MILLS MAKES 150

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17498, 19 June 1931, Page 7

MILLS MAKES 150

N.Z.’S BRIGHTER EATTING SGI FOR EIGHT DECLARED MINOR COUNTIES’. MATCH (Ele«. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Special to Press Association.) (Received June 19, 11 a.m.) GAINSBOROUGH, June 18. After a somewhat disastrous start, the New Zealand cricketers gave a brilliant display of batting on the second day of their match with Minor Counties, whose first innings yielded 11) 1 , the last three wickets falling this morning with the addition of 22 runs to the score, Allcott and Lowry securing the wickets. The weather to-day was fine and the wicket easy.

Dempster and Mills opened for the tourists, but the former was caught in the slips before he had scored. Weir joined Mills, 'but returned to the pavilion after scoring two only, being dismissed in the same manner as Dempster.

Lowry changed the batting order by sending Merritt in after the second wicket had fallen, and the Canterbury bowler made a fine stand with Mills. Both scored freely until lunch time and the early loss had largely been retrieved before Merritt was clean bowled shortly after the resumption, lie having contributed 38. Mills gave a really brilliant display, scoring his first century of the tour, and compiling altogether 150 in 218 minutes. He attacked the bowling from the start, and although he gave several chances was always master of the attack. Ho was caught off his only weak shot of .the innings. Ilis score included 17 fours. Allcott and James failed to make any sort of a stand, but Kerr showed signs of a return to his customary enterprising batting, knocking up 26. Lowry and Talbot were both vigorous and scored freely and rapidly, the New Zealand captain making 52 before being bowled. Talbot had reached 43 without being beaten when the tourists declared.

Taken all through the counties ’ bowling was not difficult, although the wicket played occasional tricks. The counties batted for half an hour before stumps were drawn, scoring 14 without loss, although Cook was dropped in the final over of the day. Details:—

MINOR COUNTIES First Innings Cook, st. James, b Merritt .. 33 Homer, e Dempster, b Merritt .. 71 Remnant,'c Page, b Merritt .. 1 Kingsley, b Merritt .. • - 0 Pordham, c sub., b Lowry.. .. 32 Frearson, b Lowry 13 Walters, Ibw, b Lowry .. .. 0 Elderton, e and b Allcott .- .. 13 Rafferty, b Lowry .'. .. .. 10 Ward, b Allcott ....... 4 Lock, not out 0 Extras 8 Total 191 Bowling: Merritt, four for 72; Allcott, two for 38; Lowrv, four for 14; Talbot, none for 10; Weir, none for 15; Blunt, none for 18; Page, none for 16. NEW ZEALAND First Innings Dempster, c Rafferty, b Remnant _0 Mills, c Remnant, b Lock .. .. 156 Weir, Kingsley, b Ward.. 2 Merritt; b Remnant.. .. •• 38 Allcott, c Frcnrson, b Lock .. 3 Janies, b Lock . •• 8 Kerr, Ibw, b Lock .. • • .. 26 Lowry, !> Ward 52 Talbot, not out 43 Page, not out .. . • • • 7 Extras .. •• •• ..32 Total for 8 wickets (declared) 361 Bowling: Remnant, two for 68; Fordham, none for 21; Ward, two for 77; Lock, four for 113; Walters, none for 50. MINOR COUNTIES Second Innings Cook, not out 9 Homer, not out .. • • • • 5

Total for no wickets .. .14