DOMINION CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20968, 3 September 1931, Page 9

DOMINION CRICKETERS.

DRAW AT BRIGHTON.

BLUNT SCORES 95. :

WENSLEY BOWLS WELL.

By Telegraph —Press Association—Copyright (Special to N.Z. Press Association.) BRIGHTON, Sept. 1

The match between the New Zealand cricketers and Sussex ended* to-day in a draw. The visitors made 385 aiftl 305, and (he county 549 for nine wickets and 18 for no wickets. There were 2000 spectators.

The New Zealand batsmen, in -- the second innings, again failed to take advantage of a good start. After tho dismissal of Mills, who batted for 100 minutes and hit eight fours, Blunt continued to bat soundly, his lato cutting being excellent. With Talbot lie wiped off the arrears after luncheon. i When five runs short of tho century Blunt was out. A ball from Parks just dislodged a bail when he was playing back. He was exceedingly unlucky. He had batted for 160 minutes and hit six fours.

The remaining batsmen chiefly lost their wickets in attempting to force the pace. Talbot and Kerr batted steadily. Merritt hit freely at the close of the innings.

Bowling with a new ball after 200 runs had been scored Wensley struck form. He swung away late and made pace off the pitch. Lowry ir.i James were caught in the slips and Vivian played on. Sussex needed 142 runs for victory. Bowley and Parks batted for half-an-hour and made 18 runs. Details of tho scores are as follows: —

Total « .. s• • i. v. . 305

Bowling.—Tate took two wickets for 63 runs; Wensley, four for 58; Cook, none for 37; J. Parks, two for 47; J. Langridge, one for 40; Bowley, none for 20; Duleepsinhji, one for 30.

SUSSEX. First innings, nine wickets (dec.) . . 549

Second Innings,

Bowley, nqt out .. r. s•« «• 9 J. Parks, not out *. ». «* ** • 9

Total for no wickets .. s

Bowling.—Matheson took no wickets for 7 runs; Cromb, none for 2; Merritt, none for 9.

RAIN AT EASTBOUKNE.

HATCH WITH GENTLEMEN.

OUTLOOK NOT PROMISING. (Received September 3, 1.15 a.m.) EASTBOURNE, Sept. 2. Owing to heavy rain there was no play this morning in the match between the New Zealand cricketers and the Gentlemen of England. There is little prospect of any play to-day.

NEW ZEALAND. 385 Second Innings. Dempster, b Tate • • • Mills, c Duleepsinhji, b Langridgc . 9 64 Blunt, b J. Parks 95 Talbot, c Cook, b Duleepsinhji . . . 29 37 It PV - _ . . . « •« 9 V lVloilj U ** • •• •• •• • rvnmli n f!nrnfnvfl h IaIg . • • ? « 6 Lowrv c Tate b WgiisIgv • • • • • 1 James, c Tate, b Wensley . . ,. . 10 Matheson, c Cook, b Wensley .. •. 1 Merritt, not out * 34 Extras .. » * • « • • • 10