DOMINION CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20969, 4 September 1931, Page 9

DOMINION CRICKETERS.

MATCH AT EASTBOURNE. VISITORS 98 FOR TWO. (Special to N.Z. Press Association.) (Received September 4, 1.15 a.m.) EASTBOURNE, Sept. & The New Zealand cricketers to-day began the match against the Gentlemen of England at Eastbourne. The weather was fine, but the wicket and outfield were slow. The visitors omitted James, Dempster and Matheson, and the teams wem as follows: Gentlemen New Zealand. . 0F England, Lowry. , Bryan. Allcott., Wyatt. Blunt. Morkel. Cromb. . Newman. Kerr. 1 Green. Mills. Foster. Merritt. Crutchley. Page. Brown. Talbot. Benson. Weir. Altham. Vivian. Wagener. ; - Lowry won the toss and the New Zea* landers are batting. They have mada 98 runs for two wickets. Details of tha score are:— NEW ZEAIiAND.—First Innings. Mills, c Newman, b Brown •. * . s 16 Weir, lbw, b Morkel .. .. >. ~ 36 Blunt, not out .. .< ■« » . .» 36 Kerr, not out .» «< ..» 4 Extras . . . * .. .« 6 Total for two wickets . ? .. .. 98 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. —— - V \ THE FIRST EIGHT TEAMS. \ LONDON. Sej>t. % There was no play in the match Yorkshire versus Marylebone Cricket Club. Bain is falling all over the country. The final positions of the leading teams in the county cricket championship arei Yorkshire, 287 points; Gloucestershire* 219; Kent, 216; Sussex, 205; Notts, 202 j Lancashire, 174; Derbyshire, 170; Snrfey, 162. Northamptonshire is last with 76 points.