NEW ZEALAND SCORES 373

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1131, 20 June 1927, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND SCORES 373

DEMPSTER’S SPARKLING 178 DURHAM 111 FOP- EIGHT HENDERSON ON THE JOB. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). London, .Line IS. New Zealand commenced its Northern tour with a match against Durham, which last year won. the second-class Counties’ championship. The match; attracted an attendance of 0000.

DEMPSTER’S RAPID SCORING

New Zealand hatted first and Dempster and Blunt, the opening batsmen, delighted the. spectators with sparkling play. Dempster’s century took 139 minutes, and he was finally dismissed by a catcli at midon, after being at the wickets 192 minutes, hitting four .sixes and 21. fours.

NEW ZEALA N D —Ei if t I nnings . Dempster, e Howell, It Brooks L 8 Blunt, c Brookes, b Carr 42 Page, lbWij b Cook 5< Mills, lbw., b Cook <» Oliver, b Cook 1 Allcott, (- Weight, b Carr I McGirr, c Kelsnll. b Carr 0 Dacre, b Cook 40 Bernau, c Gibbon, h Brooks 24 Cunningham, e Michol, b Brooks 4 Henderson, not out Extras Total Durham had Just eight wickets tor 111 runs when stumps were drawn. Henderson took loin- wickets for 33 and Blunt two for 22. LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS. June 18, 20—v. Durham, at Sunderland. June' 22, 23 -v. Northumberland, iit No wen stle-o n-Tvne. June. 24, 25 v. Scotland, at Glasgow. June 27, 28—v. Scottish Counties, at Droughty Ferry, Dundee. June 29, 30 v. Edinburgh Clubs, at Ediiifnirgh. Juls- ] —v. South of Scotland, at Cnlnslets. July 2, 4,.5 v. Yorkshire, at BiadI'o rd. Juls- 6,7, 8— v.Notts, at Nottingliam. July 9, 11, 12—v. East of England, at Wisebech. July 13, 14, 15—Gold lemon v. Play ers, at Lords. (Nesv Zealand team to lie present aI, this match.). July 16, 18. 19—v. Civil Service, at Chiswick. Julv 20, 21, 22 v. Army, at Folkestone, July 23, 25, 26 -v. : -Warwickshire, at Birmingham. July 27, 28. 29—v. West of England, at Exeter. July 30, August 1, 2—v. Glamoi gan, at Cardiff. August 3,4, 5 v. Surrey, at the Oval. August 6,8, 9 —v. Somerset, at Wes ton-su per-Ma re. August 10, 11 12—v. Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham. August 13, 15, 16 v. Derbyshire, at Derby. August 17 18, 19—v. Lancashire, at Manchester. August 20, 22—-v. Cumberland, at Whitehaven. August 24, 25—-v. Bedfordshire, a.t Bedford. August 26, 27—v. Norfolk, at Norwich. August 29, ,30—v. Mr Evernrd Gatos’s XI. at Old Buckingham. August 31, September 1, 2,--v. Kent, at Canterbury. September 3,5, 6 —v. Wales. in North' Wales. September 7, 8 v. The Cygnets, at Llandudno. September 10, 12 —v. Mr FT. I). G. Leveson-Gowcr’s XI. at Sear horongh.