TOUR OF ENGLAND.

Northern Advocate, 17 September 1927, Page 11

TOUR OF ENGLAND.

RESULTS OF ALL MATCHES. May 9 and 10: Mr H. Martineau’s XL, at Hoiyport. Match drawn. New Zealand-586 for 9 wickets (declared). Martineau’s Eleven 256 and 163 for 6 wickets. May 11, 12' and 13: M.C.C., at Lords. Drawn, M.C.C. 392 and 426 for, 4 wickets (declared). New Zealand 460 and 224 for 4 wiekets. May 14, 16 and 17: Essex, at Leyton. Essex won' by 5 wickets. New Zealand 289 and 208. Essex 373 and 125 for 5 wickets. May 18, 19 and 20: Cambridge University, at Cambridge. Cambridge won by 5 wickets. New Zealand 315 and 205. Cambridge 255 and 267 for 5 wickets. May 21, 23 and 24; Middlesex, at Lords. Middlesex won by 3 wickets. New Zealand 234 and 335. Middlesex 290 and 280 for 7 wickets. May 25, 26 and 27: Royal Navy, at Portsmouth. Drawn, abandoned owing to rain. Royal Navy 144 and 275. New Zealand 194 and 164 for 2 wiekets. May 28, 30, and 31: Sussex, at Hove. New Zealand won by 8 wiekets. Sussex 316 and 191. New Zealand 466 and 43 for 2 wickets. Juno 2 and 3: Club Cricket Conference, at Ealing, Drawn. Club Conference 204 and 252 for 7 wickets (declared). New Zealand 213 and 183 for 5 wickets. June 4, 6 and 7: Oxford University, at Oxford. Drawn. Oxford 337 and 229. New Zealand 263 and 214 for 6 wickets. June 8, 9 and 10; Worcestershire, at Worcester. ■ New Zealand won by 194 runs. New Zealand 276 and 349 for 5 wiekets (declared). Worcester 222 and 209. June 11, 13, and, 14: Northamptonshire, at Kettering. Northamptonshire won by 82 runs, Northants 237 and 260, New Zealand 251 and 164. June 15, 16 aud 17: Leicestershire, at Leicester. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). New Zealand 371 and 165 for 9 wickets, Leicestershire 242. Jurfe 18 and 20: Durham, at Sunderland. New Zealand won by 10 wiekets. New Zealand 373 and 5 for no wiekets. Durham 254 and 123. June 22 and 23: Northumberland, at Newcastle-on-Tyne. New Zealand won by innings and 3 runs. New Zealand 476, Northumberland 272 and 201. June 24 and 25: Scotland, at Glasgow. '■ L Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Scotland 233, New Zealand 90 for two wickets, ■ ;

