FINE PARTNERSHIP

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 20, 16 September 1931, Page 3

FINE PARTNERSHIP

Press Association-

blunt and weir i new zealand cricketers final match in england played in holiday spirit

— Copyright.

i By Telepnone — "Post" speciai service. , LONDON, Tuesday. The New Zealanders were dismissed yesterday for 196 in their match with Sir Julian Cahn's XI., and when stumps were drawn the home team had lost two wicltets for 78 runs. The match was played in true holiday spirit. A feature of New Zealand's batting was the partnership between Blunt and Weir, who added 99 runs for the third wicket, before Blunt was caught at cover-point in attempting to reach his 50 before lunch. Luck favoured Weir occasionally, but he played attractive cricket for 110 minutes and hit seven fours. The other batsmen failed against the spin bowling of Robins and Richmond, although Matheson batted brightly.

Salmonson, a right-hand mediumpace swing'er, bowled steadily at the start of the match. The home side batted for 85 minutes. Heane was dropped by Cromb in the slips off Matheson when he was one. He later batted steadily. Following are the details of the scores : — New Zealand — First Innings— Dempster, c Nicholas, b Salmonson 10 Kerr, c Summers, b Salmonson 9 Blunt, c Gunn, b Salmonson ...... 47 Weir, run out ' 63 Vivian, lbw, b Salmonson 9 Matheson, b Richmond • 26 Cromb, c Salmonson, b Robins — . 1 Page, b Robins 11 Lowry, not out 8 James, c Robins, b Richmond ...... 0 Allcott, b Robins 0 Donnelly, b Robins 1 Extras 11 Total 196 Bowling Analysis: Salmonson took four wickets for 42 runs, Heane none for 35, Gunn n'one for 18, Robins four for 37, Summers none for 16, Richmond two for 37. Sir J. Cahn's Team — First Innings — Heane, not out 43 Reddick, . c James, b Matheson 15 Summers, run out 16 Richmond, not out 3 Extras 1 Total for two wickets 78