Lancashire Has First Hit

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 126, 18 August 1927, Page 1

Lancashire Has First Hit

E. TYLDESLEY’S FINE SCORE New Zealanders Begin Badly THE New Zealanders are engaged in a match against Lancashire at Manchester. The Home side batted first, and made an average county game total for first innings of 229. It collapsed after the fall of six wickets, the remaining four going for 25 runs. New Zealand did not start well, Dacre being trapped at the outset.

By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright /~»N an Incomplete message, it is reported that Lancashire, at a stage of the game, broke down, the last four wickets falling for 25 runs. The innings closed after four hours’ hatting.

The most marked feature was Ernest Tyldesley's delightful cricket. He made his score in 190 minutes, hitting eight fours and six threes. The New Zealanders began badly, Dacre falling to a trap set by McDonald and Farrimond, when only

three runs were on the board. Thereafter Dempster and Blunt settled down, and with a fine dogged effort reached the drawing of stumps without further loss. Details:— LANCASHIRE First Innings Merritt 124 Ernest Tyldesley, c McGlrr, b Farrimond, b Blunt 0 Richard Tyldesley, run out 6 McDonald, st James, b Merritt . . 5 Holroyd, not out 0 Extras 8 Bowling Analysis.—McGirr took no wickets for three runs; Bernau, none for 7; Allcott. none for 26: Dacre. none for 7: Merritt, three for 94; Blunt, four for 53: Lowry, one for 31. NEW ZEALAND First Innings C. C. Dacre, c FaFrrimond. b McDonald 0 C. S. Dempster, not out 21 R. C. Blunt, not out 28 Extras 8 Total for one wicket 57 —A. and N.Z.-Sun. These are the only scores so far cabled, although the total has been given at 229.