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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 226, 20 June 1931, Page 7

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New Zealand’s Batting Greatly Improves 861 FOB- EIGHT WICKETS By Telegraph—Press Ams.— Copyright. Golntitorougjh, June 19. In the cricket match with the minor counties yesterday, when New Zealand had made 861 for the loss of eight wickets, Lowry declared the first ‘innings closed. ... Mills and Merritt were associated in a free-scoring partnership, Which was broken after lunch, when Merritt wan dismissed. ......

Mills carried on and scored a brilliant century. He attacked the bowling from the start, and, although giving several chances, he was always master of the attack. A cut to the off was the only really weak shot of his innings. - 7 He batted for 218 minutes In making 150, and his scoring strokes Included seventeen 4’s. Kerr showed signs of a return to his icustomary enterprising batting, 'and Lowry and Talbot , both gave vigorous displays.' . . The counties’ bowling was not difficult, although the wicket played occasional tricks. Batting for half an

hour before slumps were drawn the counties, made 14 without loss. Cook was dropped In the final over.

Bowling' Analysis.—Remnant ' took two wickets for 68 runs: Fordham, none for 21; Ward, two for 77; Lock, four for 113; and waiters, none for 50. JUPP IS DANGEROUS Team in Northamptonshire (By “Burwood.”) The New Zealanders are at Peterborough to-day to start their match with Northamptonshire, which is the last county engaged before the Test match at Lords on June 27, 29 and 30. Northamptonshire was right at the bottom of the county championship table last year, yet- it put the flower or Australia (Don Bradman included) but for 93, and forced the Australians to follow on, an achievement of which no county could boast since 1912. / Largely responsible for this was V. W. C. Jupp, who took six wickets for 32. Jupp is a player who spins the ball very cleverly, and, with conditions to his liking, isas dangerous a bowler as there is in England. Clark, the left-handed fast, bowler, Who used to be so successful, is no longer in the county side, and it is now left to Thomas, Matthews, and Kendall to assist Jupp. Promising Bateman. While its batting is by no means strong, Northamptonshire has in A. H. Bakewell a young professional who' may go a very long way. _ Bakewell is not yet 23 years of age, and has still to play his first Test match, yet some sound judges are of opinion that the mantle of J. B. Hobbs will fall upon him. High praise indeed I ...» Bakewell is said to be ouick on his feet, to attack the bowling with skill and. pace, and as he now seems certain to play in the Test match against New Zealand at the end of the month, it will be interesting to note how he shapes in this match. Experience in 1927. In 1927 we played Northamptonshire at about the same stage of the tour, and were defeated by 82 runs. It was a match New Zealand should not have lost. . . Northamptonshire batted first for -37, Blunt taking seven wickets: for 109. To this New Zealand replied with 251 (Blunt 50). We were thus ahead on the first innings. . .. . In the second innings, Northamptonshire made 260 (Merritt four for 63), leaving New Zealand 247 runs to make to win. Mills and Blunt opened (Dempster was not playing), and a bad start was made and never retrieved, and we were all ont for 164, McGirr top-scoring with 36. Jupp took seven wickets for 92 in the first innings. and three for 56 in the second. ADMIRABLE RECORD Comparison of Two Tours It is interesting to compare the results to date with those achieved up to the same point during the 1927 tour. In 1927, by June 14, in first-class matches, we had drawn with the M.C.O. at Lord s, with the Royal Navy (rain depriving, us of victory), and with Oxford University. Wo had boon beaten by Effisox, by Cam-

bridge University, by Middlesex,.and by Northamptonshire; while we had beaten Sussex and Worcestershire. . The record of the present- touris. immeasurably superior to that. Winlelt is true that we have so fer won two matches only outright, we had done no better in that direction at this stage ot the last tour, whereas on • the last tour, at this point, we had already suffered defeat at the hands of four teams. Moreover, it must not be forgotten that, on the last tour, there was a’ tendency on the part of various counties to let us down lightly by resting leading It is pleasing to find that none of the counties is doing that sort of thing against the present, team. None of the victories so far gained, therefore, need be discounted at all; but may fairly b accepted at face value.

Details u MINOR COUNTIES. First Innings. 33 Homer, c. Demipfiter, b* Merritt ...... Remnant, c. Page, b. Merritt • •• • • «w. • 71 1 0 Fordham, c. sub., b. Lowry 32 13 Walters, JJb.w., b. Lowry 0 16 13 Ward A.llmtt ............... 4 Lock/’riot out ....;.i-i Extras yr 0 8 ■ Total •u.-ju. 101 BowlIngAnalyste.—Merritt . took four wickets for 72 runs; Allcott, .two for 38; Lowry, four for 14; Talbot, none for 10; Weir, none for 15; Blunt, none for 18; and Page, none for 16. , Second Innings. Homer, not out ... 5 , Total for no wickets’ 14 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, c. Rafferty, b. Remnant .... Mill# 0 ■ Remnant, b. Tx>ck .......... 0 150 Weir', c. Kingsley, b. Ward Merritt h Remnant 2 88 Allcott, c. Frearson, b. Lock ....... 3 8 Kerr, IJb.w., b. Lock ...' Lowry, b. Ward 26 52 43 7 Extraa 82 Total for eight wickets (Innings ' declared closed) 361