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Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1937, Page 5

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N.Z. ON TOUR MATCH y. GLAMORGAN. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). CARDIFF, May 15. The New Zealand cricketers to-day began a third match on their tour against Glamorgan at Cardiff. Encountering steady bowling supported by keen fielding, the tourists batted with sedate deliberation, all of them giving the impression that they were desirous of playing themselves into form, in view of their lack of practice due to the wet week in London. Nevertheless, credit is due to the county bowlers for keeping the scoring rate of the New Zealanders down to 230 runs in five hours. This was mainly due to the accuracy of the mediumpaced swing bowling of the forty-two-year-old Mercer, and the bothersome off-spinners of a new bowling star, Jones, whose record this season includes eight for eighty against Kent, five for sixty against Lancashire, and seven for seventy-nine against Sussex. Except for Wallace and Roberts, who both fell to smart tlirows-in and Lamasou who was an early victim to the new ball, all the batsmen had aleiigtliy, of a quiet innings. Kerr and Vivian were the brightest of the batsmen, tfi,e former batting for half an hour for 20 runs and hitting four fours The latter batted half an hour, scoring 37, including three fours.

Hadlee was in over an hour for 21. Moloney batted for two hours and scored forty runs, while Page, who made 41, and Tindill, who scored 30, batted for an hour and a half-each. Moloney and Vivian added fifty-six runs for the third wicket. Page and Tindill scored seventy-nine runs for the sixth wicket. All of the innings were chanceless until the dismissals. ■ Glamorgan batted for half an hour to the bowling of 1 Roberts, Donning, and Vivian, scoring 25 without loss. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND. —Ist Innings. Kerr, b Mercer 2() Hadlee, lbw,, b Jones -2] Moloney, lbw., b Jones 40 Vivian, c Smart, b Jones 37 Wallace, run out 0 Page, b Mercer 41 Tindill, b Mercer 39 La mason, 1) Mercer 0 Weir, c Davies, b Jones 10 Roberts, run out 3 Dunning, not out 7 Extras H Total 235 Bowling analysis: Mercer'4 for 60, Hughes 4 for 47, E. Davies 0 for 31, Jones 4 for 53, D. Davies 0 for 3, Smart 0 for 30.

GLAMORGAN.---Ist Innings. Dyson, not out ••••• Ps E. Davies, not out 13 Total for no wickets 25 Stumps were then drawn. INDIAN TOUR LOSS. BOMBAY, May 14. The audited accounts show an Indian loss on fast year’s English cricket tour of £2500. COUNTY RESULTS. LONDON, May 14. County Cricket matches were seriously marred by rain. Results were:— Surrey—First innings one for 05 v. Derbyshire. The match was abandon-,; ed. Sussex —First innings 190 (Jones) seven for 79); second innings four for 335 declared (J. Parks 78, John Langridge HO). Glamorganshire—First innings 146 (James Langridgeyfive foi 39) ; second innings 198 (James Langridge five for 75). Sussex won by 181 runs. Hampshire—First innings 124 Nibbles six for 35). Lancashire—first innings 54 (Hill five for 8). Hampshire won on the first innings. The Yorkshire v. Cambridge match was abandoned.

Middlesex—First innings 209 (Singleton five for 73). Oxford—First innings two for 10. The match was abandoned.