DACRE BOWLS WELL MATCH WITH YORKSHIRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 87, 4 July 1927, Page 1

DACRE BOWLS WELL

MATCH WITH YORKSHIRE

COUNTY MAKES 377 RUNS NEW ZEALAND TWO FOR 41 By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, Saturday. THE 5,000 spectators displayed the liveliest admiration for Dacre’s spell of tricky and brainy bowling in Yorkshire's first innings against New Zealand at Bradford. He took five wickets for 35 runs. He sent down 14 overs, three of which were maidens. The county won the toss and made 377 runs in their first innings. New Zealand had lost two wickets for 41 when stumps were drawn. The wicket was soft, but not treacherous, and gave Yorkshire a very easy day’s batting. Holmes and Sutcliffe looked as if they were set for another century for the first wicket till Blunt completely beat the test match champion. After the home side had lost two wickets for 61 Holmes and Leyland became partners, and added 247 for the third wicket. They played delightful cricket and scored 200 in two hours. Leyland hit one six and 14 fours. The bowlers had a heartless task on the dead, pitch, but the fielding was very keen. Holmes played a chanceless innings. He was batting four hours* .and hit 24 fours. The New Zealanders, in the 85 minutes in which they batted, lost two valuable wickets. Sutcliffe, in the slips, gathered in snicks by Dempster and Blunt off Douglas, the fast bowler of Yorkshire’s second eleven. Details: YORKSHIRE.—First Innings Holmes, not out ~ .. 175 Sutcliffe, b Blunt 42 Oldroyd, c Lowry, b Blunt 0 Leyland, c Blunt, b Dacre 118 Mitchell, c James, b Blunt .... 0 Kilner, c Blunt, b Dacre 0 Rhodes, b Dacre 2 Macaulay, b Dacre . 5 Dolphin, c Henderson, b Merritt . . 9 Lupton, c Mills, b Dacre 7 Douglas, c Henderson, b Merritt . . 5 Extras 14 Total . . 377 Bowling analysis: Dacre took five wickets for 35 runs; Blunt, three for 94; Merritt, two for 76; McGirr, none for 31; Henderson, none for 29; Allcott, none for 69; Page, none for 10; Lowry, none for I£. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings Dempster, c Sutcliffe, b Douglas .. 8 Blunt, c Sutcliffe, b Douglas . . .. 11 Mills, not out 11 Lowry, not out 6 Extras 5 Total for two wickets ...... 41 —A. and N.Z.