CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR,

AGAINST KENT,

A HEAVY DEFEAT

KENT WIN BY NINE WICKETS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(Received Hi is day at 9.25 a.m) CANTERBURY, August 28. New Zealand cricketers continued against Kent in fine weather, but made a poor showing against accurate, unchanged bowling of Marriott and Freeman. Lowry and Vivian saved an inning’s defeat, but the others were disappointing.

The New cricketers were beaten by Kent by nine wickets. The New Zealanders (display was 'extremely disappointing. With one exception tlvS batting in both innings was below’ the standard. This, coupled with poor catching yesterday, was chiefly responsible for the defeat. The batsmen this morning principally got themselves out. Marriott bowled steadily, swinging the ball well and was not exceptionally difficult. The batsmen simply made bad mistakes. The last four wickets added only 15. Marriott bowled 34 overs aitd ten maidens. Kent’s keenness to will was shown by the return of Freeman, who was still, slightly .inconvenienced by an injured shoulder.

• NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Dempster c Aslvdown b Marriott ... 34 Mills b Marriott 163 Weir run out ... . 8 Blunt c Woolley b Hardinge D Vivian e Woolley b Hardinge ... 14 Lowry c Chapman b Ashdown ... 34 Page (not out) 26 James 1) Hardinge 3 Alatlieson stpd- Levett b Marriott 1 Merritt c Levett b Marriott ... 8 Alleott 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 O for 24. KENT—First Innings? Ashdown b Merritt 22 Levett b Matheson 0 Marriott b Matheson 0 Hardinge b Merritt 45 Woolley c Blunt b Vivian 224 Ames st. James b Vivian 115 Chapman c Lowry b Vivian 12 Valentine (not out) H Todd b Merritt 0 Legge run- out ..., 1 Freeman (absent hurt) 0 Extras 7 Total 437 Bowling analysis: —Matheson 2 for 90, Merritt 3 for 174, Alleott 0 for 26.’ Vivian 3 for 103, Weir 0 for 10, Page 0 for 27. NEW ZEALAND—Second Innings. Dempster c L,ev,efct.,b., Marriott,4. Page l.b.w, b Marriott 0 Mills b Marriott 4 Weir b Freeman 33 Blunt c Woolley b Marriott ... 37 Vivian b Freeman 3f Lowry stp. Levett b Marriott ... 21 Matheson stp. Levett b Marriott 0 James l.b.w. b Freeman 5 Alleott c and b Marriott 4 Merritt (not out) 10, Extras 10

Total i / 159 Bowling.—Ashdown 0 for 25, Marriott 7 for 58, Hardinge 0 for 14, Ames 0 for 3, Chapman 0 for 9, Freeman 3 for 42KENT.—Second Innings. Todd c Matheson b Vivian 9 Hardinge (not out) 29 Valentina (not out) 11Total for 1 wicket. ...‘ 49 Bowliug.-'-Matheson 0 for 5, Merrio-tt 0 for 19, A licet t 0 iot 0, Blunt 0 for for 9, /Lowry 0 for 7, Dempster 0 for 1, Vivian 1 for 18. Kent won by nine wickets.