N.Z. CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 7

N.Z. CRICKETERS.

PLAY IN YORKSHIRE. County Gets 377 By A j Third-Wicket Stand. ! DACRE THE STAR BOWLER. (Bj Cable —Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, July 3. The New Zealand cricketers yesterday commenced a three-day's match against Yorkshire at Bradford. The county won the toss and made 377 runs in their first innings. New Zealand had lost two wickets for 41 when stumps were drawn. The wicket was soft, but not treacherous and gave Yorkshire a very easy day's batting. Holmes and Sutcliffe looked as if they were set for another century for the first wicket till Blunt co'mpletelv beat the Test match champion. After the home side had lost two wickets for 61 Holmes and Leyland became partners and added 247 for the third wicket. They played delightful cricket and scored 200 in two hours. Leyland hit one six and 14 fours. The bowlers had a heartless task on the dead pitch, but the fielding was very keen.

The 5000 spectators displayed the liveliest admiration for Dacre's spell of tricky and brainy bowling. He sent down 14 overs, three of which were maidens. Holmes played a chanceless innings. He was batting four hours and hit 24 fours. The New Zealanders, in the So minutes in which they batted, lost two valuable wickets. Sutcliffe, in the slips, gathered in snicks by Dempster and Blunt off Douglas, the fast bowler of Yorkshire's second eleven. YORKSHIRE. —First Innings. Holmes, not out 175 Sutcliffe, b Blunt 42 Oldroyd, c Lowrv, b Blunt 0 Leyland, c Blunt, b Dacre IIS j Mitchell, c James, b Blunt 0 Kilner, c Blunt, b Dacre 0 Rhodes, b Dacre 2 Macaulay, b Dacre 5 Dolphiu, c Henderson, b Merritt ... 9 Lupton, c Mills, b Dacre 7 Douglas, c Henderson, b Merritt .. 5 Extras 14 Total . 3771 Bowling: Dacre took five wickets for 35 runs, Blunt three for 94. Merritt two for 76, McGirr none for 31, Henderson none for 29, Allcott none for 09, Page none for 10, Lowrv none for 19. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Dempster, c Sutcliffe, b Douglas .. S Blunt, c Sutcliffe, b Douglas 11 Mills, not out 11 Lowrv, not out 6 Extras 5 Total for two wickets 41 The Yorkshire Eleven in this came is' practically at full strength. Douglas is ai last-medium left-hand bowler of the samel tpye as Waddington, and last: season took 75 wickets at an average oi 10.84 for the second eleven. Apparently he; is being tried in view of Waddington s. I comnaratice lack of success recentlv. The! only other change from the regular team j is Mitchell in place of Robinson. Mitchell) is a stylish batsman, who regularly heads, the second eleven averages.