A SMALL SCORE

Evening Star, Issue 19614, 21 July 1927, Page 6

A SMALL SCORE

LONDON', July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) Now Zealand met the Army team at Folk stone, the attendance being about 1,500. Notwithstanding that they had tho advantage of batting first on a fast pitch, the visitors failed against the Army howling. Although Blunt and Dempster made a fair start, three wiekest were down at lunch time for 68. Joy did all tho damage at the beginning, but after lunch Miles took up the running, and put in some deadly work till Cunningham, tho last man, joined Merritt, lie got both Oliver ami Henderson in the same over, and nine men were out lor the 1 wretched total of 113. Merritt then came to the rescue, and as he has so often done, hatted beautifully. In the final stage of the innings Cunningham assisted him gallantly, and the two added 71 in forty minutes before an unlucky run out put an end to their stand, which had redeemed the score from total insignificance. Merritt, who readied 50, hit two G’s, a. 5, and two 4’s. , Joy and Stiles both came out with excellent averages. Tho Army found no difficulty in scoring, though Wilkinson and Bryan, their two best bats, wore got rid of cheaply, but the home side was greatly assisted by James missing E. Williams at tho wickets when only 27. After

New Zealand All Out--184 Merritt’s Superb Batting Army Opens Well Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

this let off lie knocked the heading about in all directions, driving in particular with great power. With only throe wickets down for JG3 when stumps were drawn New Zealand is in great danger of defeat. Details:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster c Wilkinson h Joy ... 26 Blunt c Stangforth b Joy 28 Mills b Joy ... ' , I Lowrcy cP. Williams b Milos ... 5 Page Ibw b Gore 18 Allcott Ibw h Milos o James c and h Miles 8 Merritt not out 50 Oliver c Gore b Miles 0 Henderson Ibw b Miles 0 Cunningham run out 16 Extras 21 Total ... ... ... 184 Bowling Analysis.—Gore, one for 43; Havclock-Davies, none for 12; Joy, 3 for 34; Miles five for 74. ARMY. First Innings, Wilkinson Ibw b Page 23 E. Williams not out 84 P. Williams c Blunt h Pago ... 2 Bryan b Henderson 18 Tudor not, out 26 Extras 10 Total for three wickets ... 163