SPARKLING CRICKET
BLUNT FLOGS BOWLING NORTHUMBERLAND MATCH NEW ZEALAND MAKES 476 MOST sparkling cricket was played by the New Zealanders against Northumberland at Newcastle. Blunt (195) and Lowry (95) were the principal scorers. Blunt simply flogged the bowling. New Zealand’s first innings total was 476; Northumberland has lost one wicket for 50 By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright
Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. 'JJ'EW Zealand won the toss. The weather and the wicket were perfect, and the crowd numbered 3,000. The visitors played most sparkling cricket. Blunt and Dempster
rattled on 62 in half an hour. The latter’s score included a sixer and five fours. Associated with Page, Blunt saw 100 on the score-board in an hour. Blunt was twice missed, at point and
in the slips, but he, in his busiest fashion, reaching the century in 95 minutes. The partnership yielded 122 in 65 minutes. Page was out with a brilliant catch in the slips, and the lunch-time score was two for 213—eloquent testimony of the aggressiveness of the batsmen. The most forceful display of the day was Blunt and Lowry’s addition of 154 in 75 minutes. Blunt simply flogged the bowling; he hit one six and 33 fours in three hours. The innings almost averaged two run's a minute. Rain caused an early drawing of stumps. Details: NEW ZEALAND First Innings R. C. Blunt, c Bruce, b Maconachie 195 C. S. Dempster, b Hetherton . . 29 M. L. Page, c Maconachie, b Hetherton 36 T. C. Lowry, st Peacock, b Milne 95 C. Oliver, b Towler 3 C. F. Allcott, c and b Milne . . 21 W. E. Merritt, not out 38 E. H. L. Bernau, c Hetherton, b Milne l K. C. James, c Maconachie, b Milne 12 W. Cunningham, c Milne, b Hetherton 3 M. Henderson, b Maconachie . . 15 Extras 28 Total . . 476 Bowling Analysis.—Milne took four wickets for 147, Hetherton took three for 157, Towler took one for 59, Maconachie took two for 85. NORTHUMBERLAND First Innings Maconachie, c Blunt, b Page . . 9 Bruce, not out . . . 33 Stangerleaghes, not out . . . . . . 5 Extras * 3 Total for one wicket 50 —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 78, 23 June 1927, Page 1
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