BY FIVE WICKETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 50, 21 May 1927, Page 1

BY FIVE WICKETS

NEW ZEALAND BATTING FAILS SECOND INNINGS COLLAPSE CAMBRIDGE’S EASY WIN WITH 211 runs up and six wickets to fall, New Zealand was in a comfortable position in the match against Cambridge University. On the third day of play this advantage was lost—the New Zealand batting collapsed and the six wickets in hand fell for 54 runs in just over an hour. The Varsity batsmen, requiring 266 runs to win, captured the howling and made the necessary runs for the loss of five wickets.

By Cable. —Press a ssocvntion. —Copyright Reed. 8.50 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Cambridge’s later winning stand served to emphasise the surprise of ihe New Zealanders’ forenoon collapse. When the wicket was seemingly fairly good they lost six wickets for 54 in just over an hour. The hopes of James and Dempster staying till the risk of defeat was averted were shattered in the second over when James was taken in the slips. Merritt began to play a safe game

while Dempster met the bowling confidently, but an unlucky misunderstanding found both batsmen in the middle of the pitch. Cubbold ran out Dempster, w'ho had hit five four.

Dawson and Longrigg before lunch made light of the visitors’ attack and formed in the afternoon a brilliant partnership. Dawson hit 13 fours and had accounted for 107 runs out of 209 when Lowry rested the fast bowlers. Seabrook and Longfield speedily wiped off the deficit.

The Cambridge side is one of the best for years. The following are the scores: NEW ZEALAND First Innings 315 Second Innings R. C. Blunt, b Longfield 72 J. E. Mills, c Robins, b Allom . . . . 17 T. C. Lowry, b Robins 7 M. L. Page, c Longrigg, b Morgan 9 K. C. James, c Longrigg, b Cobbold 26 C. S. Dempster, run out 44 H. McGirr, b Longfield 9 C. Oliver, b Robins 1 W. E. Merritt, not out 5 | E. H. L. Bernau. lbw, b Longfield 1 Blundell, c Machin, b Longfield . . 3 Extras 11 Total 205 BOWL! NG Allom one wicket for 46 runs, Longfield four for 55, Robins two for 64. Cobbold one for 6, Morgan one for 9. CAMBRIDGE First Innings 255 Second Innings Dawson, c Mills, b McGirr 107 Longrigg, lbw, b Blunt 26 Killick, lbw, b Merritt 1 i Robins, b McGirr 29 | Cobbold. st. James, b Merritt . . 29 l Seabrook, not out 42 Longfield, not out 22 Extras * 11 ! ! Total for five wickets . . 267 BOWLING ' 1 McGirr two wickets for 70, Merritt i two for 72, Blunt one for 73, Bernau

none for 19. Blundell none for 5. Dempster none for 8, Lowry none for 9. — A. and N.Z.