A SPLENDID RECORD
SINCE the arrival of the New Zealand cricketers in England nothing has been heard of them that has not redounded to their credit as sportsmen and gentlemen on and off the field. In earning the goodwill and friendship of the people of Great Britain, they have doubly earned that of the people of the Dominion. Their latest showing against so redoubtable a team as that of Surrey, which includes great cricketers of the calibre of Hobbs and Sandham, is highly meritorious. The New Zealanders made 313 in their first innings, to be overtaken by Surrey’s fine score of 377. Facing an uphill journey, the New Zealanders showed all the fighting capacity of those great uphill cricket battlers, the Australians, and when stumps were drawn, had scored 197 for the loss of only one wicket, to which Dempster contributed another of his centuries and remained not out. It is now safe to assert that tlie tour has been a conspicuous success and that the prowess of the players has proved to be immeasurably above the standard of New Zealand cricket in the past. These young men have advertised the Dominion in a splendid fashion and deserve the hearty congratulations of their countrymen.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 115, 5 August 1927, Page 8
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204A SPLENDID RECORD Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 115, 5 August 1927, Page 8
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