N.Z. CRICKETERS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 30 August 1927, Page 5

N.Z. CRICKETERS

MATCH AT RICHMOND

home team out FOR 100.

TOURISTS WIN ON FIRST INNINGS.

(By Cable — Press Assn. — Copyright.)

(Received 30, 10.40 a.m.) Londoo, Aug. 29. In place of the match originally arranged against Mr. Gate’s XI at Old Buckenham, a one-day match was substituted at Richmond, which gave the New Zealanders another opportudity of meeting club cricketers. The pitch gave considerable help to the bowlers and Richmond were dismissed for a small total despite the inclusion of the Middlesex amateurs H. R. Daries and C. D- Gray and O’Gorman, a well known comedian, who was promoted this year to the Surrey first XI. in which he performed well both with bat and ball.

McGirr and Merritt had another good harvest, six wickets falling for 14, and the whole side being out for an even 100.

New Zealand went in with plenty of time to get the runs, Dempster and Mills, the first pair in fact, hitting them off betore being separated. At the tea adjournment one wicket was down for 135, but after that the batsmen simply hit out and got out rather rapidly. They did not declare but went on batting until stumps were drawn at 7 o’clock, ivhen the total had reached 221 for eight wickets, New Zealand winning on the first innings.

O'Gorman did some good bowling for the club. New Zealand played a substitute in the person of Calder. Scores:— RICHMOND. First Innings. Dales, b McGirr 3 Fraser, st. James, b Merritt .... 1 Summers, c Blunt, b McGirr .... 0 Jones, c Blunt, b Merritt 18 Gray, Lb.w, b McGirr 1 O’Gorinan, st. Janies, b Merritt 0 Clark, c Alcott, b Dacre 27 Norman, not out 15 Heald, c Cunningham, b McGirr 1 King, c and b Cunningham ... j. 0 Blundell, b Merritt 14 Extras 12

Total IQO Bowling Analysis: McGirr 4 for 28, Alcott 0 lor 14, Merritt 4 tor 38, Dacre 1 for 5, Cunningham 1 for 3. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings; Dempster, c Clark, b O’Gorman 6b Mills, b Summers 48 Merritt, st. Clark, b O’Gorman 16 Dacre, l.b.w, b O’Gorman 17 James, e Blundell, b O’Gorman 6 Cunningham, l.b.w, b Blundell .. 3 Calder, b o’Gorman 14 Blunt, b Blundell 3 Oliver, not out 13 Allcott, not out 17 Extras 18 Total for 8 wickets 221 Bowling; King 0 for 28, Heald 0 for 32, O’Gorman 5 for 72, Blundell 2 for 30, Fraser 0 for 23, Summers 1 for 17, Gray 0 for I.—(A. and N.Z.)