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Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1931, Page 5

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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.

LEVESON GOWER’S XI

CENTURIES BY HOBBS AND SUTCLIFFE.

MERRITT’S 100 WICKETS

(Special to Press Association)

(Received this day at. 9.25 a.m) SCARBOROUGH, September 10. The inimitable genius of Hobbs and the machine-like solidity of Sutckffe gave Leveson Gower's eleven a strong first innings lead. The famous opening pair gave a display equal to the ; r reputation, scoring over two hundred for the first wicket. Hobbs showed be is still the finest batsman 'in England, and scored a cen-

tury from a dazzkng array of scoring shots before he was caught behind. His duel with Merritt in the morning was brimful of interest., Merritt frequently puzzled him in the early stages but the veteran batsman gradually managed to •wear his adversary down. The innings last 189 minutes and included twenty 'fours and two sixes. Sutcliffe suffered in comparison with Hobbs. Talbot concentrated on tbe outsicTe of the -off .stump, and kept Sutcliffe ouiet. The batsman refuse'd to take the slightest risk with the bowling to this spot. He was eventually caught behind the wicket off Blunt’s first over of the day. Duleepslnhji was caught at mid off in attempting to force Matheson. Wyatt and Leyland batted brightly, the former scoring twenty-three in one over from Merritt. Next over he was stumped yards out, making Merritt's one hundredth wicket. New Zealand fielding was excellent and James was in his best form. New Zealand batted for forty minutes. Mills returned a catch to Allen in attempting to hook. The attendance was eight thousand. NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Dempster b Jupp 18 Mills c Cilligan b Verity ' 18 Page c Allen b Verity 1 Talbot c Duleepsinjhi b Jupp ... 10 Blunt b Allen 28 Weir c Hobbs b Brown 58 Lowry c Jupp b Brown 27 ICen- st. Gilligan b Brown 13 James c Gilligan b Brown 2 Merritt b Allen ... 23 Matheson (not out) 0 Extras ... 13 Total 217 Bowling analysis:—.Larwood 0 for 13, Allen 2 for 4 2, Jupp 2 for 63, Verity 2 for 45, Brown 4 for 41. LEVESON GOWER’S Xl—lst. Innings. Hobbs c James b Merritt 153 Sutcliffe c James b Blunt 126 Duleepsinhji c Merritt b Matheson 24 Wyatt stp. James 5 Merritt ... 82 Leyland (not out) 30 Extras " 8 Total for 4 wickets (declared) 423 Bowling.-—Matheson 1 for 54, Talbot 0 for 87, .Merritt 2 for 154, Blunt 1 for 29, .Weir U for 91. NEW ZEALAND.—Second Innings. Dempster (not out) 20 Mills c and b' Allen 18 Kerr (not out) 2 Extras 8 Total for 1 wicket 40 Stumps were then, drawn. AUSTRALIAN BOARD OF CONTROL. VISIT’ OF ENGLAND. LONDON, September 10. The Australian Board of Control has received a letter from Marylebone G.C. saying the Englishmen are carrying out a tour in 1932-33, as planned, arriving in September 1932, and returning to England in the middle of March 1933. The* Australian Board declined invitations to send an Australian team to India and also to New Zealand owing to the forthcoming tour of the South Africans and consequent lateness'of the Sheffield .Shield matches. LONDON, September 10. South African tourists first innings | 210. (Farrimond 79, Chapman 81).' Calthorpe took 4 for 10. •Rest of England second 6 for 192 (Woolley 75). CROMB NOT STAYING. LONDON, September 10. I am not staying in ’England replied 'Cromb, in response to a query as to whether he was accepting Nelson’s offer of £2O a week.