NORTHAMPTON v.N. ZEALAND

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1927, Page 7

NORTHAMPTON v.N. ZEALAND

BLUNT IN FORM DAY’S PLAY EVEN (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (By Cable—Preae Assn.—Copyright./ LONDON, June 11. The New Zealand cricketers began a match at Kettering to-day against Northamptonshire. The County men went in first, and were disposed of for 237 runs, and when stumps were drawn at the close of play the New Zealanders had lost three wickets for 86. Rain overnight had softened the wicket, and when play started runs were difficult to get, Woolley and Mills opened slowly against the bowling of McGirr and Allcott, but they knocked up 50 in as many minutes. Blunt went on after lunch, and off his first ball he got Bellamy caught in the slips. Jupp sent the next one to the ropes, and was missed in the same over, after which he Allcott for two 4’s. Prior to this Jupp had treated the bowlers with respect. Later he put up a ball which enabled Allcott to bring off q well-judged running catch. Wills did not give a chance during the 225 minutes he batted for his 68 runs, which included eight 4’s. It is his highest score in first class cricket. Tamms hit two 6’s and seven 4’s, but was twice missed. . However, he fell to a remarkable one-handed catch by Oliver on the leg boundary, where the fieldsman stumbled and fell, but retained his hold of the ball. Blunt and Mills put on 40 for New Zealand’s first wicket. The former completed his half-century (out of 81 then scored) in seventy minutes. The scores are: — NORTHANTS First Innings. Woolley, c James, b Blunt .. .. 24 Wills, b Allcott 68 Bellamy, c Page, b Blunt .. .. 14 Jupp, c Alcott, b Blunt .. .. 31 Walden, c Lowry, b Allcott .. 2 Tamms, c Oliver, b Blunt .. .. 55 Torrell, c James, b Blunt .. .. 0 Pennington, b Blunt 0 Wright, c Page, b Blunt .. .. 9 Matthews, c James, b Merritt .. 28 Thomas, not out 4 Extras •• 2 Total 237 Bowling analysis:—McGirr, 0 for 13; Allcott, 2 for 46; Page, 0 for 13; Oliver, 0 for 9; Blunt, 7 for 109; Bernau, 2 for 9; Merritt, 1 for 36.

NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Mills, b Jupp 18 Blunt, lbw., b Jupp 50 Lowry, b Torell 12 Page, not out 4 James, not out 0 Extras 2 Total for three wickets .. .. 86 COUNTY RESULTS. LONDON. June 10. Lancashire, first innings 251. Wensley took 4 for 47. Second innings 261 for 5. Sussex, first innings 442 (Tate 59. Parson 50, Cook 149, Langridge 61). Sussex won on the first innings. Middlesex, first 428 for 8 (declared). Lee 58, Hendren not out 201. Essex first, 181. Powell took 4 for 22. Hearne took 6 for 26. Middlesex won by an innings and 103 runs. For Surrey against Leicester, Jardine scored 147 and Shepherd took 5 for 45. For Leicester, Skelding took 5 for 105. Surrey won. For Yorkshire against Warwick. Rhodes took 4 for 72. Warwick won. For Gloucester against Notts, Hammond scored 116. For Notts G. Gunn made 116. Richmond took 7 for 78. Notts won. For Derby against Somerset. Jack son made 134. Lee took 6 for 34 Derby won. For Northants against Kent, Jupp scored 116. For Kent Wealley made 106 not out. Freeman in the first look 5 for 28 and in the second 6 for 100. Kent won. AUSTRALIAN TOUR. SINGAPORE, June 12. Against North Malaya, Australia seven for 346 (Bardsley 59, Macartney 61, Oldfield 76, not out, Sul ivan 53 not out).