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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

AGAINST COMBINED SERVICES

ANOTHER DRAWN GAME

(Special to Press Association)

'Received this day at 9.25 n.m) LONDON, July 24

The New Zealand cricketers continued against the Combined Services. The wicket was easy and weather fine. Wilkinson and Shaw faced the New Zealand attack with ey.ery confidence and easily wiped off the Shaw was dropped by Kerr in the outfield off Vivian when. "59. The New Zealand and Combined Services match ended in a draw. The (highest first wicket partnership yet ’recorded against the New Zealanders was the feature of the Services innings. Matheson retired again troubled with a leg muscle. Shaw and Wilkinson for the Services were always masters of the attack and compiled 205 before they separated. Cromb came on shortly after lunch with a new ball. Shaw skied . the first, ball and Cromb and James both attempted to catch it at mid . wicket, the bowler holding the ball, fslinw provided an excellent exhibition pf, all round batting. He was in 182, minutes and hit 15 fours. Wilkinson was. less aggressive and wa9 caught , in, the slips after. 186 minutes. The remaining: batsmen sfterificed the.ir :: \yieke : tß, ( 'i,n, attempting to lores the ' ipnefi.' jft-n.. sith.. 28 overs and Cromb .w!tli ( 26. boro the brunt of the ./New Zealand attack. Neither was, particularly, dangerous. New Zealand were left‘with 140 minutes to' score. 239 foy victory. The at* tempt to score quickly failed. The batsmen were not over serious and chiefly threw away the wickets.

COMBINED SERVICES.—First Innings, Wilkinson b Weir ... ... ... 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 ... 26 Major Brooks c Blunt b Cromb ... H Major Burrows b Vivian b Lieut. Commander Bartley (not mb) 4r Lieut. McCaw c,Allcott. b Lowry ... 52 Lieut. Melsome, c Allcott b Matheson 3 Lieut. Gore c James b Vivian,, b Extras .... ... . ...... 7 - Total ./ ... /. ./ ... ... 301 Bowling.—Matheson 1 for 42, C.rpmb 1 for 43, Vivian 3 fpr 66, Allcott 0 foi. 41, Lowry 1 for 9,"Blunt 1.,f0r, '4O, Weir 1 for 53. NEW ZEALAND—First Tunings. Kerr b Gare ... ... ... -.72 James b Gare, ... 54 Mills c Brook b Alelsome ... ... 18 Vivian st. Barklay b Melsome ... 10 Weir b Burrows ... ••• 22 Blunt c and b Melsome ..... ... ... 3 Page e Barklay b. Burroys ~.... .... 11 Cromb- c LieutrWilliams b Meisome 9 Lowry run out 89 Allcott (not out! ' ... -.-26-M-fttheson b McCaw 23 " Extras r y "... \.u: VJ. *w. 27 Total ... Bowling analysis:—Gare 2 for 81, Burrows 2 for 51, Melsbme 4 for 107, McCaw 1 for 73, Brooks 0 for 25. COMBINED Wilkinson c Page b Cromb 76 Shaw c and b Cromb A. .'..119 Colonel Williams c Cromb b Vivian 22 Lieut. Williams -C: James b Blunt 26 Brooks c Matheson b Blunt l Sellar c Lowry b Vivian 25 Bartlett.. (not out) 12 JVlcCaw (not out) 5 Extras .... 1® Total for 6 wickets (declared) .701 Bowling analysis: —Clromb 2 for 80, Matheson 0 for 28, Vivian 2 for 71, Lowry 0 for, 5, Allcott 0 for 15, Page 0' for 82, Blunt 2. for 23, Weir 0 for 32. ' . ' NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings. Mills c. Gore b Burrows .... 34 Kerr c Burrows b Gone ... .;. ... -31 Weir b Burrows ... ... 13 Blunt b Gore 22 Page o Col. Williams b McCaw .... 16 Cromb c Col. Williams - : b-Melsome 27 Vivian (not out) ... ... ... • 4 ’.Extras '5?; ;\y. ~ -•<• ••• ••• ? Total for 6-wickets ... ... ... 149 Bowling: analysis Gore 2 for 37, Burrows 2 for 37, Melsome ljfor.3B, McCaw 1 for 35.. "'(: The ipatch was drawn.