HAD THEM WET

NZ Truth, Issue 1147, 24 November 1927, Page 14

HAD THEM WET

Cricketers At Work

'Tween Showers

(Prom "N.Z. Truths Christchurch

Rep.)

The bad luck that the New Zealand oricket team had with the weather on its tour "stuck to it right to the end, and the second appearance of the tourists m their ! home land, when they met The Rest for the second time, was marred by rain storms. BRIEFLY, the match consisted of a ** number of heavy showers of rain, said a little cricket m between times. ' There -was a big gathering of spectators at Lancaster Park on Saturday to watch New Zealand batting and to fee the poor total of Thee Rest, 141, passed before the third wicket fell. [Dempster and Lowry obliged with a long distance concerted effort, an exhibition of patient, but sound and classy cricket, the former scoring 77 and ttie latter 78. They put the issue beyond all doubt and Roger Blunt followed them with a snappy effort that realized 48. Blunt put more pep into his work than did the other two and was run out when trying, to sneak a cheeky single. After that, the rain fell some more. The i match showed that New Zealand undoubtedly has ' some very olassy batsmen; at the same time, it showed that New Zealand has bowlers who can .keep those ,:. batsmen quiet, for both Dempster and Lowry found that they had to .'deal carefully with the bowling. By taking four wickets for 22 runs, M. I* Page surprised the old folk at boms considerably. He bowled like a champion, and a/though his successes Abroad had prepared his friends for an Improvement,, he more than fulfilled anticipations. ' ..... Taken all round, the oricket turned j on was good, but by no means thrill- | ing.'' :■ , ;:. - ' ■ '. ■ .