CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

THE TEST MATCH.

AN EVEN GAME

(Special to Press Association)

LONDON, June 27. There was highly interesting cricket in the test match at Lord’s between New Zealand end England. The New Zealand batsmen who were first m, made only a moderate scoring, being all dismissed for 224 runs. However, the New Zealand bowlers oaime to light, particularly Crumb,

Merritt and Blunt. Now England has V <anl;f three wickets in hand and, still s needs thirty-five to lead on the first innings. In the New Zealand team, Vivian was twelfth man. It was decided not to play Mathesoni, owing to the risk of a. recurrence of his leg injury. Lowry won the toss, and Dempster and Mills opened for New Zealand in glorious summer weather. There W's a large attendance, which grew dufi ’g the afternoon to twenty five thou ii'i’.J With the sun shining the wicket was fast. Mills opened aggressively, Dd Hipster \va» most careful in the early ,• stages of his innings, but ho bocatne ill his play later.

The first hour’s cricket was brimful of interest. Neither Voce nor /Mien appeared to be dangerous. Mills instantly fell into a scoring mood, hitting six fours in the first half-hour. Mills batted with confidence and artistry, until he was howled off his pads by a ball from Peebles, which turned into him sharply. Dempster, who was more workmanlike, gja,ve a fine exhibition of chanceless batting, until he got out just before lunch to a googly from Peebles. He was dismissed while defensively using his pads, with which he frequently, .soccer-wise kicked the ball from the wicket. The batsmen’s neglect to use their feet flattered Peebles. Weil* batted solidly, adding 72 runs with Dempster. A'fter lunch Weir, JCerr, Blunt and

Lowry were all dismissed in rapid

succession, ltobins was pitching them / leg spinners well up. Blunt and Lowi-y y got out snicking the ball through into

the slips to Hammond off Robins. Page batted confidently for 23 until he was well beaten by Allen. Cromb scored 2f) quickly, before skying a ball, when the wicket-keeper, running to mid on, tools a catch from liim off .Tardiness bowling. Allcott and Merritt were both caught in the slips.

Peebles and Robins bowled steadily. The wicket was easy, but Occasionally the ball was apt to do inore tliafi the batsmen fikpected it would; /England's ” h+st • Millings' opened -y.' disnstt’husf.Y. ' The two opening bitts- :> men wei'6 both out, off Cromb, for four teen runs. Arnold was well caught jn the slips in Oromb’s second over. Hammond was badly beaten by Cromb with a ball which whipped in from off. This made three wickets down for 31 runs. Duleepsinhji and Jnrdine doubled the score, before the former was caught in the deep field in Merritt’s first over. Jardine and Woolley added 67 runs

for the fourth wicket. Both of them had moments of anxiety facing Ateritt and Blunt, and finally Jardinrs*ras caught at short leg by Blunt off .."J Merritt. •'Woolley and Ames added 59 runs, the left hander being then out l.b.w. to Merritt. Woolley had batted for eighty minutes, and he hit eleven fours. Although his was .a fine innings, he was never over-confident in r front of the slow bowlers. He succeeded in knocking Oromb off his length, but the latter howled excellent .J, ly at the start. Merritt was always troublesome, and

•' - ho deserved Woolley’s wicket earlier. Blunt commanded universal respect, , and he deserved more success than he got. The New Zealand fielding was first--lass. ,Cromb was deadly for a period. Merritt was unaccountably, unused fjt\ the early stages of the game. ?!/,{ Woolley was faultless and rcsource- • ful in his batting. ,;i The scores were as follows:

N.EW ZEALAND— First Innings. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Peebles 53 'j Mills, b Peebles 34 Weir, 1.b.w., b Peebles 3"' Kerr, st. Ames, b Robins 2 Blunt, c Hammond, b Robins ... 7 Lowry, c Hamniond, b- Robins ... 1 Cromb, c Ames, b Peebles 20 J'*v Page, b Allen 23 V. 'Allcott, c Hammond, b Peebles ... 13 V;\. Merritt, c Jardine, b Hammond ... 17 TiT::/James, (not out) - 1 Extras . ’ Id : if\ Total ... 224 Hv;.( Bowling Analysis.—Voce 0 for 40, Allen 1 for 45, Hammond 1 for 8, Peebles {j for 77, Robins 3 for 38. •r--' Of the extras byes numbered two, 0., Jeg byes twelve. Robins bowled one v • wide and one no ball.

