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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. AGAINST KENT. MILLS MAKES CENTURY. ; United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. ) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) "LONDON, August 26. New Zealand cricketers started well against Kent. The weather was fine. Lowry won the toss. New Zealand omit Talbot, Kerr, Cromb.
Kent: —Chapman, Legge, Hardinge, Woolley, Ames, Todd, Ashdown, Levett, Valentine, Freeman, Marriott. Fre.man retired early being struck in the shoulder in attempting to stop a powerful pul] by Mills. CANTERBURY, August 26.
A brilliant century by Mills was the feature of the day in the Kent match. Dempster was dismissed shortly before lunch when lie skied a catch to point. Weir was run out after lunch. Failing to start quickly, , Blunt and Vivian were caught in the slips and the score was 161 for 4. A valuable partnership by Mills and Lowry added eighty for the fifth w.v.vet betore Lowry was caught when attempting to drive a ball going away. Meanwhile Mills was playing, all the bowling with ease and confidence. It was a delightful exhibition of stylish batting. His driving, hooking and cutting were superb. Be was howled when attempting to pull a straight ball. He. gave one difficult chance at 145. He batted for four hours and hit 23 fours. Page batted steadily, but the others were disappointing. Kent batted for ten minutes and the order was changed. Matheson bowled with considerable pace and captured two wickets. The attendance was 6000, NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Dempster c Ashdown b Marriott ... 34 Mills b Marriott 163 Weir run out 8 Blunt c Woolley b Hardinge 9 Vivian c Woolley b Hardinge ... 14 Lowry c Chapman b Ashdown ... 34 Page (not out) 26 James b Hardinge 8 Matheson stud. Lovett b Marriott 1 Merritt c Levett b Marriott ... 8 Allcott c Todd b Marriott 17 Extras 4 Total 326 Bowling analysis:—Ashdown 1 for 63, Freeman 0 for 29, Marriott 5 for 102, Hardinge 3 for 83, Woolley 0 for 21, Ames 0 for 24. KENT—First Innings. Ashdown (not out) 4 Levett b Matheson 0 Marriott b Matheson 0
Total for 2 wickets 4 Stumps were then drawn. COUNTY MATCHES, LONDON, August. 26. County cricket results:— Kent, first, 346 (Ashdown 121); second 5 for 200 declared (Ashdown 103). Middlesex, first 142 (Freeman 7 for 88); second 142 (Freeman 6 for 66). Kent won by 200 runs. Yorkshire, first 233. Second 4. for 178 (Sutcliffe not out 101). Surrey, first, 300 (Hobbs, not out 133). Surren won on the first innings. Leicester, first 109 (Kennedy 7 for 40); second 52 (Kennedy 6 for 15). Hampshire, first 151 ; second 1 for 12. Hampshire won by nine wickets. . Sussex, first, 140 (Jackson 6 for 43). Worcester, first, 109 (Wetisley 6 for 50). Sussex won on the first innings. Warwick, first, 167 (Goddard 6 for 46); second 157 (Goddards 5 for 51). Gloucester, first 224; second 2 for 104. Gloucester won by eight wickets. Lancashire, first, 163. Notts; first 340 (George Gunn 117, Hopwood 7 for 90). Notts won on the first innings. Derby, first, 191 (Ryan 7 for 105); second 165 (Mercer 5 for 37). Glamorgan, first 86 (Slater 5 for 27). Second 86. Derby won bv 384 runs.
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