Dashing New Zealanders

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 148, 13 September 1927, Page 1

Dashing New Zealanders

LAST CRICKET GAME Princess Mary Watches the Play By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. PKINuEHfc. MARY suw the New Zealand cricketers at plav yesterday. .she saw them at the close of a dashing innings against H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's eleven. It yielded 447 runs. The Aucklander, J. E. Mills, who scored 152, earned great praise. Leveson-Gower's men replied with 207 for six wickets.

Becii. s.s a.m. LONDON, Monday. rTHfi New Zealanders, who have I earned a reputation as the keenest hard-tutting exponents of the carefree amateur style, are most worthily endjag the tour, opposing a team of firstclas§ amateurs in an exhibition of cricket played for the sake of the game, not for the sake of the result. Boger Blunt’s innings is still talked of. He hit everything a terrific crack, taking the ball on the centre of the bat and most, expertly clearing the heads of the men at cover. He was more careless later. The masterpiece, however was the exhibition by J. E. Mills. Mills hit in the best left-hand style. His best shot 3 were a pull of a straight ball, and a glance to fine leg. He fat ed to add many to-day. His innings included eleven 4’s and three

The last four wickets falling quickly and Lowry being indisposed and unable to bat, the innings ended after the New Zealanders; had batted five and three-quarter hours. The batsmen of Leveson-Gower’s eleven made a good rcsply, scoring 95 in 100 minutes. Dawson hit seven. 4’s. The arrival of Princess Mary at 4.30 stopped the play temporarily, the spectators rushing od. to the ground to see her. On the resumption wickets fell fast, four men being dismissed for 33 runs, but Douglas and F. W. Giliiigan made a sound stand and added 37 in 50 minutes. The close of the game left the New Zealanders in an excellent position. Details: NEW ZEALAND First Innings C. S. Dempster, bA. Gilligan .... 50 J. E. Mills, lbw, b Mercer .. .. 152 R. C. Blur t, c and b Haig 131 C. C. Dacre, b Haig .. . 8 C. F. Allcott, c Mercer, b Bryan .. 5 M. L. Page, b A. Gilligan 23 T. C. Lowry, retired 4 H. M. McGirr, c Enthoven, b Haig 12 K. C. James, not out 18 W. E. Merritt, c F. Gilligan, .b Clay 8 M. Henderson, c F. Gilligan, b Clay 8 Extras 28 Total 447 Bowling analysis.—-Haig took three wickets for 112 runs, Mercer two for 89, Clay two for 86, A. Gilligan two for 37, Wyatt, none for 52, Enthoven none for 21, Arnot.t none for 22. LEVESON-GOWER’S ELEVEN First Innings Dawson, c Dacre, b Allcott 53 Arnot.t, c Merritt, b Henderson .. 27 Wyatt, b Allcott .. . 44 Haig, c Page, b Merritt 4 Douglas, not out 21 A. Gilligan, e McGirr, b Merritt .* 0 Enthoven, st James, b Merritt 7 F. W. Gilligan, not out 24 Extras 17 Total for six wickets •• .. . 207