NEW ZEALANDERS DECLARE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19057, 20 July 1927, Page 11

NEW ZEALANDERS DECLARE.

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MNDON, July 18. J* '*r£L bHlsy, when the New * CSt3 Service first wiek«l» down for 421 and 3*j£°£ ao means easy the ** *rf Burnt, &* to « et g01 " g ' fl**, ««T Zealand 'a favour. for Ml out; of *StfL tat ft took him 2J hours *ft2 a** tha scoring at this not fast. _ *£?££**&! "trong on drives, !?£Zetf hi. strokes being *&**««» ware, however, only in nil fine total. *»s£d Page gave Blunt some as*!*S no real stand was made had fallen form *isftfc« joined MUls ' "?f tte determined "Wtanee. ££ home total waa passedthey 2L . foreinz game, and dehghted £&*%& fTtbeir vigorous *fte tea adjournment the score .J; IJi 3*9 Mills then being 57, UpTthiaAlcotthad SfrfSd ftteV than his partner, 51m35 «■ j— 4th6 "* Z. nartieaHy together. ■JJytheßdeclared the umings closput « »0, the Intake; to 21 »<»» ?** & m,%*& the latter 100 minutes £5. 2o nfefshed. Mills hit 10 Ki Aleott 13. . • !£a Berriee had a few minutes of, tSI »ad wared 28 without loss bewere drawn for the day.

CIVIL SERVICE. . First Innings. « * flpok. e Bernan, b Blunt ... 22 fiOippon. std. Lowry, b , JMtoson/c'Page/b Merritt ,28 ftfc* W«bb. c Fox, b HenderlUtamtt. b'Page • ™ fentt, b Blunt - ••'• % flamim e Lowry, b Alcott ... 22 Hctflins, b Alcott ... -. 11 J,F.fflarUnd. e Lowry, b Hen- .. anon ... •*♦ « i&s*. not out « j E(JJM ... -. ...J^ r Total ... ... ... 256 ?tVf&§ analysis: Bcrnau, nono for fcOSnr none for 6; Alcott two for I' But, two for 36; Merritt, two for •: fine, two for 42; Henderson, two Second Innings. itiSppon, st Lowry, b Blnnt 24 IMMBtf, b Henderson - .. 0 l.Ltfsbb, b Blunt .. .. 17 V.T.9%, e Alcott, b Blnnt .. 12 r.Ksamnn> out .. 0 ■EB«tt,not out .. ..32 •■'■■■.. .. 5 i Abas .. .. .. 15 ' ' Total for five wiekets .. 105 NEW ZEALAND.

Rrrt Iwild|s. AS. Dempster, bE- W. Sbarland 28 Ait r Collins, b Chapman .. 4 It Blnnt, c Cook, b Chapman .. 90 ft J. Oliver, b Collins .. 14 IS. I*. Bernan, e Mason, b Collins 4 |C Lowiy, e Evans, b Chapman .. 2G JtL. Page, b Cook .. 21 |. & Mill, not out .. 104 *;■*. R Aleott, not out .. 102 •<■ Extras .. ..28

Total for seven wickets ..' 421 -fc*j«if analysis: Chapman, three for *{ wsmad, one for 67; Evans, none for Is (took, one for 63; Musson, none F ST; Gollhu, two for 47; Everett,

Jit New Zealanders, after making <*S? oatoata start, played themselves as* ■ commanding position, commencj*£» ttW day's play with a lead •W, tftey ihould gain another vic*hjt is doubtful whether the Civil gnats will make nrneh more than 2"»*W' totting strength is not |<9' waHdable. Their score of 256 ■»» fist Inaingj, was evidently little •" ttaa their true worth. New Zealander's good total was £tt»*>re ewditaWe as the wicket 2"**» assistance to the bowlers "•Mitaitiy troubled the earlier batsm, Hnt deserves great credit for W l ** «s team iato a good position. "■**• gives him again the leading £■■ » average, and aggregate. He Z2V52"* IWB ran « »t an averMuv mu P er innings. Blunt's »L" *» I tt »d highest seore on the ?J* **•• Against Northumberland and against Mr Martie^^^L^?! e,, . 1U - »«■»•*». is next 7*» art with 1125 runs, ana an g*S»« ML Lowry has scored "*2J?! ** « average, of 42.80. 4aSl ~L Ai I ff t wme t0 u 6ht with *si «SL* *?***& Alcott has 3? u^ 3 "? a tUrt y ,airl y «wws»*ML-.!? 1 2**° a diaappointment. JJ •'the Bedpath Cup in 1925-26 SSLS*?* batßman o* the year, 52*% has not played up to eipec|7"» «o»ever his eentury on Mon-SatT-Jf * ht , to wto« his conMa aril *° not be BUr P riain g fctfj"*' -* MM good scores on the SSI*?! tte tow, for he has the tß*M?s*- l for erickot M his cen. *» 1925 " 26 show. »ji7£?. - ™y ta Md ° at f °™ g£j J** **, w»a he too has not •%*?&i?,* 9m Zealand *»»• tafcT U * nd , w '■ «eeond century, jß?i*« •»** Mr MartineX ■bhrLu J20 Mta * of the tour. J*ias lo t ,hort of Us MOO. T 6 *«* few innings mrfS *<> New Zealand. |?S e u, S. >»a «ix men with f^*^»ofcr? , t ntv * no onß with $* SluS.. «° it can be seen •Ifc**" 7 SRB e T* nce a -JT yolkegtmtft to-day