MEW ZEALAND MAKE 412

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1931, Page 11

MEW ZEALAND MAKE 412

GOOD SCORE AGAINST ESSEX COUNTY TEAM MAKI POOR STARS 45 RUNS FOR THREE WICKETS. Bj Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 1 a.m. London, Aug. 24, The New Zealand cricketers are in a strong position in their match against Essex. In their first innings they made 412, and Essex at the luncheon adjournment to-day had made 45 for three wickets. The scores are:— NEW ZEALAND. > First Innings; • Dempster, ,b Smith Weir, b Nicholls 34 Kerr, b Nicholls .7 Page, 1.b.w., b Daer .22 Vivian, e Daer, b Eastman ....... - 5 Lowry, c Bray,, b Nicholls 129 Talbot, c Pope, b O'Connor 49 Mills, 1.b.w., b Daer 33 Matheson, b Nicholls 0 Merritt, c and b Nicholls _ 7 Cromb, not out 19 Extras |fl Total 419 Bowling analysis: Nicholls took five wickets for 75 runs; Daer, two for 80; Eastman, onp for 85; Smith, one for 80; O Connor, one for 62; Crabtree, none for 16. ' - ESSEX Fiiist Linings. j ■ Pope, not out ... ;23 Wykes, b Matheson .- . ■ 16: -e. Crabtree, b Matheson 2 .. O’Connor, b Merritt . 1 Extras 3 Total (for three wickets) ...... 45