SPOILT BY RAIN

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 23 July 1927, Page 5

SPOILT BY RAIN

N.Z. v. ARMY MATCH GAME ABANDONED. HOME TEAM FIVE FOR 179. BY OABI.B PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPY HIGH') Received 9.30 a .in. to-day. LONDON, July 22. In the match New Zealand v. Army the latter continued batting, and had made 179 for five wickets when the game was abandoned on account of rain. There was a brilliant morning, but after only half an hour’s play, a thunderstorm deluged the ground and the match had to be abandoned. Details of the scores were:— NEW ZEALAND. First innings - 181 ARMY. First Innings. Wilkinson 1.b.w., b Page 23 P. Williams, c Blunt, b Page 2 Bryan, b Henderson 18 E. Wil'iams b Lowry 89 Tudor, not out ~ 28 Stanforth, 1.b.w., b Blunt 2 Mills, not out ‘2 Extras *£ Total for five wickets 179 Bowling analysis: Cunningham none far 10, Henderson one for 26, Blunt one for 35. Page two for 53, Aleott none for 12, Lowry one for 4. Williams played a most attractive innings, which lasted two and a ha'-f hours. Among liis hits were two sixes and six fours.