NEW ZEALAND AT DERBY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 139, 15 June 1931, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND AT DERBY

COUNTY'S MODERATE SCORE

PINE WEATHEK AT LAST

(United Press,, Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Special to Press Association.) DEEBY, 13 th June. The New Zealand cricketers commenced their match against Derbyshire in glorious summer weather. The wiokot , was easy and tho attendance totalled 4500. The teams were:— New Zealand.—G. L. Weir, J. E. Mills, H. G. Vivian, A. M. Matheson, T. C. Lowry, C. S. Dempster, K. C. James, ■W. E. Merritt, J. L. Kerr, I. B. Cromb, B. C. Blunt. Derbyshire.—Storer, Smith, Aldertnan, Townsend, Worthington, Ford, Walker, Slater, Eichardson, Elliott, Mitchell. Derbyshire won the toss and batted. The county's innings was notable for the sound batting of Worthington and Townsend. Tho New Zealand bowling was not quite up to standard, but was admirably handled by Lowry. Matheson developed pace occasionally and bowled Storer with a beautiful ball which came in sharply from the off. Cromb evidently was feeling the effects of the prolonged spell in the Gloucester match, while Merritt and Blunt were inconsistent. Weir was perhaps tho steadiest. Smith and Alderman played a useful innings. Townsend was dismissed after lunch with a brilliant left-handed catch by Dempster at third flip. "Wprthington played an exceedingly solid innings, but keen fielding robbed him of several boundaries from powerful drives. After tea Vivian dismissed the tail. He developed real spin for the first time on the tour. New Zealand batted for ninety minutes, scoring 89 for three wickets. Dempster hit eleven in the first over off Slater, but in.the second over was caught behind. Mills went out lbw to the first ball of Mitchell, the leg-break bowler. Blunt niado 50 in 70 minutes. Although he gavo two chances, it was a valuable innings. Weir and Lowry played out time. Details:— DEBBYSHIKE. First Innings. Storer, b Matheson 0' Smith, lbw, b Cromb 2G Alderman, c James, b Blunt 28 Townsend, c Dempster, b Matheson 40 Worthington, not out 60 Ford, b Merritt 5 Walker, c Matheson, b Merritt 2 Slater, c Cromb, b Weir 23 Kichardson, run out 5 Elliott, b Vivian S Mitchell, c Blunt, b Vivian G Extras 18 Total 230 Bowling Analysis.—Matheson took two wickets for 49 runs, Cromb one for 34, Merritt two for 07, Blunt one for 29, Weir-one for 29, Vivian two for 4. NEW ZEALAND. • ~ First Innings. Dempster, c Elliott, by Slater 14 Mills, Ibw, b Mitchell' (i Blunt, c and b Mitchell 50 Weir, not out .....; 15 Lowry, not out. i> Extras , . 2 Total for three wickets 89