ENGLAND —First Innings. -J;-.' Arnold, c Page, b Cromb 0 Bakewell, 1.b.w.. b Cromb 9 h." • Hammond, b Oromb ... 7 Duleepsinjhi. c Kerr, b Merritt ... 25 Jardine, c Blunt, b Merritt 38 Y «. AVoolley. 1.b.w.. b Alerritt ... ... 80 ( nofc ° ut ) 1,5 •|;h ' Peebles, st. James, b Merritt ... 0 ,1A M>tras i Id for seven wickets 190 pfx. Stump were, fhoi} drawn.

ENGLISH COUNTY RESULTS. ■LONDON, June 27. County cricket matches have resulted ;us follows: Somerset v. Lancashire.—Somerset first innings 141 (lb. Tyldesley 5 for 63); second innings 178 (R. Tyldesley 8 for 80). Lancashire, first innings 153 (White 5 for 62) ; second innings three .for 167. Lancashire won by 7 wickets. Kent v. Warwickshire.—Kent. * first innings 134 (Foster 7 for 63) ; second innings 144 (Woolley not out 103 ; Mayer 7 for 61). Warwickshire, first innings 201 (Freeman 5 lor 59); second innings 2 for 78. Warwickshire won by 8 wickets. Liirtytl.Tr \\ Middlesex.—JAhfcsWshire, first innings 223 (Shipman 73); second innings 4 for 305 declared (Shipman 120). Middlesex first innings 309 (Hearne not out 152); second innings 6 for 95. .Middlesex won on the first innings. Cambridge a - . Marvlebone.—Cambridge, first innings 144. (Jupp 5 for 38); second innings 250 (Gibson 6 for 44). ■ Marylebone, first innings 209 (Jardine not out 106) ; second innings 162 (Brown 5 for 47). Cambridge won by 23 runs.

Oxford v. Surrey.—Oxford, first innings 8 for 323 declared (Pataudi 105) ; second innings 5 for 199 declared (Pattlutli 100). Surrey, first innings 298; second innings 2 for 34. The match was drawn.

Glamorgan v. D'erbysliirei—Glamorgan, first filings 197 (Lee 4 for 34) j second innings 3 for 281 (D. Davies 82). Derbyshire, first innings 5 for 365 declared (Smith 92), Derbyshire won on the first innings, Worcestershire v. Notts.—Worcestershire, first innings 115 (Larwood 5 for 39); second innings 306 (Gibbons 110). Notts, first innings 9 for 299 declared (Carr (127) ; second innings 3 for 125. Notts won by seven wickets.

Sussex v. l‘]sseX|, —Sussex, first innings 6 for 448 declared (Duleepsinhji 140, H. Parks not out 200) ; second innings, none for 28. Sussex won by ten wickets.

Yorkshire v> Hampshire.—Yorkshire first innings 8 for 387 declared (Sutcliffe 107, Mitchell not out 119). Hampshire,, first innings 136, Bowes 5 for 64), and followed on scoring 180 (Bowes 5 for 68). Yorkshire won by an innings and 71 runs.

SUTCLIFFE’S SCORE

(Received this clay at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, June 28

Playing for Yorkshfie, Sutcliffe made a bigger score, 230 than the whole of New Zealand's, although kept out by the Selection Committee as unfit to play for England, which has aroused a storm of comment.

■Sutcliffe explained that he wanted to try out his leg fielding, after the recent Hampshire match, but he received a telegram from the selectors saying as the strain was urirecovered he was unable to play at Lords. Jit* was ritost disappointed.