LAURELS FOR N.Z.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16339, 13 May 1927, Page 7

LAURELS FOR N.Z.

460 AGAINST M.C.C. TEAM BACRE 106: LOWRY 107 AUCKLANDER’S 20 BOUNDARIES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.i (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! (Received May l.'i, noon). LONDON, May 12. Fierce hitting marked the New Zealanders innings against Marylebone. Daere got four boundaries in a single over, and split his bat into four pieces in attempting a fifth. lie and Lowry hil 43 off three overs. Lowry’s century occupied 85 minutes. After a promising start, with the score at one time, none for 70, by noon it had become four for 107, Blunt, Mills, Page, and Dempster all going in quick succession. The firstnamed again played a capable innings, but Allen’s fast howling was too much for some of the others.

James and Daere, however, stopped the rot. The latter set about the howling as if he had been in all day, and hit his first ball for four, and

followed it with two more boundaries in Calthorpe’s next over, and scored 28 in 10 minutes with such vigor that he split his hat. James got his leg in front to the fast howler after adding a useful 33, hut Lowry proved a capable partner for the Aucklander, and at lunch the total was five for 226. The game had taken a decided turn, 126 at one stage being added in 70 minutes. Daere, who has become the public’s idol, continued to smash the howling till he lifted one to deep mid-off. He made his 107 in an hour and a half, hitting 20 boundaries. The partnership produced 115 in 59 minutes. MeOirr and his captain also made a fine stand, the former emulating Daere, and batting in dashing style for an unfinished 58. Lowry was always attractive, and was in four hours and a half for his century, which included 15 fours.

Merritt also helped McGirr to materially increase the score to the fine total of 460.

Allen, the fast bowler, came out with the best analysis. There was considerable enthusiasm at the M.C.C. dinner in honor of the team last night during the reading of cabled congra tulations from New Zealand. M.C.C. went in again, and at the stumps’had scored 96 without the loss of a wicket.

NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Mills, b Allen 24 Blunt, c Calthorpe, b Allen 52 Page, b Calthorpe 8 Dempster, c Franklin, b Enthoven 2 James Ibw, b Allen 3a Daere, c Falcon, b Allen 107 Lowry, b Falcon 106 Bernau lbw, b Allen 0 McGirr, not out 58 Merritt, st. Franklin, b Allen ... 40 Henderson, b Allen 4 Extras 2o Total ‘ 460 Bowling: Allen seven for 120, Haig none for 106. Calthorpe one for 90. Falcon one for 56, Enthoven one for 54. M.C.C. First Innings .. .. ' .. 392 Second Innings. Lyon (not out) .. .. ..43 Titchmarsh (not out) .. ..46 Extras .. .. .. 7 Total for no wickets .. 96