CRICKET

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 4, 13 September 1927, Page 5

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND TOUR, LEVESON GOWER’S TEAM. Press Association—Copyright, istralian ami N.Z, Cable Assn. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, September 12. The Nov/ Zealand cricketers continued their match against LevesonGower’s eleven to-day and in the first innings made a score of 447. Dempster, h A. Gilligan 50 Mills, 1.b.w., b Mercer 152 Blunt, b Haig 131 Blunt, b Haig 8 Allcott, c Mercer, b Ryan 5 Page, b A. Gilligan 23 Lowry 4 McGirr, c Enthoven, b Haig 12 James, not out 18 Merritt, c F. Gilligan, b Clay .. 8 Bowling: Haig 3 for 112, Mercer 2 for 89, Clay 2 for SO, A. Gilligan 2 for 37. Leveson Gower’s side had lost 6 for 207 when stumps were drawn. Principal scores: Dawson . 53 Arnott 27 Wyatt 44 Douglas not out 21 Gilligan, not out 24 The New Zealanders: are given great credit for their exhibition of batting especially Blunt whose strokes from the middle of the bat every time were superb. Thy English side began smartly and had 156 for 4 at the tea adjournment. Two more wickets fell so quickly that Douglas and F. Gilligan more or less stonewalled, but brought the total up to 205 for 6. Princess Mary was present late in the afternoon..