SUSSEX GAME DRAWN

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 2 September 1931, Page 5

SUSSEX GAME DRAWN

HOME SIDE HOLD ADVANTAGE TOURISTS’ SECOND INNINGS ALL OUT FOR 305 RUNS. BLUNT MAKES NINETY-FIVE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) Received 10.30 a.m. to-day. BRIGHTON, Sep. 1. The Sussex v.' New Zealand cricket game was drawn. The Sussex team declared this morning with the score at 549 runs for nine wickets in reply to the New Zealanders’ first innings total of 385. At the luncheon adjournment the New Zealanders had reached 116 for two wickets. The innings closed for 305, and Sussex had scored 18 runs without loss at the call of time.

The New Zealand batsmen again railed to take advantage of a good start. After the dismissal of Mills who batted for 100 minutes and hit 8 fours,, Blunt continued to bat so and-

His late cutting wars excellent. With Talbot he wiped off the arrears. After lunch, when five short of a century lie just dislodged a bail in playing back to Parkes. He- was exceedingly unlucky. He was in for 160 minutes and hit 6 fours.

The remaining batsmen chiefly losttheir wickets in attempting to force cho pace. Talbot and Kerr were steady. Merritt hit freely. Towards the close of the innings, bowling with a new ball Wensley struck form. He saving away late ancl made pace, and pitch. Lowry and James were caught in the slips and Vivian was played on. Sussex needed 142 for victory. Rowley and Parks hatterl till stumps were drawn.. The attendance was 2000. The scores are:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 385 Second Innings. Dempster, b Tate Mills, c Duteepsinbji, b Langridge 64 Blunt, b J. Parks 95 Talbot, c Cook, b Duleepsinh.fi , .29 Kerr, b J. Parks - —37 Vivian, b Wensley . .9 Cromb, e Cornford, b Tate —.... -6 Lowry, e- Tate, b Wensley —— 1 James, c Tate,-b Wensley iO Matheson, c Cook, b Wensley 1 Merritt, not- out Extras - 10 Total . - 305 Bowling analysis: Tate, took two wickets for 63 runs; Wensley, four for SS; Cook, none for 37; J. Parks, two for 47; Landgridge, one for 40; Bowlev, none for 20; Duleepsinhji, one for 30. SUSSEX. First Innings (nine wickets dee) 549 Bowling analysis: Matlieson took no wielcets for SS runs; Cromb, three for 92; Merritt, one for 113; Talbot, none for 64; Blunt, one for 20; Vivian, three for 137; Lowry, one for 25. Second Innings. Bowlcy, not out - —— 9 J. Parks, not out - 9 Total for no wickets 18 Bowling analysis: Matheson took no wickets for 7 runs; Cromb, none for 2; Merritt, none for 9.