TOURISTS BAT BRIGHTLY

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 19 June 1931, Page 5

TOURISTS BAT BRIGHTLY

SCORE ALMOST DOUBLED FIRST INNINGS DECLARED ONLY EIGHT WICKETS DOWN. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received I 1.30 a.m., to-day. GAINSBOROUGH, June IS. The New Zealand cricketers, dismissed the Minor 1 Counties team for 191 in the first innings of the match at Gainsborough, and themselves had reached 62 runs for two wickets at the luncheon adjournment to-day. In the afternoon they declared with the score at 361 for eight wickets and the Counties in the second strike had made 14 runs without loss when stumps were drawn for the day. Merritt was dismissed after lunch and Alills carried on the score for a brilliant century. He attacked the bowling from the start and although he gave several chances, was always master of the attack. He went out off the only really weak shot ot the innings after batting for 218 minutes for 150. He hit seventeen fours. Kerr showed signs of a return to his customary enterprising batting. Lowrv and. Talbot both gave vigorous displays. . .... The Counties’ bowling was not ditrieult although the wicket played occasional tricks. „ , i > Counties batted half an hour bet ore stumps were drawn. Cook was droplied in the final over-

AtINOR COUNTIES. First Innings. Cook, st, James, 1) Merritt 33 Homer, <• Dempster, b Merritt ... <1 Remnant, c Page, b Merritt 1 Kingsley, b Alerritt 0 Fordham, c sub., b Lowry 3Frearson, 1> Lowry 13 Walters, 1.b.w.. b Lowry 0 Rafferty, 1> Lowry 16 Elderton, c and b Allcott 13 AVard, b Allcott 4 Lock, not out 0 Extras ° Total 191

Bowling analysis : Alerritt took four wickets for 72 runs, Allcott two for 38, Lowrv four for 14, Talbot none for 10. Weir none for 15, Blunt none for 18, Page none for 16. Second Innings. Cook, not out 9 Homer, not out 5 Total for no wickets 14 NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, c Rafferty, b Remnant _0 Alills, o Remnant, b Lock 150 Weir, c Kingsley, 1> Ward 2 Merritt, b Remnant 38 Allcott, c Frearson, b Lock 3 James, b Lock 8 Kerr, 1.b.w.. h Lock 26 Lowry, b Ward 52 Talbot, not out 43 Page, not out 7 Extras 32

Total for 8 wickets (declared) 361

Rowling analysis: Remnant took wickets for 68 runs, Fordham none for 21. "Ward two for 77, Lock four for 113, Walters none for 50.