THE MATCH ABANDONED

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2450, 20 June 1931, Page 5

THE MATCH ABANDONED

A Day of Thunderstorms

CRICKET IN LA WINTER TN GOOD SUMMERTIME THE MIN'Ol! COUNTIES SCORE 11-5 FOR THREE HOMER IN GOOD FORA! LOWRY GETS THE WICKETS MILES AND MERRITT GET WORDS OF PRAISE By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyrigni lAiist. amt iS.Z. Gable) (Special to Press .Association) (Received June '2O, 9.10 a.m.) Gainborongh, June 10. . thunderstorm delayed the resunipt'.it of the New Zealand match tvii.lt t!ie Afinor Counties. WAITING FOR A GAME Play commenced after lunch and th e wicket, which had been covered durin" pile morning, played easily. THEN THE END .--iter pi a v ing fer j 10 minutes, durin." which time the Counties had scored 115 for three wickets, another thunderstorm interrupted the game and caused th# match to. be abandoned as a. draw. AVINTRY WEATHER The weather was not favourable for cricket, being bitterly cold. The New Zealand bowling lacked sting, although Lowry again proved a successful change bowler. HOMER DIDN'T NOD Homer batted soundly for the counties, driving powerfully. MILLS AND MERRITT The batting success of Mills on the previous day was most gratifying, in. view of Die proximity of the test match (to begin at the end of next week). Tile Aucklander drove with refreshing freedom and, with Merritt was responsible for some clever running between the stealing runs. THE SCORES Minor Counties.- First Innings Cook. stp. Janies, 1> Merritt 33 Homer, e Dtmpster, b Merritt 71 Roniant, e Page, b Alerritt 1 Kingsley, b Alerritt O Fordham, e sub., b Lowry 33 Frenrson, h Lowry 13 Walters, lhw., b Lowry 0 Rafferty, 1> Lowry 10 Eklertou, c and h Alleott 13 Ward, b Alleott 4 Lock, cot out ... 0 Extras 8 Total 101 Bowling.—Alerritt, four lor 72, Alleott. two for 38, Lowry, four for 1-1. Talbot, none for 10, Weir, none for 15. Blunt none for 18, Page, none for lt>. New Zealand.—First Innings Dempster., c- Bafferty, b Remnant 0 Atills. o Remnant, b Lock 150 •Weir, c Kingsley, b Ward ... ... 2 Alerritt. b Remnant 38 Allvott e Frenrson, b Lock 3 James, b Lock 8 .Kerr. lhw.. b Lock 20 ; Lowry, b Ward 52 . Talbot,. not out 43 Page, not out 7 Extras 32 Total for eight wickets 301 Bowlings—Rem riant, two for 68, Fordham, none for 21, Ward, two for 77, Lock, four for 113, Walters,'mine for SG. Minor Counties. —Second Innings Ck*>k. h Wrjr ... 24 Hamer, e Page, b Lowry 40 Kingsley, b Lowry 0 Remnant, not out 24 Fordham, not out ... ' -- Extras 5 Total for three wickets 113 Bowling: Atills, none for 4, Alleott, no-no for 15. Alerritt,. none for 40, Page none for 1, Weir one for 20; Tali',lt, none for 1 8 , Lowry, two- A>r 12 runs. ■*