NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1927, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS

SCORE OF 447 IN FINAL GAME CRICKET FOR ITS OWN SAKE. HOME SIDE REACH 207 FOR SIX. By 7 Telegrapti—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 12. The New Zealand cricketers continued their match against Leveson-Gower’s eleven to-day, and completed their innings for 447. The New Zealanders, who have earned a reputation as the keenest, hard-hit-ting exponents <f the care-free amateur style, are making an extremely worthy and appropriate end to their tour. They are opposed by a first-class team, almost wholly amateurs, and there has been an exhibition of cricket for the sake of the game and not for the sake of result. Blunt’s innings is still talked of. He hit everything a terrific crack in the centre of the bat, expertly clearing the head of cover point, but grew more careless in the later stages. Another masterpiece was Mill’s exhibition of the best left-hander’s style, particularly the pull to mid-on and the glance to fine leg. He failed to add many to-day. In ali he had eleven fours and six threes. Lowry was indisposed and unable to bat. The last four wickets fell quickly and the innings in all lasted five and three-quarter hours. Leveson-Gower’s men started off well and made a good reply fra time; 200 came up in 95 minutes, principally from Dawson's and Wyatt's bate. The former hit seven fours. The batting then slackened, and at the tea adjournment four had gone for 156. Shortly after resuming, Princess Mary's arrival at 4.30 temporarily stopped play, spectators rushing the ground to see her. This may have unsettled the batsmen, as two more wickets fell at once. Douglas and F. Gilligan, by stolid, slow batting, stopped the collapse, taking 50 minutes to compile 37, and stumps were drawn at six wickets for 207. The rate of scoring was a great contrast to the way in which the New Zealanders piled up runs on Saturday. The scores were: NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, b A. Gilligan 50 Mills, l.b.w. b Mercer > 152 Blunt, b Haig 131 Eta ere, b Haig ......... j..c 8 Allcott, a Mercer b Ryan 5 Page, b A. Gilligan 23 Lowry (absent, ill) ....... ..t 4 McGirr, c Enthoven b Haig 12 James, not out 18 Merritt, cA. Gilligan b Clay ,r..., 8 Henderson, eF. Gilligan b Clay ,rr 8 Extras 28 Total * ~ 447 Bowling analysis.—Haig took three wickets for 112 runs; Mercer, two for 89; Clay, two for 86; A. Gilligan, two for 37; Wyatt, none for 5'2; Enthoven, none for 21; Arnott, none for 23. LEVESON-GOWER’S TEAM. First Innings. Dawson, e Dacre b Allcott 53 Arnott, c Merritt b Henderson ..... 27 Wyatt, b Allcott 45 Haig, c Page b Merritt 4 Douglas, not out 21 A. Gilligan, c McGirr b Merritt .... 0 Enthoven, st. James b Merritt 7 F. Gilligan, not out .......... 24 Extras 17 Total (for six wickets) 207