NEW ZEALANDERS WIN

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2425, 9 May 1931, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS WIN

VICTORY OVER ESSEX INNINGS AND 48 RUNS SrXSHJXE AFTER J!AI X' AIDS SPIX BOWLERS MERRITT THE DEMON GOT EIGHT FOR 41 RUNS AN EXCELLEXT LENGTH PLUS THE GOOCH,Y BREAK. By Telegraph—P.-ess Assn—Copyright lAnst. and N.Z. Gable, (Rec-eivrcl May 9, 9.25 a.in.) (Special to Press Association) Lomlcuu, M;i\ 8. The Essex team had ta follow an. to-day and although the match was thus delayed for an hour, it ended at 4 caiock the afternoom in a, inonterous victory for New Zealand by an foii.no. and 48 runs. Sunshine fallowed I lie morning s rnin and made the wicket . omewhat tricky. The attack was .soon, entrusted to tt’ie :a>in bowlei's Tallin), and. Merritt, who maintained nil excellent leurgth, which masked the googK- eflcctively. New Zealand.—First Innings

PRAISE FOR PLAYERS The London Times, commenting on the second day's play. praise! (lie brilliant wicket-keeping of James and (die valuable bowing of Merritt and Blunt.

MERITOR! OHS MERRITT Bowling.—Talbot none for 9. Weir none for 5, Merritt, 8 for 41 AlloOtt, none for 12, Blunt one for 29, Pago one for 5. PROPOSED ITINERARY The following is tlie teniatlve itin-era.-y of (lie New Zealand team in England ibis year:— May 9, 11. 12—v. Leicestershire. May IT, 14. 15.— V. Hampshire. May 1(5. 18. 39.—v. M. 0.0. at Lords. Mai* 20, 21. 22.—v. Worcestershire. May 24. 25, 20.—v. Glamorgan. May 2T. 28, 20— v. Oxford University. May 30, Juno 1. 2. —v. Middlesex nl; Lords. June 3. 4. s.—v. Cambridge University. June 0 8, 9,—v. Somerset. June. 10. 11. 12.—v. Gloucestershrie. June 13. 15, 10.—v. Derbyshire. dune 17, 38. 19.—v. Minor Counties at Gainsborough. June 20, 22. 23.—v. Xorl harnptoust! i re. June 24. 25, 20.—Reserved. Juno 27. 29, 30.—v. England, at Lords (Test).. July 2, 3.—v. Staffordshire. July 4,0, 7. —v. X’otts. July S, 9, 10.—v. Yorkshire. July 11. 13. 14.—v. Lancashire. July 35, 10. 17.— V. Scotland, at Edinburgh. July 19. 20. —v. Durham. July, 22 23. 24.—v. Combined Services, at. Porstmouth. July 25, 27, 28.—v. Hampshire. July 29. 30, 31.—v. Surrey. August 1. 3. 4. —v. Glamorgan.

IJcmister. 1> Xichals . 201 Mills c Sheffied, 1> Nichols .. . 33 Paso. lh\v., l> Xicbols r, Blunt, b Paor 2o Woir, 1. Daor 0 LfAvrv, slr>., Sheffield, b hastm; Ml 38 Talbot 15 Allcott . IS 4 Extras 10 Total

Essex.—First Innings Cnt-nioro. lbw. b Blunt o O’Connor, <* Mills, b Merritt ... 12f> Pope, run out ... '20 K itmnn, b Talbot Nichols, c AUeott, b Blunt ... ... 18 rtheffieUl Ibn.. b Blunt 7 Bray, c Low. b Merritt ... ... 12 Hipkin. Ibw., b Merritt <j Daor, <• .Tames, b V\ oil* :i Morris, not out ... 12 Siniiii'i, b Merritt ... 1 r, ... 12 Total ... 2fi-t

Essex. —Second Innings Cutmoie, c All< ott, b Merritt ... IS ■Pope, <• James, Ij Merritt ... 7 O’Connor, b Merritt ... '23 Kastman, c Pago, !> Men-itt G Nieliols, b Page ... 11 Sheffield. <* and b Merritt . 3 Morris, b Blunt 0 Hipki.n. b Merritt 2 liner, b Merritt ... °3 Smith ,o James, h Merritt ... 0 B.rav, rot oi.it ... 24 Total ... n.;