Cricket

Inangahua Times, 6 June 1931, Page 3

Cricket

(United Prone Aesn—By Eleetrie Telegraph—Copyright.) New Zealand Tour Against Cambridge University A Draw Special to Press Association Reed 9 15 a m London, June 5 The New Zealand Cambridge match ended id a draw.

N.Z. delcared the innings closed, . shortly after lunch for 226. The declaration was delayed to allow Dempster to reach his fourth century of the tour. Dempster baited very i soundly for three hours and was always master of the bowling. He bit ten fours. He was bowled by a no ball when one short of a century ! Mills and Lowry also batted attractively, the former being I unlucky to be bowled off his pads. J Cambridge was left with three j hours to make 297 for victory, j Matheson and Cromb bowled well , the start and three wickets fell for I 25. Kempwelch again played a fine captain’s innings and showed sound defence with a wide range of scoring shots, and impressed as a future tesi

batsmen. He scored the century in 160 minutes and 1 - with Brown addpd 126 for fifth wicket. Brown batted with delightful freedom and when stumps were drawn Cambridge had lost five for two hundred runs. I Matheson and Cromb developed 'slight muscle strains. The former p bowled only four overs and Cromb nine. N-Z. Second Innings

Reed 5 20 a.m. New Zealand, Ist Innings J Mills, b Brown ... ... 40 Dempster, not out ••• . ... 101 Lowry, b Kempweleh c Webster ... ... 35 Weir, run out ... ... 0 Talbot, b Askew st Fabian ... 11 Kerr, b Ratcliffe c Brown ... 3 Page, not out ... ' ... 17 Extras ... ... 19 Total 5 for ... ... 226 Bowling —Baring 0 for 55, Pelham 0 for 50, Brown 2 for 53, Fabian 1 for 33, Webster 1 for 16. Cambridge, 2nd Innings Kempweleh, not out ... 102 Su»fleet, b Matheson ... 7 Davies, b Cromb ... ... 6 Ratc'iHe, b Cromb ... ... 1 Askew, cWeir ... ... 9 Brown, b Weir ... ... 72 Webster, in ... ... 2 Extras ... ••• 1 Total 5 for ... ... 200 Bowling—Matheson 1 for 13, Cromb 2 for 18, Blunt 0 for 41, Talbot 0 for 20, Weir 2 for 48, Page 0 for 41, Allcott 0 for 18.