NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19221, 9 January 1926, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS.

MATCH AT NEWCASTLE. HOME SIDE SCORES 214. }OODOPENING PARTNERSHIP. iy TelecrapL—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 10.55 p.m.) V. and N.Z. SYDNEY. Jan. 8. Tho match between the New Zealand :ricketors and the Newcastle eleven was commenced at Newcastle to-day. The iiome team batted first, and was dismissed for 214 runs, When stumps wero drawn for the day he visitors had lost three wickets for 96 una. Although Newcastle had 100 runs oil he board at the luncheon adjournment .vithout loss of a wicket the visitors' jowlers took cliargo in the afternoon and lismissed the local team by half-past-our o'clock. Cunningham and Blunt livided the wickets. Wells played a chaneeless innings, and vith Barbour put on 103 for tho first vicket. Tho best New Zealand batsman on tho lay was Dacro, who scored 22, including wo fours and one six in a few minutes. The New Zcalanders were given a civic •eception before tho match. Their capain, Patrick, said he regarded the tour is a great success from the players' viewjoint. On tho last tour only one century ,vas scored, but eight centuries had so ar been made during this tour: —• Details of tho scores are : NEWCASTLE.—First Innings. Barbour, c Lowry, b Cunningham .. 59 Wells, b Cunningham .. .. 83 Cameron, b Cunningham .. .. 0 Roll, c Alloo, b Cunningham ... 12 Johnson, b Blunt .. .. _0 Morrissey, c Alloo, b Blunt ~. 32 Bramble, b Blunt .. .. .. 3 O'Brien, st Lowry, b Blunt . . . . 0 Allsop, c Alcott, b Cunningham .. 0 Moy, not out - 1 Starratt, c Lowry, b Cunningham .. -1 Extras ... .. • 9 Total !..! i/.. •• 214 Bowling analysis: Cunningham took five wickets for 42 runs, Blunt five for 48, Oliver none for 7, Patrick none for 20, Mcßeath uono for 30, Alloo none for 32, Allcott nono for 26. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. lilunt-, c Bell, b Moy .. .. ~ 13 Worker, not out 31 :\lloo, b Morrissey 5 Dacre, lbw, b Morrissey .. .. 22 Lowry, not out „. 16 Extras ... .. . • «• 8 Total for three wickets ~ .. 95 COMMENT ON THE TOUR. GREAT IMPROVEMENT SHOWN, k. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Jan. 8. The Sydney Daily Telegraph, commenting on the New Zealand cricketers' tbiir, said: — " Tho team, since tho tour opened in Brisbane, has shown wonderful improvement. It possesses . some enterprising batsmen, and Cunningham is a bowler of . outstanding ability. Blunt and /Dacre are two brilliant batsmen, and Lowry, also, is a great success. Allcott performed well. • . " The fielding of the sido was good all round. • ' 1 " One thing the tour has shown is that the standard of cricket in tho Dominion is improving. Australia should do everything possible to assist New Zcalandors • in putting tho gamo on a, sound basis. Financially, tho tour was not a success."