NEW ZEALAND CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 137, 14 June 1927, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CRICKET

'THE NORTHANTS MATCH

CEITICS WELL PLEAS_ED

(United Press Association. —Copyright.)

(Eeceived 14th June, 11 a.m.)

LONDON, 13th June.

The match bet-ween the Hew Zealanderg and Northamptonshire -wag continued to-day, the visitors gaining a slight lead on the first innings, and disposing of the home side in its second innings for 260.

"Inspired perhaps by the brilliant summer sunshine and the rural prettiness of the Kettering.Ground, the New Zealanders gave the spectators ninety minutes of cricket as it should bo played," says a leading critic. Page and James set an example by playing confidently. Page was bowled in attempting a big hit, while -James was unluckily beaten by a ball which he dM not attempt to play. Dacre gave a display which caused rejoicing in the'hearts of those who like to see the ball hit. He scored 20 runs off four consecutive balls, the hits including two "sixers." Dacre was caught to leg, in trying another big hit. Oliver, unmindful of the state of the score, continued the good work, and hit Wills for fifteen in a single over.: Bernau hit with power, at the same time using discretion. To-day's batsmen on the New Zealand side, scored 165 in ninety minutes. Though the earlier Northants batsmen provided a sort of anti-climax, Wright and Pennington emulated the example of the New Zealanders, to the great delight of the crowd. New Zealand require 247 runs for a win. Following are the details:— NEW ZEALAND. '! First Innings. Mills, b Jupp 18 Blunt, lbw, b Jupp :.\ 50 Lowry, b Towell .' 12 Page, b Jupp 19 James, 'b Jupp 7 Dacre, c Walden, b Jupp .. ... 31 M'Girr, c and b Jupp .. 19 Oliver, lbw, b Towell 36 Allcott, c and b Jupp 9 Bernau; not out 34 Merritt, b Thomas 5 Extras ; 11 total ....................."251 Bowling analysis: Matthews took no wickets for 17 runs; Wright, none for 61; Thomas, one for 35; Jupp, seven for 92; Towell, two for, 7; and Wills, none for 28. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. First innings .....,...:...... .'. 237 Second Innings. Woolley, c James, b Blunt 34 Wills, b Merritt 7 Bellamy, lbw, b Merritt 0 Walden, b Page 43 Timms, st James, b Merritt ...... 46 Towell, run out 0 Jupp, b Merritt \\ 17 Pennington, c Oliver, b Merritt .. 33 Wright, bM'Girr 43 Matthews, c Bernau, b Pago ...... 7 Thomas, not out 10 Extras 20 Total ..................... 260 Bowling analysis: M'Girr took one wicket for 30 runs; Bernau, none 2or 29; Merritt, five for 63; Allcott, none for 36; Blunt, one for 72; and Paac, two for 10.