CRICKET
THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.
MATCH AGAINST SCOTLAND. A SUBSTANTIAL win. (Special to Press Association). (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) ■GLASGOW, July 18. The New Zealand cricketers continued against 'Scotland in overcast weather. Lowry declared lenvi’’g Scotland a whole day to score 316 for victory. Kerr and. Alexander started slowly to the accurate bowling of Allcott and Merritt. After an hour’s play the scoye stood at 34 for 1 0. Kerr not cut 16. Alexander riot/ I 'o tot" 16. Extras 3. The New Zealanders were entertained .at dinner at Loch Lomond last evening bv R'. M. Teacher. ' GLASGOW, July 17. ‘ The New Zealand cricketers experienced little difficulty in defeating Scotland by the margin of f 35 runs. Kerr and Alexander battled before lunch. Kerr went out 1.b.w., playing forward to Merritt. Alexander scored freely off any loose deliveries. He was out immediately after lunch when he Bnicked an away spinner , from Vivian to a brilliant diving catch by Dempster in the slips. The remaining batsmen were unable to cope with the attack of Mol'ritt, Matheson and Vivian. Tod batted vigorously for a period. Huddleston and and Watson were nb-. sent, injured/ Merritt showed, his re*, turn to bowling form, striking;<a. length fairly early and spinning the ball well. Vivian also spun the ball appreciably. ■ , . NEW ZEALAND; First Innings. Mills c Black, b Watson 6 Dempster c Simpson, b Anderson 2# j Kerr st. Simpson b Huddleston 13 Vivian l.b.w. 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 2U Matheson not out r... 12 Extras :/! 9 Total .. 176 Bowling:—Baxter 2/38,'. Anderson 3/39, Watson 2/21, Huddleston T/69.. - . SCOTLAND First Inning, , V.‘ Alexander st. Lowry b Vivian 1 McTavish c Talbot b Allcott. 26 Kerr l.b.w b Mathesbn , 35 Jones c Talbot b Vivian v. 1 Nicholson B Allcott ,J •Simpson c Dempster, b Allcott .... 5 Tod c Mills b Allcott ,16 Anderson c Mills b; Allcott .... ... 3 iHiddleston (not out) .... ... ... b ‘Watson b Vivian 2 Baxter b Vivian 5 Extras ... 10 'Total i'l2 Bowling,—Allcott 5 for 39, Vivian. 4 for s£), Mathesort 1 fOi/0, Tttijiot, fi fer 0, BUint 6 for 16. NEW ZBAtAND,—-Second Innings. Talbot c 'Alexander b Hiddlestcwi,..,„....6L. James e Jones b Hiddleston 7.. 26 Merritt .run out /./■ (.k iU fs- - c Tod b Andefson' '72' Kerr l.b.w. b 'Baxter ... ..._ ... _ 21^ Vivian c Nicholson b Watson ... 20 Mills c and b Jones .... .... 41 Dempster (not out) ... 12 Blunt {not out) ... ... ... . ... V: .2 Extras ... ... 19 Total for 7 wickets 1 declared ... 281 SCOTLAND—Second Innings . Alexander c Dempsted b Vivian ... 40 McTavish c and b Matheson ......... 8 Jones b Matheson O Nicholson c Kerr b Vivian 13 Anderson l.b.w b Merritt ............ 3 Tod c and b Vivian W Simpson b Merritt •••• Kerr l.b.w b Merritt' 20 Huddlestone (retired hurt) 0 Watson (retired hurt) • f) Baxter (not out) : ; 0 Extras 7 Total ./L../...L..:... HO Bawling—Mills 0/1, Kerr 0/0, Math-' eson 2/29, Merritt 3/36, ’' Allcott 0/6/ Vivian 3/31. . / / ' ' b //' New Zealand won by 235 runs.
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