5 FOR 349

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 10 June 1927, Page 5

5 FOR 349

NEW ZEALANDERS AGAINST WORCESTER

PAGE 140 NOT OUT

A CENTURY TO LOWRY

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(Received 10th June, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, 9th June. Despite ft good innings of 79 by Fox, Worcester’s total reached only 222. M. K. Foster did play after all, but went in verv late and carried his bat for 16. Allcott bowled with a good length and secured three wickets cheaply. Merritt offered most tempting but well pitched slows and secured four victims, but at a higher cost. Henderson got a good pace on from the pitch, but was expensive. The ball which dismissed Coventry broke the stump and,sent (lie, bail flying an unusual distance.

;. The .fielding of the; New- Zealanders is sharpening Tip'as the team becomes more accustomed to the pace of the English grounds;.'On going in again, James did not last long, but Mills' gave Lowry good assistance. •

The New Zealand captain, who is now at the top of his form, played another fine innings, but was rather fortunate in being let oft'. He was missed at 41, 62 and off two successive balls in the long-field. He. obtained most of liis runs by daring pulls, and with Page, put on 129 in 65 minutes, being finally caught by the bowier at 106. This century wascompiled in two hours, out of a total of 188. It included one sixer and 14 fours.

Page went on steadily, reached his 100 in 110 minutes, and 140 in 135 minutes. He drove cleanly and made many accurately timed turning shots to fine leg. There were 18 fours in his total.

,The innings was declared at 5 for 349 and the county had to go in again at the end of the day with 404 to get., Merritt gave New Zealand excellent help towards victory by securing two of Worcester’s most valuable wickets at a small cost.

Dempster has sprained his shoulder and will not be able to plav for a week. Scores: — WORCESTERSHIRE—Ist Innings King, b Merritt : 18 Wright, 1.b.w,, b Allcott 7 Gibbons, b Allcott 19 Fox, 1.b.w., b Merritt 79 Spencer, b Merritt 26 Tarbox, run out 1 Shakespeare, e Page, b Henderson 5 Coventry, b Henderson 7 Foster, not out 16 Garrat, c Lowry, b Merritt 31 Price, st James, b Allcott 4 Extras 9 Total ; 222 Bowling: Merrit 4 for 83; Allcott 3 for 33; Henderson 2 for 66; McGirr none for 6; Bemau none for 3; Page none for 22. NEW ZEALAND—Ist Innings 276 2nd Innings Mills, b Price ; 34 James, 1.b.w., b Tarbox 9 Lowry, e and b Spencer 106 Page, nob out . 140 Dacre, b Tarbox 10 Alloott, b Gibbons 22 Oliver, not out 20 Extras /_ ~g Total for 5 wickets (declared) .... 349 Bowling: Tarbox 2 for 128; Price 1 for 65; Wright none for 5; Gibbons 1 for 58; Coventry none for 41; Spencer 1 for 34. WORCESTER—2rijd Innings Wright, st James, b Merritt 2 Gibbons, 1.b.w., b Merritt 17 Fox, not out 7 Extras 5 Total for 2 wickets Stumps were drawn. AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM (Received 10th June, 9.50 a.m.) SINGAPORE, 9th .Tune. At cricket, Australia scored 302 for 8 wickets, declared—Woodfull 64, Andrews not out 67, Bardsley 54. Southern Malaya made. 121 for 6 Congdon 55.