A TEN-WICKET WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 85, 1 July 1927, Page 1

A TEN-WICKET WIN

New Zealand Cricketers Beat the Edinburgh Clubs

DACRE’S BRILLIANT BATTING

Staavd By Mackessack Averts Innings Defeat.

AT cricket, New Zealand inflicted a ten-wicket defeat on the Edinburgh Clubs. Dacre, in New Zealand’s first innings, briskly carried on his 48 not out the previous day to 167. The innings was declared closed with seven wickets down for 406. The Clubs would have suffered an innings defeat but for Mackessack, who, after six wickets had fallen for 131, hit hard for a timely 94. McGirr took two wickets for 13, and Cunningham four for 44. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright

Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. hit out brilliantly, his 167 taking 90 minutes to compile. He hit three sixes and 26 fours. Mills batted soundly. The innings occupied 3£ hours. Requiring 207 to avert an innings defeat, the Clubs lost six wickets for 131, but the hard hitting of Mackessack, who scored 94 not out in 60 minutes, caused New Zealand to go to the wickets again. Dempster and Bernau scored the required number without loss of wickets, and New Zealand won by 10 wickets. Details: — EDINBURGH CLUBS First Innings Stevenson, c McGirr, b Page .... 49 Fleming, c Lowry, b Bernau .... 0 Heath, b Henderson 19 Atkinson, b Dacre 38 Weir, not out 26 McTavish, st Lowry, b Merritt . . 25 Edwards, st Lowry, b Merritt . . 8 Mackessack, b Merritt 14 Duncan, lbw, b Merritt 4 Henderson, c Mills, b Dacre .... 3 Gordon, c Dempster, b Merritt . . 0 Extras 13 Total i - - • • 199 Bowling analysis: Cunningham took no wickets for 18 runs, Bernau one for 26. Henderson one for 40, Dacre two for 43, Page one for 37, Merritt five for 22. Second Innings Edwards, b McGirr .. 10 Fleming, c Oliver, b McGirr .. .. 12 Atkinson, b Mills 28 Weir, c Oliver, b Cunningham .. 10 Heath, lbw, b Cunningham .... 50

McTavish, b Mills 4 Mackessack, not out 94 Duncan, b Cunningham 2 Henderson, b Cunningham 8 Gordon, b Henderson 12 Stevenson (absent through illness) 0 Extras : 16 Total 246 Bowling analysis: McGirr took two wickets for 13 runs; Mills two for 122, Dacre none for 29, Cunningham four for 44, Merritt none for 18, Henderson one for 4. NEW ZEALAND First Innings C. Oliver, c Duncan, b Heath . . 10 C. S. Dempster, c Fleming, b Heath 65 W. Cunningham, b Edwards .... 12 T. C. Lowry, b Gordon ........ 23 E. H. L. Bernau. b Gordon .... 0 H. M. McGirr, c Atkinson, b Gordon . J. E. Mills, not out 75 C. C. Dacre, c Henderson, b Gordon 167 M. L. Page, not out 26 Extras 17 Total for seven wickets (declared) 406 Bowling analysis: Atkinson took no wickets for 67 runs, Heath two for 110, Mackessack none for 41, Weir none for 28, Edwards one for 12, Gordon four for 81, Henderson none for 7, Duncan none for 43. Second Innings Dempster, not out .. ./ .. .... 35 Bernau, not out 3 Extras 4 Total for no wickets .. .. .. 42 Bowling analysis: Heath took no wickets for 10, Gordon npne for 16, Weir none for 12. —A. and N.Z.-Sun.