LEICESTER NEXT?

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 May 1931, Page 5

LEICESTER NEXT?

NEW ZEALANDERS BAT WELL DEMPSTER JUST MISSES 100 / [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, May 9. The New Zealand cricketers started well in their match against Leicester. They occupied the wicket all day today, scoring 334 runs for four wickets. The weather was fine and the wicket was good, while the attendance was six thousand. The New Zealand team omitted Matheson, Vivian and Allcott. The Leicestershire team is: —Dawson, Chipman, Berry, Armstrong, Riley, Bradshaw, Astill, Coleman, Geary, Sidwell, and Snary. Lowry won the toss and sent m Dempster and Mills. This pair gave New Zealand a. great start, scoring 17’ runs for the first wicket. Mills nlayed a delightful, chanceless innings scoring 67 runs before he was bowled when attempting to hook Snary. Dempster struck his best form. Hq appeared to be set for anothei century, but he was trapped l.b.w. by Astill, when only eight-short of the century. , , Page and Blunt also batted steadily. The latter scored well through cover, but. he was also a victim to l.b.w. at 44. Kerr was more restrained than usual, nor did Page adopt foiling tactics. The Leicestershire', bowl ers appeared more intent to check the scoring than to get the New Zealanders out. The ball was generally pitched just short of a gqod length. The batsmen were undaunted by Geary ■> test match reputation. Keen fielding assisted to keep the runs down. The scores were: — NEW ZEALAND—IST. INNINGS. Dempster, 1.b.w., b Astill .. • • 9 Mills, b Snary ' Blunt, b Snary Page, not out, • • • ■ Kerr, b Snary ** Weir, not out ‘ Extras • • • • ‘ Total for four wickets .-. 334 The missing scores in the Essex match were: Dempster 212, Talbot 21.