CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST YORKSHIRE. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.2 b a.m) LONDON, July 8. New Zealander cricketers commenced a match against Yorkshire in overcast .weather and the wicket easy. New Zealand omit, Comb, Mills, Kerr.

Yorkshire—Holmes, Mitchell, Oldroyd, Leyland, Greenwood, Barber, Food, Dennis, Fisher, 'Macauley, Verity. Sutcliffe is resting for the forthcoming matches. Dempster and Weir started slowly to right medium howling of Macauley and Dennis and against left handers Verity, and Fisher. Dempster batted attractively until he was caught behind, in attempting to cut. Brilliant batting by Vivian in the match against 'Yorkshire placed New Zealand in a good position before rain during tea, caused an abandonment of play for the day. Blunt, bowled in the last over before lunch, showed good form. He hit four fours, in one over off Verity. Vivian started brightly ! after lunch, hitting Verity out of the I ground with a magnificent leg shot. Weir wag sound and unruffled until lie hit out'at a full toss from Fisher and Was bowled. Meantime Vivian completely. collated the bowling, playing delightful shots all round tlie wicket. Ho scored 101 out of 188 in a hundred minutes. , He was caught in the slips of a mishit. Despite an early chance, his. was one of the most attractive innings of the tour to date. He hit four sixes and twelve fours. The Yorkshire bowling was never difficult. Vivian and Blunt played Verity’s left handed spinners with utmost confidence. Yorkshire’s fielding was excellent. The attendance was six thousand.

NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Dempster, c Wood, b Verity 46 Blunt, b Macauley 22 Weir, b Fisher 50 Vivian, c Mitchell, b Verity ... ... 101 -Page, (not out) ... 10 Talbot, (not out) ... ... 4 Extras ... 14 Total for 4 wickets 247 Stumps were then drawn. There was no play after tea, COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP,

DACRE’S FURTHER CENTURY.

LONDON, July 7. -Rain interfered with County‘cricket. Results : Kent, first, 258 (Tate '5 for 77); second 326' (Ames 112). ; Sussex, first, 271 (Duleepsinhji 91) ; second 3 for 316 (Duleepsinhji 127). Sussex won by seven 1 1 wickets. Hampshire, first 69; second 150 (Nichol 5 for, 48).'.-Essex, first 69 ;(Barihg 9 for 26); second 6 Tor 181, Essex won by two wickets. ' •Lancashire, first 323 (Iddon 137), Middlesex, first 164 (Tddon 4 for 43) (Lancashire won on the first innings. Somerset, first 317. Glamorgan first 225 (Dyson 77). Somerset won on the first innings. Gloucester, first 9 for 453 declared (Dacre 165). Northants first 150. Followed on 4 for 229 (Bakewell 134). Gloucester won on the first inning's -Surrey, first 165 (Bowes 6 for 93); second 61 (Verity 6 for. 11). Yorkshire first 4 for 281 declared. (Leyland' 1211, !' Yorkshire won by an innings and 55 runs

Derby, first 219; srcond 7 for 59 declared. Leicester, first 79. (Slathe 5 for . 28); second 5 for 44. Derby won on the first innings. 'Warwick, first 218; second 6 for 166 declared. Worcester first 117 (Paine '6 for 42); second 4 for 155. Warwick ■won on the first innings'. Pataudi not only achieved the record score in a University match, beating ißatcliffe’s record in the Cambr'dge innings yesterday, but five of his last six innings have been centuries.