NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20976, 12 September 1931, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS.

lIOBBS HITS THE BOWLING. FINE OPENING STAND. HOME TEAM IN THE LEAD. DEMPSTER IN GOOD FORM. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Special to X.Z. Press Association.) (Received September 12, 1.15 a.m.) SCARBOROUGH, Sept. 11. The match between tho New Zealand cricketers and Mr. Leveson Gower's team was continued afc Scarborough. When stumps were drawn yesterday the visitors, with ono wicket down for 44 in their second innings, were still 162 runs behind. The attendance was 8000. Tho inimitable genius of Hobbs and the. machino-liko solidity of Sutcliffe gave Leveson Gower's XI. a strong first innings lead. Tho famous opening pair gave a display equal to their reputation by scoring more than 200 runs for the first wicket.

Hobbs showed that be is still the finest batsman in England and scored a century from a dazzling array of scoring shots before, he was caught behind the wicket. His duel with Merritt in the morning was brimful of interest. Merritt frequently puzzled him in the early stages, but the veteran batsman gradually managed to wear bis adversary down. His innings lasted for 189 minutes and included twentv fours and two sixes.

Sutcliffc suffered in comparison with Hobbs. Talbot concentrated on bowling oulsido the off stump, and kept Sutcliffe quiet.. The batsman refused to take the slightest risk with the bowling to this spot. 110 was eventually caught behind the wicket off Blunt's first over of the dav.

Duleepsinhji was caught at. mid-off in attempting to force Matheson. Wyatt and Lcyland batted brightly. Wyatt scored 23 runs in one over from Merritt, but in the next over he was stumped when yards out of the crease. This was Merritt's 100 th wicket.

The New Zealand fielding was excellent, and James was in his best form. New Zealand batted for 40 minutes. Mills returned a catch to Allen in attempting to hook a ball. When play was resumed this morning the weather was again fine. Kerr was an early victim to Jupp on the leg side. Dempster began to hit Jupp and Verity, and put them off their length. He gave a sparkling display, and at luncheon had made 81 not out. Details of the scores are as follows:

LEVESON GOWER'S TEAM. First Innings. Hobbs, c James, b Merritt . . . . 153 Sutcliffe, e James, b Blunt • • - - 326 Duleepsinjhi, c Merritt, b Matheson 24 Wyatt, st James, b Merritt . . . . S2 Lcvland, not out . . 30 Extras 8 Total for four wickets (dec.) . . 423 Bowling: Matheson took -one wicket for 54 runs, Talbot none for 87, Merritt two for 154, Blunt one for 29, Weir none for 91. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 217 Second Innings. Second Innings. Dempster, not out -.. 81 Mills, c and b Allen . . . . i< 16 Kerr, c Wyatt, b Jupp ...... 7 Blunt, not out .. .. «» ». «. 10 Extras . * «. 8 Total for two wickets .• >-< .. 122 FUTURE OF CROMB. NOT STAYING IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Sept. 10. " I am not staying in England," replied I. B. Cromb, in response to a query whether ho was accepting the Nelson Cricket Club's offer to him of £2O a week. MARYLEBONE V. THE REST. CALTHORPE BOWLS WELL. LONDON. Sept. 10. Against the Rest of England the Marylebone Cricket Club's team which toured South Africa in the first innings made 210 (Farrimond 79, Chapman 81, Caltborpo four for 10). The Rest of Flngland in the second innings made 192 for six wickets (Woolley 75).