NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20891, 5 June 1931, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

MATCH AT CAMBRIDGE. STAND BY UNIVERSITY. ONE WICKET FOR 110 RUNS. STEADY BATTING DISPLAY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Special to N.Z. Press Association.) (Received Juno 5, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 4. 'J ho New Zealand cricketers this morning continued their match against Cambridge University at Cambridge in dull weather, before a poor attendance. When stumps were drawn yesterday the visitors had completed their first innings for 375 runs and Cambridge had lost one wicket for eight runs in their first venture. Lowry is keeping wicket for New Zealand. At the luncheon interval to day the University team had raised their score to 110 without further loss. The hatting of (he New Zealanders yesterday showed considerable improvement, No risks were taken against the steady attack, but runs came steadily. Mills batted attractively, and hit eight fours. After his dismissal foe 59 Weir, Blunt and Allcoft added 106 for tho fourth wicket.

Allcott was unusually restrained, but Blunt showed a return of his best form as foreshadowed in his fine innings at Lord's on the. previous day. He batted 200 minutes for his 120 and hit 11 fours. His late cutting again was brilliant. Kerr batted steadily, but was out leg before for the third time in succession. The remaining batsmen sacrificed their wickets.

The Cambridge bowling was accurate, but lacked variety. Brown, a slow righthand bowler, kept an excellent length and made pace on the wicket. He bowled an occasional googly and required constant watching. Baring and Pelham, fast to medium right-handed bowlers, were also very steady. Cambridge batted only a quarter of an hour. Ratcliffe was dismissed in the final over. When play was resumed to-day Surfleet, who replaced Christopherson, joined the not out man, Kemp-Welch, and a good partnership ensued, both batsmen playing steadily. Details of the scores are:— NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings. Dempster, c Ratcliffe, b Fabian . . 36 Mills, c Ratcliffe, b Baring . . . . 59 Blunt, b Baring 120 Weir, c Davies, b Brown . . .. 19 Allcott, c Ratcliffe, b Fabian . • 25 Page, c Baring, b Pelham . . *. 1 Kerr, lbw, b Webster .. .. 31 Lowry, c Davies, b Brown . . a. 19 Talbot, c Ratcliffe, b Pelham . 8 Cromb, c sub., b Baring .. ..15 Matheson, not out . . ••• • * 13 Extras . . . • * • • 29 Total . . v. w • • 375 Bowling.—Baring took three wickets for 98 runs, Pelham two for 69, Webster one for 27, Fabian two for 55, Brown two for 97. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. First Innings. Kemp-Welch, not out. ..49 Ratcliffe, lbw, b Matheson .. 4 Surfleet, not out . . . i • • 52 Extras - • • • • • • ® Total for one wicket ?. • • HO LOSS FOUR YEAKS AGO. MARGIN OF FIVE WICKETS. CENTURY SCORED BY PAGE.

When New Zealand met Cambridge four seasons ago the university scored a win by five wickets. New Zealand made 315 and 205. Pago contributed 134 and 9; Blunt, 0 and 72; Mills, 14 and 17; Dempster, 0 and 44; Lowrv, 46 and 7. Cambridge replied with 255 and 267 for five wickets.

Four of the present university team were members of the eleven last season. They are Brown, Fabian, Kemp-Welch and Ratcliffe. Baring and Webster also took part in one or two games. Besides heading the batting averages, Brown was ono of tho best bowlers on the side.

Among Cambridge's successes last season was a victory over Middlesex by seven wickets. Tho county team, however, was not at full strength, Hendren, Allen and Peebles being notable absentees. Cambridge also defeated Oxford University by 205 runs. Last year's Cambridge team was defeated by tho Australians by an innings and 134 runs. Australia scored 504 for eight wickets and declared. Woodfull made 216. Cambridge was dismissed {pr 145 and 225. McCabo took four wickets for 25 and four for 60, while Bradman secured three for 35 and three for 68.