DEFENCE BROKEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 71, 15 June 1927, Page 1

DEFENCE BROKEN

NEW ZEALAND BATTING FAILURE DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY NORTHANTS WINS BY 82 MEW ZEALAND failed at Kettering in its opportunity to II win the match against Northamptonshire. Requiring 346 to win, disaster came early, when Mills was bowled before scoring. The other leading batsmen failed to respond, and the innings came to an undistinguished close after lunch for 164, New 2’,ealand losing the match by 82 runs. McGirr, who put up 36, was the highest scorer, Dacre coming next with 32. The wicket was worn, but it played truly, and the collapse of the batting was a disappointment to the spectators. By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright.

Heed. 10.20 a.m. LONDON. Tuesday. THOUGH (the wicket was somewhat * worn, it played truly enough, and so the New Zealanders’ display was a great disappointment. Blunt played a restrained and confident game, but Lowry failed to settle down, and when he attempted one big hit, ha mishit so badly that he fell bach on a defensive game. XeGirr and Dacre established a partnership which promised for a while to save the game, especially McGirr, who realised his responsibility, hut at the same time was full of confidence. He scored 11 off one of Jupp’s orers. Dacre hit a sixer and then fell to

Scooter. The batting after lunch was rath< r •cratchy and the game reached an undistinguished conclusion. The Northants’ bowling was steady •nd of good length, though sometimes the bowlers got too much work on the Hail, but this does not account for the New Zealanders’ poor display. The match will long be remem'-ered to frittering for the sporting qualities •hown in it.

The following are the scores: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE First Innings 237 Second Innings 260 NEW ZEALAND First Innings 251 Second Innings R. C. Blunt, b Jupp 2 5 J. E. Mills, b Wright . . 0 T. C. Lowry, c Jupp, b Thomas .. 13 M. L. Page, c Bellamy, b Thomas . . 7 C. Oliver, b Thomas 0 H. McGirr, c Pennington, b Jupp . . 86 C. C. Dacre, b Towell 32 E. H. L. Bernau, c Wills, b Towell 18 K. C. James, b Jupp 12 C. F. Allcotft, b Towell 8 W. E. Merritt, not out 9 Extras 4 Total 164 Bowling.—Wright one wicket for 19 runs, Towell three for 56, Jupp three for 56, Thomas three for 29. BOWLING CORRECTIONS In Northants’ second innings the cabled message wrongly attributed Jupp’s wicket to Merritt, whereas he was bowled by Blunt. The amended bowling figures are: Merritt four for 63, Blunt two for 72. —A. and N.Z.