Great Batting Stand

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 58, 31 May 1927, Page 1

Great Batting Stand

TEAM IN WINNING POSITION

LOWRY SCORES CENTURY

CAINING a lead of 150 runs on the first inning's in its match against Sussex, the New Zealand team gave a magnificent demonstration of its hitting ability. The exhibition was the more meritorious because it was not a “one-man show." Lowry scored the only century, but two wickets scored over 60 and one over 50. Sussex opened their second innings shortly before stumps and put on 10 runs without losing a wicket.

By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 9.40 a.m. LONDON, Monday. Blunt and Dempster made an excellent first wicket stand which put on 125 runs in 100 minutes. Blunt hit eight fours. Lowry and Page mads a good stand. The former, driving powerfully, scored 100

out of 163 in 100 minutes. He was dismissed by a fine catch taken in deep-field. He hit 11 fours. James and Dacre took the score to

340. James and Oliver were most un- j lucky, both being run out through a ■ misunderstanding. McGirr left at 402 and then Mer- j ritt and Bernau put on 53 runs in 45 minutes. /

NEW ZEALAND LEADS SUSSEX

The whole innings occupied 355 minutes. Scores: — SUSSEX First Innings 316 Second Innings. A. E. R. Gilligan, not out 7 A. F. Wensley, not out .. .. .. 2 Extras 1 Total for no wickets 10 NEW ZEALAND First Innings R. C. Blunt, c Arthur Gilligan. b Wensley 67 C. S. Dempster, 1> Waphorn .... 57 M. L. Page, c A. IT. Gilligan, b Langridge 63 T. C. Lowry, c Wensley. b Langridge 105 C. C\ Dacre. c Waphorn, b Cox . . 28 K. O. James, run out 15 H. McGirr, st Cornford, b Parks 34 C. Oliver, run out 21 W. E. Merritt, b Cox 28 C. F. Allcott, c Cornford, b Hollingdale 5 E. IT. L. Bernau, not out 34 Extras 9 Total . . . 466 Bowling.—Langridge two wickets for 53 runs, Cox two for 106. Wensley one for 130. Parks one for 33. Hollingdale r '"'- for 75, Waghorn one for 60. —A. and N.