CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST COMBINED SERVICES. (Special to Press Association). '(Received this day at 9.25 a.m) PORTSMOUTH, July 22. At Portsmouth the New Zealander cricketers commenced a match aga.nst Combined Services in fine wca.her and wicket easy. New Zealand omitted Talbot, Merritt and Dempster. Dempster is resting in London. His muscle strain is and he will be available for ’th'e test. Services.—Wilkinson, Shaw, Williams K2), Sellar,' Brooks, ’ Burrow, Bartley, Me Caw, Melsome, Gore. il.owry lost the toss and'Wilkinson and Shaw batted slowly and steadily to an , accurate attack by Allcott and Cromb. '•The first ’hour gave 53 for 0 wickets. Even batting performances were the outstanding feature of the Combined Services' innings in the match against 'New Zealand at Portsmouth. Wilkinson and Shaw scored 94 for the first wicket. The partnership was broken after lunch when Shaw attempted an impossible run. Wilkinson was bowled by a late inswinger from Weir. In another valuable partnership McCaw and Bartley added 82 for tile eighth wicket in 75 minutes. MtsGaw played fine free cricket Uhtil he . was trapped by Lowry wild bowled an over of full catches, the batsman finally hitting out, and was brilliantly caught by. Allcott at midon, The New Zealand bowlers were unable -to .. extract any life 'from the easy wicket. ; Vivian again flighted the ball skilfully. Kerr and James batted for ’ eight . minutes. without loss. Kerr was bowled 1 by a no ball in the final over. COMBINED .SERVICES.—First Innings. Wilkinson b Weir 1 . ... ••• 47 Shaw run out ... ... ... 49 Col. E. Williams c James b Blunt 27 Lieut. L. Williams c Weir b Vivian 31 Lieut. 'Sellar run out ... ,i. ... 26 Major Bi’ooks c Blunt b Cromb ... 11 Major Burrows b ‘Vivian 0 Lieut. Commander Bartley (hot out) 42 Lieut. Me Caw c Allcott b Lowry '52 Lieut. Melsome c Allcott b. Matheson 3 ■Lieut: Gore c James b. Vivian. ... -6 ■ Extras \ ••• , >7 • Total ■ .... ... ... 3P I Bowling.—Matheson 1 -for 42, Cramb 1 for 4*3, Vivian 3 for. 66, Allcott 0 for 41, Lowry l 1 for 9, Blunt 1 for 40, We:r i for 53. . . .. • NEW ZEALAND .—First Innings. r . Kerr ‘.(not out) .., ... •••• .. James (not out) ... 3 Extras ... ... .... ••• * Total for 0 wickets ... ... 7 Stumps were then drawn. LARWOOD’S INJURIES! 'LONDON-, dhly '22. Owing to injuries in the recent motor accident, Larwood is unlikely to pj»y in the test, COUNTY CRICKET, LONDON, July ’ 217 Bain interfered with County ci icket. Results: Lancashire! 9/153 .versus Suriey

drawn. Sussex, first innings,. 155 (Snary 4 / 33). Second __ innj ngs 8/265 declared. (Duleepsinhji 91). Leicester, first innings 66 (Tate 4/24). Second innings. 170 (Bowley 5 for 42). Sussex won by 184 runs. * Somerset first, 119 (Kennedy 5/5/). Second 192. Hampshire, first, 191 (White 5/69) Second 6/12. Hampshire won by four wickets. Woroester, first, 100 (Ryan 7/52), second, 86 (Olay 5/31). Glamorgan, first 140, second 3/48. Gamorgan won by seven wickets. Warwick, first, 326 (Groom 105, Wyatt not out 85). Northants, first,* 174 (Bakewell 88), followed on 82 .(Paine 8/44). Warwick won by an innings and 70 runs. ... Notts, first, 201 (Walker 82, Bowes 7/80).. Second, 95 (Robinson 7/27). Yorkshire, first 6 for 204 declared (Holmes 133), second 1/93. Yorkshire won by nine wickets. Kent, first, 263 (Durston 6/66). Middlesex, first, 110 (Freeman 5/55) followed on 83. (Freeman 6/47). Kent won by an innings and. seventy runs. Gloucester, first, 217 (Dacre 90, Mitchell 6/79), second 191 (Hammond 81). Derby, first, 210 (Jackson 81, Goddard 8/79), second 180 (Parker 6/64). Gloucester won by eighteen runs.