June 27 and 28: Scottish Counties, at Droughty Ferry, Dundee. Drawn. New Zealand 304 and 103 for eight wickets. Scottish Counties 287 and 72 for four wickets. June 29 and 30: Edinburgh Clubs, at Edinburgh. • New Zealand won by 10 wickets. Edinburgh Clubs 199 and 246, New Zealand 406 for 7 Wickets (declared), and 43 for no wickets. July 1: South of Scotland, at Galashiels. New Zealand won by 56 runs on the first innings. South Scotland 71 and 70 for 7 wickets. New Zealand 127. July 2, 4 and 5: Yorkshire, at Bradford. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Yorkshire 377. New Zealand 133 for 7 wickets. July 6, 7 and 8: Notts, at Nottingham. Drawn (play delayed by rain). New Zealand 277. Notts 280 for 6 wickets. July 9, 11 and 12: East of England, at .Wisbeqh. New Zealand won by 8 wickets. East England 170 and 145. New Zealand 243 and 76 for 2 wickets. July 16, 18 and 19: Civil Service, at Chiswick. New Zealand won by an innings and and 15 runs. Civil Service 256 and 150. New Zealand 421 for 7 wickets (declared). July 20, 21 and 22; Army, at Folkestone. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). New Zealand 184. Army 179 for 5 ■wickets. July 23, 25 and 26: Warwickshire, at Birmingham. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Warwickshire 235 and 188 for 7 wickets. New Zealand 492 for 6 wickets (declared). July 27, 28 and 29: West of England, at Exeter. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). New Zealand 230 for 6 wickets (declared). -West of England 93 for 9 wickets. July 30, August 1 and 2: Glamorgan, at Cardiff. New Zealand won by 205. runs. New Zealand 345 and 205 for 7 wickets (declared). Glamorgan 145 and 199. August 3, 4 and 5: Surrey, at Oval. Drawn. New Zealand 313 and 371. Surrey 877 and 284 for 8 wickets. August 6, 8 and 9; Somerset, at Weston-super-Mare. New Zealand won by 94 runs. New Zealand 150 and 128» Somerset 117 and -67. ' % : • v; r-.r August 10, 11 and ; 12: Gloucestershire, at Cheltenham. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Gloucester 148 anl 130 for 3 wickets. New Zealand 415 for 9 wickets (declared). August 13, 15 and 16; Derbyshire, at Derby. . New Zealand won by an innings and 240/ runs. Derbyshire 129 and 172. New Zealand 541 for 9 wickets (declared). August 17, 18 and 19: Lancashire, at Manchester. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Lancashire 229. New Zealand 57 for one wicket. August 20 and 22: Cumberland, at Whitehaven. New Zealand won jry an innings and 18 runs. Cumberland 154 and 130. New Zealand 302. August. 24 and 25:. Bedfordshire, at Bedford. Drawn (abandoned owing to rain). Bedford 55 for 5 wickets. August 26 and 27: Norfolk, at Norwich. New Zealand won by an innings and 97 runs. Norfolk 104 and 111. New Zealand 312, August 29: Richmond, at Richmond. New Zealand won by 2 wickets and 121 runs. Richmond 100. New Zealand 221 for 8 wickets.. August 31, September 1 and 2: Kent, at Canterbury. Kent won by 58 runs. Kent 405 and 263 for 8 wickets (declared). New Zealand 293 and 317. September 3, 5 and 6: Wales, at Llandudno. Drawn. Wales 182 and 183 for 9 wickets (declared). New Zealand 130 and 124 for 2 wickets. September 7 and 8: The Cygnets, at Llandudno, Drawn. Cygnets-250 for 6 wickets (declared). New Zealand 195. September 10, 12 and 13: Mr H, D. G. Leveson-Gower ’s XL, at Scarborough. Drawn. New Zealand 447 and 103 for 3 wickets. Leveson-Gower’s XI. 316. summary. Matches Played 39 Won 14 Lost 5 Drawn 20 CENTURY MAKERS. T, C. Lowry: 106 v. M.C.C.; 105 v. Sussex; 106 v. Worcester; 101 not out, v. Gloucester, C. C. Daere; 107 v. M.C.C.; 101 v. Martineau’s; 167 v. Edinburgh clubs, 176 v Derbyshire. J, E, Mills: 188 v. Martineau’s;. 104 not out v. Civil Service; 103 v. Surrey; 100 not ; out v.D&tbjrahite; la2 v. Levesofc-ftotwr

M. L. Page: 134 v. Cambridge; 140 not out v. Worcester. R, C. Blunt: 119 v. Martineau’s; 195 v. Northumberland;'lo3 v. Kent; 131 v. Leveson-Gower’a XI. C, S. Dempster; 109 not out v. Club Conference; 178 v. Durham; 154 v. Scottish’Counties; 180 v. Warwickshire; 167 not out v/ Glamorgan; 101 v. Surrey. C. W. F. Alleott: 131 v. Warwickshire; 102 not out v. Civil Service. THE AVERAGES. FOR ALI’mATCHES. BATTING. In. N.O. H.S. Runs Av.

FIRST-CLASS MATCHES, BATTING.

WHEN OLDFIELD “KEPT.” The Australian cricketers who toured England with such success in 1921 came home via America and Canada and played several games in Canada. At one game in a country district the visitors heard a great deal about a wonderfully fast bowler, whose pace had never been excelled. As Gregory and McDonald were in the team the Australians were somewhat sceptical, but were interested, nevertheless. When the day of the match arrived there was consternation in the home team’s ranks, for the one and only wicket-keeper could not play. The Australians offered them the use of Oldfield, who w r as second wicketkeeper on that tour, and the offer was gladly accepted. The Australians batted first, Macartney and Collins going out to open the innings. The ball was thrown to a tall, broad-shouldered youiig man —the wonderful fast howler —and when Oldfield was seen to be standing right up to the wickets the captain, in a horrified voice, called to him to stand farther back as heiwould have his head knocked off; but Oldfield stood his ground. The bowler took a long run, and Macartney faced him grimly. He was nearly bowled first ball, but only because it was half the expected pace. Thus another worldbeater came to earth. He got a wicket in his first over, nevertheless, for a ball was pitched well on the logside, and Oldfield, taking it beautifully, caught Macartney out of his crease and whipped off the bads. “How’s that,” he roared. marvellous,” said the thunderstruck umpire, as he held up his hand.

