CRICKET TOUR

Southland Times, Issue 20256, 15 August 1927, Page 7

CRICKET TOUR

NEW ZEALAND TEAM MATCH WITH DERBYSHIRE BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY DACRE. MERRITT 6 FOR 63. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, August 13. The New Zealand cricketers met Derbyshire to-day at Derby. Lowry won the toss and sent his opponents in. They were unable to cope with Merritt’s excellent bowling, which was responsible for the disappearance of three county men by luncheon, when the score was 88. On resumption, the rest were quickly disposed of for another 41 runs, and by tea time the New Zealanders had 162 on for the loss of a single wicket with Dacre still going well and 111 on the board to his credit. Lee and Worthington were the only Home-siders to make a stand and the latter knocked a couple of sixes off Merritt. James kept wickets splendidly. The New Zealanders batted with the greatest confidence, Dacre reaching his century in 85 minutes, the total score then being 151. His tally of 176 was made in 135 minutes. It included eight sixes and twenty-one fours and was the most spectacular display of batting seen in Derby this season. Dacre has now completed 1000 runs for the tour. Dempster was more subdued, batting for two hours and hitting up one six and seven fours.

When stumps were drawn, five wickets were down for 321. The scores were as follows : DERBY. —First Innings. Storey, st. James, b Merritt 8 Lee, b Bernau . 41 Worthington, c James, b Merritt .... 31 Jackson, st. James, b Merritt 1 Slater, c Allcott, b Merritt 8 Hutchinson, st. James, b Merritt .... 7 Townsend, c James, b Blunt 5 Cresswell, not out .. .. 9 Elliott, c Oliver, b Bernau 5 Total 129 Two names are missing. Bowling analysis: Bernau, 2 wickets for 23 runs; Oliver 0 for 6; Merritt, 6 for 63; Blunt 2 for 24; Allcott 1 for 1. NEW ZEALAND. —First Innings.— Oliver, run out 18 Dacre, b Slater 176 Dempster, c Elliott, b Townsend .. 81 Mills, not out 26 Blunt, b Townsend 0 Page, c Storer, b Townsend 3 Lowry, not out 8 Extras 9 Total, for five wickets 321 —A. and N.Z. THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE MATCH ABANDONED OWING TO RAIN. London, August 3. Owing to continued rain the game against Gloucestershire was abandoned. Bowling analysis in the county’s second innings: McGirr, no wickets for 10 runs; Bernau, none for 8; Blunt, two for 47; Merritt, one for 16; Page, none for B.—A. and N.Z. THE HOME JOURNEY MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, August 13. It is understood that the New Zealand cricketers en route to New Zealand from England will play a four-day match at Sydney against New South Wales, the match commencing on October 28.—A. and N.Z.