MATCH DRAWN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 151, 29 June 1927, Page 7

MATCH DRAWN.

GAME AT DUNDEE. Scots Batsman A Century, And Merritt Seven Wickets. HOME PLAYERS' BRIGHT STAND. (By Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright.) (Received f.30 a.m.) LOXDOX, June 2S. couiinnod in fine form for the Xew- Zealand cricketers in the match against Scottish Counties, taking seven tickets for 74 runs. Other features were the batting of Haigh and Wood, the former's 115 occupying under two hours, and inelud ing two sixers and 10 fours. The partnership with Wood put on 124 runs in 70 minutes. The match Mas draw n. Details: — SCOTTISH COr_\TlK>.-rn>t Innings. Young, b Merrin 7 Halley, b Berna u ...**".","!.".".' 7 Haigh, c and h Merritt '.'....'. 113 Wood, Ibw, b Merritt , 50 Melville, b Merritt .[ ,-, Sugden, c Cunningham, b Mei-itt" * 20 Marshall. ll»\v, b Merritt ";, Horsley, b Merritt .....,'. 10 Anderson, nut out 17 Simpson, ( - Allcott. b Dempster .'.'. Ls Sicvwripht. c Cunningham, b Dempster - Extras ° Total 257 Bowling: Bornau one. wicket for 2S runs, Cunningham none lor Merritt seven for 74, Allcott none for 2H, Page none for 58, Dempster two for 3ii. Second Innings. Melville, c Lowry, b Dacrc r>7 Haigh, b Merritt ji, Young, Ibw, b Dempster :_> Simpson, c James, b Dane '. S Marshall, not out 4 L.\tras ;-, Four wickets for 72 Howling: Merritt one w i.-ket fur ."> runs, Demp&ter one fur 3.~>. Dane luu for •20. XEW ZEALAND. 1 ii>t lulling ;iOl Second Inning-. Dacrc, li Marshall 7 Cunningham, c and b Halley it Oliver, Ibw. b Sugden ... ." 1. - { Allcott, c Simpson, b Halley 14 Page, l> Halley 4 Merritt, c Simpson, b Mar.-h.ili .... L'l Bernau, c Sugden. b Halley ! Lowry, run out 14 Mills, not out ... ] •James, not out *.... t> Extras m 0 Eight wickets (dec.) for .... 10". Bowling: Marshall two wickets for 15 runs, Horsley none for ]t>, Suuden .->iii for IS, Halley four for 31, Sievwnprn none for 12, Ander.-on none for .">. To-day and to-morrow, at Kdinburgh, 1 the New Zealand eleven will piny a Fid , .' chosen from the Edinburgh Cricket Club. The following are amonpst the most like!-, to be selected for the Home side: — M. ! Patten, the efficient Oxford University! wicket-keeper of 1923; H. J. Preston, the old Kent professional; Dr. N. L. Steven- j son, said to be the most enthusiasticcricketer in Scotland; J. W. Sorrie, a very reliable Carlton batsman; C. S. ! Paterson, Carlton 's best bowler and n ! Scottish representative; Rev. H. F. T.' Heath, Carlton and Scotland"s best all-j rounder; A. S. Wilson, Watsonian"s fast bowler; E. W. Wilson, one of the best young cricketers in Scotlaud. On Friday the Scottish programme will be brought to an end with a one-day inntch nt Galas) , -Is ac.iinst nu eleven rrpresentincl the South of Scotland, but in view of the I Xew Zealanders' engagement with the powerful Yorkshire County Eleven on i Saturday, it would probably have been better to omit the Galashiels match.