a.in) PETERBOROUGH, June 23. The New Zealand cricketers continued their match against (Northamptonshire in 'fine weather., Bellamy was unable to bat owing to injury. Play op.ned sensationally, Lowry bowling 1 g theory, round the wicket, took three cheap wickets, Timms and Cox with successive balls. Bake well again struck form and batted with confidence and vigour. PETERBOROUGH. June 23. The New Zealanders gained a merit- *• orious victory ovtr Northamptonshire by six wickets. Bakcwelj and Woolley added ninety for the fourth wicket, the remaining batsmen making a poor showing Bgainst Merritt, adding only 39 Bakewell was unL Gated. Throughout his innings an occasional tendency to nibble at the ball outside the off could • not spojl a fine effort of 173 minutes. He hit eleven fours, A feature of the New Zealand attack was Lowry’s bowling. In the last two matches he has bowled accurately and with design and fully dessmd the ■wickets. New Zealand was left with a score- of 165 after lunch for victory. Tho task was accomplished with 75 minutes to spare. Three wickets Dll for 49, Kerr showed ft return to his New Zealand form and wilth Page added 48 for the fourth. He was especially powerful on the leg side. The success of Kerr and Vivian will “ increase the difficulty ofifhe. selection ot the test eleven. NORTHANTS—First Innings. Bellamy, c Kerr, b Vivian— ... 17 J. Tinims, run out 9 Bake well, o Vivian, b Cromb ... 109 Cox, 1.b.w., b Matheson ... ... 24 Jupp, c Page, b Merritt 80 Woolley, b Matheson 8 Matthews, b Page ... ... Snowden, 1.b.w., b Lowry 35 Bron, (not out) 13 Thomas, c substitute, b Vivian ... 14 Wilson, run out ... 0 Extras 28

Total ••• 334 Bowling analysis.—Weir O for 30, 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 b Matthews 15 Kerr b Jupp ... ' 18 Page c and b Jupp ... ... ... 12 Weir c Timms b Matthews.. ... ... 81 Lowry c Timms b Cox .. 85 Talbot st. 'Bellamy b Jupp 0 Vivian c Timms b Cox 73 Cromb l.b.w. b Jupp 44 James st. Bellamy b Cox " 3 Matheson b Jupp,., ..v ... T Merritt (not out) -~3 Extras ... • ... ... ■ ••• 22 Total ... ... A. ... 34b Bowling.—Thomas 0 for 69, Matthews 2 for 57, Wilson 0 for 26, Jupp 5 for Q 9, Cox 3 for 73. NORTHANTS.—Second Innings. Bellamy, absent, ... ... ... ... 13 Bakewell (not out) 33 Timms c and b Lowry 5 Cox c Vivian b Lowry 3 Matthews c Kerr b Lowry ... ... 4 Woolley b Merritt 26 Jupp c Page b Merritt ... 0 Snowden c Lowry b Talbot 2 Brown c Page b Merritt 1 Thomas b Merritt 15 Wilson run out ... 0 Extras ... 21 Total ... l6b Bowling.—Cromb Q. for 18, Matheson 0 for 9. Vivian 0 for 6, Page 0 for 9, JLowry 3 for 32, Merritt 4 for 55, Talbot 1 'for 6. NEW ZEALAND Second Innings. Mills c Cox b Jupp A 11 Weir l.b.w. b Jupp ... * b ’J.owry b Thorny Page c Cox b Wilson 34 Kerr '(not out) ... ■ ••• * (Vivian (not out) \ ... Extras ... .... ■ /.y ■ U 'Total for 4 wickets ...' ... 155 Bowling.—Matthews 0 for 23, Thomas 3.. for .34, Jupp 2 for 144, Wilson, 1 for 19, Cox 0 for 13. New Zealand won by -six wickets.