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Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. THE TEST MATCH. COMMENT ON FIRST DAY'S PLAY. (Special to Press Association), (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, dime 20. There is considerable discussion at Sutcliffe's absence. He scored 230 against /Kent on Saturday. •It is announced that Greenwood, the Yorkshire captain, wired to Warner o'.i Thursday stating Sutcliffe's leg was not completely recovered.

The “Times” says England's new bating blood proved very thin and it was •left to the oldest .stager, to remind th. crowd watching the test. Dempster played an innings of the highest value for New'Zealand, but 'Mills gain d the heart of the crowd by the grace of his play. The greatest credit was due to Blunt. For a long period he kept tossing up slows and kept the runs down. Blunt has not yet taken a wicket, but he ha 3 more than dons his duty.

Henley, in the “Daily. Ma i" say? Ihe New Zealanders have done as well in batting and bowling as the home side. Their fielding was faster and more alert. He describes Page as one of the world’s best slips.

Crawley in the “Daily Mail" says Dempster showed himself a tejst batsman; He played the finest hillings of the day. \

THE TAIL WAGS

ENGLAND’S LARGE SCORE

New Zealand bowlers failed to. presr home their advantage in the test. Ames and' Allen established a valuable eighth

wicket partnership giving England a

lead. The .weather was: still fine. , and 'attendance 12,000. (Allen survived a confident l.b.vy. appeal from Merritt after

scoring a single. Both batsmen played

confidently. Merritt was erratic and ' several overpitched balls were sent to the boundary. Lowry made rapid bowling changes.

Ames driving a. no ball from Merritt to the boundary placed England ahead in half 'an, hour’s play. Cromb was really the only bowler to keep the runs down. He narrowly missed bovvf.ng Ames at 68. There was a short adjournment before lunch, the players being introduced to the King in front of the pavdkon.

NEW ZEALAND’S REPLY. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 29. ' The brilliant batting of Ames and Allen established a new t?st record, adding 246 for the eighth wicket. The partnership £ave England a,first innings lead of 230. " ' .

New Zealand’s reply was far more Convincing. At stumps eight wickets were in hand and they required only 65 to avert an innings' defeat. 'New Zealand batted 190 minutes, before stumps were drawn. ’Dempster scored a single and then Mills mistimed a fuij toss from A lien and was bowled first ball.

. A fine fighting partnership followed, IDempster and Weir adding 99 for the second wicket. Weir started caut.ously, but gradually g a * a mastery over the attack. 'Weir' was h t twice on the shoulder .by a bumping ball. He was unlucky to be bowled by a shooter. Dempster and Page carried on until _ stumps were drawn. Ihe attendance was <23,000.

NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Peebles 53 Mills, b Peebles ... 3d Weir, 1.b.w., b Peebles 3' Kerr, • st. Ames, b Robins 2 Blunt, c Hammond, b Robins ... Lowry, c Hammond, b Robins ... 1 Cromb, c Ames, b Peebles ... ... 20 Page, b Allen ... -3 Allcott, c Hammond, b Peebles ... 13 Merritt, c Jardine, b Hammond ... 17 James, v(not out) ••• 1 Extras •* 13

Total 224 .) Bowling Analysis.—Voce 0 for 40, Al- • len 1 for 45, Hammond 1 for 8, Peebles J 5 for 77, Robins 3 for 38. ’ Of the extras byes numbered two, leg byes twelve. Robins bowled one wide and one no ball.

ENGLAND—First Innings. Arnold, c Page, b Cromb 0 V 1.b.w., b Cromb ... ...* 9 Hammond, b Cromb ... ... ... 7 Duleepsinjhi, c Kerr, b Merritt ... 25 Jardine, c Blunt, b Merritt 38 !.",y -Woolley, 1.b.w., b Merritt ... ... 80 77 Peebles, st. James, b Merritt 0 Ames c James b. Weir 137 1 Allen-c Lowry b Weir. 122 .Robins c Lowry b Weir 12 . j’ Tore (not out) ... 1 'Extras 23

l) V Total 451 Bowling.—Cromb 6 for 113, Weir *> for 38, Blunt 0 for 121, Allcott 0 for > jjs, ’.Merritt 4 for 104, Page 0 for 18. ■ NEW ZEALAND.—Second Innings. . Dempster (not out) 86 Mills b Alien 0 Weir b' Allen 40 Page (not out) 31 Extras ••• 4

Total for 2 wickets 161 SELECTORS CRITICS. itfjL LONDON, June 29. “Daily News” says: The first a t Lord’s has shown that our of young men are not going to 7 beat the New Zealanders without a