BRILLIANT BATTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1931, Page 5

BRILLIANT BATTING.

TWO NEW ZEALAND CENTURIES TINE SCORE AGAINST OXFORD. (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright.) (Special to Press Association). (Received This Day. 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. The New Zealand cricketers gave a brilliant exhibition of batting at Oxford. The weather was fine and the wicket good. Lowry again won the toss. Vivian and Page were associated in . .a brilliant partnership, adding 219 in <)4 minutes. Vivian played a dazzling innings. He was in 125 minutes and scored thirteen fours and two sixes. Page also gave a fine display of free bitting during the 119 minutes he was , at the wickets. He hit thirteen fours. Merritt made 31 in ten minutes, including one six and five fours. The whole innings of-488 lasted only 205 minutes. Although the scoring was remarkably fast it was checked slightly by the brilliant University fielding. Oxford batted for half an hour without the loss of a wicket. Dempster's leg injury is not serious. 'Scores are as follow: — NEW ZEALAND.—-First Innings. Mills, b Owen-Smith 92 Weir, b jSeott 34 Blunt, c Scott, b Owen-Smith .. 0 Vivian, c Owen-Smith, b Wellings 135 Page, c Nevison, b Owen-Smith .. 113 Talbot, st. Oldfield, b Owen-Smith 19 Lowry, st. Oldfield, b Owen-Smith 20 Cromb, c Oldfield, b Williams .. 17 • Allcott, c Moore, b Owen-Smith 2 James, b Owen-Smith 10 Merritt, in 31 Extras 15 Total 488 Bowling analysis.—Nevison 0 for 81, Wellings 1 for 101, Scott 1 for 72, Owen-Smith 7 for 153, Williams 1 for 66. OXFQRD. —First Innings. Moore, in '.. 15 Hone, in 5 Total, none for 20