NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

MATCH AT GLOUCESTER. COUNTY OUT CHEAPLY. CROMB BOWLS FINELY. RAIN CAUSES DELAYS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Special to N.Z. Press Association.) (Received June 13, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON. June 12. The match between the New Zealand cricketers and Gloucestershire at Gloucester, in which tho county yesterday lost four wickets for 55 runs, was resumed this morning, and they were all dismissed to-day for 128. Owing to rain play was not begun yesterday until 2.15 p.m., on a sodden wicket and further rain at 4 p.m. caused play to bo abandoned for the day. The teams aro as follows: New Zealand. Gloucestershire. Lowry. Hammond. Blunt. Parker. Cromb. Dipper. Dempster. Sinfield. James. Smith. Merritt. Dacre. Mills. Goddard. Page. Barnett. Talbot. Neale. Weir. Stevens. Vivian. Rogers. Hammond won tho toss and the county batted. Although tho greasy ball and a slippery foothold hampered the bowlers, Cromb and Blunt both struck form. Sinfield was caught off a bumping ball from Cromb by Lowry at short-leg and Dipper was dismissed shortly after by a brilliant catch in tho same position off a powerful hook shot. Lowry just failed to hold an even more difficult catch from Hammond at midoff, but Neale was out to a fine catch by Cromb at backward point. Dacre, who was received with applause by the New Zealanders, returned an easy catch to Cromb. Hammond batted for 50 minutes for six runs. When play was resumed this morning fine bowling by Cromb and Merritt enabled the visitors to dismiss the county cheaply. The weather had cleared, and the wicket was dead. Hammond made a better showing, but was unable to play Cromb with confidence. Stephens batted soundly. Cromb swung the ball well. He bowled 50 overs, of which 14 were maidens. Details of the score are as follows: GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—First Innings. Dipper, c Lowry, b Cromb . . .•< 21 Sinfield, c Lowry, b Cromb . . . » 19 Hammond, lbw, b Cromb ( <» wi 47 Neale, c Cromb, b Blunt s * 3 Dacre, c and b Cromb . r.• i: 5 Smith, c Page, b Cromb r <«: k* 0 Barnett, b Blunt . . .« »» 12 Stevens, not out . . . 18 Rogers, st James, b Merritt p>< n>; 0 Parker, c Lowry, b Merritt . . < ? 0 Goddard, c Dempster, b Merritt rci 0 Extras i.j.i i.m 3 Total era r.T-1 r.t« r.-.i r. • 128 Bowling.—Cromb took five wickets for 42, Weir none for 10, Merritt three for 23, Blunt two for 50. Tho English team to play New Zealand at Lord's on Juno 27 will bo announced on Sunday week. The New Zealand cricketers to-day begin a match against Derbyshire at Derby. Derbyshire last year were ninth in the championship. Their three best all-round players were Slater, Townsend and Worthington, and Storer did well. Tho captain, O. R. Jackson, also had a good batting averago. Mitchell bad the best bowling average, with Slater second. This year A. W. Richardson succeeded Jackson as captain. They are a fine fielding side and possess a very capable wicket-keeper in Elliott, who has played in representative matches.' ' Mitchell, a right-handed slow bowler, can impart a lot of spin to the ball and needs careful watching. Ho obtained 12 wickets for 30 runs against Sussex this season. Alderman and Storer, both professional Association players, are capable batsmen. On the previous New Zealand tour Dacre bit a spectacular century on this ground. Derbyshire have only once won the cricket championship, this success being as far jack as 1874. RESULTS OF TOUR. TWO WINS, ONE LOSS. SEVEN MATCHES DRAWN. To date the New Zealand team has played 10 matches, won two, lost one and seven have been drawn. Results of the matches aro as follows Against Essex.—Won by an innings and 48 runs. New Zealand : First innings, 425. Essex: First innings, 264; second innings, 113. Against Leicestershire. —Drawn. Now Zealand: First innings, 434 for eight wickets, declared; second innings, 90 for seven wickets. Leicestershire: First innings, 277; second innings, 273 for six wickets, declared. Against Hampshire.—Drawn. New Zealand : First innings, 271; second innings, 161 for four wickets. Hampshire: First innings, 190. Against M.C.C.—Won by an innings and 122 runs. New Zealand: First innings, 302 for nine wickets, declared. M.C.S.: First innings, 132; second innings, 48. Against Worcester.—Drawn. Worcester: First innings, 276; socond innings, 112 for seven wickets. New Zealand: First innings, 215. Against Glamorgan.—Drawn. New Zealand: First innings, 288 for six wickets, declared; second innings, 190 for four wickets, declared. Glamorgan; lirst innings, 200; socond innings, 103 for five wickets. Against Oxford.—Drawn. New Zealand : First innings, 488. Oxford: First innings, 129 for four wickets. Against Middlesex.—Lost by 79 runs. Middlesex: First innings, 241; second innings, 225. New Zealand: First innings, 152; second innings, 235. Against Cambridge.—Drawn. New Zealand : First innings, 375; second innings, 226 for five wickets, declared. Cambridge: First innings, 305; second innings, 200 for five wickets. Against Somerset. —Drawn. Somerset: First innings, 244; second innings, 201 for nine wickets. New Zealand: First innings, 255. Ton centuries have been scored on tho tour so far by New Zealand batsmen, while three have been registered against the' team. Details of these innings are as follows: — For New Zealand.—C. S. Dempster, 212 v. Essex, 106 not out v. Hampshire, 129 not out v. Glamorgan, 101 not out v. Cambridge; M. L. Page, 103 v. Leicester, 113 v. Oxford; T. C. Lowry, 101 not out v. M.C.C.; G. L. Weir, 100 not out v. Glamorgan; H. G. Vivian, 135 v. Oxford;, 11. C. Blunt, 120 v. Cambridge. Against New Zealand.—O'Connor (Esi sex), 129; Gibbons (Worcester), 118; Kemp-Welch (Cambridge), 102 not out.