EASY WIN

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 23 August 1927, Page 5

EASY WIN

N.Z. BEATS CUMBERLAND INNINGS AND 18 RUNS, MERRITT’S FINE RECORD. IBy Cable —Press assn. — Copyright.) (Received 23, 8.20 a.m.) London, Aug. 22. The New Zealanders had an easy win over Cumberland, which does not take high rank amongst the secondclass counties. On resuming to-day both Blunt and Dempster were quickly disposed of by Walmsley. The former fell to a smart catch in the slips at 71 and Dempster soon followed after sending one ball over the ropes. Walmsley met with further success by getting rid of Merritt and Cunningham, but Bernau and James offered a stubborn resistance. Tire former hit very attractively and one fine straight drive pitched over the boundary. Lowry, who went in late, also helped the score along and when all were out at the tea adjournment the total had reached 302.

SLOW BOWLERS TROUBLESOME.

With the exception of Walmsley, the county players failed badly in their second attempt against Blunt and Merritt. They appeared helpless in the face of the slow bowling, and Merritt, with five wickets for 49, achieved a fine record in the match of ten for 79.

Though the sixth wicket partnership put on 56 the game was finished off rather suddenly by 6.20 o’clock, and New Zealand won by an innings and 18 runs. Scores:—

CUMBERLAND. First Innings 154 Second Innings. Youren, b Merritt 19 Gill, b Blunt H Saint, b Merritt 12 Adair, c James, b Blunt 10 Shardilow, c Oliver, b Blunt 6 Mudge, c Page, b Merritt 3 Walmsley, c Henderson, b Dempster 42 Hargreaves, c McGirr, b Dempster 19 Chambers, c Page, b Merritt ... 0 Thomas, st. Jomes, b Merritt ... 3 Madden, not out 3 Extras 2 Total 130 Bowling analysis. — Cunningham none for 12, Lowry none for 16, Blunt three for 41, Merritt five for 49, Dempster two for 10. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Oliver, b Walmsley 1 Blunt, c Thomas, b Walmsley ... 71 Dempster, b Walmsley 72 Merritt, c Saint, b Walmsley ... 17 Bernau, st. Mudge, b Thomas ... 40 Cunningham, b Walmsley 3 Henderson, c Chambers, b Hargreaves U James, 1.b.w., b Madden 36 McGirr, run out 11 Lowry, not out 21 Page, b Madden 10 Extras 9 Total 302 Bowling analysis.—Walmsley five for 66, Thomas one for 132, Hargreaves one for 32, Chambers none for 50, Madden two for 28, Gill none for 15.—(A. and N.Z.I