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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. X.Z. SCORE 154. AGAINST ENGLISH XI. (Special to Press Association). FOLKESTONE, September 5. The New Zealand cricketers commenced their match against an English eleven here to-day. The weather was wintry, and the wicket appeared to be dead, but actually the ball kicked appreciably. \ Lowry won the toss. The English team was; —Chapman, Hammond, Tennyson, Woolley, Anns, Pataudi, Owen-Smith, Lowndes, Caltliorpe, Allom, Freeman/ England's opening bowlers were Allom and Hammond. The latter became immediately' dangerous, the ball swinging and kicking disconcertingly. Thus Dempster was caught for seven in the slips off his glove.

Mills, when two, mishit Hammond jn attempting to hook a short ball, and was caught. Blunt was three when he was caught 'by the wicket-keeper off Hammond, and Weir was caught also off Hammond in the slips when riine, Four wickets were thus down for 25 .runs. Vivian and Talbot then offered a resistance for a period. Then Freeman struck a dangerous spell, and bowled Vivian for 18 and Lowry (0) with successive halls.

Before lunch Freeman beat Talbot with a googly. After lunch a valuable partnership followed. Page afid Merritt scored brightly. They drove attractively and added fifty-four runs for the eighth wicket. Both were dismissed by catches in the] slips. Page made 45, ,and played a sterling innings of the highest value to his side. Rain then fe.ll and caused an adjournment at the close of the innings. England batted tor seventy minutes. 'Cromb again succeeded in capturing Hammond’s wicket, Lowry handled his bowling admirably. Woolley was caught by Allcott, at mid-on off Merritt. Tennyson was caught off Vivian behind. Pataudi went out to a fine catch by Page in the slips, in the final over of the day. The attendance was poor /owing to the bad weather. Scores: NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Dempster c Woolley b Hammond 7 Mills c Lowndes 6 Hammond ... 2 Blunt c Ames b Hammond ... ... 3 Weir c Allom b Hammond 9 Vivian b Freeman ■ Id Lowry b Freeman V Talbot b Freeman 17 Page c Woo Iky b Owen-Smith ... 43 Cromb stpd. Ames b Owen-Smith ... 14 Meriftt c Oivf<n-Smith b Allom ... 30 Allcott (not out) 9 Extras H Total Bowling Analysis,—Allom 1 for 40, Hammond 4 fur 42, Freeman 3 for 61, Owen-Smith 2 for 7, ENGLAND.—First Innings, Tennyson c Lowry b Vivian 16 Woolley c Allcott b Merritt 28 Pataudi c Page b Vivian 7 Hammond l.b.w. b Cromb 4 Ames (not out) 10 Extras ... 3 Total for 4 wickets 68 Stumps were then drawn.