N.Z. CRICKETERS

Grey River Argus, 15 June 1927, Page 5

N.Z. CRICKETERS

NORTHANTS MATCH. N.Z. Wants 247 to Win. IN SECOND INNINGS. MERRITT EOWLS WELL. (Australian and N.Z Cab* 1 Aasn LONDON, June 13. “Inspired perhaps by the brilliant summer sunshine and the rural pretitiness of the Kettering ground, the New Zealanders gave the spectators 90 minutes of cricket as it should be played,” says a leading critic. Page and James set the example of playing confidently, but the former was bowled in attempting a big hit, and the former was unlucky enough to get out from a ball which he did not attempt to play. Dacre gave a display rejoicing the hearts of all those who like to see the ball hit. He scored twenty from four consecutive balls, including two sixers, and was caught at leg in trying to hit another out of the ground. Oliver and Bernau, unmindful of tho state of the score, continued the good work, the former punishing Wills to tho extent of fifteen in one over. Bernau hit with power and discretion. Jupp came out with an excellent average. claiming seven of the wickets. The New Zealand batsmen to-day hit up 165 in an hour and a half. The earlier Northants batsmen did well and at the tea adjournment the total was three for 121. Walden was bowled by Page immediately on resuming, but Timms reached 46 before he was stumped off Merritt. Blunt did not meet with his former success. The batsmen got his measure, and he proved very expensive. Alerritt, however, was in good form, and although Pennington and Wright emulated the example of their opponents and gave a display of free hitting to the great delight of the spectators, the total only reached 260. New Zealand, therefore, has to .get £47 in the last innings. The scores are:—• NORTHANTS—First Innings 237 NEW ZEALAND—First Innings. Mills, b Jupp 18 Blunt, l.b.w. b Jupp 50 Lowry, b Towell 12 Page, b Jupp 19 James, b Jupp 7 Dacre, c Walden b Jupp 31 AlcGirr, c and b Jupp 19 Oliver, l.b.w. b Towell 36 Allcott, c and b Jupp 9 Bernau, not out 34> Merritt, b Thomas 5 Extras 11 Total 251 Bowling.— Matthews 0 for 17, Wright 0 for 61, Thomas 1 for 35, Jupp 7 for 95, Towell 2 for 7, Wills 0 for 28. NORTHANTS—Second Innings. Woolley, c James b Blunt 34 Wills, b Alerritt 7 Bellamy, l.b.w. b Alerritt U Walden, b Page 43 Timms, st. James b Merritt 46 Towell, run out 0 Jupp, b Merritt 17 Pennington, c Olliver b Merritt 33 Wright, b AlcGirr 43 Matthews, c Bernau b Page 7 Thomas, not out 10 Extras 20 Total 260 Bowling: McGirr 1 for 30, Bernau 0 for 29, Alerritt 4 for 63, Allcott 0 for 36, Blunt 1 for 72, Page 2 for 10. SMALL ATTENDANCES. LONDON, June 13. Thfc attendances at the New Zealanders’ matches, though generally small, are probably sufficient to ensure a financial success. The Saturday crowds at both visits to Lords were excellent, and the Saturday attendance at Brighton in the Sussex match, equalled that during the Australians’ visit. Ths team’s popularity and reputation for playing the game are expected to attract crowds in the big county games coming on shortly. WHY CRACK BOWLERS ARE LEFT OUT (A. and N.Z. Assn, and Sun Cable.J (Received June 14 at 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. Replying to the criticism that leading players are being omitted from the County cricket teams playing against the New Zealanders, Sporting Life hastens to give an assurance that the sole intention is to give these bowlers a rest, which is badly needed, it says, owing to the unusually hard grounds. It adds:—The idea that the Counties can win as they please against the New Zealanders is not held here. The visitors have proved worthy of the steel of any Countv side.