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YOU NEVER CAN TELL. Hughie Trimble, the secretary of the Melbourne Cricker Club, and one of the best cricketers that ever donned flannels, is almost as good at telling yarns as he was at cricket. One of the best is about an old (Scotch carpenter employed at the Melbourne ground. He was an old servant, and Hughie, in the kindness of his heart, often used to ask him to have a drink. One hot day the old fellow was working away, when Hughie called out to him, “Sandy, will you come and have a drink now* or wait until you knock off?” Sandy answered, “If you don’t mind, I think I'll come right away, Mr Trumble; there has been a lot of sudden deaths lately.” ... It is stated in England that the Earl of Dartmouth, one of the M.C.C. trustees and the president of the Staffordshire County Cricket Club, is the principal mover in a projected testimonial to Sidney Barnes, whom P. F. Warner holds to be possibly the greatest bowler of any day. The .testimonial is not intended to be confined to the county for which Barnes has done such great things'—up to the end of last season he had taken 1050 wickets for Staffordshire at under eight runs each, besides making a good mhny runs — but will be open to the whole country. « * * *

Who is the most popular professional in county cricket 1 ? Pat Hex! (lron’s verdict goes to William Ewart Astill, of Leicestershire. “Clever at the piano, singer of good song, teller of a capital story, a good sportsman, and a man's ( man.” But how strange that in a re-j cital of Astill's virtues, Pet should, have omitted to mention that the Lie-j eestcr cricketer won the amateur billiards championship of the, punting shire, and that he ohee put up a surprisingly good game against iSidney Pry in the amateur championship proper, says a London writer. Let me add that Astill is a good golfer, and the winner of a commission; in the Machine Gun Corps during the war.

Dempster .. 49 8 180 2221 54.17 Blunt 44 3 195 2066 50.39 Mills 50 8 188 1677 39.02 Daere 42 176 1594 37.95 Lowry .... 46 4 106 1497 35.64 Page 48 4 140* 1380 31.36 Allcott .... 35 S 131 753 27.8S Merritt 44 16 50* 740 26.42 McGirr .... 39 1 73 833 21.93 James 42 8 54 648 19.05 Oliver .... 31 5 48 382 14.69 Bernau .... 31 4 41 370 13.70 Henderson . 22 7 30 160 10.66 Cunningham 19 3 23 119 7.44

BOWLING. Wkts. Buns Av. Dempster .. 11 203 18.45 Merritt 174 3341 19.20 Daere 17 333 19.59 Page 38 750 19.97 MicQirr 73 1683 23.08 Henderson 47 1126 33.95 Lowry .... 25 607 24.28 Blunt 91 2270 24.94 Bernau 38 1093 20.39 Allcott .... 36 900 27.50 Cunningham .... 21 925 44.05 Mills (four for 146), ami Oliv for 210) also bowled. er (one

In. E. H.S. N.O . Av. Delnpster 37 .1430 180 5 44.68 Blunt 38 1540 131 o 44. Lowrv 37 1277 106 4 38.69 Mills' ..... 39 1251 152 6 37.90 Page 36 1154 140 0 34.96 Daere 1070 176 0 ‘31.47 Alleott .... 26 644 131 4 29.27 Merritt 33 538 50 13 26.90 MeGirr .... 30 . 737 73 1 25.41 James ... 30 411 44 5 16.44 Oliver ... 17 213 36 3 15.21 Cunningham 8 62 23 3 12.40 Iffehdetson •14 98 30 5 10.68 Betfcau .. 29 203 34 1 10.68

BOWLING. O. M. R. W. Avg. Dacre 50 13 133 8 16.62 Dempster 31 4 104 6 17.33 Page Merritt 182 52 498 23 21.65 768 114 2530 107 23.64 Henderson 273 64 799 33 24.21 Bernau 276 55 775 32 24.21 Allcott 391 118 840 34 24.70 Blunt 610 100 449 18 24.97 MeiGirr 483 117 1356 49 27.67 Lowry 173 30 450 15 30 Cuningham 73 13 265 5 53 1 Mills Also 4 i Bowled. 0 12 1 12 Oliver 35 8 84 h 84