SUSSEX MATCH.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20330, 1 September 1931, Page 11

SUSSEX MATCH.

COUNTY'S FIRST INNINGS.

TWO WICKETS FOR 161

(sriCIAL TO MESS ASSOCIATION.)

(Received September Ist, 12.6 a.m.)

LONDON, August 31,

The Now Zealand cricketors continued their match against Sussex in fine weather.

Tate and Cornford made a fine stand in spite of numerous bowling changes, until Cornford was bowled in attempting to hit Morritt.

NISW ZEALAND. First Innings. C. S. Dempster, st Cornford, b Bow- % .. ..167 •T. K Mills, b Tate .. 25 R. C. Blunt, b Cook .. ..16 li. O. Talbot, b Cook .. .. f>B 11. G. Vivian, o and b Cook .. 4 T. C. Lowry, c Dulecpsinhji, b Cook !> J. L. Kerr, bJ. 11. Park's .. u'J K. C. James, Ibw, b Bowley .. J5 I. B. Croinb, not out .. £2 W. E. Morritt, b Langridge .. 1 A. M. Matheson, bJ. 11. Parks .. 1 Extras .. .. 12 .. 3HSS Bowljngv-M. \Y. Tate, one for 82; A. P. Wcnsley, none l'or 72; J. 11. Parks, two for 33; James Langridge. one for 54; T. Cook, four for 76: E. 11, Bowley, two for 56. SUSSEX. First Innings. lr - Parks, Ibw, b Blunt .. 16 M. W. Tate, not out.. .. ..87 W. Cgrnford, b Merritt ~ .. 48 E. 11. Bowley, not out .. .. o Extras .. .. .. 10

Total for two wicekts .. 161 BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES. DEMPSTER SIXTH. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—ET ELECTittC TELEGRAPH—COPTRIGHT.) LONDON, August 30. Following are the leading batting averages:— Jiuns. Average. Sutcliffe .. 2706 100.18 The Nawab of Pataudi .. 1340 74.44 Jar dine • .. 974 04.93 Parsons .. 1190 62.63 Ilendren .. 2442 61.05 Dempster .. 1424 59.33 Dulecpsinhji .. 2529 56.20 Hobbs .. 2016 51.69 Woolley .. 2100 48.83 Tho bowling averages are:— "Wickets. Average. Larwood .. 124 12.01 "Verity .. 172 13.12 Tate .. 134 14.27 Parker .. 210 14.82 Marriott .. 76 14.61 « Freeman .. 257 15.29 Macaulay .. 94 15.35 Townsend .. 72 15.51 Bowes .. 126 15.84 Dick Tyldesley .. 116 15.97