A GOOD WIN

Southland Times, Issue 20228, 13 July 1927, Page 5

A GOOD WIN

TOURING CRICKETERS EAST OF ENGLAND BEATEN BY EIGHT WICKETS MeGIRR BOWLS WELL (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, July 11. The match against the East of England was resumed in brilliant weather before an attendance of about 1000. The New Zealanders, who had made a bad start, were indebted to Dacre for putting them in a good position. With Page, he put on 101 for the sixth wicket, batting in his most attractive style. He was, however, twice missed before he was caught at long-on. The total was then 183, and the Aucklander’s share was 89, in which were included two sixes and twelve fours. After he left Allcott and James had a good partnership, which helped the total along. The latter made some powerful drives, six of his strokes reaching the boundary. The East of England, on going in again, gave a feeble display against McGirr, who rattled down five wickets in eight overs. Half the side were out for 39, and the only stand-by Grimsdell and Burton in the last stages of the innings saved them from complete collapse. These two added 47 for the eighth wicket and averted a one inning’s defeat. Lowry changed his bowling continually, and though the innings was so short called on eight men to take a hand with the ball, and five of them were successful. With 73 to get the visitors found no difficulty. The necessary runs were knocked off in 50 minutes, Dempster and James scoring 31 in a quarter of an hour. New Zealand won by eight wickets. The following are the scores— NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings.—• Blunt, c Grimsdell, b Hazleton . . 7 Dempster, run out . . . .26 Mills, 1.b.w., b Holloway ... 1 Merritt, b Hazleton .... 0 Lowry, c Hazleton, b Covill . . .11 Page, c Titchmarsh, b Hazleton . . 25 Dacre, c Carnegie-Brown, b Hazleton 89 McGirr, 1.b.w., b Hazleton ... 2 Allcott, b'Holloway . . . .21 James, not out 36 Hendersoh, b Cavill . . . . 5 Extras 20 Total 243 Bowling Analysis—Holloway, two wickets for 52 runs; Hazleton, five for 68; Burton, none for 36; Covill, two for 22; Irvine, none for 45. —Second Innings.— Dempster, not out . . . « *36 James, b Hazleton 10 Merritt, c Hazleton, b Covill . . . 16 Mills, not out ..... 6 Extras ...... 8 Total for two wickets . . 76 Bowling Analysis—Holloway, no wickets for 8 runs; Hazleton, one for 30; Burton, none for 16; Colvill, one for 10; Titchmarsh, none for 4. EAST OF ENGLAND. First Innings . . . .170 —Second Innings.— Frearson, b McGirr .... 2 Searby, c Allcott, b McGirr ... 7 Carnegie-Brown, b McGirr ... 8 Titchmarsh, b McGirr . . . .10 Grimsdell, hit wicket, b Blunt . .40 Hazleton, b McGirr . 1 . . •» 1 Carter, c James, b Mills ... 1 Holloway, c Henderson, b Dempster . 4 Burton, not out 35 Irvine, c Merritt, b Blunt ... 9 Covill, st James, b Merritt . . .10 Extras ....... 18 Total ... . , . .145 Bowling Analysis—McGirr, five wickets for 21 runs; Henderson, none for 12; Lowry, none for 13; Mills, one for 12; Dempster, one for 13; Dacre, none for 18; Blunt, two for 32; Merritt, one for 6. —A. and N.Z.