DOMINION CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20958, 22 August 1931, Page 11

DOMINION CRICKETERS.

| MATCH WITH NORFOLK, i VISITORS MAKE 225, ! COUNTY ELEVEN OUT FOR 97. j MERRFTT 6 WICKETS FOR 40. i By Telpsrraph—Press Association— Copyright. | (Sppf-ial 1o X.Z. Press Association..,} {Eetieived August 22. 12.SS #.m.) NOETCICH. Asurtnrt 21. j The . match- between the New Zealand' I cricketers and Norfolk was continued toj day, The visitors yesterday bad made \ 225 runs and the county 24 tor one wicket ! when stumps w-ere drawn, i The home team to-day collapsed badly, | all being out for 97, f The New Zealand bailing yesterday was • somewhat uneven. Dempster arid Talbot added 86 runs for the fifth wicket. In : spite of his lack of practice Dempster ; maintained a magnificent defence and | also quickly scored off any loose dehver- | ies, particularly to leg. He appeared set j for a, century but was bowled off has I pads. He was in for 150 minutes and hit ■ seven fours. | Talbot batted steadily until he was j caught by the wicket-keeper. Matheson j pl.Eved a forcing game and was occasionj allv lucky, but his innings was very valu- | able, | The bowling was never dangerous, alj though the wind enabled Eagle una j Eoogbt-Koaght to swing the balL The | weather in the afternoon turned wintry. 1 Norfolk batted for 45 minutes. Maihe- | son dismissed Falcon with a ball which i left the pitch like lightning. | Stumps were drawn hah-an-hour early, ! owing to rain. When ploy was resumed this mommg l in dull weather wickets fell rapidly, Mer- : rut routing the batsmen and securing six : wickets for 40. Tv alker was the only one ; to bat with confidence. I Details cf the scores are:— I Details of the score are as follows: — i NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. J Dempster, b B. Bought-Bought . . 83 J Mills, Ibw, bE. Bought-Bought . . 2 | Weir. Ibw, b Eagle - - - «3 j Kerr, ibw, b Eagle . . . . .. .. o i Page, run out 8 j Talbot, c Feeder, b Falcon .. .. 23 i James., Ibw, bS. Bongfat-Bought . . & ! Cromb, c Falcon, b IL BoughtI Bought -- -- -- Li | Matheson, not out . . . . .. .. 53 j Merritt, b Eagle .. .. . . .. 14 i Allcott, Ibw, b Eagle . < . . . < - - 7 j y g _ 22 I Total --- --. s*W . . 225 j Bowling. Eagle took four wickets for }53 runs; IL Bought-Bought, four for 70: j Scott Chad, none for 28; D. N. Eought- | Sought, none for 37; Falcon, one for 25. NORFOLK.—-First Innings. i Falcon, h Matheson .. . - • - - - 1i B. W. Bought-Bought, st James, b ! Men-lit . . . . _ 5 i Walker, not out • *« <sl j Smith, c Talbot, b Matheson ..• if - 1 I CoMham. Ibw, b Merntfe . . . * *. 11 !D. Bought-Bought, b Allcott . j »- ,# 0 j Foster, % Allcott * ~ 2 | Sects Chad, b Merritt .. u * - 0 ( Pedder, b Merritt • - -J jR. C. Bough t-B«nght, b Msrrxti *. 0 J Eagle, Ibw, b Merritt - - - 7 ** Extras .. . < •» s* «•« »• - 1 - J Total .. -• *« 37 I BowSng.—Matheson took two wickets i foy 15 rua, Cromb none for 12, Allcott | two tc-r" is/Merritt six for 40.