An Innings Win

Evening Star, Issue 19613, 20 July 1927, Page 3

An Innings Win

Civil Service Fails Second Strike Blunt and Henderson Bowl Well I’rcss Association —By Telegraph Copyright.

LONDON, July 39. (Deceived 'July 20, : *t 10 u-iu.) y ew Zealand beat Civil Service by an innings and 15 runs There was a poor attendance. Henderson and Blunt proved too good tor the home side, and, though the former .secured tnc Best average, the latter was more < ithcult to pbn - . Turning the ball considerably and varying his break in a puzzling manner, he broke down all resistance at the start, and in forty-hvo minutes lour wickets had fallen lor <3l. Bennett, as in the first innings came to the rescue, and with Evans looked likely to avert an innings defeat. He was not afraid to hit, and rattled up, no less than twelve boundaries in Ins "At this juncture Henderson came to Ibdit. After getting Bennett _ caught he rattled out three more men in short order, and brought the innings to a sudden close. Details:

NEW ZEALAND. First innings, seven wickets (declared) CIVIL SERVICE. First innings - ; jd Second Innings. Rippon st Lowry b Blunt -1 Webb b Blunt 17 Collins b Henderson ... ... B Cook e Allcott b Blunt Nusson run out .•• B Bennett c Dempster b Henderson bU Evans not out ... 1 ‘ Everett c Dempster b Henderson ... B Chapman c'Lowry b Henderson ... B Shariand b Henderson 0 Ross b Blunt j Extras Total Bowling Analysis.—Henderson, live for 27; Blunt, four for 45; Bernau, none for 33; Merritt, none for 7; Allcott, none for 12.