THE GLAMORGAN MATCH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21405, 5 August 1931, Page 7

THE GLAMORGAN MATCH

NEW /ZEALAND MAKES 363 A CENTURY TO MILLS ; •. - v • .■ , •; .' * « HOME SIDE FACING DEFEAT (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Special to Frees Association.) SWANSEA, August 3. -The, New Zealand cricketers established a good position against Glamorgan. Their innings closed for. 363 When stumps were drawn Glamorgan had three wickets in hand, and required 61 runs to avert an innings defeat. Mills’s fine innings closed shortly before lunch, when he snicked a ball and was caught by the wicketkeeper. It was a chanceless display, lasting 255 minutes. Graceful off shots were a feature of his innings. He hit 15 4’s. Cromb played one on in the last over before lunch. ' ’ , Vivian and Matheson attacked the bowling after lunch. The former played a sound,, undefeated innings of 100 minutes. He hit Six 4’s and one 6 off Clay clean out of the ground. Glamorgan again started badly. Howard attempted to hit a good length ball from Cromb, and Bates walked in front of a ball from Matheson. Two wickets were down for 25. Dyson and Davies batted cautiously to the steady bowling ,of Talbot and Cromb. The former was dismissed immediately after tea. . Talbot continued to bowl* well, and dismissed Davies and Turnbull with late in-swingers. Duckworth was badly beaten by Cromb. Jenkins and \Lavis. defied several bowling changes. The former was eventually smartly stumped in the final over of the day. . Merritt bowled well and deserved more . iuccess. The attendance was 10,000. Following are the scores:— GLAMORGAN. First innings 13® Second Innings, Howard, b Cromb .. .. .• 14 Bates, Ibw, b Matheson .. 4 Dai Davies, b Talbot ........... 32 Dyson, b Talbot • • . • • • 25 Jenkins, st Lowry, b Merritt .... 40 Turnbull, b Talbot 23 Duckworth, b Cromb 1 Lavis, not out .. .. ... .. •• •• 1® Extras '.. ...... .... • • 8 Total for seven wickets ..166 NEW ZEALAND. / V First Innings. Mills, c Jenkins, b Clay 137 Merritt, st Jenkins, b Ryan .... .. 19 Kerr, h.Clay ..V.. 11 Talbot, Ibw, b Clay .. 1 Weir, Ibw, b Clay 4 Blunt, b Lavis 60 Lowry, c Dai Davies, b Ryan .. .. 5 Cromb, b Dai Davies .......... 14 Vivian, not 0ut,... .. •• ... •*■■■•• ®4 Allcott, Ibw, b Bates .. .. .. .. .. 2 Matheson, b Bates .. 34 . Extras .. .. .. .. 22 Total, .. ... .. .. .. 363 Bowling Analysis.—Mercer, none for 57; Dai Davies, one for 58; Ryan, two for 80; Clay, .four for 90; Lavis, one for 34; Bates, two for 22. REMARKABLE BOWLING FEAT. LONDON, August 3. Leading Aircraftsman Monks, playing for the Air Force against the Army, ‘ equalled Albert Trott’s feat in a benefit match at Lord’s in 1907, first accomplishing the hat trick and then taking the last four wickets with successive - deliveries. He clean bowled six out of seven.—Times Cable.