NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19659, 10 June 1927, Page 12

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

WORCESTERSHIRE MATCIL VISITORS ALL OUT FOR 276. HOME SIDE THREE FOR 78. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. A. andVz. LONDON. June 8. The New Zealand cricketers to-day commenced a match against Worcestershire at Worcester. Tho visitors won the toss and batted first. The New Zealanders started badly, losing three wickets for 65. 1 hen they extricated themselves from a nastly hole, thanks primarily to Lowry and Dacro, who rose nobly to tho occasion. Tarbox and Price started bowling triumphantly. They might have delivered the death-blow to New Zealand if the fieldsman at mid-off had accepted a chance Lowry gave before he had scored. Undismayed, Lowry settled down to tackle precisely the sort of task in which ho revels. He had Alieott's able assistance. He was again missed when 110 had made 13. Otherwise he batted splendidly. He was at tho wickets 105 minutes and hit 10 boundaries. A well-known .cricket judge expressed tlio opinion that English cricket will lose greatly when Lowry leaves for New Zealand again, as ho is undoubtedly a great cricket personality. Dacre gave another typically dashing exhibition. He hit hard and attractively. He and McGirr added 115 to the score. Tarbox deserved his .six wickets. He bore the brunt of the bowling. The batting of Worcester was rather dismal. The batsmen feared the slow bowlers. New Zealand's fielding was excellent. Details of the scores are:—

KESTJMPTION OF PLAY.

WORCESTERSHIRE RATTING. SCORE INCREASED TO 123. (Received June 10. 1.15 n.in.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, June 9. The Worcestershire eleven resumed their match against the New Zealand cricketers this morning. Fox (21) and Spencer (8), the not out men, continued the home side's first innings. Spencer increased his score to 26 and •was then bowled by Merritt. Tarbox joined Fox, whose score is now 48 not out. Tarbox has not yet scored. The total score is 123 for four wickets.

.-NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Mills, lbw, b Price . . . , 2 James, b Tarbox 6 Page, c Gibbons, b Tarbox . 0 Lowry, b Spencer . . 5 „. 74 Allcott, c Spencer, b Tarbox . i. 35 Oliver, c Fox, b Tarbox . V! >. 0 Daere, b Tarbox . . . . 82 McGirr, b Gibbons . . ■, .. . , 48 Bernau, c Fox, b Tarbox »- .. 9 Merritt, not out .1 •« 4 Henderson, c Fox, b Gibbons . , . . 1 Extras * u 15 Total . . 276 Bowline; Analysis.—Tarbox took six •wickets for 88 runs: Price, one for 73; Wright, none for 16; Fox, none for 7; Doventrv, none for 16: Spencer, one for 34; Gibbons, two for 27. WORCESTERSHIRE.—First ' Innings. King, b Merritt s. 18 Wright, lbw, b Allcott . .. 7 Gibbons, b Allcott ., . 19 "Fox, not out . . .. . w. 21 Spericer, not oui . . .. » .■ E . 8 Extras 5 Total for three wickets . T. 78