GLOUCESTER'S TACTICS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 13

GLOUCESTER'S TACTICS

NEW ZEALAND HARD PRESSED SAVED BY A DRAW United ' Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Special to Press Association.) (Received 13lh June, 10 a.m.) GLOUCESTER, I.2th -June* After an eventful day's cricket New Zealand managed to draw, with Gloucestershire. The pace was forced after lunch, when the wicket, commencing to dry, hecamej sticky, and was almost ideal for Parker and Goddard, Gloucestershire's famous fowlers. When the match was resumed the weather had cleared, but the wicket was fairly dead. Fine bowling by Cromb and Merritt allowed the visitors to dismiss Gloucestershire for 132. Hammond made a better showing, but was iniable. to play Cromb with confidence. Stephens batted soundly. Cromb swung the ball, well, and had thirty overs, fourteen of which were maidens. After, lunch New Zealand was dismissed for 89. Even, Dempster was lucky in reaching 37. Hammond and Sinfield' gave sound displays in Gloucestershire's second innings which was declared closed with the total at 86 for four wickets. The use of a heavy roller between the innings improve* the wicket. The New Zealand team was left with ninety minutes in which, to score 130 for vtetory. Parker and Goddard were again difficult, the former securing hia onehundredth wiciet of the season in dismissing Dempster. New Zealand had made 65 runs for the1 loss of six wickets when stumps were drawn. Lowry and Blunt defended soundly. Gloucestershire Jhad the honours of the game. With play practically confined to a single day it was hardly a, fair test. Nine lbw decisions against New Zealand were a disappointing feature. Details: — GLOUCESTERSHIRE. First Innings. Dipper, c Lowry, b Oromb ...... 21 Sinfield, £ Lowry, b Cromb 19 Hammond, lbw, h Cromb 47 Neale, c Crornb, b Blunt 3 Daere, c and b Blunt 5 'Stephens, not out, IS Barnett, V Blunt 12 Smith, c Page, b Cromb 0 Rogers, st James, b Merritt .... 0 Parker, c Lowry, b Merritt ...... ' 0 Goddard, c Dempster, b Merritt .. • 4 Extras '........ 3 /Total •;• 132 Bowling Analysis.—Cromb took four wickets for 42 runs, Weir none for 10, Merritt three for 23, and Blunt three for 54. , , ': '■ I (Another message credits Cromb with five wickets and Bluut with two. The report yesterday mentioned that Cromb had caught and bowled Dacre, but in the details the wicket was given to Blunt.) ■ ! ' ' ■'■'■■ Second Innings. Dipper, cLowry, b: Merritt 6 Sinfield, not out ' 29 Hammond, lbw, b Cromb ...... 28 Dacre, c JBlunt, b Weir ........ 12 Barnett, c Cromb, b Weir ........ 0 Extras 11 Total for four wickets 8G (Innings.'declared closed.) Bowling Analysis.-—Cromb took one wicket for 37 runs, Merritt one for ; 24, Blunt none for 6, arid Weir two for 8. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings.' Cromb, c Stephens, b Parker .... 7 ■ Dempster, lbw, b Parker ....... 37 Mills, c Hammond, b Parker 3 Blunt, lbw, b Goddard v 2 Page, b Parker 11 Talbot, lbw, b Parker .......... 2 Lowry,.b Goddard .. •. 1 'Weir, not out 8 Vivian, st Smith,'b Goddard .... 8 James, lbw, b Goddard .......... -0 Merritt, lbw, b Parker .. .■ 3 Extras '7 Total -.- 89 Bowling Analysis.—Sinfield toolt no wickets for 2 runs, Kogers none for 8, Hammond none for 2,. Goddard four for 16, Parker six for 34. (These figures are incomplete.) Second InniDgs. Dempster, c Rogers, b Parker ... 4 Mills,', b Goddard 9 Weir, lbw, b Goddard . S Page, lbw, b Goddard .......... 0 Blunt, lbw, b Goddard 2G Lowry, not out 13 Cromb', lbw, b Parker .......... 0 Talbot, not out 0 Extras .................... 5 Total for six wickets ..1... /65 Bowling Analysis.—Sinfield took no wickets for 9 runs, Hammond none for 2, Goddard four for 21, Parker two for 28.