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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

GLAMORGAN MATCH

WON BY 9 WICKETS

(Special to Press Association)

(Received this day at 9.23 a.in) SWANSEA, August 4. The start of the Glamorgan—New Zealand match was delayed for fifty minutes on account of rain. La vies was caught in attempting a big hit. Mercer was more successful and opened with two more sixes off successive balls from Vivian, and continued to liit in hurricane fashion till the end of the innings. The New Zealanders however gained a nine wickets victory. After the dismissal of Clay, Ryan offered little resistance. Mercer batted for twentynine .minutes and hit six sixes and three Hours. The slow bowlers averages suffered in consequence. Merritt showed signs of a return to form. New Zealand required 33 for a victory. Cromb was l.b.w. with the total at six. Allcott and Talbot obtained the ■necessary runs the former hitting a six and two fours in one over off Turnbull. GLAMORGAN—First Innings, Dyson c Vivian b Allcott ~, 8 Howard c Mills b Vivian 12 Bates o Vivian b Allcott ... ... 16 . Bail Davies c Mills b Vivian 0 Jenkins b Vivian ... 12 Duckworth b Vivian ... 4 Davis st, Dowry b Vivian ... 14 Turnbull st. Lowry Vivian ... 41 Clay b Matheson ... ... 21 Mercer, b Matheson ... 9 Ryan • (not out) 2

Total 136 Bowling analysis: Cromb 0 for 0, Allcott 2 for 24, Vivian 6 for 70, Merritt 0 for 15, Matheson 2 for 12. NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. (Mills c Jenkins b Clay 137 Merritt st. Jenkins b Ryan 19 Kerr b Clay ... ll Talbot l.b.w. b Clay . : ... 1 Weir l.b.w. b Clay ... 4 Blunt b Davis ... 60 Lowry c Dai Davies b Ryan 5 Cromb b Dai Davies ... ... .... 11 Vivian (not out) 51 Allcott l.b.w. b Bates 2 Matheson b Bates ... 31 Extras 22 Total 363 Bowling.—Mercer 0 for 57, Dai Davies 1 for : 58, Ryan 2 for 80, day 4 for 90, Davis 1 for 04, Bates 2 for 22. GLAMORGAN.—Second Innings. Howard b Cromb 11 Bates l.b.w. b Matheson 4 Dai Davies b Talbot 32 Dyson b Talbot 25 Jenkins stp. Lowry b.Merritt ~, 40 Turnbull b Talbot w.:;: .uu£3 Duckfleld b Cromb 1 Lavis a Merritt b Allcott .... ... 22 Clay b Merritt ...-.o 24 Ryan c Cromb b Merritt " ... 4 Mercer (not out) 62 Extras 8

Total 209 Bowling Analysis : Cromb 2 for 38, Matheson 1 for 15, Talbot 3 for 33, Merritt 3 for 68, Vivian 0 for 09, Allcott 1 for 38. NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings. Cromb l.b.w. b Clay 3 Allcott (not out) • ... ... 22 Talbot (not out) ; ID Total for 1 wicke> 38 Bowling analysis: Mercer 0 for 8. Lavis 0 for 2, Clay 1 for 9, Turnbull 0 for 17.

New Zealand won bv nine wickets