NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20925, 15 July 1931, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

HATCH WITH LANCASHIRE. COUNTY GAINS LEAD. VISITORS START BADLY. THREE WICKETS "FOR 88. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright, (Special to N.Z. Press Association.) (Received July 15, 1.15 a.m.) LIVERPOOL, July 14. The match belween.lho New Zealand cricketers and" Lancashire was resumed to-day. The visitors had made 410 for nine wickets (declared) and the county i 487 for seven wickets in the, first innings j when play ceased yesterday. •" j To-day the home team declared when the score was 487 for eight wickets, and the visitors in their second innings made 88 for three wickets. _ Lancashire yesterday surpassed New Zealand's baiting effort on Saturday, and gained the lead for the loss of six wi<> kefs. The county batting was consistently attractive. Hallows and Horroeks after a steady start scored brightly. Hallows was particularly aggressive, and bis powerful, straight driving was a feature of his play. He hit the ball for six through a pavilion window. lforrocks, who is a former Western Australian, in his first appearance for the county showed excellent off shots. He was twice badly beaten by Pago before he was Caught in the slips off a mishit in all erupting to force an away swinger from Cronib. The score was then 184 for one wicket. Hallows gave bis only chance after he had made a, century. Previously a confident appeal for a catch behind the wicket was disallowed. Finally he threw discretion to, the winds and was well caught by Vivian in the oulliehl. lie hatted for 173 minutes and bit 15 fours and one six. Excellent catches dismissed Iddon and Tyldesley, and lfopwood was brilliantly stumped on the leg side. All the team hatted with confidence. The finest batting of I lie innings was provided by Paynter, a left bander, who flogged the tired bowling with sparkling shols, and got his century in 101 minutes. He bit two sixes and 12 fours. He was brilliantly caught on the boundary by Lowry. The New Zealand bowlers had an unenviable task on the perfect batting wicket. The. attack lacked sting. Vivian ami Talbot bowled well after tea. The fielding was first-class. Dempster was frequently applauded for his brilliant saving. Play was resumed this'niorning in fine weather. Duckworth was smartly caught at mid-oil by Weir off \ ivian without any addition to the score. Eckersley and Hodgson were absent owing to illness and there was an enforced declaration with I lie' score 487 for eight wickets. New Zealand opened their second innings badly. Cromb, Mills; and Blunt were dismissed for 38 runs. .Vivian again came to the rescue and batted confidently, j He drove lfopwood for two sixes, ami I with Dempster raised the total to 88. j Details of the scores are as follows: — LANCASIIIRE. —First Innings. Hallows, c Vivian, b Cronity .... 115 Horroeks, c Page, b Cromb . . . . 72 E. Tyldesley. c Page, b Vivian . . 45 Iddon, c and b Lowry 47 Hopwood, st James, b Vivian I . . . 33 Paynter, c Lowry, b Vivfait . . .. 102 Taylor, c Dempster,, b Vivian .... 16 Sibbles, not out 26 Duckworth, c Weir, b Vivian .... 9 Extras 22 Total for eight wickets (declared) 487 NEW-ZEALAND.' First innings (nine wickets, declared) 410 Second Innings. Cromb, b Payntei* . . .. . ... 7 Mills, b Sibbles 1 Blunt, c Duckworth, b Iddon . . ..■ 10. Vivian, not out ~. 50 Dempster, not out . 19 Extra 1 Total for three wickets . , . $8 FINANCES OF TOUXL I GOOD PROFIT ASSURED. ART UNION AND GATE TAKINGS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] j * CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The takings on the New Zealand cricket team's tour of England to June 30, and the profit of £6700 derived from the art union conducted bv the New Zealand Cricket Council in conjunction with the New Zealand Football Association, together leave the tour with a profit of about £SOOO. This does not take into account amounts to be taken for matches on the remainder of the tour, nor the takings for the two extra, test matches. A report lo this effect was presented to a meeting j of the New Zealand Cricket Council last evening. The treasurer stated that New Zealand's share of the takings for the test match at Lord's was £2OOO. The total of the guaranteed gates for the tour was just over £3OOO lo date. COMPLIMENT TO LOWRY. NEW ZEALAND SETS EXAMPLE. BRIGHTENING UP THE GAME. [from our own correspondent,! LONDON, June 12. Under the heading, "A New Zealand Example," (he Manchester Guardian of Juno 9 commented: —Tt scorns strange that it should bo left to the New Zealanders to set us an example in the matter-, of licit wasting any time during a cricket match. One does not remember the characteristic on the part of T. C. Lowry when ho was captain of Cambridge. University, but wlien the tourists played at Fcnner's last week ho insisted on an 11.30 a.m. start' on the first day. As a result three players 'were .laic and one lost his place altogether. All the intervals were cut down by five or ten minutes. In every instance the incoming batsman passed the outgoing batsman on the steps oulsido the pavilion, as always used to bo done in tho days of our youth. This is definitely pne of the ways of brightening up the game of cricket and, if I hey go right through the English season on (heso lines, To in Lowry and his side will earn the gratitude of all cricket lovers,