A BAD START

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 July 1927, Page 1

A BAD START

NEW 2:ealand cricketers MATCH AGAINST ARMY WICKETS FALL CHEAPLY MEW ZEALAND has started poorly in the cricket match il against the Army eleven at Folkestone. The visitors’ first innings yielded 184, the batsmen falling an easy prey to the bowling of Miles and Joy. Merritt, 50 not out, was the only man to make a stand. The Army team has lost three wickets for 163. By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright.

Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Wednesday

rnHE pitch was fast. New Zealand A made a bad start and lost three wickets for 68 runs before lunch. Miles was bowling splendidly, and nine wickets were down for 113. Joy and Miles in turn were deadly, the latter taking in one over the wickets of Oliver and Henderson. New Zealand’s fortunes turned with a last-wicket stand, Merritt and Cunningham adding 71 in 40 minutes. Merritt hit two sixes, one live, and two fours.

The Army score was greatly assisted by James missing E. Williams when he was 27. Afterwards he did some powerful driving. The attendance was 1,500. Details:

NEW ZEALAND First Innings C. S. Dempster, c Wilkinson, b Joy 26 R. C. Blunt, c Stanyforth, b Joy . . 28

J. E. Mills, b Joy 7 T. C. Lowry, cP. Williams, b Miles 5 M. L. Page, lbw, b Gore 18 C. F. Allcott, lbw, b Miles 5 K. C. James, c and b Miles .... 8 W. E. Merritt, not out 50 C. Oliver, c Gore, b Miles 0 M. Henderson, lbw, b Miles .... 0 W. Cunningham, run out 16 Extras 21 Total 184 Bowling Analysis.—Gore took one wicket for 43 runs, Kavelock-Davies none for 12, Joy three for 34, Miles five for 74. ARMY ELEVEN First Innings Wilkinson, lbw, b Page 23 E. Williams, not out 84 P. Williams, c Blunt, b Page .... 2 Bryan, b Henderson 18 Tudor, not out 26 Extras 10 Total for three wickets . . .. 163