DOMINION CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 225, 20 June 1927, Page 12

DOMINION CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND

MATCH AGAINST DURHAM GOOD FIRST-INNINGS’LEAD HENDERSON AND BLUNT . TAKE WICKETS BY TBMGBAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION. Copyright. (Rec. June 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 18. The New Zealand cricketers commenced their northern tour with a match against Durham, which last year ' - won . the seoond class ' counties’ championship. The match early attracted three thousand spectators, and the attendance soon afterwards grew to six thousand. New Zealand batted first, and Dempster and Blunt, the opening batsmen, delighted the spectators with sparkling play,. the first 64 runs coming in half an hour. Tho pair scored evenly, and when Blunt was dismissed, Page and Dempster carried on brightly, the total reaching 148 by lunch time. Dempster was then 74 and Page 31. On resuming, Dempster reached the century, which- took 139 minutes, and outlasted Page and the next four batsmen, being joined by Dacre, who also gave a fine display, Dempster was finally dismissed by a catch at mid-on after being at the wickets for 192 minutes. He hit four sixers and twentyone 4’s. Cleverly timed leg strokes were a feature of his innings, though his cutting and driving w6>e also exceAllent. Dacre and Bernau continued to add runs freely, but the partnership was broken, and tho last wicket taken by the time the tea adjournment was reached. When play was resumed Durham went in. Cook and Carr, who headed Durham’s bowling averages last season, were each fairly successful, but the other professionals failed to take a wicket, whereas the amateur, Brooks, who is not a regular bowler, secured three wickets for 46. Durham’s batting opened miserably, and when eight wickets had fallen the team seemed unlikely to reach the century for the innings. Then Brooks and Cook became associated, and held the home team’s end up till the end of the day, when the total had reached 111 without further loss. *’

Henderson and Blunt were tho tourists’ most formidable bowlers, the former taking four for 33 and Blunt two for 22. Merritt is not playing. The scores are as follow:— NEW ZEALAND. ~ ' First Innings. ? Dempster, c. Howell, • b Brooks 178 Blunt, c. Brooks, b. Carr 42 Page, l.b.w.i b; Cook 57 Mills, 1.b.w., b. Cook 0 Oliver, b. Cook A 1 Allcott, c. Wright, b. Carr ;..... 1 McGirr, c. Kelsall, b. Carr G Dacre, b. Cook .1 43 Bernau, c. Gibbon, b. Brooks ..... 24 Cunningham/ c. Nichol, b. Brooks . 4 HendertOn, not out .h,..?/..... 9 Extras 9 Total 373 Bowling Analysis.—Howell tobk no wickets for, 79 runs; Cook, four for 96; Carr, three for 56; Nichpl, none for 40; Brooks, thrOe for ’46; Weight, none for 48. DURHAM. • ; ; . First Innings. Kelsall, c. Oliver, b. Henderson 1 Weight, h, -McGirr. ...1;:.;......... 8 M. Nichol, c. Dempster,' b. Blunt 19 Adamson, c. Dacre. b. Henderson .. 6 Carr, c. Mills, b. Blunt ® Gibbon, run out 10 R. Nichol, b. Henderson .' 2 Howell, c. Dacre, b.. Henderson .... 0 Brooks, not out S - 22 Cook, not out 34 Extras 9 /■ -Total, for eight wickets 11l THE LEICESTERSHIRE r ' /.'.match ABANDONED OWING TO. RAIN. ■ London, June 17. The New Zealand match against Leicestershire, has, been abandoned . owing to’ rain. - A.. The bowling analysis for Leicestershire is as follows: Skelding took two wickets for 32 runS; Shipman, one for 18; AstiD, - none for: 21; Bale, none for 1; Snaiw, two for 28; Smith, three for 41; -. aha Armstrong, one \for 20: ■ ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES RAIN CAUSES INTERRUPTIONS. ’ London," June 17. The following , is. the-.result-of this week’s series of county matches:— • Kent, playing against Middlesex at Maidstone, in the first innings made 463 (Hardinge 80. Woolley 96, Ashdown 122, Chapman 71), Haig taking five wickets for 140. Middlesex, in the first innings made 153, Freeman taking seven for 68, and in the second 244 (Hendren 60). Kent won by.-an innings: and QB runs. Hampshire, playing Notts, at Portsmouth, made 296 in the first innings (Newman 72, Livsey. not out 56). In the second innings thov last nine wickets for 361’ runs, and then declared. (Kennedy 118, Mead 64, Newman 78).. Notts in the first' innings made 147. : Hampshire, won on the first innings. Playing against Cambridge University at Brighton, Sussex in the first innings made. 329 (Bowley 83, Tate 59), Irvine taking five wickets for 96, and in the second declared with nine down for 151. Cambridge University in the first innings made 352 (Judd 93, Dawson 54, Robins 85), Bowley taking four for 41, and in the second lost five wickets for 82 runs. The match was drawn. Yorkshire, playing against Somerset, at Bradford, declared in the first innings when seven wickets had fallen for 486 (Holmes 126, Oldroyd 111, Leyland 66, Kilner 56). Somerset made 140 in the first and 194 in the second innings (A. Rippon 59). Rhodes took four wickets for 26 runs. Yorkshire won by an innings and 152 runs. Playing for Warwickshire against Surrey, at the Oval, Parsons made 135, and for Surrey Ducat made 166, • Barling 124, and Fender took five wickets for 140 runs. Warwickshire won. Playing for Essex against Gloucestershire at Bristol, Cutmore made 238 not out. and for Gloucestershire Dipper made 185 not out, Hammond 105 not out, and Neale 100. The match was drawn. Playing for Northants against Worcestershire, at Worcester, Jupp made 97 and Clark took eight wickets for 59 inns. For Worcestershire Root took five wickets for 77 runs. Northants won. Rain caused an interruption of some A matches on the third day. AUSTRALIANS IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS* Singapore, Juno 17. In " the match against the Australian touring team, North Malaya made 149 (Rodrigo 45), Macartney taking five wickets for 29. The Australians have lost three wickets for 109 (Bardsley not out 51). 1