BY NINE WICKETS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 August 1931, Page 5

BY NINE WICKETS

GLAMORGAN MATCH WON MERCER HITS IN HURRICANE FASHION PREVENTS INNINGS DEFEAT (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Special to N.Z. Press Association) (Received sth August, 8.55 a.m.) SWANSEA, 4th August, The resumption of the GlamorganNew Zealand match was delayed for 50 minutes on account of rain. Lavis was caught in attempting a big hit. Mercer was more successful. He opened with two sixes off successive balls from \ ivian, and continued to hit in hurricane fashion till the end of the innings. The New Zealanders, however, gained a nine wickets victory. After the dismissal of Clay Ryan offered little resistance. Mercer’ batted for 29 minutes and hit six sixes and three fours. The slow bowlers’ averages suffered in consequence. Merritt showed signs of a return to form. New Zealand required 33 for victory. Cromb went l.b.w. at six. Alieott and Talbot obtained the necessary runs, the former hitting one six and two fours in one over off Turnbull. Scores: Glamorgan, first innings ... 136 New Zealand, first innings 363 GLAMORGAN Second Innings Howard, b Cromb 14 Rates, lbw, b Matheson 4 Dai-Davies, b Talbot .....' 32 Dyson, b Talbot 25 Jenkins, st Lowry, b Merritt 40 Turnbull, b Talbot 23 Duckfield, b Cromb 1 Lavis, v Merritt, b Allcott 22 Clay, b Merritt 24 Ryan, c Cromb, b Merritt 4 Mercer, not out ... 62 Extras ' 8 Total *259 Rowling: Cromb took.two wickets for 38 runs, Matheson one‘for 15, Talbot three for 33, Merritt three for 68, Vivian none for 59, Allcott one for 38.

NEW ZEALAND Second Innings Cromb, lbw, b Clay 3 Allcott, not out 22 Talbot, not out , 11 Total for one wicket 36 Bowling: Mercer took no wickets for 8 runs, Lavis none for 2, Clay one for 9, Turnbull none for 17. New Zealand won by nine wickets. ENGLISH COUNTY PLAY DACRE MAKES CENTURY FREEMAN BOWLING WELL (Received sth August, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, 4th August. The latest country cricket results are: Surrey, in their first innings made 362 (Squires 90); second 82 (Voce taking six for 43). Notts, first, 298; second lost one for 147. Notts won. by nine wickets. Middlesex, first, 205 (Tate taking four for 29); second 204 (Langridge taking seven for 76). Sussex, first, 375 (Duleopsinhji 103); second lost one for 36. Sussex won by nine wickets. Yorkshire, first, lost seven for 484 declared (Sutcliffe 195,-.Holmes 125). Lancashire. first . 221; .'followed 6n, lost two for 165. Yorkshire won on the first innings.

Somerset, first, 122 (Freeman taking seven for 59); second 67 (Freeman taking eight for 35). Kent, first,.l4s (Andrews taking five for 52); second, lost two for 48. Kent won by eight wickets. Leicester, first, 153; second 307 (Berry 156). Northants, first, 296 (Astill taking five for 36); second lost six for 108. Northants won on the first innings.

Gloucester, first, 253 (Bailey taking five for 51); second, lost nine for 280 declared (Daere 101). Hampshire, first 272; second 105 (Goddard taking five for 58). Gloucester won by 156 runs. Worcester, first. 389 (Green 108); second'lost one for 61. Essex,, first, 193; followed on, made 256. Worcester won by nine wickets.

Derby, first, 93 (Partridge taking five for 43) ; second 191. Warwick, first, 160; second, lost one for 130. Warwick won by nine wickets.