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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 144, 8 September 1927, Page 1

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New Zealand Cricket Tour GAME WITH CYGNETS Last Match But One Begun THE tour of Britain by the New Zealand cricketers is almost over. The last match but one was commenced yesterday, against the Cygnets at Llandudno. The Cygnets lost six wickets for 190 runs. The last game of the tour will commence at Scarborough on Saturday, against Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s eleven.

By Cable. —Press Ass Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. In the cricket match. The Cygnets v. New Zealand, at Llandudno, rain held up the opening of the game until two o’clock in the afternoon. Though the wicket was sticky, with the sun succeeding rain, The Cygnets decided to bat. The ball occasionally capered, bul Riches and Raikes were venturesome. Raikes hit one lovely sixer off Lowry, then he was brilliantly stumped. Riches scored 50 out of 90 in 90 minutes. He was dismissed by a magnificent one-hand catch. After tea there was a run of cheap wickets.

irtation. — Copyright. Walters and Turnbull settled down to a defensive game, and Lowry tried seven bowlers. Details: THE CYGNETS First Innings Riches, c and b Lowry . . . . G 4 Raikes, st James, b Merritt . . . . 18 Mallalieu, b Henderson 11 Walters, not out . 45 Bruce, b Merritt 3 Rowland, b Dacre 8 Turnbull, st James, b Merritt . . . . 29 Mathias, not out 7 Extras 5 Total for six wickets 190