LEAD IN FIRST INNINGS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 25 August 1931, Page 5

LEAD IN FIRST INNINGS

TOURISTS’ STRONG POSITION

ECLIPSE OF ESSEX SCORE

HOME TEAM FOLLOWS ON

(United Press Association —By Ek-cnio iei«giuph Copy right.; deceived 11 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Aug. 24. The New Zealand cricketers are in a strong position in their match against Essex. In their first innings they made 412, and Essex at the luncheon adjournment to-day ihad made 45 for three wickets.

The New Zealand bowler.s definitely held the upper hand. Pope was dismissed shortly after lunch with a low cateli by Matheson at square-leg off Vivian. Nicholls and Bray were the only others to offer resistance to the accurate howling of Vivian and Merritt. The former was exceptionally steady. He howled 29 overs, including 14 maidens. The last four wickets fell for 10 runs. Eastman was unable to bat owing to an injured hand. The innings, which realised 150 runs, lasted 195 minutes.

Lowry enforced the follow on and Essex' hatted for an" hour before stumps were drawn with the second innings score at 53 for one wicket. Merritt again howled well. He de-served-more than the one wicket.

The weather throughout was bitterly cold and several adjournments were necessitated by light showers. The attendance was 4000. The scores are:

NEW ZEALAND First Innings.

Dempster, b Smith 88 Weir, b Nicholls 34 Kerr, b Nicholls 7 Page, 1.b.w., b Daer 22 Vivian, c Daer, b Eastman 5 Lowry*, c Bray, b Nicholls 129 Talbot, c Pope, b O’Connor 49 Mills, 1.b.w., b Daer 36 Matheson, b Nicholls 0 Merritt, e and b Nicholls 7 Cromb, not nut 19 Extras 16 Total 412

Bowling analysis: Nicholls took five wickets for 75 runs, Daer two for 80, Eastman one for 85, Smith one for 80, O’Connor one for 62, Crabtree none for 16.

ESSEX. First Innings

Pope, o Matheson, b Vivian ■ 33 Wylces, b Matheson 16 Crabtree, b Matheson 2 O’Connor, b Merritt 1 Bray, c Mills, b Vivian 27 Nicholls, st. Lowry, b Merritt ... 40 Frankling, c Lowry, b Vivian 16 Daer, not out 8 Sheffield, l.b.w'., b Merritt 1 Smith, o Cromb, b Vivian 1 Eastman (absent, hurt) 0 Extras 5 Total 150

Bowling analysis: Matheson took two wickets for 29 runs, Cromb none for 15, Merritt three for 65, Vivian four for 36.

Second Innings. Wykes, 1> Merritt 18 Pope, not out 31 Crabtree, not out. 3 Extra 1 Total for one wicket 53