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Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST NOTTS,

(Special to Press Association)

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) NOTTINGHAM, July 7

New Zealand cricketers common, ed badly against Nottinghamshire. Weir was caught at second .slip off the third ball of the day. Blunt was beaten by Barratt’s off-swinger and Vivian snicked Voce into the slips. Barratt and Voce were both .swinging appreciably. Three wickets fell in half an hour for fifteen runs.

Dempster and Page then settled down to retrieve matters' nad, there was steady hatting until Dempster was cauight at short slip from a weak shot. Rain again stopped play. Lowry and Page continued to bat well after lunch, Lowry playing fine shots to the off. He was caught at miden at. tempting to force Staples. Page batted steadily with sound defence, until he played outside an off-spinner of Barratt, who also dismissed Allcott and Talbot in rapid , succession, ’ breaking the ball back appreciably, Cromb and James batted attractively until thero was a. thunderstorm at 3.45 which caused an abandonment of the game. Voce bowled much better than in the test, concentrating more on his away swinger, and making pace from the pitch, 'NOTTINGHAM.—First Innings. .George Gunn c and b Talbot ... 101 Ketton c Blunt b Cromb ~, ~, 38 "Walker l.b.w. 'b Cromb ... 21 Carr o and b Matheson ... ..3 A, Staples o iMatheson. b Blunt „. 62 Hardstaff c Talbot . b Lowry ... 20 G. V. Gunn l.b.w. b Blunt ... 22 Barratt b Vivian ... ... 10 iS. Staples b Matheson ... ... ... 12 Voce c Blunt b Vivian ... 35 Theat (not out) L. ... o Extras ... ... 5 Total ... , 3314 Bowling.—Cromb 2 for 76, 'Matheson 2 for 43, Blunt 2' for lis, Allcott 0 for 28, 'Talbot 1 lor 17, Vivian 2 for 45, Lowry 1 for 3. NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings. Dempster, c S. Staples, b G. V. Gunn ... 65 Weir, c Carr, hi"Barratt ... ... 13 Blunt, b Barratt • ... ... 7 Vivian, cS. Staples, b Voce ... ... 2 Page,, b Barratt " ... ... ... 61 Lowry, c Walker, 1 bA. Staples ... 51 Allcott, c Wheat, b Barratt ... ... 8 Talbot, b Barratt ..; ... 10 Cromb, (not out) ... ..' - 17 James, (not out) ... 15 Extras ~. ...■ 10 Total for 8 wickets 259 Bowling analysis:—Barratt 5 for 52,' Voce'l fo>r 39, S. Staples 0 for 58, A. Staples 1 for 40, J. V. Gunn 1 for 6° . .. Rain then fell and the matchciwas abandoned as drawn, vy . , . TWO MORE TESTS. (Received this day at^9.25 : .a..m) London” July r. The Board of -Control* has . arranged additional" tests against the New Zealanders—At the Oval on 29th“- July' and at *Manchesteir on loth. August. Oxford first innings 8 for 453 declared (Pataudi, not out 238, • Owen Smith 78). , Brown 5 for 158. Cambridge second 0 for 23.