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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16297, 23 March 1927, Page 4

CRICKET

FIRST TEST DRAWN. NEW ZEALANDIS BIG SCORE. iPer Press Association.) UHiUSTCHURGH, last night. The first test-match, Hie Melbourne Club's Eleven v. New Zealand, wag drawn. New Zealand's remarkable batting; recovery of yesterday was still carried on to-day, and it is possible that it was the very magnitude of the New Zealand spore 'which allowed the Melbourne side to avert defeat. The Dominion's last pair, Gallichan and Merritt, were still going after lunch, each with a score over 30 and, when Dacro declared with nine wickets down the huge total of 602 runs had been reached. At 2.40 p.m. the Melbourne men went to the wickets. Hendry was dismissed early, but Hansford and Onyons made a stand and added runs smartly without thought of playing for a draw. When these were both out and also Sandford with the score of only 2, the remainder of the side played for a draw and the batting was painfully slow. When stumps were drawn seven Melbourne wickets had fallen for 148. Had Dacre declared earlier, his bowlers would have had three-quarters of an hour longer to try to get those ether three wickets. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 190 Second Innings. Blunt, o Armstrong, b Hendry ... 187 Mills, Ibw, b Ebeling \ ... £> Rage. Ibw, b Armstrong ... 89 James, b Wood 49 Oliver, st, Rodgerson, b Armstrong 62 Dacre, c Onyons, b Ebeling 29 Alloo, c Rodgerson, b Ebeling ... 22 Cunningham, c Ransford, b Armstrong 16 Read, c Onyons, b Wood 22 Gallichan, not out 39 Merritt, not out ... 37 Extras 45 Total for nine wickets 602 Bowling.—Ebeling, three for 46; Ransford, none for 41; Wood, two for 126; Johnstone, none for 34; Rodgerson, none for 30; W. Armstrong, threo for 131; Hendry, one for 40; T. Armstrong, none for 109. MELBOURNE. First Innings 409 Second Innings. Hendry, Ibw., b Cunningham ... 4 Onyons, c and b Read .-. 43 Ransford, c Merritt, b Read 42 Sandford, st James, b Blunt 2 T. Armstrong, Ibw, b Blunt 0 Johnstone, not out ... 19 Armstrong, b Alloo 6 Wood, Ibw, b Merritt 25 Rodgerson, not out (J Extras ... 7 Total for seven wickets 148 Bowling.—Read, two for 43; Cunningham, one for 24; Merrit, one for 43; Blunt, two for 29; Alloo, one for 2; Dacre, none for O; Gallichan, none for 0. HELP FROM MELBOURNE. SHARES IN N.Z. CRICKET, LTD. fPer Press Association.) OHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Melbourne Cricket Club has further demonstrated its keenness to support the game in New Zealand. To-day it was announced that the Club had subscribed 100; shares in N.Z. Cricket, Ltd., the company formed to finance the tour of the Dominion representatives to England. The Kaiapoi Woollen Co. has given every member of the New Zealand team, including the manager, a. woollen pull-over with the New Zealand black edgings. •BOUND TO>BE A SUCCESS." FINANCIAL SIDE; OF ENGLISH TOUR. Interviewed in Christchurch regarding New .Zealand Cricket, Ltd., the company formed to finance the tour of the New Zealand team to England, Mr. D, Reese, chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council, said that, while appreciating the- splendid support already accorded by the public of the Dominion, he desired to make a special appeal for the balance of tJie money required to complete the full £10 s OOO capital. He thought it would be very fitting if, before the departure of the team for England, it could be announced that the whole of the required capital had been subscribed. "It is very encouraging after the display of the New Zealanders, continued Mr. Reese, */tb have both Messrs. Trumble and Armstrong express the opinion that the tour is hound to be a financial success." The opinion of the two noted Australians, supported by that of Mr. Arthur Sims, from London, should dispel any fear that thero was a chance of financial loss on the tour. •In regard to the second test match, at Wellington, against the "Melbourne team, Mr. Reese said that the council had notified all 14 players chosen for the Home tour to he' present for the occasion, so that the best eleven could be chosen by the selectors. MACARTNEY TESTIMONIAL (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.l SYDNEY, March 22. The net pr6cccds of the recent Macartney testimonial match was £2590.