FINAL MATCH

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 13 September 1927, Page 5

FINAL MATCH

N.Z. CRICKET TOUR. VISITORS MAKE 447 HOME TEAM 6 FOR 207, 'V CaHI.B - PR.EBB ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT Received 11.20 a.m. to-day. LONDON. Sept. 12, Tho Neyv Zealanders, who have earned a reputation as the keenest, hardhitting exponents of the carefree, amateur style, are making an extreme, ly yvorthy and appropriate ending to the tour. They are opposed by a firstclass team, almost, yvholly amateurs, and there has been, an exhibition of cricket .for the sake of the game and not for the 'Sake of the result. Blunt’s innings is still talked of. He hit everything a terrific cnack in the centre of the bat, expertly clearing the head of cover-point, but he greyv more careless in the later stages. Another masterpiece yvas Mill’s exhibition of the best left-hander’s style, particularly Ins • pull to mid-wicket and glance for leg. He failed to add many today* land in all had eleven fours and six threes. Lowery yyas indisposed and was unable to bat. The last lour yyuckets fell quickly and the innings i.ll all lasted five and three-quarter hours. Leveson-Gower’s men started off yvell, and made a good reply for a time, and 100 caane up in ninety-five minutes, principally from Dawson and Wyatt’s bats, the former hitting seven fours. The batting then slackened and at tea adjournainent four had gone tor 156. Shortly after the- resumption, Princess Mary’s arrival at 4.30 temporarily stopped the play, the spectators rushing on the ground to see her. This may have unsettled the batsmen, as two more wicket® fell at once. Douglas and F. GiUigan, by stolid slow batting, stopped the' collapse. taking fifty minutes to compile thirty-seven and stumps yy*ere drawn at 6.2". The rate of scoring Was a great contrast to the way the New Zealanders piled up the runs on Satur--13 . NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, b A. GiUigan 50 Blunt, b Haig 131 Daere. b; Haig s Allcott. c Mercer, b Ryan 5 Page, b A. GiUigan 23 Mills, Lb.w.. b ‘Mercer 152 Loyvry (absent ill! ■ 4 MoGirr, c Enthovon, b Haig 12 James, not out 18 Merritt, cA. GiUigan. b o'.ay ... 8 Henderson. c F. GiUigan, b Clay 8 Extras 28 Total 447 Boyvling analysis.—Haig, three for 112: Mercer, two for 89; Clay, tyvo for 86: A. GiUigan, two for'37; Wyatt, none for 52: Entlioven, none for 21 ; A.inott, none for 22. LEVESON GOWER’S TEAM. First Tnnings. Dayvson, c Daere. b Allcott 53 Arnett, c Merritt, b Henderson ... 27 Wyatt, b Allcott 44 Haig, c Page, b Merritt 4 Dougins, not out , 21 A. GiUigan e MeGirr, b Merritt ... 0 Enthovon. st. James, b Merritt ... 7 F. Gill’gan, not out 24 Extras ... 17 Total for six wickets 207