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Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. HAMPSHIRE MATCH. HOME TEAM 6 FOR 80. (Special to Press Association). BOURNEMOUTH, July 25. The New Zealand cricketers commenced -well in their return match against Hampshire. The weather was fine, but the wicket was affected by the previous night’s rain. Lowry won the toss, and he sent the County in to bat. From the New Zealand team there were omitted KJerr, Matheson and Dempster. The Hampshire teanPis as follows: ■Baring, Arnold, Bailey } Brown, Mead, 'Harfield, Pothecary, Kennedy, Creese, Boycs and Synn. The County batsmen made a poor showing before the New Zealanders’ accurate spin bowling. Arnold was outplayed by Cromb when the total was one. Bailey was brilliantly caught by Blunt at short fine leg when attempting to turn Vivian. Another brilliant divirtig catch by Ta.lbot at silly point dismissed ’Harfield. •Neither Brown nor Mead was comfortable, and they Were caught Out off half-hearted forward shots. After lulich, Kennedy edged Allcott to the slips and was caught. > •Rain Set-;in shortly afterwards, am! caused the abandonment of . play for the day. The New, Zealand bowlers made good use of the wicket, particularly Vivian and Merritt. Both spun "the ball well, and* had all the batsmen in difficulties. The. attendance was six thousand. 'Scores• • Arnold b < Cromb "... Q .Bailey c Blunt b Vivian ... ... 10 'Brown c and b Vivian^4 Mead c Blunt b -Merritt , 25 Harfield c Talbot b Vivian ... 0 •Kennedy c Blunt b Allcott 0 Pothecary, (not out)-—-—v ••• ? Creese (not out) 6 Extras ... ..." - Total for, six wickets ... ... 80 The rain continued and there was no further play to-day. ’ ' ENGLISH TEST TEAM. HENDREN MAY BE PICKED. • fi • ' • . . LONDON, July 25. x Hendren is considered the most, likely candidate for the eleventh place in England’s test side. . , THE 11TH MAN. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) ’ • ‘ LONDON Ju’y, 26. G. 0. Allen of Middlesex Will fill the ■Vacancy in Eiigiiifid’s Test tenth ■ against New Zealand* ENGLISH "COUNTY 'RESULTS, i LONDON, July 24, County cricket results were as fol- . lows . Essex in the first piade 438 against (Lancashire. : O’Coimor scored 122 and Pearce T 52; Lancashire iri the first made 234,' E- Tyldesley scoring 116, and followed on. Fames took 6 for ■57. Essex won by an, .inniijgs, and 64 runs. Warwick in . the -first lost 3 -for Sjl - against Notts. Bates made 105, - am -1 Groom 159. Notts in the" first lost 7 , for 521, George Gunn making 183 and , G. Gulin (not out) 100. Notts won on the first innings. Hampshire in the first innings against Surrey scored 274, Gregory taking 6 for 69; and in the second lost 9 for 297 and declared, Mead (not out) scoring 169. 'Surrey in the first made 221, Sandham scoring 113, and in the second lost 3 for 167. Hampshire won-on the first innings. Kent in the first made 123 against (Leicester, Geary taking 6 for 45; and in the second 254, Geary taking 5 for 78. Leicester in the first made 134, (Freeman taking 8 for 52 and in the second 217, Freerrian taking 7 for 92. , Kent won by 25 runs, s Somerset in the first made 245 and ,in the second 211 against Sussex. Lee made 99. : Wensley took 5 for 45. Sussex in the first made 212 and in , the second 189, White Taking,..R for 71. Somerset won bv 55 runs. ! Derby in the first took 8 for 38 r and declared against Nofthants. Lvc made 1173. In the second Derby lost 4 for 97, Northants inrthe first .made 159,. Mitchell taking 5 for 39. They followed on and scored 324, Timms making ,147. . Derby won by six wickets. ',>•. Middlesex "in the first innings against Worcester made 391, S’evcns scoring ■lls and >Lee (not out) 144: Perks - took 5 for 52. In the second Middlesex lost < 2 for 74. Worcester in the first made 1 236, Allen taking 6 for 38; and followed ; on. losing 5 for 329 and then declared • ■Gibbons made 183, and Quaife IC7. 1 Middlesex won on the first innings. ' Glamorgan in the first made 62 1 against Yorkshire, Verity taking 6 for" 21; and the second made 9i, Verity < taking 8 for Yorkshire in the 1 first lost 8 for 178 and declared, Ryan | taking 5 for 86. Yorkshire won by 1 an innings and.2s runs. NOTABLE CRICKETER PASSES. LONDON, July 26. Obituary.—C. T. 'Sludd, one of the famous cricketing trio. He died in Belgian Congo, where he was a missionary.