CRICKET GAME DRAWN

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 83, 29 June 1927, Page 1

CRICKET GAME DRAWN

MATCH AGAINST SCOTTISH COUNTIES

CHEAP WICKETS IN SECOND STRIKE

MERRITT IN FINE FORM

THE match between the New Zealand cricket team and the Scottish Counties was drawn. New Zealand made 304 in first innings, and declared its second innings closed with eight wickets down for 103. The Counties’ first innings yielded, 287, and they had lost four wickets for 72 when play ended. Features of the game were Merritt’s bowling (he took seven wickets for 74) and the brisk batting of Haigh, the Scottish player, who made a century.

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The cricket match, jNfew Zealand v. Scottish Counties, was resumed at Broughty Ferry this morning. Merritt was in fine form, taking seven wickets for 74 runs. A feature of the match was the batting of Haigh and Wood, the former’s 115 taking less than two hours to make. He hit two sixes and 19 fours. Haigh’s partnership with Wood yielded 124 in 70 minutes. The Counties made 287. New Zealand declared its second innings closed with eight wickets down for 103. The Scottish team followed at the wickets, and lost four for 72. The match was drawn. Details: NEW ZEALAND First Innings C. Oliver, c Anderson, b Marshall . . 48 E. H. L. Bernau, b Marshall 3 C. S. Dempster, c Marshall, b Horsley 154 J. E. Mills, b Anderson 39 W. E. Merritt, lbw, b Anderson . . 2 C. C. Dacre, lbw, b Anderson .... 0 M. L. Page, lbw, b Anderson .... 7 T. C. Lowry, c and b Anderson . . 7 K. C. James, c Anderson, b Sievwright . . . . IC> C. P. Allcott, not out 0 W. Cunningham, lbw, b Sievwriglit 0 Extras , 33 Total .4 304 Bowling Analysis.—Horsley took one wicket for 52 runs: Marshall, two for 68; Sievwright, two for - 83; Anderson, five for 52; Halley, none for 16. Second Innings Dacre, b Marshall ■. . . . 7 Cunningham, c and b Halley .. .. 14 Oliver lbw, b Sugden . .. 13 Allcott, c Simpson, b Halley .... 14 Page, c and b Halley 4 Merritt, c "Simpson, b Marshall .. 21 Bernau, c Sugden, b Halley ...... 3 Lowry, run out 14 Mills, not out 1

James, not out 6 Extras . 6 Total for eight wickets (declared) 103 Bowling Analysis.—Marshall took two wickets for 15 runs; Horsley, none for 16; Sugden, one for 18; four for 31; Sievwright. none for 12; Anderson, none for 5. SCOTTISH COUNTIES First Innings Young, b Merritt 7 Halley, b Bernau 7 Haigh, c and b Merritt .. .. .. .. 115 Wood, lbw, b Merritt 50 Melville, b Merritt . . . 5 Sugden, c Cunningham, b Merritt 29 Marshall, lbw, b Merritt 5 Horsley, b Merritt lu Anderson, not out 17 Simpson, c Allcott, b Dempster . . IS Sievwright, c Cunningham, b Dempster 7 Extras s Total 287 Bowling Analysis.—Bernau took one wicket for 28 runs; Cunningham, none for 68; Merritt, seven for 74: Allcott, none for 29; Page, none for 58; Dempster, two for 32. Second Innings Melville, c Dowry, b Dacre 37 Haigh, b Merritt Young, lbw, b Dempster 2 Sim'pson, c James, b Dacre 8 Marshall, not out 4 Extras 5 Total for four wickets 72 Bowling Analysis.—Merritt took one wicket for 3 runs; Dempster, one for 35; Dacre, two for 29.—A. and N.Z.