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Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. AGAINST WARWICK. ; . • - ■ ■ • • . •’ . { WARWICK’S FINE SCORED DISAPPOINTING BATSMEN. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) BIRMINGHAM, August 6. The start of the cricket match New Zealand v.. Warwickshire was delayed for forty minutes owing to thick fog. The outfield was again wet and the .howlers were handicapped with a greeny hall. Pa.rson s continued to hat steadily. BIRMINGHAM, August 6. Warwickshire put up a' fine lirst innings score of 401 in the match against New Zealand and the latter were 143 for 8 at stumps. Merritt dismissed Smart in his second bowling spell in the morning. The batsman was caught by Vivian at long off. After lunch Vivian quickly disposed of the tail. Parsons fought hard to reach his two hundred,'but was run out in attempting a risky second run, in order:to keep the bowling. Despite chances, his was a fine innings, dominated by forceful driving. It lasted 820 minutes, and he hit 13 foiii's.

■' The New Zealand batsmen made the most disappointing showing of the toUr, The weather cleared and the light improved. Mills'was caught .'behind and Weir and Page in the slips. Kerr was caught at’cover from an off drive. Vivian skied Paine, a left hander in attempting * big hit.' The weakness of the early batting was. revealed by the confident manner in which James and Matheson., faced the Warwickshire attack, .adding forty, three unbroken for a ninth wicket partnership. . / ' WARWICK.—First Innings. Kemp'-Welch c Page ,b Matheson ... 2 Croom b Talbot ... ... ... ... 2 Wyatt c James b Talbot 3 •Bates c Matheson b Vivian 76 Parsons run out .... ... 190 Kilner c 'James b Blunt ... ... 48 Partridge b Merritt 1 ißmart (notout) : ... ... 2 Smart c Vivian b Merritt ... ... 30 Foster c Talbot b Vivian 17 Mayer c James b Vivian ; 8 Paine (not out) ... ... 2 Extras ... 22 i Total ... ... 401 Bowling analysis: Matheson 1 for 84, Talbot 2, for 79, Blunt 1 for T 6, ’Merritt 2 for 103, . Vivian ,3 for 23, Weir 0 for 20,' Lowry 0 for 37. ; NEW. ZEALAND—First Innings. Mills o'Smart b Parte idge ...' ... 11 Kerr c Bates b Partridge ... ... 18 Blunt. b Paine ... .... ...... 23, Weir c Foster b Wyatt 11 Vivian c Bates b Paine .... ... 6 Page c Partridge b Paine ... ... 4 BoWfJr b Wyatt. ..w -13 Talbot run out 4 James (not out) ~, ... ... 27 Matheson (not out) ~, ,!, 21 - Extras ... ... ... ... ... 5 Total for 8 wickets 1 ... ... ... 143 Stumps were then drawn. N.Z. TOUR RECEIPTS. ... NEARLY £6OQQ ALREADY. CHRISTCHURCH, August 6. Information has been received by the New Zealand Cricket Council from Mr. Donnelly, chairman of the Manage ment Committee, now in England, that New Zealand’s share of the gate receipts at the second test match amounted to £1,229, thus bring the receipts for tile tour to the end of that match up to £5,861. Mr Donnelly adds that . the New Zealand team’s performance in the second test match was splendid, being equal, in the opinion of good judges, to that at Lords. ‘‘Tli ,luck ' was right against us,” he concluded.