CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST YORKSHIRE. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) HARROGATE, July 9. Owing to the state ot the wicket there was no play in the morning. An inspection of the wicket was postponed till after lunch. The cricket was resumed after lunch dn wintry weather. The wicket favoured the bowlers. The New Zealanders added 56 for 4 wickets in an hour, before Lowry declared. Page and Merritt, batted vigorously. The others were troubled by Verity’s spinners. ■ Yorkshire were early in difficulties. Mitchell snicked a ball behind . the wickets and was out of his crease when James whipped off the baits. Lowry set a leg trap' for Holmes who swung a short ball, Weir taking a fine running catch at deep square leg. After Oldroyd*s dismissal the New I.ealand bowlers were unable to make full use and advantage of a deceptive high wind blowing, but the attack was inconsistent. At one stage it appeared that Yorkshire would not avert following on, hut inaccurate bowling presented Greenwood and .Wood with golden opportunities,, of. scoring. Leyland opd Barber were .dismissed by. Hite catches by Lowry and Talbot respectively. N .• r , ./:• ; sound fighting innings by Wood un-

questionably saved Yorkshire. Merritt >v und Allcott were frequently dangerous, but erratic lengths spoiled ; the . former's effectiveness. New Zealand, did well in dismissing nine batsmen .cheaply, but might easily have done better. NEW ZEALAND—First Innings.. Dempster, c Wood, b Verity ... ... 46 Blunt, b- Macauley ... ... ... "Weir, b Fisher ~. 50 Vivian, c Mitchell, b Verity .... ... 101 Page l.b.w. b Verity 28 Talbot c Macaulay b Verity £ iLowry b Fisher 3 Allcott c Wood b Verity ... ... 11 Merritt (not out). ... ... ... ... 22 Extras ... 15

'Total for 8 wickets ((declared) 303 Bowling.—Dennie 0 for 39, Macaulay >1 for 65, Fisher 2 for 80, Verity 5' for 101, Oldroyd 0 for 3. : : ~ YORKSHIRE—First Innings. ♦-1 > Holmes c Weir b Lowry t -....20 Mitchell (run out) ■ ... ~.12 (Oldroyd l.b.w. b Merritt ..V ... ’ 1 iLeyland c Lowry b Merritt ... ... "23 Greenwood. b Merritt ... ... ... 25 Barber c* Talbot 8 Allcott' ... .... : 16 Dennis b Allcott 4 Fisher stp. James b Merritt 1 (Macaulay b Allcott ■... 0 '"Wood (not out) ... .. Verity (not out) ... ... ... 1 ’Exti-as ... ' 8

Total for 9 Jwickets ... 168 Bowling analysis J y-Yleiwitt 4 Jot 65, Allcott 8 for ia’n Of of So, Lowry 1 for 83, Blunt 0 for 18. Byes six, leg byes two, Stumps were then drawn.

VIVIAN’S CENTURY. LONDON, July 9. Critics pay a high tribute to Vivian’s batting. Woolley is the only other to score a century against Yorkshire this 6eason. , MAI LEY’S ‘ANTICIPATION.,

N.Z. MAY DO WELL IN TESTS. SYDNEY, July 9. Arthur Maile'y, the cricket critic, ■writing in the “Sun,” praises the New Zealanders’ good showing in the, test, and says that he wculd n t bo' surprised if the visitors should make a close contest of the next two tests especially as the Oval will be to their liking. He says the Australian cricket authorities will have to take the New Zealanders more seriously in future, and treat them as opponents, rather than students. If the .New Zealanders beat the Englishmen,, he adds, it will be a tragic blow to English cricket, since then three Dominiohs will haVe achieved that distinction.

OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE. LONDON, July 8. Cambridge, second 122 (Willings 5 for 25). Oxford, second, v 2 forss. Oxford won by eight- wickets. This is Oxford’s first win "since 1923. mmmmrnmmmmmmmmum ■'