CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST LANCASHIRE.

LANCASHIRE'S FINE REPLY

bowlers badly flogged

(Special to Press Association)

(Received this day at 0.2.', a.m) LAXCASHI.R'E, July 13. New Zealand cricketers continued against 'Lancashire in fine weather. 'Jhe wicket was somewhat dead as a result of yesterday’s rain. Lowry declared and • Hallows and 'Horrocks opened attractively. Lancashire surpassed New Zealand’s batting effort of Saturday and gaoled a leau with the loss of seven wickets. The ■County batting was consistently at'rt tractive. -Hallows and Horrocks after . a steady start scored brightly. Hallows was particularly aggressive, powerful straight driving being a feature of his play. He hit a six through \a pavil’on window, Horrocks is a West Australian, and this is his first appearance for the County, ’He showed excellent off shots, but wa3 twice beaten badly by Page before he was caught in the slips off a mishit, when attempting to force Cromb's away swinger. 1 for 124. Hallows gave his only chance after the century. Previously a confident appeal for a catch behind was disallowed. He finally threw discretion to the winds and 1 was well caught by Vivian in the outfield, after 173 minutes play. He hit fifteen fours and one six, ■ ■ i Excellent catches dismissed Iddon and A. Tyldesley, and Hopwood was brilliantly stumped on the leg side. ‘ All batted with confidence. The finest batting of rthe innings was provided by Paynter, a left hander. He flogged the tired bowling with sparkling shots and hit a century in il€2 minutes and included two ■sixes and twelve fours. He was 'brilliantly caught at the boundary. The New Zealand bowlers had an un•enviable task on a perfect batting wicket. The attack lacked sting. Vivian and Talbot bowled well a her tea. The fielding was first class. Dempster was frequently applauded for brilliant saving. NEW .ZEALAND— First Innings. Dempster, c Sibbles, b Hodgson ... I Mills, c Paynter, b Hodgson ... 16 Blunt, c Duckworth, b Sibbles ... 33 | Vivian, c Horrocks, b Iddon ••• 57 Weir, e Duckworth, b Hodgson .... 10l Talbot, c Eckersley, b Sibbles -1 Page, c Eckersley, b Sibbles ... 43 Cromb, o Duckworth, b Hodgson ... 0 -Lowry, b Hodgson ... 92 ' James, not out ....... 33 Extras • - - 16

Total for nine wickets

Bowling Analysis.—Hodgson 5 for 93, Sibbles 3 for 107, Hopwood 0 for 71, Horrocks 0 for 16,' Id on 1 for 96, Tailor 0 for 15, Paynter 0 for 2. # LANCASHIRE.—First Inrnngs. (Hallows c Vivian b Cromb ... ... 115 (Horrocks e Page b Cromb 72 (E. .Tyldesley c.Page b Vivian ... 45 dddott e and b Lowry ' ... ' 47 Hopwood stp. James b Vivian ... 33 Paynter c Lowry b Vivian ... ... 102 Taylor c Dempster b Vivian A. 16 (Sibbles (not out) 26 iDuckvorth (not out) ... 9 Extras ... 22 Total for 7 wickets ... ... ... 487 CRICKET TOUR. , A FINANCIAL kjCOF.«S. CHRISTCHURCH. July 14. Takings on the New Zealand eric)-,""; team’s tour of England to June 30th. and the profit of £6,700 derived from the Art Union cun by the New Zealand cricket council in conjunction with the New Zealand football association, together leave the tour -with a profit of about £5,000. This does'not take into account amount to be taken foT match"!on the remainder of the tour, nor 'the takings 'for-the two extra tests. A report to this effect was presented to the ' meeting of the New Zealand cricket council. last evening.

The (treasurer said that New Zealn^ 1 ’ share of the . takings \for the test match at Lords was £2OOO. The total of the guaranteed gates'for' the tour was just over £3OOO. "

INDIAN CRICKET TEAM

i (Received this day at 8 a.m.) • CALCUTTA, July 13. The report that Indian cricket 'team's ■visit to England next year is called off. r r is denied. The M.C.C. has telegraphed tentatively arranging fixtures with the v Counties and universities and one test match. , v