NEW ZEALAND OPENS WELL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1931, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND OPENS WELL

WIMBLEDON PICNIC MATCH

DEMPSTER AND PAGE VIGOROUS,

TEAM MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, May 4. The New Zealand cricketers played a one-day picnic match against the Maori Cricket- Chib at Wimbledon. The pitch was wet and there was no play before lunch. New Zealand lost seven wickets for 183 runs and declared, and the Maori Cricket Club lost seven wickets for 110. Both Dempster and Page batted vigorously. The team created a good impression and many commented on the improved fielding. A large number of former New Zealanders was present at the match. . The scores are:—NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, st. F. Gilligan, b Sharpe 51 Mills, b Palmer 10 Weir, c Steward, b Palmer 12 Vivian, c Calthorpe, b Palmer .... 0 Page, c Calthorpe, b Mitchell .... 53 Blunt, b Mitchell 2 Lowry, 1.b.w,, b Mitchell 1 Kerr; not out 23 Extras 8 Total (for seven wickets, declared) IS3 Bowling: Palmer took 3 for 40; Mitcl;ell 3 for 82; Sharpe one for 53. . MAORI CRICKET CLUB. First Innings. Bennett, c Page, b Talbot 2 Mitchell, c Allcott, b Weir 9 Calthorpe, run out U H. Gilligan, run out 0 A. P. F, Chapman, c Page, b Weir 23 F. Gilligan, stumped James, b Merritt 29 Earld, not out .... 31 Griniston, st. James, b Merritt >. 4 Steward, not out 1

(for seven wickets) .... HO Bowling.—Trflbot one for 5; Merritt two for 37; Allcott none for 8; Blunt none for 9; Vivian none for 31; Weir two for 20.

PRESENTATION TO TOURISTS.

HISTORICAL FIRST-AID CABINET.

London, May 4. Mr. Alfred Thomson had handed over to the New Zealand cricketers a firstaid cabinet used by the Australians and South Africans in their recent tours.

ITINERARY OF THE TOUR.

ESSEX MATCH TO-DAY.

The itinerary of the New Zealand cricket team in England is as follows: May 6—Three days, v. Essex, at Ley--.ton. May 9—Three days, v. Leicestershire,

at Leicester. May 13—Three days, v; Hampshire, at Southampton. Mhy 16—Three days, y. M.C.C., at

Lord’s. May 20—Three days, v. Worcestershire,

at Worcester. z May -23—Three days, v. Glamorgan, at Cardiff. May 27—Three days, v. Middlesex, at

■ Lord’s. May 30—Three days, v. Middlesex, at

Lords. June. 3—Three days, v. Cambridge Uni-

versity, at Cambridge. June 6—Three days, v. Somerset, at

Bath. June 10—Three days, v. Gloucester-

shire, at Gloucester. June 13—Three days, v. Derbyshire, at

Derby. June 17—Three days, v. Minor Coun-

ties, at Gainsborough. June 20—Three days, v. Northamptonshire, at Peterborough. June 24—Three days (reserved).. June 27—Three days, v. England, at

Lord’s. Julv 2—Two days, v. Staffordshire, at ’ Stoke-on-Trent. July 4—Three days, v. Kotts, at Nottingham. July B—Three days, v. Yorkshire, at ’Harrogate. Jply 11—Three days, v. Lancashire, at Liverpool. July 15—Three days, v. Scotland, at

Glasgow. July 18—Two days, v. Durham, at

Sunderland. July 22—Three days, v. Combined Services, at Portsmouth. July 25—Three days, v. Hampshire, at Bournemouth. July 29—Three days, v. Surrey, at tl;e Oval. August I—Three days, v. Glamorgan,

at Swansea, i .. . August s—Three days. v. Warwickshire. at Birmingham. August B—Three8 —Three days, v. Gloucesteisliire, at Bristol (Clifton College ground). August 12—Three days (rescued).. August 15r —Three days, v. Lancashire, at Manchester. August 20—Two days, v. Norfolk, at

Norwich. August 22—Three days, Essex, at Southend-on-Sea. August 26 —Three days, v. Kent, at Canterbury. August 29—Three days, v. Sussed, at

Brighton. September 2 —-Three days, v. Gentlemen of England, at Eastbourne. September s—Three5 —Three days, v. an Eng- ■ land XI, at Folkestone. September 9—Three days, v. Mr. H. D. G, Leveson-Gower's XI, at 'Scar-

borough. September 14 —Two days, v. Sir Julien . Cahn’s XI, at Nottingha m.