BEST BOWLERS LEFT OUT

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1931, Page 7

BEST BOWLERS LEFT OUT

CRICKETERS’ HANDICAP NEW ZEALAND DOING WELL SOMERSET’S FAIR SCORE BLUNT TEMPTS BATSMEN (Special to Press Association.) Rec. 5:5 p.m. London, June & The New Zealand cricketers to-day commenced a match against Somerset at Bath. Lowry lost the toss and Somr erset batted on an easy wicket. The weather was fine. The attendance was 4000. The New Zealand team omitted. Merritt, Cromb and Matheson. The two latter are receiving treatment for slight muscle strains. New Zealand were handicapped by the absence of the three leading bowlers, but Lowry handled the attack with excellent judgment, and. Somerset were dismissed for 244. A bright partnership between Lee and Ingle added 87 for the third wicket. Ingle played particularly attractive cricket. The remaining batsmen offered little opposition. Lee became over-cautious when approaching the century and was caught at third slip. Weir bowled with admirable steadiness throughout, sending down 27 overs, ten of which were maid? ens. Blunt also kept a good, length and tempted, the batsmen to make mistakes. He sent down 26 overs, seven being maidens. New Zealand batted for 85 minutes before stumps were drawn. Dempster and Mills opened brightly, but the former was caught at fine leg off a kicking delivery from Wellard. Mils was caught at long off in attempting to hit White. Talbot and Blunt played out time. The New Zealand fielding showed some improvement over that in the last two matches. Scores:— SOMERSET. First Innings. Young, c and b Weir 17 Lee, c Lowry, b Talbot ........ 98 Mcßryan, c James, b Alleott .... 7, Ingle, b Blunt 60 White, b Blunt • 5 Case, e Mills, b Weir 2 Earle, e Mills, b Blunt 3 Wellard, b Weir 14 Marshall, b Blunt 29 Burrough, 1.b.w., b Blunt 3 Pratten, not out 0 Extras l * Total 244 Bowling.—Blunt took five'wickets for 60 runs; Weir, three for 46; Vivian, none for 40; Talbot, one for 40; Alleott, one for 31; Page, none for 21. NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Dempster, c Burrough, b Wellard . 20 Mills, c Earle, b. White 26 Talbot, not out 9 Blunt, not out 12 Extra ... . . 1 / • ——- Total (for two wickets) ...... 68 CAMBRIDGE MATCH DRAWN DEMPSTER’S FOURTH CENTURY HONOURS OF THE TEAMS EVEN. London, June 5. The New Zealand-Cambridge match ended in a draw. New Zealand declared shortly after lunch for 226 and Cambridge at the drawing of stumps had made 200 for five wickets. , New Zealand’s declaration was delayed to allow Dempster to reach his fourth century of the tour. He batted very soundly for three hours and was always master of the bowling. He hit ten fours A no-ball when he was one short of his century struck his wicket. Mills and Lowry also batted attractively and Mills was unlucky to be bowled off his pads. Cambridge ■ wzre left wi— three hours to make 297 for victory. Matheson and Cromb bowled well at the start and three wickets fell for 25 runs. KempWelch again played a fine captain’s innings and showed sound defence and a ■ wide range of scoring shots. He impressed as a future test batsman and reached his century in 160 minutes. With Brown he added 129 for the fifth wicket. Brown batted with delightful freedom. Matheson and Cromb developed slight muscle strains. The former bowled for only four overs and Cromb for nine. The scores are:— NEW ZEALAND. First limings . 375 Second Innings. Mills, b Brown 40 Dempster, not out 101 Lowry, e Kemp-Welch, b Webster . 35 Weir, run out 0 Talbot, c Askew, b Fabian ........ 11 Kerr, c Ratcliffe, b Brown ........ 3 Page, not out 17 Extras : 19 Total (for five wickets dec.) . 226 Bowling.—Baring took no wickets for 55 runs; Pelham, none for 50; Brown, two for 53; Fabian, one for 33; Webster, one for 16. CAMBRIDGE. First Innings 305 Second Innings. Kemp-Welch, not out .. ....102 Surfleet, b Matheson 7 Davies, b Cromb 6 Ratcliffe, b Cromb 1 Askew, c and b Weir 9 Webster, not out 2 Extras 1 Total (for five wickets) *2CO Bowling.—Matheson took one wicket for three runs; Cromb, two for 18; Blunt, none for 41; Talbot, none for 20; Weir, two for 4S: Page, none for 41; Alleott, none for IS.