DOUBLE CENTURY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 286, 29 August 1931, Page 7

DOUBLE CENTURY

Woolley Trounces New Zealand Bowling COUNTY AHEAD (Special to Press Association.) Canterbury, August 27. Magnificent batting by Woolley gave Kent * first innings lead of 111 runs when the cricket match against the New Zealanders was continued to-day in fine weather. At stumps New Zealand, with seven wickets in hand, was still 49 runs behind. The weather was fine and the attendance 6000. The New Zealanders’ weak catching was largely responsible for Kent’s good score. Woolley attacked the bowling from the start, but was missed early by Matheson at short slip off Merritt He played beautiful free shots all round, the wicket, his driving being especially fine. After passing the century he gave three chances in the outfield to Blunt, Mills, and Allcott, but finally Blunt made amends by catching the left-hander off Vivian. Woolley batted for 184 minutes and hit five sixes and 24 fours. With Ames, he added 277 for the fifth wicket Ames gave two chances, but his was a sound display. During an innings ofl6B minutes, he hit one six and fourteen fours. New Zealand batted for 85 minutes before stumps were drawn. After three wickets had fallen for 9 runs, Weir and Blunt batted cautiously and stopped the rot. I Details are as follow: — KENT. First Innings. Ashdown, b. Merritt 22 Lovett, b. Matheson 0 Marriott, b. Matheson 0 Hard Inge, b. Merritt .. 45 Woolley, C. Blunt, ■b. Vivian ........ 234Ames, st. James, b, Vivian .... 115. Chapman,'c. Lowry, b. Vivian ........ 12 Valentine, not out 11 Todd, b. Merritt 0 liegge, run out .............. 1 Freeman, absent (hurt) 0 Extras ... ...... 7 Total 437 Bowling Analysis.—Matheson took two wickets for 90 run®; Merritt, three for 174; Allcott, none for 26; Vivian, three for 103; Weir, none for 10; Page, none for 37.

NARROW ESCAPE , r' .. j Innings Defeat Averted ~ , V/ • (Rec, August 29, 12.45 aan.) London, August 28, The New Zealand cricketers con-' tinned their second innings against Kent in. fine weather. They made a. poor showing against the accurate and unchanged bowling of Marriott and; Freeman. Lowry and Vivian saved an innings defeat, but the others were disappoint-. Ing.. . ■■ Scores were as follow:— NEW ZEALAND. First innings .; .....326 Second Innings. Dempster, e. Levett, b. Marriott .... 4 Page, lAi.w., b. Marriott .:’.O Mills, b. Marriott ..? .4. Weir b. Freeman ~..;i.33 Blunt c. Woolley b. Marriott 5 ......'.. : i 37 .Vivian, b., Freeman ~31 ■Lowry ! st. Levett b. Marriott .21 Matheson* st Levett b. Marriott .... ’ 0 James I.b.w. b. Freeman . 5 Merritt not out 10 Allcott c. and b. Marriott ■: 4 Extras 10 Total ...?. J..... "MB