CRICKET TOUR

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 4 June 1927, Page 9

CRICKET TOUR

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME CLUB CONFERENCE MATCH. ! PROGRESS OF THE GAME. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 11.50 a.m. to-day. LONDON, June 3. In the match Club Conference v. New Zealand, Conference in the second innings has seven wickets down for 252 (declared). Details of scores are: CONFERENCE. First Innings 204 Second Innings. Newman, e Dacre, l> Henderson ... 133 Grinter, st. James, b Alleott 19 Bryan, c Page, b Henderson 15 Hunt, st. James, b McGirr 38 Chikls-Clark, c Dempster, b Dacre 5 Soole, b McGirr • • 1 Bloomfield!, st. James, b Merritt 29 Clai’k, not out- - Extras • ••■ 19

Total for 7 wickets (declared) 252 Bowling analysis: McGirr two for 52, Henderson two for 27, Merritt one for 4 46, Alleott one fox-50, Cuningliam none for 16, Oliver none for 20. Dacre one for 21. Note.—Batting ancl bowling figures do not tallly. VISITORS’ EXCELLENT DISPLAY. TASK IX SECOND INNINGS. TO MAKE 244 TO WIN. ' ' Received 12.50 p.m. to-day. LONDON, June 3’. The New Zealanders’ match/ against the club cricketers proved a most interesting struggle between welbmatcliecl sides. The New Zealanders’ sporting play made them very popular. They certainly possess limitations, but their keenness compensates for any weaknesses. It niust be remembei;ecl that several members of the club sidei. were worthy! of a place in ooxuiity cricket. The hatting.of Hunt and Newman was worthy of first-rate cricket. Similarity Hazel ton’s steady bowling. Clarke, the wicketkeeper, in one innings, caught four and stumped two, which approaches the record of E. J. Smith, who last year caught four and stumped three in one innings. New Zealand’s wicketkeeping was equally .sound. James, besides keeping down exliras, assisted in the dismissal of three men in each innings, catching two and stumping one in the first, and stumping three in the second. Alleott halted excellently. The New Zealanders made no obvious attempt to force the pace, but Dempster and Mil 1 ® scored freely, reaching one hundred in 70 minutes. Mills played with really good batsman ease and confidence. Dempster drove powerfully on the leg side and played ,a fine all-round innings. The Confei’ence declared its. second innings closed' at the tea adjournment, when, thanks largely to the bi'ight performance of Newman, the total 1 , of 252 had been amassed for seven, wickets. The Nexv Zealanders were therefore set to make 244 to win.