AGAINST GLAMORGAN

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 29, 3 August 1927, Page 9

AGAINST GLAMORGAN

MARGIN OF 206 RUNS

CLAY'S FINE INNINGS

(United Press Association.—Copyright.)

(Received 3rd August, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, 2nd August.

The match between the New Zealand cricketers and the Glamorgan eleven was completed to-day at Cardiff, before an attendance of 2000, the overseas players winning by 206 runs. Though 344 runs ahead when play opened this morning, New Zealand did not declare, M'Girr and Mills resuming at the crease and scoring steadily for a while. The latter had a lucky escape from being run out, and was only saved by Sullivan fumbling the ball. M'Girr was bowled by Clay when the New Zealander was attempting to force the pace. The seventh wicket added 56 runs in forty-five minutes, and provided excellent cricket, pleasant to witness. Lowry decided to declare when seven wickets hal fallen for 205.

Glamorgan never appeared at any j stage to be at all likely to cope with their difficult task of collecting over four hundred runs. When the luncheon adjournment arrived the local eleven had lost three wiekata for 47 runs. The Glamorgan captain, Clay, made a great effort ia scoring his initial century in first-class cricket, and was helped by Hills, the pair adding 34 for the fourth wicket. Then a. rot set in, Blunt being the most effective of the visiting bowlers, getting fnvo wickets in one, over. Clay reached .his century in 135 minutes, giving a splendid exhibition o± driving, during which he hit sixteen 4s. _ The fielding and bowling of the tourists was most keen, and many runs were saved by quicjk returns. The following are- the detailed scores: NEW ZHALANB. First Innings '. 345 . fiesond Innings, Dempster, b Clay .. u 14 Oliver, b Clay ...'..'." 21 Blunt, b Mercer ',['" 26 Lowry, c Hills, b Ryan .....'.'.'.'.'. 10 Page, lbw, b Ryan 15 Dacre, b Mercer .._ 29 M'Girr, b Clay .....I 38 Mills, not out 34 Merritt, not out ..„» 4 Extras „ 14. Total for seven wdckets 205 Grand total 550 I Innings declared closed, Bowling Analysis.—Mercer took two wickets for 64 runs, Arnott none for 24, E. Bavies none for 34, CDay three for 36, Byan two for 25, and O. Bavies none for 8. GLAMORGAN. First Innings 145 Second Innings. Bates, c James, b Bemau „ 17 B. Bavies, run out , 12 Arnott, st James, b Merritt "4 Clay, not out .„. 115 Hills, b Bemau is Byson, c James, b Blunt 3 Morgan, lbw, b Blunt ;... 0 E. Bavies, c and b Bempster .... 11 MeTcer, c Page, b Bempster 4 Sullivan, c Bacre, b Merritt 0 Ryan, b Merritt 5 Extras ....,....." 10 Total ...'...i; "Tra Grand total ■ ....... 344. Bowling Analysis.—Oliver took no wickets for 11 runs, M'Girr took none tor 51, Bernau took two for 38, Merritt took three for 46, Lowry took none for 15, Blunt took two for 24, and Bempster two for 4.