SIX WICKETS FOR 76

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 80, 25 June 1927, Page 1

SIX WICKETS FOR 76

PAGE LAYS LOW THE SCOTS BATSMEN

SIDE DISMISSED FOR 233

NEW ZEALAND NOW BATTING

SCOTLAND’S batsmen fell a prey to Page's bowling in the match against the New Zealand cricket team at Glasgow. Page took six wickets for 76, and the side was dismissed for 233. New Zealand has lost two wickets for 90, Bernau (36) and Oliver (16) being out. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright

Reed. 9.21 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Scotland won the toss. Rain delayed the beginning of the match. The wicket was soft. Stevenson and Graves, in a second wicket partnership, made 63 in 35 minutes, but otherwise the batting was dull. The New Zealanders missed several easy catches. Page bowled splendidly.

The visitors went in to bat and scored at the rate of one a minute. Bernau and Oliver opened briskly, and the partnership yielded 59, Two wickets are down for 90. Details:

SCOTLAND First Innings Kerr, run out IS Stevenson, c Allcott, b Page .... 59 Groves, st James, b Merritt . . . . 25 Tennent, c and b Page 20

Weir, c Merritt, b Page ? Mackay, st James, b Page .. .. .. 24 Innes, c Allcott, b Page 20 Patterson, run out 24 Craig, c Lowry, b Page 0 Anderson, not out .. 16 Forrester, c Page, b Merritt .. 4 Extras 7 Total 233 Bowling Analysis.—Page took six wickets for 76, Merritt took two for 95, Lowry took none for 20, Allcott took none for 24, Dacre took none for 11. NEW ZEALAND First Innings E. H. L. Bernau, c and b For-

rester 36 C. Oliver, c Weir, b Forrester . . 16 K. C. James, not out 17 C. S. Dempster, not out 8 Extras 13

Total for two wickets . . 90 —a. and N.Z.-Sun.