The Champion County

Evening Star, Issue 19638, 18 August 1927, Page 6

The Champion County

LONDON, August 17. (Received August IS, at 11 a.m.) In consequence of their lino victory ut Derby a large attendance welcomed the New Zealanders when they turned out at Manchester to oppose the champion county, Lancashire. 'I ho only change in the side was that M'Girr replaced Oliver. The county won the toss and halted first on an easy pitch. Mallows when 10 slipped and strained his thigh so severely that ho was compelled to retire. With E. Tyldosley and Watson together, 50 appeared in oomin.and they went on to 74 before Lowry broke the partnership after several changes in the bonding. The Lancashire hatting then became very slow, and but for Tyldesley would have broken down altogether. It took them two hours to bring the century up. The pitch, thanks to the warm sun, began to respond to the, spin ol the bowlers’ tactics, and Limit got Taylor leg before. After that, with the exception of Tyldesley, the hatting badly failed. Blunt in particular meeting with great success. Merritt got wickets, hut was severely hit. Lancashire's crack batsman was eventually caught oil' him, hut not till he had reached 1-4. He played delightful cricket for just over three hours, hitting eight 4.’s and six 3’s, and really saved his side. At the tea adjournment the score had reached list for five wickeds, hut the last four men Jell for only do runs, and the innings, which lasted lour hours, came to an abrupt conclusion at 229. The New Zealanders began badly, Dacrc falling into a trap in the slips off Macdonald, the ex-Australian last bowler, before he had scored.

Lancashire AH Out-229 E. Tyldesley Saves His Side Blunt Troubles the Batsmen Press Association —By Telegraph —Copyright.

Dempster and Blunt than sottlcS f down to keep their ends up, and showI ing fine defensive play took the total to” 57 without further loss bet ora I slumps wore drawn. Details: — LANCASHIRE. —first innings.—• Watson c James b Lowry Jo Mallows retired hurt ... Id E. Tyldesley c M'Girr h Merritt 1-4 Taylor Ibw h Blunt ... 21 llalliday'c Lowry h .Merritt ... 15 Green c Dacrc h Blunt 2 Hihblos c Allcott h Blunt 5 Earrimond h Blunt 0 It. Tyldesley run out 6 Macdonald st James h Merritt ... 5 Llolroyd not out 0 Extras 8 Total ---9 Bowling Analysis.—M’Girr, none for A, Reman, none for 7; Allcott, none for 20; Dacrc, non© lor 7: Merritt, three for 91; Limit, 4 lor o 3; Lowry, one for 31, NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings’.— Daere c Fanimnnd b Macdonald 0 Dempster not out 21 Blunt not out 23 Extras 8 Total for one wicket ... 5/ [A must i.nteiesting struggle for first honors in last season’s comity championship matches resulted in favor of Lancashire (says ‘ Wisden’s ’). So close was the light that np to within ten days of the finish Yorkshire held the leading position. During those days, however, while Lancashire gained ’ throe victories, Yorkshire discounted two wins by losing first innings points ■ to Surrey. *.ln this way the championship, after a lapse of twenty-two years, 1 pas.-od once again into the hands of Lancashire, winch won 17, lost 2. and drew 13 matches. The loading batsmen were E. Tyldesley (average 09.55), H. Makepeace (501)6), F. Watson (38.02), C. Hallows (27.89); and the leading howlers C. Parkin (15.13), R. Tyldcsley (15.20), J. iddou (IS.SO), E. A. Macdonald (19.04). E Tyldesley scored nine centuries, Makcpiece five, Hallows three, Watson two, and Macdonald one.] MERRITT’S BIRTHDAY [Pek United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 18. W. E. Merritt, the cricketer, was nineteen to-day. He lias taken 131 wickets for 2,697 runs on the tour.