GLAMORGAN MATCH

Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 6

GLAMORGAN MATCH

EASY WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND MERRITT GETTING BACK TO FDKtt [Special to Press Association.] SWANSEA, August 4. (Received August 6, at 9.30 a.m.) The start of the Glamorgan-New Zea* land match was delayed for fifty minutes on_ account of rain. Lavis was caught in attempting a big hit. Mercer was more successful. He opened with two sixes off successive balls from Vivian, and continued to hit in hurricane fashion till the end of the innings. The New Zealanders, however, gained a nine-wickets victory. After the dismissal of Clay Ryan offered little resistance. Mercer batted twenty-nine minutes. He hit six 6’s and three 4’s, and the slow bowlers’ averages suffered in consequence. Merritt showed signs of a return to form. New Zealand required 33 for victory. Cromb was out Ibw with the total at 6. Allcott and Talbot, however, obtained the necessary runs, the former hitting one 6 and two 4’s in one over off Turnbull. Details GLAMORGAN. First innings *.< 136 Second Innings. Howard b Cromb y., 14 Bates Ibw b Matheson ... ... ... 4 Dai Davies b Talbot ... ... ... 32 Dyson b Talbot 2d Jenkins st Lowry b Merritt ... ... 40 Turnbull b Talbot ... 23 Duckworth b Cromb ... ... ... 1 Lavis c Merritt b Allcott ... ... 22 Mercer not out ... 62 Clay b Merritt 24 Ryan c Cromb b Merritt ... 4 Extras ~. ... S Total ... 259 Bowling Analysis.—Cromb, two for 38; Matheson. one for 15; Talbot, three for 33; Merritt, throe for 68; Vivian, none for 59; Allcott, one for 38. NEW ZEALAND. First innings ... >.. 363 Second Innings. Cromb Ibw b Clay 3 Allcott not out ... ... ... 22 Talbot not out ... 11 Total for one wicket ... 36 Bowling Analysis.—Mercer, none for 8; Lavis, none for 2; Clay, one for 9; Turnbull, none for 17.

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Glamorgan’s tail wagged to some pur-* pose against the New Zealanders, and the county managed to avert an innings defeat, the tourists winning, bynine wickets. J, Mercer is best known as a member of the county’s attack, and for years he has been the mainstay of the bowling. He is a medium-pace trundler, and took 104 wickets for just over 21 runs each last season, including three for 70 against the Australians. He is a more than average batsman, and scored nearly 500 runs last season, with an average of under 13, making one score of 55. Like many other successful bowlers, he is at his best in batting when runs are most needed, and this he proved yesterday when he compiled 62 not out. The most satisfying feature of New Zealand’s bowling was the success that attended Talbot Earlier in the present tour Lowry predicted that Talbot would do well as a medium-pace truudler, but very little success came his way until the present match. He had been one of the disappointments, .but it will be hoped that in the remaining matches ho shows his true form. Merritt bowled with a good measure of success and took three wickets. New Zealand had little difficulty in hitting off tho runs required, losing on© wicket in the process. To-day the visitors begin the match with Warwickshire, which is at present tenth on the county championship list. Warwick lias won four matches outright and lost four, while it has won four on the first innings and lost five, three finishing without result.