EASY WIN

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 221, 16 August 1927, Page 7

EASY WIN

MATCH WITH DERBYSHIRE.

NEW ZEALANDERS’ BATTING.

HIGH PRAISE FROM CRITICS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received August 16, 9.25 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 15. The match with Derbyshire, a county which, up to the middle of the season, held a high place in the championships, resulted in an easy win for New Zealand by an innings and 240 runs. The visitors put up their highest score in a first class match, and even then the innings was not played out, Lowry declaring at nine for 541. Critics highly commend the New Zealanders’ brilliant batting in this game. On resuming, Mills and Lowry gave a lot of trouble, the latter scoring 81 in 100 minutes, his innings including nine boundary strokes. The Auckland player, however, was much slower, as he was at the wickets four hours and a quarter before he reached his century. After Lowry left, Allcott hit with great freedom, taking only an hour to get 62, which included one six and seven fours.

Hutchinson was the most successful of the county howlers, obtaining three of the last wickets rather cheaply, but Worthington, who has done some good bowling in county matches, was very expensive. The New Zealanders followed up their fine batting effort, by again disvmissing their opponents for a small total, for which Merritt and Blunt principally were responsible. Requiring 412 to avert an innings defeat, Derbyshire started badly. Bernau dismissing both Storer and Leo easily. At the tea adjournment the total was two for 45. Worthington and Ford made a short stand, and then Hutchinson made a forlorn attempt to save the game. He batted with determination and reached 50 in 80 minutes. After he had fallen to a catch by Dacre, Blunt rattled out three more for only five runs. The whole innings only lasted two and a half hours.

The attendance was about 1000. The scores are as follow :

NEW ZEALAND First Innings.

Oliver, run out 18 Dacre, b Slater 176 Dempster, c Elliott, b Townsend 81 Mills, not out 100 Lowry, c Storer, b Hutchinson .... 81 Bernau, c Elliott, b Worthington 0 Allcott, c A. J. Jackson, b Hutch-

inson bz Merritt, c Elliott, b Hutchinson 4 Page, c Storer, b Townsend 3 Blunt, b Townsend 0 Extras 16

Total for 9 wickets (declared) 541 Bowling analysis: Worthington one for 102, Slater 1 for 63, Townsend 3 for 95, Lee none for 71, Cresswell none for 78, Storer none for 71, Hutchinson 3 for 44.

DERBYSHIRE. First innings . 129

Second Innings. Storer, b Bernau 6 Lee, b Bernau 2 Worthington, c Dacre, b Merritt 21 Ford, c James, b Lowry 34 Hutchinson; c Dacre, b Merritt ... 53 Jackson, A. J., b Merritt 24 Slater, o Merritt, b Blunt h....... 2 Jackson, G. R., b Blunt 4 Townsend, st James, b Merritt ... 3 Cresswell, st James, b Blunt 3 Elliott, not out 0 Extras 20 Total 172 Bowling analysis: Bernau 2 for 27, Oliver none for 3, Merritt 4 for 67, Dempster none for 36, Lowry one for 5, Blunt 3 for 15. —A. and N.Z. cable. COUNTY CRICKET. POSITION OF TEAMS. LONDON, Aug. 14.

A mistake was made on Friday, when it was stated that Notts had regained the leadership in county cricket. Actually the leading figures are: Lancashire 73 and Notts 68.47. —A. and N.Z. cable.