CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 June 1927, Page 10

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND v. DURHAM. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, June 18. New Zealand . commenced their northern tour with a match against Durham, which last year won the second-class counties’ championship. The match early attracted three thousand spectators, and the attendance soon afterwards grew to six thousand. New Zealand batted first, and .Dempster and Blunt were the opening batsmen. They delighted the spectators with sparkling play, the first 64 inns coming in half tan-hour. The pair .scored evenly, and when Blunt was dismissed, Page and Dempster carried on brightly, the total reaching 148. by lunch. Dempster reached the century, which took 139 minutes, and he outlasted Page and the next four batsmen, being joined by Dacre, who also gve a fine dis] ay. Dempster was finally dismissed by a catch at mid-on, after being at the wickets 194 minutes, hitting four sixes and twenty-one fours. Cleverly-timed leg strokes were a feature of his innings, though his cutting and driving were also excellent. Dacre and Bernau continued to add runs freely, but the partnership was broken, aiid the last wicket was taken by the tea adjournment. Cook and Carr ,wlio headed Durham’s ' bowling averages last - season, were each fairly successful, but other professionals failed to take a wicket, whereas the amateur Brooks, who is not a regular bowler, secured three for 46. Durham’s batting opened miserably, and when eight wickets had fallen tire team seemed unlikely to reach the century for the innings. Then Brooks and Cook became associated, and held the home team’s end up till the end of the day, when the total had reached 111, without further loss. Henderson and Blunt were the tourists’ most formidable bowlers, the former taking four for 33, and Blunt two for 22. Merritt is not playing.

NEW ZEALAND —Ist Innings. Dempster, c How’ell b Brooks ... 178 Blunt, c Brooks b Carr ... ... 42 Page, l.b.w. b Cook ... ... 57 Mills, 1.b.w., b Cook ... 0 Oliver, b Cook ... ... ••• 1 Allcott, c Weight b Carr, 1 McGirl’, c Kelsall b Carr ... ... 6 Dacre, b Cook 43 Bernau, c Gibbon b Brooks ... 24 Cunningham, c Nichol b Brooks 4 Henderson, not out ... ... 9 Extras & Total ... 373 Bowling analysis : Howell 0 for 79, Cook 4 for 96, Carr 3 for 56, Nichol 0 for 40, Brooks 3 for 46, Weight 0 for 48. DURHAM—Ist Innings. Kelsall, c Oliver b Henderson ... 1 'Weight, b McGirr ... ... ••• 8 M. Nichol, c Dempster b Blunt ... 19 Adamson, c Dacre b Henderson... 6 Carr, c Mills b Blunt 0 Gibbon, run out -0 R. Nichol, b Henderson 2 Howell, -3 Dacre b Henderson ... 0 Brooks, not out ... ...‘ ••• 22 Cook, not out 34 Extras ° Total for .eight wickets ... 11l COUNTY RESULTS. LONDON, June 17. Kent, first innings 463 (Hardinge 80, Woolley 96. Ashdown 122. Chapman 71). Haig took 5 for 140. Middlesex, first 153. Freeman took 7 for 68. Second, 244 (Hendren 60). Kent won by an innings and 66 runs. Hampshire: First, 296 (Newman 72, Livesey 56 not out). Second, 361 for 9 declared, (Kennedy 118, Mead 64, Newman 78). Notts, first, 147. Hampshire won on the first innings. Sussex, first 329 (Bowley 83, Tate 59). Irvine took 4 for 96. Second, 151 for 9 declared. Cambridge, first, 353 (Judd 93, Dawson 54, Robin S 5). Bowley took 4 for 41; second 82 for 5. Match drawn. Yorkshire, first, 486 for 7 declared (Holmes 126, Oldroyd 111, Leyland 66, Kilmer 56). Somerset, first, 140, second 194. (A. Rippon 59). Rhodes took 4 for 6-. Yorkshire won by an innings and 152 runs. For Warwick against Surrey Parsons scored 125. For Surrey, Ducat made 166, Barling 124. Fender took 5 for 140. Warwick won. For Essex against Gloucester, Culmore made 238 not out. For Gloucester, Dipper scored 185 not out. Hammond not out 105, Neale .100 The match was drawn. For Northants against Worcester, Jupp made 97, Clark took 8 for 59. For Worcester Root took 5 for 77. Northants won. Rain caused interruption to some of the matches on the third day.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR. SINGAPORE, June 19. Australian, first innings'299 (Bardsley 93). North Malaya, five for 91.