NEW ZEALAND DOES WELL

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 155, 29 December 1925, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND DOES WELL

WITHIN TWELVE RUNS OF

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

FORCEFUL CENTURY BY LOWRY

(UNITED TRES3 ASSOCIATION—COPIRIGHT.)

ADELAIDE, 28th December.

New Zealand had 20 runs up when Blunt and Worker resumed to the bowling of Palmer and A. Richardson. The weather was perfect and the wicket fast, but the attendance was poor.

The batsmen opened cautiously, scoring slowly. Grimmett immediately on relieving Palmer had Worker in difficulties;, ultimately taking a catch off his own bowling. Worker took 51 minutes to make 14. With Blunt and Alcott batting, dull pky ensued;- 50 being reached in 71 minutes. M'Kay's first over saw the dismissal of Allcott, the bowler taking an easy catch close up to the wii:ket. Oliver quickly rattled up 22, wlwn Grimmett brilliantly held a hot return, and the visitors had lost three wickets /or 85. Blunt was twice dropped when in the forties, both being hard chances. He reached 50 in 117 minutes. Daere opened out, and the scoring was accelerated, Grimraett being punished soverely, and the third ■>n was raised in 17 minutes. At 6.5 Blunt lost his wicket. He jumped out lo Grimmett, and his bails were smartly removed by the wicketkeepcr. Blunt batted well, taking 133 minutes to get his runs, hitting seven fours. Daore was more vigorous, and hit the bowling all over the field. He was particularly effective on the Ing, and made 77 in 69 minutes, hitting ten 4's and two (>'».

Play was. much brighter after through the efforts of Dacre and Lowry. ■who shaped forcefully. The latter took 40 minutes to get 50, but lie was very strong on the on side, and got 17 off Grimmett in one over, reaching his century in 81 minutes. Lowry was dismissed when 123, made in 95 minutes. He gave a brilliant exhibition of hard hitting and hit twenty-two 4's. With his dismissal the end was in sight. A. Richardson came in and dismissed the remaining four batsmen in two overs, finishing with the average of four wickets for 41. New Zealand had done well, i making a total of only 12 short of the local scorp. An hour was left for play when Parry and A. Richardson opened the second innings. Both batsmen played safe but j vigorous cricket, hiking advantage of every opportunity to gut ruiLs. Fifty came up in 28 minutes. Parry, the smallest cricketer in South Australia, batted gracefully and made 50 in 51. minutes, the pair raising the century in 58 minutes. The following are the scores: — NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Worker, c and b Griminett H Allcott, c and b M'Kay .. .• 7 Oliver, c. and b Grimmett r 22 Blunt, st Parry, 1) Grimiiie'tt C>~> Dacre, c V. Richardson, b Murray 77 Patrick, b Palmer 4 Lowry, <■ Ler, b A. Kichanlson .. li Alloo,' li A. Richardson 0 Cunningham, b A. Uichanlson 1 Hope, Ibw. b A. Richardson I) Crawford, not out 2,'! Extras :S Tc.ul :w« , I'ttliner uuc fui 1 <1, Onuimeii ilirce l'w

130, A. Richardson, four for 41, Murray one for 18, Lee none for 14. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First innings ....?? 351 • Second Innings. Parry, not out 64 A. Kiehardson, not out 48 Extras 2 Total for no wickets 109