POOR START.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 214, 10 September 1931, Page 7

POOR START.

N.Z. GRICKETERS.

Dismissed for 217 Runs by English Eleven.

A STAND BY WEIR,

(Special to N.Z. Press Association.)

". • (Keceived 9.30 a.m.) SCARBOROUGH, September 9. The New Zealand cricketers to-day commenced a match against Mr. H. D. G-. Leveson-Gower's eleven at Scarborough. The weather is wintry and the wicket dead. Cromb, Vivian and Allcott are standing down from the New Zealand side, and the teams are:— New Zealand.—Lowry, Blunt, Dempster, James, Kerr, Mills, Merritt, Matlieson, Page/Talbot; Weir.' Leveson-Gower's. — Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Duleepsinhji, Wyatt, Leyland, Jupp, Allen, Larwood, Brown, Verity, F. Gilligan. . . : Lowry won the toss and the New Zealanders went in to bat at 12.10 p.m. The New Zealand batsmen made a somewhat disappointing showing. Mills, Page and Talbot were dismissed before lunch. Mills- was caught behind, Page at mid-off, and Talbot with an excellent catch by Duleepsinhji in the outfield. With only 53 rune on for four wickets, Blunt and Weir added 54 runs for the fifth wicket by steady batting after lunch. Lowry batted, brightly before being dismissed by a fine catch by Jupp at mid-on. Merritt again hit freely. Weir's wicket -fell last, Hobbs taking a brilliant one-hand catch at cover. It was a sound defensive innings, and .of the highest value to the side. He obtained his 1000 runs for the tour in first-class matches. A slow wicket rendered Larwood innocuous. He did not bowl at top speed. Brown,. although successful, was not., as steady as usual. Hobbs and Sutcliffe batted for 70 minutes before stumps. The former played delightful shots. ; Thie •is his only appearance this season; against the New Zealanders. , - • Despite cold weather, the Sttendance numbered. COOO. Scores;— NEW- ZEALAND.—First Innings. Dempster, b Jupp V.; 18 Mills, c Gilligan, b Verity ... 18 Page, c Allen, b Verity 1 Talbot, c Duleepsinhji, b Jupp .... 10 Blunt, b Allen .'... 28' Weir, c Hobbs, b Brown .......... 58 Lowry, c Jupp, b Brown 27 Kerr, st Gilligan, b Brown ........ 13 James, c Gilligan, b Brown ........ 2 Merritt, b Allen 23 Matheson, not out ........... 6 Extras 13 ' Total '.... :v;217 Bowling: Larwood took no wickets for 13 runSj Allen two f0r.42, Jupp two for' 03, Verity two for 45, Brown four for 41. .... LEVESON-GOWER'S ELEVEN. Hobbs, not out 38 Sutcliffe, not out ................ 20 Total for ho wickets 58 M.C.C. Y. THE REST. MARYLEB ONE'S PERSONNEL. (Kcceived H a.m.) LONDON, September 9. In the cricket match, the Rest of England versus Marleybone, the Rest of England in their first innings compiled 295 (Pataudi 08, Peebles four for 59). . The- Marylebone team is . the same as that which toured South Africa. FOOTBALL AT HOME. LATEST MATCH RESULTS. LONDON, September 9. At Association football in the English League, Northern Division, Southport beat Tranmere, I—o.. , In the. Scottish League, feecond. Division, Stenhouseniuir lost to East. Stirling, I—4. Under - Northern Union rules, Dewsbury beat Castleford, 11—6.