SPLENDID WIN

Southland Times, Issue 21429, 25 June 1931, Page 7

SPLENDID WIN

NEW ZEALAND TEAM NORTHANTS BEATEN BY SIX WICKETS LOWRY’S ACCURATE BOWLING (Special to Press Association.) ~ Peterborough, June 23. The New ZcalancT cricketers concluded their match against Northamptonshire today in fine weather, gaining a meritorious victory by six wickets. Bellamy was unable to bat, owing to an injury. Play opened sensationally when Lowry, bowling the leg theory round the wicket, took three cheap wickets, including those of Timms and Cox with successive balk. Blakewell again struck form and batted with confident vigour. Blakewell and Woolley added 90 for the fourth wicket, while the remaining batsmen made a poor showing against Merritt, adding only 39. Blakewell remained undefeated throughout the innings, and an occasional tendency to nibble at the ball outside the off stump could not spoil a fine effort.■ He batted for 170 minutes and hit eleven fours. A feature of the New Zealand attack was Lowry’s bowling. In the last two matches he has bowled accurately and with design and fully deserved his wickets. New’ Zealand were left to score 155 after lunch for a victory and the task was accomplished with 75 minutes to spare. Three wickets fell for 49. Kerr showed a return to his New Zealand form and, with Page, added 49 for the fourth wicket, being especially powerful oh the leg side. The success of Kerr and Vivian will increase the. difficulty of making a selection of the Test eleven. Scores:—r NORTHANTS. First Innings 334 Second Innings. Bellamy absent 10 Blakewell not out 83 Timms c and b Lowuy 6 Cox c Vivian b Lowry 0 Matthews c Kerr b Lowry 4 Woolley b Merritt 26 Jupp c Page b Merritt 0 Snowden c Lowry b Talbot 2. Brown c Page b Merritt 1 Thomas b Merritt 13 Wilson run out 0 Extras 21 Total 166 Bowling analysis: Cromb took no wickets for 18 runs, Matheson none for 9; Vivian none for 6, Page none for 9, Ix>wry three for 32, Merritt four for 55, Talbot one for 16. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 346 Second Innings, Mills c Cox b Jupp'., H Weir lbw b Jupp '■ >’ Lowry b Thomas \ 0 Page c Cox b Wilson 34 Kerr not out "3 Vivian not out ” Extras 22 Total for four wickets 155 Bowling analysis: Matthews took no wickets for 23 runs, Thomas one for 34, Jupp two for 44, Wilson one for 8, Cox none for 13. COUNTY CRICKET FURTHER SERIES OF MATCHES. London, June 23. Following are the results of County cricket matches: — Yorkshire v. Middlesex: Yorkshire, first innings 302 (Sutcliffe, retired hurt, 120, Mitchell 82). Middlesex, first innings 111 (Bowes, five for 39). The latter followed on and scored 126 (Bowes, six for 63L Yorkshire won by an innings and 65 runs. Essex v. Surrey: Essex, first innings 162; second 152 (Fender four for 42). Surrey, first innings 394 (Sandham 85). Surrey won by an innings and 80 rnus. Gloucester v. Lancasthire: Gloucester, first innings 101 (R. Tyldesley seven for 39); second 61 (Sibbles four for 18, Hopwood four for 1). Lancashire, first innings four for 309, declared. (Hallows 100, E. Tyldesley 126). Lancashire won by an innings and 147 runs. Worcester v. Somerset: Worcester, first inings 250 (Nichol 99) ; second, 119 (White five for 35). Somerset, first innings 157 (Perks four for 40) ; second, four for 90. Worcester won on the first innings. Glamorgan v. Warwick: Glamorgan, first innings 220; second 178. Warwick, first innings 212; second five for 188 (Croon not out 103). Warwick won by five wickets. Notts v. Kent: Notts, first innings 186 (Gunn not out 85) ; second nine for 345, declared (Carr 74). Kent, first innings 119 (Larwood nine for 41); second 106 (S. Staples five for 33). Nottingham won by 306 runs. Hampshire v. Derby: Hampshire, first innings 209 (Mitchell five for 47) ; second 164 (Slater five for 36). Derby, first innings 325 (Smith 108); second two for 49. Derby won by eight wickets. Sussex v. Cambridge: Sussex, first innings 243 (Tate not out 71; Fames five for 51); second 172 (Duleepsinhji 66). Cambridge, first innings 229; second 165. Sussex won by 21 runs.