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Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. HAMPSHIRE MATCH. EXCITING PLAY: ANOTHER DRAWN GAME. (Special to Press Asspciation). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BOURNEMOUTH, July 28. After a day of eventful cricket the match New Zealand versus Hampshire ended in a draw. New Zealand! cricketers continued against Hampshire in. fine weather and wicket sticky. The lemaining four Hampshire wickets fell for a,a addition of 24, Creese making plucky efforts against the good bowling of Allcott and Vivian. New Zealand opened badly. Cromb and Mills were dismissed for two fruns. New Zealand batsmen were powerless against the accurate bowling of Kennedy. The wicket was or.e of the most difficult yet encountered.' Kennedy spun the ball both ways and mad 5 considerable pace. . He bowled twentyfour overs, eleven of which were maidens, Vivian played a.' fin© innings under the conditions, When dismissed after lunch he had scored all but five of the total. Blunt showed! resolute defence for a lengthy period before die went out Lb.w. to a ball that kept low. ,-i:!:;-! Hampshire ] batsmen .attempted to foveo the puce in the .second innings, hut were unable -to ‘take risks- f with impunity, before, the accurate bowling of Oromb and . Alicottv The latter bawled twelve overs, nt,wo of which were maidens and. .Cromb' ten; five being maidens. New Zealandj weire left forty-five minutes to., score eighty-three for a victory. Kennedy’,s bowling however rendered the task' impossible. Merritt anj Cromb were both dismissed ■ in attempting big bits. James batted soundlyi H AMP SHIRE —First Innings. Arnold b Cromb 0 Bailey c Blunt b Vivian ... ... 10 Brown c and b Vivian ... ■■■ 24 Mead c Blynt b Merritt , 25 Barfield c Talbot b Vivian , 9 Kennedy c Blunt b'Allcott . .. ; .... .6. Pothecary c Page b 'Allcott ... 8 Creese (not out) ~.. ... 2d Boyes c Page b Allcbtt ... ... ... 1 Baring c Allcott b Vivian 0 Flynn b Vivian i.. ' ...' ...' 5 Extras ‘‘.’v i/U'.. 1 . 1 L.'.'-':.’ ... ' Total ... 104 Bowling analysisCromb' 3 for 13, Weir 0 for'4, • Blunt 0 for 3, Allcott ' 3 for 20, Rage 0 for 2, Vivian 5 for 44, Merritt- 1 for 23; NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Mills b Kennedy 1 Cromb c Brown b Baring ... ... 0 Weir c Boyes b Kennedy .... ... 1 Vivian b Kennedy ... 31 James (not out) ... ... .... ... 0 Allcott c Pothecary b Kennedy ... 4 Blunt l.b.wV b Kennedy ... ... .15 Pago c Boyes h : Kennedy ... ' ... „ 8 Lowry 0 Kennedy’b 'BbyOs ~, ' 6 Merritt b Kennedy ... ... 0 Talbot run out ... ... ... ... 1 Extras ... Total - : Bowling analysis:-4-KpnJifdy |7j-fof' 29, Baring 1 for B,' Boyes 29, Flynn 0 for 7. HAMPSHIRE— Second Jnnmgs_._.... . Arnold c Lwvry b 'lllcott ... 0 ■Bailey c Talbot b Allcott 13 Brown b Allcott .... ... 2 Mead c Merritt b Allcott 0 Pothecary, c Weir b Cromb 4 Creese (not out) ... ... 5 ' Harfield stp. James b Allcott ... 0 Flynn c Vivian b Cromb Baring b Allcott ; 11 Boyes stp. James b Cromb ... ... 1 Extras ... 1 Total for 9 Wickets- (declared) 57 Bowilng analysis: —Cromb 3 for 13, Allcott 6 for 38, Vivian. 0. for.Sv - NEW- ZEALAND—Second Innings. Merritt c and! b Baaritigf -'ill ' 8 Cromb c Pothecary b Boyes . 10 Talbot. b’fiiKeiffned?’ *«■'}' James (not out) ( <;?£*' “.Sff Vivian (not out) ... ... ._.P. Extras ... . ~i. Total fbr'3 wibkets" '5l Bowling ‘.analysisKennedy 1 f© r IT, Baring 1; for-10, - Boyes 1 for A 3; Flynn.o for 14. ' j ■' The match, whs* drawn. 5 DURATION OF TESTS. ' ■ ,® 1 ;; : •• "■ ' LONDON, July 28. To-morrow ? s test match at the Oval is to be one lasting three days. The final test at Manchester will‘last four days, beginning on August 15th.