On the Village Green

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 July 1927, Page 1

On the Village Green

N.Z. TEAM AT GALASHIELS A STICKY WICKEJ DRAW The game at Galashiels between the New Zealand/cricketers and the South of Scotland team was not a very serious business. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 9.13 a.m. LONDON, Friday. THE wicket was most sticky, a eonA dition of which Lowry took full advantage. However, the Scotsman, Anderson, equally troubled the tourists. The game was played in a villagegreen spirit. Details: SOUTH OF SCOTLAND First Innings James Storrie, c Oliver, b Lowry 10 Linton, c Oliver, b Lowry .... 4 Wilson, b Lowry 16 Lord Dalkeith, c Henderson, b Page 14 Thorburn, st James, b Page . . . . 16 Grieve, c James, b Lowry 1 Aikman, b Lowry 3 McCaig, c Lowry, b Page 0 John Storrie, c Henderson, b Page 0 Anderson, not out 3 Inglis, b Lowry 0 Extras 4 Total 71 Bowling Analysis.—Lowry took six wickets for 25 runs; Oliver took none for 30; Page took four for 12. Second Innings James Storrie, st Page, b Merritt 9 Linton, c James, b Cunningham . . 5 Wilson, c Cunningham, b Merritt 10 Lord Dalkeith, run out 1 Thorburn, not out * 10 Grieve, c McGirr, b Page 11 McCaig, b Merritt 3 John Storrie, lbw,’ b Dacre .. .. 11 Anderson, not out 4 Extras 6 Total for seven wickets . . . . 70 Bowling Analysis.—Merritt took three wickets for 27 runs; Cunningham took one for 4; Page took one for 25; Dacre took one for 8. NEW ZEALAND First Innings M. Henderson, b James Storrie .. 19 W. E. Merritt, c Anderson, b Inglis 2 C. C. Dacre, b Anderson 5 H. M. McGirr,. c Grieve, b Anderson .. .. 11 C. Oliver, lbw, b Anderson . . . . 26 E. H. L. Bernau, c Linton, Wilson 13 M. L. Page, st Aikman, b Anderson 17 K. C. James, not out 14 J. E. Mills, b Anderson 0 W. Cunningham, b Inglis 0 T. C. Lowry, c James Storrie, b Anderson 1C Extras 4 Total 124 Bowling Analysis.—Anderson took six wickets for 30 runs; Inglis took two for 42; James Storrie took one for 22; Wilson took one for 27.