DEMPSTER UNBEATEN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVIII, Issue 10984, 2 August 1927, Page 5

DEMPSTER UNBEATEN.

BCORES 164 NOT OUT. MATCH WITH GLAMORGAN. FLUCTUATING CRICKET. ."Press Association —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.40 a.nu) LONDON, August 1. There was a. Bank Holiday crowd at Cardiff to see the resumption of the picket match, New Zealand v. Glamorganshire. The spectators witnessed some fluctuating cricket. Lowiy Jbelped Dempster to add 79 for the fifth wicket in an hour. Then a> remarkable change came over tip play. Mercer, who had had some 6ft runs hit off him without obtaining a wicket, was put on again, and this time proved practically unplayable. He took five wickets for an. additional 23 runs, -and James was ran out. Dempster alone could do anything with Mercer and remained unbeaten to the end, carrying his bat for 167. He gave one chance in the slips at 135, hat, apart from this, his innings was a magnificent display of batting. It lasted 4J hours, and he had one six and 14 fours in his (total. When the County went in, Bates and JX Davies hit so freely that the first wicket put on 73. The next two men also' started well, ;and then a collapse* similar to that of the New Zealanders occurred. This was caused by Bernau, who relieved Merritt. None of the batsmen could time his fast deliveries, with the result iihat Glamorgan was ail out in 2J hours. The left-hander got six wickets for 35, and in his final mell got three imen in four overs for 11 runs>. Despite New .'Zealand's lead of 200, Jjumiy did not enforce the follow-on, hut went in again. The batting was not nearly so successful as before. Dacre hit with fine power till bowled by Mercer, but three wickets were down for 64, and when stumps were drawn six men were out for 144.

The scores were: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dacre, c Sullivan, b Arnott ... 0 Dempster, not out 167 Blunt, c Hill, b E. Da vies ... 89 Mills, b Arnott 1 Page, o Sullivan, bD. Davies ... 17 Imrry, o Clay, b Mercer 25 MeGirr, b Mercer 9 Merritt, b Mercer ... 3 James, run out 0 Bernau, c Ttyan, b Mercer 0 .direr, c Clay, b Mercer ... ..; 5 Kxtras .... : 29 Total 345 Bowling.—Mercer five for 82, Arnott two for 79, Ryan none for 61, E. Davies one for 24, Clay none for 20, Bates! none for 18, D. Davies one for 32. Second Innings. Dempster., "b Clay 14 Oliver, b Clay 21 Blunt, b Mercer 26 lowry. c Hills, b Ryan 10 Page, Ibw, b Ryan 15 Dacre, b Mercer 29 MeGirr, not out 13 Mills, not out 3 Extras ... 13 Total (for six wickets) ... 144 GLAMORGANSHIRE. First Innings. Bates, c Merritt, b Lowry ... 53 D. Davies, c Oliver, b Merritt ... 25 Arnott, b Bernau 17 Clay, b Lowry ... 16 Hills, b Bernau 1 Syson, b Lowry ... 17 organ, b Bernau 0 E. Davies, b Bernau 0 Mercer, b Bernau ... 2 Sullivan, b Bernau 6 Ryan, not out 2 • Extras 6 Total 145 : Bowling.—tMcGirr none for 29, Ber- '. nan six for 35, Merritt one for 45, < Lowry three for 13, Blunt none for 17. i