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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. AGAINST ENGLISH XI. CHAPMAN'S CENTURY. ENGLAND'S BIG LEAD. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9-25 a.m) LONDON, September 7. New Zealand cricketers continued the match against an England eleven. The weather was fine and wicket easy. Ames and Owen-Smith added 83 by bright bating. Ihe brilliant century by Chapman gave the England eleven a strong first inning’s lead. New Zealand has seven wickets in hand and require 136 to avert an inning’s defeat. Chapman early commenced to hit the bowlers off their length and played sparkling shots all round the wicket. He struck his .best form for the first time this season and dominated the batting for ninety minutes. He hit one six and eighteen fours. ' Allom and Freeman offered an unexpected resistance for the last wicket against an attack somewhat demoralised by Chapman's aggression. Allom batted really well. The 'New Zealand bowlers had an unenviable task oil a lifeless wicket, but the attack was unsteady. Vivian realised the value of keeping the bull well up. * New Zealand butted for one hundred . minutes. Mills and Dempster opened brightly and made fifty-nine before the former was caught from a half hearted shot. Dempster and Blunt were caught at short slip. The attendance was 2,000. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Dempster c Woolley b Hammond 1 Mills c Lowndes 6 Hammond ... 2 Blunt c Ames b Hammond 3 Weir c Allom b Hammond 9 Vivian b Freeman 18 Lowrv b Freeman 9 Talbot b Freeman Page e Woolley b Owen-Smith .... 43 Cromb stpd. Ames b Owen-Smith ... 14 Merflitt c Ow&n-Smith b Allom ... 30 Allcott (not out) 0 Extras Total 154 Bowling Analysis.—Allom 1 for 43, Hammond 4 for 42, Freeman 3 for 51, Owen-Smith 2 for 7. i F.NGLAND.—First Innings. Tenny c on c Lowry b Vivian 16 Woolley c Allcott b. Merritt 28 Pataudi c Page b Vivian J Hammond l.b.w. b Cromb Ames b Talbot Owen-Smith 1.b.w.; b Talbot ... --A 8 Lowndes c Talbot b Vivian 3 Chapman c Lowry b Vivian 114 ' Calthorpe c Talbot b Vivian Allom (not out) Freeman c Talbot b Merritt Extras •" ToUl 395 j 1 fov 87, Talbot 8< for 62, Allcott 0 for 51, Mom tt 2 96. Vivian 5 for 110. NEW ZEALAND. —Second Innings. Dempster c Woolley b Owen-Smith 31 Mills c and b Owen-Smith 3 Blunt c Woolley b Freeman ... 1 Weir (not out) ... Page (not out) Extras

Total for 3 wickets 105 Stumps were then drawn. don BRADMAN. LONDON, Sept. 6. The “Observer’s” cricket writer says: No interest to sport is served by buying Bradman from Australia into English cricket. He is an ornament and pride to his own country, but as a salaried run-getter for an English shire, he would he only an irritating reminder of how money can derange the natural order of things.