A GOOD SCORE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 June 1931, Page 5

A GOOD SCORE

NEW ZEALAND DECLARES 4

MILLS MASTERS MINOR COUNTIES’ ATTACK A

A BRILLIANT CENTURY

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Special .to N.Z. Press Association)’ n

GAINSBOROUGH, 18th June,

Tlie New Zealand cricketers '"continued their match with the Minor" Counties in line weather. The wicket" was easy. Comities were dismissed for--191, Allcott and Lowry taking the last three wickets cheaply. ; New Zealand opened badly, Dempster.and Weir both being caught in. the., slips. Mills and Merritt were associated in a free scoring partnership. Now Zealand declared their innings' closed with 8 wickets down for' 301runs.

Merritt was dismissed after lunch" but Mills carried on to score a brilliant century. He attacked the howling from the start, and although he gave several chances lie was always master of the* attack. He went out off the only really weak shot of his innings. He hatted for ' 218 minutes for 150 runs and Hit seventeen fours. *

Kerr showed signs of a return to his l customary enterprising batting. Lowry anil Talbot both gave vigorous dis-' plays. The Counties’ bowling was not difficult, although the wicket played, occasional tricks. -

Counties batted Half an hour before, stumps, scoring fourteen without loss! Cook was dropped in the final over,. ,-Scores: , . .•;

MINOR COUNTIES First Innings

Cook, st James, b Merritt '33 . Homer, c Dempster, b Merritt ..: 71" Remnant, c Page, b Merritt 1 Kingsley, h Merritt ........ v (P,' / Fordham, c sub., b Lowry 32 Frearson, b Lowry ,13--: Walters, lbw,‘ b Lowry .............ji.Qia'. Rafferty, b Lowry Elderton, c and b Allcott Ward, b Allcott , .. 4‘r‘ Lock, not out 0 Extras ! 8 Total 191

Rowling: Merritt took 4 wickets for 72 runs, Allcott 2 for 38, LoAvry 4 for 14, Talbot 0 for 10, Weir 0 for 15,, Blunt 0 for 18, Page 0 for IG. NEW ZEALAND First Innings , |iUi - Dempster, c Rafferty, b Remnant ■'■"OF* Mills, c Remnant, b Lock 150 Weir, c Kingsley, b Ward ..." ' 2^‘ f Merritt, b Remnant 38 ! "\"' : Allcott, e Frearson, b Lock ; "S3 James, b Lock 8, : Kerr, lbw, b Lock ..>. . 20 -J Lowry, b Ward "52. x Talbot, not out Page, not out !.V -7. Extras ; 32 oi y Total for 8 wickets (decl.) .... 301

Bowling: Remnaiit took 2 wickets for 68 runs, Fordham 0 for 20, Ward 2 for 77, Lock 4 for 113, Walters 0 for 50. ' * MINOR COUNTIES Second Innings Cook, not out: ..'l9 Homer, not out 1..,.;.':.. • 5 1 "" . .'j—LLidi Total for no wickets '■ 14 '