Fine Partnership

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 201, 14 November 1927, Page 13

Fine Partnership

REST MAKES 267 NEW ZEALAND OPENS WELL Press Association. WELLINGTON. Sui ay On a slow wicket, and : n b : eak weather, the cricket match, New Zealand v. The Rest, opened yesterday. The Rest made 267. ar.d when stumps were drawn for tne day New Zealand had scored 35 runs for the loss of one wicket. The partnership of Kingston Foley was an outstanding 3 [bowled by Lowry lor 43 and the lau-.' carrying his bat for 66. Bowiey and N< v.ma;. Rest against the bowling \ oG:i and Bernau. At 21 Blum r- .eve Bernau and Allcott relieved McGur Pago relieved Blunt at 3> too. Fift went up after 45 minutes’ pL. Xe man’s total being 19. X< wn.. skithe ball to long lee. where Mills brought off a brilliant catch. 7_ —: —;• MERRITT'S EXCELLENT LENGTH Oliver joined Bowley to - h dropped by Merritt off a very .. d>. - turn. Oliver was bowled with straight ball from Page without scoring. Gillespie filled the vacancy. M, rritt was keeping an excellent length and had Bowley anxious. At lunch the score was 80. Bcwley 37, not out, and Gillespie 4, not out. After the adjournment Merrill went on in place of Page ami-sent down ; maiden over. With the score sT Bowley went out lbw t-> Merritt. n 7 3—3 S. lie had hit four foul's.,- l»a ieock was next man. At 97 Page resumed bowling ami the next century was hoisted f r ;n hour and 55 minutes’ play. Gillcspi. went to the twenties with good bail hi r but at 22 was given out lbw to Mt rl'itt. 106 —4 —22. Badcock was scoring off Merritt, and when Lowry came on to bowl Badcock hit him for four and three respectively, bring up 130. Henderson went on to bowl at 135 and Badcock brought up 140. Badcock was uex: to go, being well caught by Derapstt r , off Lowry. 146—5—36. Gallichan til d the vacancy and Blunt relieved Lowry. Henderson, after bowling two ov is. gave way to Merritt, who soon h d Gallichan stumped. Talbot came in lo see Foley bring 150 up* with a throe, but one run later Talbot flicked a bail from Merritt and was caught bv James. Ill—7 —B. FOLEY CARRIES HIS BAT L. C. Eastman was next in. At IGS ; Allcott went on to bowl in place of Blunt. With 170 up Eastman was w- 11 ! caught at short slip by Page off Allcott. Kingston tilled the vacancy an i the score mounted slowly. Both Kingston and Foley were bi - ting in excellent form. With the second century up and a new ball Ai. - , Girr and Bernau took up the 1h ul- - Merritt came on at 230, but at j the afterpoon tea adjournment the < score wate 235, Foley 47, not out. and Kingston 40, not out. After tea Lowry and Blunt went on to bowl and at 243 the first byes worn debited against James. Foley reached 50 and then Kingston was cleanbowled by Lowry. He had helped t«> put on 77 for the ninth wicket. 247—9 43. Read was the last man. The light became dull and the scoring slow . The innings closed at 5.22 o’clock for 267, i Read being caught at short leg iy Blunt off Lowry. Foley carried his bat for 66. Dempster and Mills commenced bat - I ling for New Zealand against the bowl- ( ing of Newman and Read. When he I had scored eight Mills played a ball from Newman on to his wicket. At 6.20 j p.m.. when the score was 35 for one i wicket, stumps were drawn owing t<> the bad light. RAIN AGAIN MARS PLAY Rain fell before the starting time at ! noon to-day, and when Dempster 19. and Lowry 7, resumed play the New Zealanders’ innings at 12.10 prospe< ts . were far from bright. Eastman, an ! j Newman were the bowlers. With good shots by both batsmen, the score was quickly brought to 60. Eastman was injured in the leg while bowling and retired, Massey taking hi. place at 12.45 p.m., when the total - was 75 for one wicket, Dempster 4 1 and Lowry 25. Details are: THE REST First Innings E. H. BOWLEY, lbw, b Merritt .. . . :’.s J. NEWMAN, c Mills, b Page <\ OLIVER, b Page IT. GILLESPIE, lbw, b Merritt .. . . 22 F. J. BADCOCK, c Dempster, b Low r U. GALLICHAN, st .Tames, b Merrill R. O. TALBOT, c James, b Merritt . L. C. EASTMAN, e Page, b Allcott C. A. KINGSTON, b Lowry .. .. FOLEY, not out .. 66 Extras 11 Total 267 Bowling Analysis: McGirr, 0-22; Hderson, 0-6; Bernau, 0-23; Merritt, 4-,6. Page, 2-36: Blunt, 0-35; Lowry, 3-2" Allcott, 1-2 S. NEW ZEALAND First Innings MILLS, played on, b Newman .. .. DEMPSTER, not out LOWRY, not out . . * Extras J Total for one wicket 1-4 | A neat Cut for four gave Dempster 50. Lowry was then 31. Dempster, driving Badcock back for two, brought ’ the total up to 100 for S 5 minutes’ play. Both Lowry and Dempster continued attractively, and the score at tinlunch adjournment was I—3 24, Dempster 69, L» »wry 45: •: 1 -•--