CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1931, Page 5

CRICKET

THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. MATCH AGAINST SCOTLAND. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.25 a.in) GA,SGOW. July 15. The . New Zealand cricketers commenced a match against Scotland ' n fine weather. The start was delayed for forty minutes owing to the heavyground,, the result of lain yesterday. New Zealand omit Page, Weir, and Cromb. Scotland—Alexander, Anderson, Baxter, Huddleston, Jones, Kerr, MoTavish, Nicholson, Simpson, Todd, Watson .

Lowry won the toss. Runs came slowly owing to a steady attack and heavy outfield. Mills was caught at midoff.

The New Zealand batsmen generally gave a, poor showing. All experienced difficuty in timing shots. It was the slowest wicket encountered yet. Dempster and Kerr were dismissed before lunch. .The wickets of Talbot and Vivinn fell on the resumption. A timely start followed by Blunt and James, the former again scoring principally by off shots. Merritt and Matheson hatted brightly at the close of the innings, The latter was undefeated. He has been dismissed only once during the tour, i

Anderson Baxter, a medium right hander, bowled steadily. Hiddleston’s slows were only’, .effective be.cal'ise the batting was weaker. The Scottish batsmen were also- unconvincing, although. Kerr showed himself a fine leg side player. Allcott and Vivian bowled steadily and had not the best of luck. Several . catches were dropped. Lowry spelled James behind the wiekNEW ZEALAND First Innings. Mills c Black, b Watson ...-. 6 Dempster c Simpson, h Anderson 24 Kerr st. Simpson b Huddleston ... 13 Vivian l.b.Av. b Baxter, 14 Talbot c McTavish b Huddleston 11 Blunt st. Simpson b Huddleston ... 34 James l.b.w. b Anderson ............ 26 Lawry c Kerr b Huddleston 4 Allcott b Anderson 3 Merritt b Baxter -9 Matheson not ouf . 12 ’ , Extras 9 , Total 179 Bowling -Baxter 2/38, Anderson 3/39, Watson 2/21, Huddleston 5/69. SCOTLAND First Inning. Alexander st. Lowry b Vivian 1 McTavish c Talßot ,'b Allcott 26 Kerr l.b.w b, Matheson ■ — 35 Jones c Talbot b Vivian 1 Nicholson b Allcott 4 Simpson not out 0 Total for .5 wickets 67 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. / ’. . LONDON, July 14. County cricket ,results were :.r—-----Suss- , -first 477 (Bowley 137, Duleepsinhji 133).' , Essex, first, , 187 ‘(Tate 6 for SO). Followed . on, 227. Sussex , won by an innings and sixty-

three runs, , Kent, first, 106. Second 216 {Woolley 94). Surrey, first, 198 (Freeman 6 for 111). .Second 4 for 127. Surrey won by six wickets. Derby, first, 221 '(Baring 5 for 85). ■Second, 168. Hampshire first, 137 (Townsend 6 for 23). Second 109. Derby won by 145 runs. •Middlesex first, 293 (Hendren 117). Second 144 (Goddard 6 for 55). Gloucester first 273 (Dacre 71). Second, 6 for 165 (Dacre 60). Gloucester won by four wickets. .. . Notts first, 288 (Staples 131). Yorkshire first,. 313 (Barber 90). Yorksh're won on the first ■ innings. J Worcester first, 231. .Secpnd_ o ' '(Geary 7 for 54). Leicester first, 106 .(Root 5 for 28). Worcester won on the first innings. ' , TT ’i -• ■ Northants first, 183 (Wyatt 5 fo. 36). Second 109 (Foster- 5 for 3D. Warwick first, 7 for 368 declared (Wyatt not out, 161). Warwick won by an innings and. 76 runs. . Glamorgan, first, ‘232 (Wellard 5 or 79). Somerset first, 185 (Bvan .6 for 94). Glamorgan won on the first innings.