A GREAT STAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 43, 13 May 1927, Page 1

A GREAT STAND

NEW ZEALAND MAKES 460 A ROT AND A RECOVERY DACRE’S BRILLIANT CENTURY yEW Zealand, in their first innings against Marylebone at Lords, made 460. The second day’s play began with New Zealand having no wickets down for 70. ' rhe English bowlers got busy and four wickets had gone for Dacre, who made his second century of the tour, and Lowry his first, stopped the rot, and the innings finished handsomely. Dacre gave a dashing batting display. M.C.C. in their second innings had 90 up for no wickets at stumps.

By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 8 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. After a promising start of 70 for no wickets a rot soon set in and the score went to four wickets for 107, Blunt, Mills, Page and Dempster going out in quick succession. James and Dacre stopped the rot, the latter setting about the bowling as if he had been batting all day. He hit the first ball for four and then hit four fours off Calthorpe’s next ver.

He made 28 in ten minutes with such vigour that he split his bat. With Lowry as his partner, the game took a decided turn, 126 runs being added in 70 minutes. Dacre, who bas become the public’s idol, continued to smash the bowling till he lifted one to deep mid off. He made 107 in 90 minutes, the innings including 20 fours. The sixth wicket had added 115 runs in 59 minutes.

McGirr maintained his predecessor’s example and carried his bat after playing with a dashing hand. Lowry was always attractive, his innings including 15 boundaries and lasting 90 minutes. There was considerable enthusiasm at the M:c.c. dinner in honour of the team last night. The following are the scores: NEW ZEALAND First Innings J E Mills, b Allen 24 R. C. Blunt, c Calthorpe, b Allen .. 52 M. L. Page, b Calthorpe 8 C. S. Dempster, c Franklin, b Enthoven 2 K. C. James, lbw, b Allen 33 C. C. Dacre, c Falcon, b Allen 107 T. C. Lowry, b Falcon 106 E. H. L. Bernau, lbw, b Allen .... 0 H. M. McGirr, not out 58 W. E. Merritt, st Franklin ,b Allen 40 M. Henderson, b Allen 4 Extras 26 Total 460 Bowling: Allen, seven wickets for 120 runs; Haig, no wickets for 105; Calthorpe, one wicket for 90; Falcon, one for 56; Enthoven, one for 54.

M.C.C. * Second Innings Lyon, not out 43 1 Titchmarsh, not out 46 1 Extras 7 Total, for no wickets 96