HOLIDAY CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 September 1931, Page 7

HOLIDAY CRICKET

DEMPSTER & BLUNT CENTURIES ANOTHER DRAWN GAME (Special to Press Association.) SCARBOROUGH, September 11.. As the result of excellent centuries by Dempster and Blunt, the New Zealand cricketers made a fine recovery and when the second innings closed, were 164 ahead. Their opponents batted for fortyfive minutes, scoring sixty-one for three wickets.

New Zealand’s display was a fitting performance for the final firstclass match of the tour. They bat-ted-in true festival spirit, especially Dempster, who attacked the bowling from the start, scoring delightful shots in front of the wicket. Several chances failed to mar his innings of 135 minutes. He hit four sixes, thirteen fours.

Blunt was content to play second fiddle to Dempster at the start, but after the latter’s dismissal took the initiative and scored'. with ease and freedom, employing, a wide range of scoring shots. His innings lasted 214 minutes. He hit two sixes and eleven fours. Both batsmen sacrificed, their wickets. ( Talbot batted steadily and continued to show improved defence. Larwood, owing to an injured ankle, was unable to bowl. The attack was never dangerous. The English batsmen hit out in the second innings. Allen and Gilligan were caught by Lowry at forward leg and Brown in the outfield. > The attendance was three thousand. Scores. — The 'scores were: —

NEW ZEALAND —Ist Innings 217. LEVESON GOWER’S XL—lst Innings * . , 423. NEW ZEALAND —2nd Innings. Mills, c and b Allen .. .. 16 Kerr, c Wyatt, b Jupp .. - 7 Dempster, st. F. Gilligan, b Verity 122 Blunt, c and b Verity .. .. 12t James, b Verity .. .. 16 Matheson, not out , .. .. ■, 1 Page, b Allen .. .. 9 Weir, c Gilligan, b Allen .. 5 Talbot, b Brown* - .. .. 28 Merritt, c Gilligan 'b Brown .. 7 Lowry, l.w.b. Brown .. ' 0 Extras " .. .. .. 32 Total 370 Bowling: Allen 3/63, Leyland 0/15, Brown 3/101, Verity 3/66, Jupp 1/87, Wyatt 0/6. LEVESON GOWER’S Xl.—2nd Innings Sutcliffe, not out .. .. 23 Allen, c Lowry, b Kerr .. 8 Gilligan, c Lowry,' b Talbot .. 6 Brown, c Weir, b Kerr .. 16 Extras 3 Total for 3 W’ickets .. 61 Bowling: Kerr 2 for 32, Talbot 1 for 21. M.C.C. V. THE REST. LONDON, September. 11. The South African tourists beat the Rest of England by six wickets. The Rest of .England scored 220 (Goddard 6 for 72). The South African tourists made 4 for 307 (.Sandham 136).